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在鄂东南铜山口铜(钼)矿床存在着3种产状的黑云母,分别是赋存于花岗闪长斑岩矿物颗粒间的黑云母、钾长石斑晶内的黑云母以及蚀变带内的黑云母。本文运用电子探针(EMPA)和激光剥蚀-等离子体质谱(LA-ICP-MS)技术,对这3种不同产状的黑云母进行了原位成分分析。结果表明,3种产状的黑云母Ti的含量介于0.38~0.45之间,且Mg/(Mg+Fe)介于0.53~0.72之间,类似于岩浆成因黑云母的成分特征。3种产状的黑云母MgO和FeOT值差别较大,但Al2O3、TiO2、SiO2、Na2O和K2O值差别不明显。作为花岗闪长斑岩质熔体中Rb、Ba、Nb、Ta等不相容元素及Sc、V、Co、Ni、Cr等相容元素的主要载体,黑云母的U、Th、Pb、Sr、Zr、Hf、Y等元素含量显著低于主岩,而且高场强元素Nb、Ta受后期岩浆热液作用的影响较弱。黑云母并不是影响全岩稀土特征的主要矿物相。铜山口花岗闪长斑岩的形成与幔源岩浆作用关系密切,并可能与板块俯冲作用相关。黑云母含Cu量的高低并不是衡量侵入体是否成矿的有效指标,但体系中高的氧逸度(logfO2NiNiO+1),有利于斑岩铜矿的形成。与Cu成矿有关的黑云母具有高镁低铁的特征,与Sn成矿有关的黑云母则具有高铁低镁的特征。  相似文献   

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低氧逸度和高岩浆水含量是中酸性岩浆内W元素富集成矿的关键因素。乔仑恩格次黑云母二长花岗斑岩体地处中亚造山带中段北山造山带。近几年,发现微弱的钨矿化,该地区是否具有钨矿的成矿潜力亟需进一步的分析研究。笔者对黑云母二长花岗斑岩中岩浆锆石开展年代学、矿物地球化学的研究,并搜集前人主微量元素的数据共同探讨岩浆结晶温度、氧逸度,最终厘定岩浆内W元素的成矿潜力。结果显示,黑云母二长花岗斑岩体具有较高的Ce~(4+)/Ce~(3+)(均值为98.15)、Ce_N/Ce_N~*(均值为111.55)、Eu_N/Eu_N~*(均值为0.50)、Ce/Nd(均值为54.89)值,暗示岩体具有较高的氧逸度(lg(fO_2)=-12.03;△FMQ+4.53)。而黑云母二长花岗斑岩具无角闪石斑晶、低的Sr/Y值(18.31~38.05)和(La/Yb)N值(13.59~18.71)及明显Eu负异常(Eu_N/Eu_N~*=0.74~0.86)特征,表明黑云母二长花岗斑岩体在岩浆结晶早期贫水(w(H_2O)4%)。以上分析显示黑云母二长花岗斑岩体具有高氧逸度、低含水量的特征,故认为乔仑恩格次黑云母二长花岗斑岩体不具有形成大规模钨矿床的潜力。  相似文献   

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阿日特克山铜钼矿床位于青海柴北缘成矿带中北部,为宗务隆构造带新发现的矽卡岩型-斑岩型矿床,矿床隐伏斑岩体中广泛发育黑云母,部分地段还发育角闪石。文章在野外地质工作的基础上,对花岗闪长(斑)岩进行了详细的岩相学研究和黑云母、角闪石成分的电子探针原位分析,初步探讨了成岩过程中的物理化学条件、成岩物质来源及其对成岩成矿的指示作用。电子探针结果显示,花岗闪长(斑)岩中黑云母主要为镁质黑云母,具有高Mg、Ti、K、Fe,低Ca、Na的特点;角闪石为镁质普通角闪石,表现为富Si、Mg、Ca,低Ti、Na、K的特征。黑云母和角闪石温度计算结果显示,花岗闪长(斑)岩中黑云母结晶温度为632~736℃(平均696℃),角闪石结晶温度为737~764℃(平均749℃);在黑云母和角闪石同时存在的花岗闪长岩中计算的岩体侵位压力为81~180 MPa,深度为3.07~6.82 km,为中深成斑岩体。黑云母和角闪石矿物化学特征指示花岗闪长(斑)岩属于钙碱性岩系I型花岗岩,具有壳幔混源的特征。岩体中黑云母、角闪石具有较高的结晶温度,其结晶的岩浆具有高的氧逸度及水含量,显示良好的成矿性,指示该地区具有寻找大型斑岩矿...  相似文献   

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甲玛超大型铜多金属矿床位于冈底斯成矿带东段,矿体主要包括矽卡岩型、斑岩型、角岩型和独立金矿体4种类型。矿床中酸性侵入体中广泛发育岩浆黑云母,部分岩体较发育角闪石。本文在全面开展矿区地质调查和详细的钻孔岩芯编录的基础上,对含矿二长花岗斑岩和含矿花岗闪长斑岩中的岩浆黑云母以及含矿花岗闪长斑岩中的角闪石开展了矿物学及矿物化学研究,以揭示其成岩成矿意义。研究结果表明,二长花岗斑岩和花岗闪长斑岩中的岩浆黑云母为镁质黑云母,具有富镁高钛、高铝低硅、富钾贫钠的特点。与花岗闪长斑岩相比,二长花岗斑岩中的岩浆黑云母具有较低的TiO2、FeOT、MgO、MnO、Na2O、BaO含量,较高的Al2O3和SiO2含量。花岗闪长斑岩中的角闪石属于阳起石,具有高硅低铝钛、富镁钙贫钠钾等特征。黑云母和角闪石温度计计算结果显示,含矿二长花岗斑岩中黑云母结晶温度为740.1~783.8℃,平均为762.4℃;含矿花岗闪长斑岩中黑云母结晶温度为750.3~766.9℃,平均为757.2℃;含矿花岗闪长斑岩中角闪石结晶温度为654.1~698.9℃,平均为680.3℃。黑云母和角闪石矿物化学特征指示,二长花岗斑岩和花岗闪长斑岩为造山带钙碱性岩系、Ⅰ型花岗岩,具有壳幔混源的特征。二长花岗斑岩和花岗闪长斑岩具有较高的氧逸度(NNO以上)及水含量,有利于铜、钼等成矿物质进入成矿流体中。  相似文献   

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武山铜矿床是位于长江中下游地区九瑞矿集区中的一个大型铜矿床.本文对该矿床中与成矿关系密切的花岗闪长斑岩进行了详细的矿物化学、主量元素、微量元素、Sr-Nd-Hf同位素研究.结果表明,岩体中黑云母富镁,为金云母,其Fe3 /Fe2 组成表明岩浆氧逸度很高;角闪石具有Mg/(Mg Fe)高而Si低的特征,为阳起石和镁质角闪石,角闪石压力计计算表明岩体具有超浅成侵位特征.花岗闪长斑岩具有埃达克岩地球化学特征.岩石具有相对较高的SiO2(64.9%~68.62%,平均66.52%)和Al2O3(14.0%~15.3%,平均14.8%)含量,同时岩石的Mg#很高(0.53~0.71),并具有相对较高的相容元素含量;岩石富集轻稀土((La/Yb)N=27.8~64.5),Eu负异常不明显,岩石同时富集大离子亲石元素,亏损高场强元素,具有较高的Sr/Y比值(35.0~68.2).岩石的初始87Sr/86Sr比值为0.7067~0.7075,εNd(t)值为-4.08~-4.44,锆石的εHf(t)值为-2.1~-7.0.详尽的元素和同位素地球化学特征表明武山花岗闪长斑岩是强烈壳幔相互作用的产物,很有可能是由拆沉的加厚下地壳发生部分熔融,并在其上升过程中与地幔橄榄石发生相互作用而形成的.  相似文献   

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红格层状岩体是峨眉山大火成岩省内带最大的赋存钒钛磁铁矿矿床的层状岩体,从底部到顶部可分为下部岩相带、中部岩相带和上部岩相带。红格岩体下部岩相带角闪(磁铁)辉石岩和角闪(磁铁)橄辉岩中角闪石含量高达5%~15%,远远高于区内其他含超大型钒钛磁铁矿矿床的层状岩体。岩体中角闪石呈嵌晶状结构,且具有均一干涉色,暗示其为岩浆成因,而非热液蚀变的产物。此外,角闪石的矿物化学特征表现为高Al2O3含量(10.5%~12.0%)、高Al/Si(0.30~0.37)和Mg/(Fe3++Fe2++VIAl)比值(1.69~2.63)以及低Si/(Si+Ti+Al)比值(0.69~0.74),进一步表明其是直接从幔源基性岩浆中结晶形成的。金云母高MgO含量(18.7%~22.9%)的特征也说明其与幔源岩浆作用有关。角闪石和金云母的成因与红格层状侵入体的地质背景相吻合,为探讨红格岩体形成过程中的物理化学条件提供了重要的矿物学依据。根据矿物电子探针成分及其化学式计算得到岩体角闪石的结晶温度为1000~1100℃,结晶压力小于2.2kbar,结晶时的氧逸度范围在NNO-0.55到NNO+0.73之间。矿物结构关系指示岩体的磁铁矿结晶早于角闪石,因此,结合MELTs模拟计算,认为红格岩体钒钛磁铁矿矿层的形成温度为1100~1165℃,氧逸度高于NNO+0.73。红格岩体下部岩相带和中部岩相带每个旋回自下而上,角闪石的Fe3+/(Fe3+/Fe2+)比值以及全岩Fe3+/Fe2+和Mt/(Mt+Ilm)比值有规律地逐渐降低,而磁铁矿V2O3含量逐渐升高,这些特征说明Fe-Ti氧化物的分离结晶导致氧逸度逐渐降低。而上部岩相带IX旋回全岩Fe3+/Fe2+和Mt/(Mt+Ilm)比值自底部到顶部随着磁铁矿V2O3含量的降低而升高,显示出与下部岩相带和中部岩相带相反的变化趋势,表明IX旋回在分离结晶过程中氧逸度是逐渐升高的,可能是受上部岩相带富P2O5母岩浆的制约。  相似文献   

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芙蓉锡矿田骑田岭复式岩体主要由早阶段角闪石黑云母花岗岩和晚阶段黑云母花岗岩组成.电子探针分析结果表明角闪石黑云母花岗岩中的黑云母属于铁黑云母,黑云母花岗岩中的黑云母属于铁叶云母.相对于黑云母花岗岩,角闪石黑云母花岗岩中黑云母的MgO、TiO2含量偏高,Al2O3含量偏低.矿物化学研究结果显示,角闪石黑云母花岗岩中黑云母的结晶温度、氧逸度(logfO2)分别为680℃~740℃、-16.00~-15.31,黑云母花岗岩中黑云母的结晶温度、氧逸度分别为530℃~650℃、-19.20~-17.50.从角闪石黑云母花岗岩到黑云母花岗岩,岩浆结晶温度和氧逸度逐渐降低.与花岗岩有关的共存流体性质的研究发现,与角闪石黑云母花岗岩共存的热液流体log(fH2O/fHF)fluid,log(fH2O/fHCl)fluid,log(fHF/fHCl)fiuid值分别为4.22~4.39,2.78~3.24,-1.82~-1.73,而与黑云母花岗岩共存的热液流体log(fH2O/fHF)fluid,log(fH2OfHCl)fluid,log(fHF/fHCl)fluid值分别为3.27~3.53,2.85~3.22,-0.75~-0.22,可见与两种岩石类型共存热液流体的性质存在明显差异,且热液中Cl、Sn含量变化与岩浆结晶分异指数呈正相关关系.骑田岭岩体从角闪石黑云母花岗岩到黑云母花岗岩,随着岩浆的演化.岩浆结晶期后分异出的热液流体向富Cl和Sn方向演化.芙蓉锡矿田的成矿流体应主要来源于黑云母花岗岩岩浆结晶期后分异出的岩浆热液.  相似文献   

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姚安金矿床位于金沙江-哀牢山富碱斑岩带中段,大地构造位置处于扬子板块西缘与三江特提斯构造域结合部位,其成矿与新生代富碱斑岩密切相关.前人研究都集中在富矿岩体的岩石学、矿物学和地球化学特征,对贫矿岩体研究甚少.文章以姚安矿区贫矿正长斑岩为研究对象,在岩相学基础上对姚安正长斑岩中的角闪石,黑云母进行了电子探针分析,计算了矿物结晶的温压条件、氧逸度和含水量等要素,并与其他地区富矿岩体与贫矿岩体进行了对比,讨论了富矿岩体与贫矿岩体在矿物化学尺度上的差异性.姚安贫矿正长斑岩角闪石富MgO(11.82%~12.93%)、CaO(11.25%~11.58%)、K2O(1.09%~1.37%)、Na2O(1.99%~2.21%),属于镁闪石;计算得出角闪石结晶温度为822.47~850.69℃,压力112.69~151.21 MPa;侵位深度为3.72~5.44 km.黑云母为岩浆成因且富镁,w(MgO)为14.36%~18.01%,Fe2+/(Mg+Fe2+)比值0.23~0.34,属于镁质黑云母.黑云母结晶温度为719.69~738.78℃;压力51.15~178.35 MPa;侵位深度1.69~5.89 km.通过角闪石成分计算岩浆氧逸度变化介于ΔNNO+0.20到ΔNNO+0.91,略高于Ni-NiO出溶线.根据角闪石化学成分计算出岩浆含水量介于2.54%~3.02%.大型-超大型斑岩Cu矿多金属矿与高氧逸度、富水的浅侵位中酸性岩浆密切相关,对比姚安富矿岩体和成矿带上马厂菁、北衙的富矿岩体,姚安贫矿岩体与六合贫矿岩体相似,具有低氧逸度,较深的侵位深度的特点.低氧逸度致使金属元素早期以硫化物形式沉淀,无法随岩浆运移,较深的侵位深度使得流体难以出溶成矿.以上特征是其不成矿的关键因素.  相似文献   

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中亚造山带发育众多大型-超大型斑岩型Cu矿床。尽管这些矿床通常发育时代相近的大规模岩浆作用,但只存在少数成矿岩浆。因此,如何区分矿区内的成矿和贫矿岩浆对于找矿勘查至关重要。为了探讨这一问题,本文对哈萨克斯坦科翁腊德矿集区石炭纪的贫矿岩浆岩和成矿花岗闪长斑岩中的磷灰石、角闪石、黑云母和斜长石进行结构和成分分析,对弱蚀变岩石开展全岩主量元素分析。测试结果显示,贫矿岩浆岩和成矿花岗闪长斑岩均为富H_(2)O的(>~4%)氧化性(>~ΔNNO+1.63)岩浆,属于中钾或高钾钙碱性系列岩石。贫矿岩浆岩中斜长石An值存在显著变化(ΔAn在26~34)并与FeO含量呈正相关,表明其经历了明显的岩浆混合作用,而该过程在成矿花岗闪长斑岩中不明显。磷灰石、角闪石和黑云母成分对比显示,成矿花岗闪长斑岩的氧逸度和H_(2)O含量与贫矿岩浆岩没有显著差别,但它具有更高的岩浆Cl和S含量。岩浆矿物结构和成分研究表明,在岩浆迁移至地壳浅部仍含有充足的Cl、S和成矿元素是科翁腊德矿集区斑岩型Cu矿床形成的关键。在科翁腊德矿集区,具有一定成矿潜力的岩浆(如合适的氧逸度、H_(2)O含量和存在基性岩浆补给)由于在深部过早的发生流体出溶造成Cl、S和成矿元素从岩浆中散失(如贫矿辉长岩、闪长岩、花岗闪长岩),或者岩浆中Cl含量和Cu溶解度过低造成岩浆运移和富集成矿元素能力低(如贫矿花岗岩),最终不能形成斑岩型Cu矿床。本文研究结果表明,岩浆的Cl和S含量是区分科翁腊德矿集区成矿和贫矿岩体的有效标识,而岩浆的氧逸度、H_(2)O含量和F含量在两者间没有明显差异。  相似文献   

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马厂箐铜钼矿床位于扬子克拉通西缘,是三江成矿带内典型的大陆碰撞型斑岩铜-钼矿床,其成矿作用与矿区内的斑状花岗岩密切相关。在详细的岩相学观察基础上,对成矿岩体的造岩矿物角闪石和黑云母开展了电子探针成分分析,厘定了斑状花岗岩结晶的温压条件、岩浆氧逸度和含水量等要素,为解析马厂箐富碱侵入岩体的演化和成矿作用提供了矿物学尺度的制约。实验数据显示,岩体内角闪石富镁(w(Mg O)14.1%~16.3%)、富钙(w(Ca O)11.0%~11.6%)、贫钾(w(K2O)0.3%~0.6%)、富钠(Na2O/K2O1.0),属于阳起石和镁角闪石。黑云母Fe2+/(Fe2++Mg)比值较为均一,集中分布在0.35~0.38之间,且显示出富镁(w(Mg O)13.6%~16.2%)、铝(w(Al2O3)12.9%~13.7%),贫钛(w(Ti O2)1.9%~3.0%)、钙(w(Ca O)0.06%)的特征,属镁质黑云母。由角闪石和黑云母阳离子数计算的矿物结晶温度分别为687~770℃和660~713℃,结晶压力为38~82 MPa和55~80 MPa,相应侵位深度为1.3~2.7km和1.8~2.6 km。同时,通过角闪石成分计算岩浆氧逸度为ΔNNO+1.56~+2.41,并且根据岩石地球化学特征及矿物相稳定组合限定岩浆源区具有较高的含水量(w(H2O)10%)。结合矿物组合中角闪石的大量存在,分析可知马厂箐斑状花岗岩具有高氧逸度、富水、侵位浅的特点,符合形成大型-超大型斑岩Cu-Mo矿床岩浆岩的基本特征。因此,继北衙超大型斑岩Au矿取得重大突破后,推测三江成矿带南段扬子克拉通一侧斑岩型Cu-Mo矿床仍有较大的找矿潜力。  相似文献   

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摩擦桩基桩土间极限摩阻力取值问题探讨   总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1  
陈银生 《世界地质》1999,18(1):54-59
通过对广珠东线高速公路横沥大桥的试桩及土体的工程地质条件分析,总结出影响摩擦桩基桩土间极限摩阻力取值的一般问题以及解决问题的方法和措施。  相似文献   

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从榴辉岩与围岩的关系论苏鲁榴辉岩的形成与折返   总被引:4,自引:1,他引:4       下载免费PDF全文
位于华北和扬子两板块碰撞带中的苏鲁榴辉岩形成的温压条件不但是超高压,而且是高温。榴辉岩的PTt轨迹表明其为陆-陆磁撞俯冲带的产物。榴辉岩的区域性围岩花岗质片麻岩为新元古代同碰撞期花岗岩,榴辉岩及其他直接围岩皆呈包体存在于其中,并见新元古代花岗岩呈脉状侵入榴辉岩包体中。区域性围岩新元古代花岗岩的锆石中发现有柯石英、绿辉石等包裹体,表明新元古代花岗岩的组成物质也经受过超高压变质作用,且榴辉岩与围岩新元古代花岗岩的锆石U-Pb体系同位素年龄基本相同。但新元古代花岗岩所记录的变质作用和变形作用期次(或阶段)却少于榴辉岩。椐上述可得如下推断:超高压榴辉岩与新元古代花岗岩岩浆是同时在碰撞带底部(俯冲板块前部)形成的;榴辉岩的第一折返阶段是由新元古代花岗岩岩浆携带上升的,其第二折返阶段是和新元古代花岗岩一起由逆冲及区域性隆起而上升,遭受剥蚀。  相似文献   

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In order to characterise the influence of the heavyrains on the observed landslides during the 1996–1997hydrological cycle, rainfall records for the last 100years are analysed from 104 stations in easternAndalusia. Regarding the amounts of rain recordedbetween October 1996 and March 1997 in the 104stations studied, 31 presented new all-time records;15 presented values that were 80–100% of thepre-1995 record; 49 stations, 80–50%; and 9stations, < 50%. A map has been devised of thesusceptibility of the materials through which thesouth-eastern Andalusian road network crosses,together with an inventory of the damage caused byinstability phenomena on banks and cuttings of theroad network during the winter of 1996–1997. Therelationships between the rainfall during the studyperiod, the damage caused to the road network and thesusceptibility of the materials affected are analysed.The results indicate that there is a clearcorrespondence between the rainfall recorded and thesusceptibility of the materials with the inventorieddamage. It is concluded that the widespread seriousdamage caused in early 1997 to the roads andsurrounding areas in the Alpujarra region and thecoast of the Province of Granada was mainly caused bythe extraordinarily heavy rains. However, considerablyless damage was observed where the susceptibility ofthe terrain is low, thus highlighting the extremeusefulness of terrain-susceptibility maps for riskprevention and territorial planning.  相似文献   

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某高速公路下伏煤矿采空区稳定性分析   总被引:10,自引:0,他引:10  
在论述某高速公路下伏砦脖煤矿采空区地质、采矿和工程地质特征的基础上, 进行了稳定性数值模拟分析, 定性与定量地分析与评价了该煤矿采空区的地表变形特征及稳定性。研究结果表明: 该煤矿采空区的变形尚未完成, 对拟建的高速公路将产生很大的危害, 必须采取相应的工程治理措施。   相似文献   

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混凝剂处理钻井废泥浆液的研究   总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4  
通过烧杯搅拌实验对混凝剂处理钻井废泥浆液进行研究,从混凝剂适应p H值范围、混凝效果、沉降速度三方面研究比较,找出一种较为理想的混凝剂,并分析了影响混凝剂性能的主要因素,确定了混凝剂的最佳投放剂量。   相似文献   

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黄河源区水环境变化及黄河出现冬季断流的原因   总被引:12,自引:0,他引:12  
自1954年有水文观测资料以来,黄河曾在青海省玛多县黄河沿水文站发生过3次断流。本文在分析黄河源区水环境特征及其影响因素的基础上指出,鄂陵湖、扎陵湖的环湖融区调节能力低,当遇到连续干旱、冬季其调节水量不足以维系黄河径流时便会发生断流,这是断流的主因。湖水位降低、开采沙金、过度放牧等自然和人为因素也会对黄河发生断流产生影响。鄂陵湖口附近黄河上修建的水电站开始蓄水,提高了两湖及环湖融区的调节能力,今后黄河冬季出现断流的可能性将大为降低。  相似文献   

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International unity is becoming ever stronger in this country owing to an increasing similarity in the development of the cultural environment. This comprises the provision of all the country's republics with a sufficient number of schools, theatres, and other institutions and cultural information media in accordance with the needs of the population. An important part is played by the rise in ‘the general educational level, as well as the level of professional qualifications and skills. Among all the Soviet nations and nationalities, this rise being more rapid among formerly backward peoples. Prominent among the factors of internationalization is the progressive development of the nationalities’ cultural resources, while professional culture is being increasingly brought within the reach of the masses.The implementation of the nationalities policy promotes the all-round development of all Soviet nations and nationalities, their drawing together, the upsurge of the individual capabilities of every Soviet citizen.  相似文献   

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正Artemia cysts are an extremely important component of aquaculture diets.It is well established that the cultivation of fish and shellfish derive substantial health and growth advantages when Artemia are included in the diets of the  相似文献   

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利用天山南坡科其喀尔冰川3号观测站2009年全年的气象观测资料,分析研究了科其喀尔冰川表碛区的小气候特征. 结果表明:总辐射和净辐射夏秋季较高、冬春季较低;反射辐射和地表反照率反之. 与其他地区不同,该区主要受积雪物理性质和下垫面状况的影响,冬春季地表反照率日变化表现为由大到小的变化过程,夏秋季表现为倒U型. 温度年变化表现为夏秋季高、冬春季低,最高月均值出现在8月,为9.4℃,最低月均值出现在1月,为-9.6℃. 受山谷风和冰川风的影响,全年的风向以西北风和西北偏西风为主,风向的日变化以11:00为界发生转向. 受降水和冰川消融等的影响,比湿夏秋季月均值较大,冬春季月均值较小.  相似文献   

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Climate: Is the past the key to the future?   总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2  
 The climate of the Holocene is not well suited to be the baseline for the climate of the planet. It is an interglacial, a state typical of only 10% of the past few million years. It is a time of relative sea-level stability after a rapid 130-m rise from the lowstand during the last glacial maximum. Physical geologic processes are operating at unusual rates and much of the geochemical system is not in a steady state. During most of the Phanerozoic there have been no continental ice sheets on the earth, and the planet’s meridional temperature gradient has been much less than it is presently. Major factors influencing climate are insolation, greenhouse gases, paleogeography, and vegetation; the first two are discussed in this paper. Changes in the earth’s orbital parameters affect the amount of radiation received from the sun at different latitudes over the course of the year. During the last climate cycle, the waxing and waning of the northern hemisphere continental ice sheets closely followed the changes in summer insolation at the latitude of the northern hemisphere polar circle. The overall intensity of insolation in the northern hemisphere is governed by the precession of the earth’s axis of rotation, and the precession and ellipticity of the earth’s orbit. At the polar circle a meridional minimum of summer insolation becomes alternately more and less pronounced as the obliquity of the earth’s axis of rotation changes. Feedback processes amplify the insolation signal. Greenhouse gases (H2O, CO2, CH4, CFCs) modulate the insolation-driven climate. The atmospheric content of CO2 during the last glacial maximum was approximately 30% less than during the present interglacial. A variety of possible causes for this change have been postulated. The present burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, and cement manufacture since the beginning of the industrial revolution have added CO2 to the atmosphere when its content due to glacial-interglacial variation was already at a maximum. Anthropogenic activity has increased the CO2 content of the atmosphere to 130% of its previous Holocene level, probably higher than at any time during the past few million years. During the Late Cretaceous the atmospheric CO2 content was probably about four times that of the present, the level to which it may rise at the end of the next century. The results of a Campanian (80 Ma) climate simulation suggest that the positive feedback between CO2 and another important greenhouse gas, H2O, raised the earth’s temperature to a level where latent heat transport became much more significant than it is presently, and operated efficiently at all latitudes. Atmospheric high- and low-pressure systems were as much the result of variations in the vapor content of the air as of temperature differences. In our present state of knowledge, future climate change is unpredictable because by adding CO2 to the atmosphere we are forcing the climate toward a “greenhouse” mode when it is accustomed to moving between the glacial–interglacial “icehouse” states that reflect the waxing and waning of ice sheets. At the same time we are replacing freely transpiring C3 plants with water-conserving C4 plants, producing a global vegetation complex that has no past analog. The past climates of the earth cannot be used as a direct guide to what may occur in the future. To understand what may happen in the future we must learn about the first principles of physics and chemistry related to the earth’s system. The fundamental mechanisms of the climate system are best explored in simulations of the earth’s ancient extreme climates. Received: 7 November 1996/Accepted: 23 January 1997  相似文献   

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