Seismic Empirical Relations for the Tellian Atlas, North Africa, and their Usefulness for Seismic Risk Assessment     

Noureddine Beghoul  Jean-Luc Chatelain  Mohamed-Salah Boughacha  Hadj Benhallou  Rida Dadou  Amira Mezioud-Saïch 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》2010,167(3):277-321

Seismic events that occurred during the past half century in the Tellian Atlas, North Africa, are used to establish fundamental seismic empirical relations, tying earthquake magnitude to source parameters (seismic moment, fault plane area, maximal displacement along the fault, and fault plane length). Those empirical relations applied to the overall seismicity from 1716 to present are used to transform the magnitude (or intensity) versus time distribution into (1) cumulative seismic moment versus time, and (2) cumulative displacements versus time. Both of those parameters as well as the computed seismic moment rate, the strain rate along the Tellian Atlas strike, and various other geological observations are consistent with the existence, in the Tellian Atlas, of three distinct active tectonic blocks. These blocks are seismically decoupled from each other, thus allowing consideration of the seismicity as occurring in three different distinct seismotectonic blocks. The cumulative displacement versus time from 1900 to present for each of these tectonic blocks presents a remarkable pattern of recurrence time intervals and precursors associated with major earthquakes. Indeed, most major earthquakes that occurred in these three blocks might have been predicted in time. The Tellian Atlas historical seismicity from the year 881 to the present more substantially confirms these observations, in particular for the western block of the Tellian Atlas. Theoretical determination of recurrence time intervals for the Tellian Atlas large earthquakes using Molnar and Kostrov formalisms is also consistent with these observations. Substantial observations support the fact that the western and central Tellian Atlas are currently at very high seismic risk, in particular the central part. Indeed, most of the accumulated seismic energy in the central Tellian Atlas crust has yet to be released, despite the occurrence of the recent destructive May 2003 Boumerdes earthquake (M _w = 6.8). The accumulated seismic energy is equivalent to a magnitude 7.6 earthquake. In situ stress and geodetic measurements, as well as other geophysical field data measurements, are now required to practically check the validity of those observations.  相似文献   

Analytical model of the long-period forced longitude librations of Mercury     

Marie Yseboodt  Jean-Luc Margot 《Icarus》2010,207(2):536-544

The shaking of Mercury’s orbit by the planets forces librations in longitude in addition to those at harmonics of the orbital period that have been used to detect Mercury’s molten core. We extend the analytical formulation of Peale et al. (Peale, S.J., Margot, J.L., Yseboodt, M. [2009]. Icarus 199, 1-8) in order to provide a convenient means of determining the amplitudes and phases of the forced librations without resorting to numerical calculations. We derive an explicit relation between the amplitude of each forced libration and the moment of inertia parameter (B-A)/C_m. Far from resonance with the free libration period, the libration amplitudes are directly proportional to (B-A)/C_m. Librations with periods close to the free libration period of ∼12 years may have measurable (∼arcsec) amplitudes. If the free libration period is sufficiently close to Jupiter’s orbital period of 11.86 years, the amplitude of the forced libration at Jupiter’s period could exceed the 35 arcsec amplitude of the 88-day forced libration. We also show that the planetary perturbations of the mean anomaly and the longitude of pericenter of Mercury’s orbit completely determine the libration amplitudes.While these signatures do not affect spin rate at a detectable level (as currently measured by Earth-based radar), they have a much larger impact on rotational phase (affecting imaging, altimetry, and gravity sensors). Therefore, it may be important to consider planetary perturbations when interpreting future spacecraft observations of the librations.  相似文献   

New experimental determination of Li and B partition coefficients during upper mantle partial melting   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

Luisa Ottolini  Didier Laporte  Nicola Raffone  Jean-Luc Devidal  Brieuc Le Fèvre 《Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology》2009,157(3):313-325

Despite the growing interest for Li and B as geochemical tracers, especially for material transfer from subducting slabs to overlying peridotites, little is known about the behaviour of these two elements during partial melting of mantle sources. In particular, mineral/melt partition coefficients for B and to a lesser extent Li are still a matter of debate. In this work, we re-equilibrated a synthetic basalt doped with ~10 ppm B and ~6 ppm Li with an olivine powder from a spinel lherzolite xenolith at 1 GPa–1,330°C, and we analyzed Li and B in the run products by secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). In our experiment, B behaved as a highly incompatible element with mineral/melt partition coefficients of the order of 10⁻² (D ^ol/melt = 0.008 (0.004–0.013); D ^opx/melt = 0.024 (0.015–0.033); D ^cpx/melt = 0.041 (0.021–0.061)), and Li as a moderately incompatible element (D ^ol/melt = 0.427 (0.418–0.436); D ^opx/melt = 0.211 (0.167–0.256); D ^cpx/melt = 0.246 (0.229–0.264)). Our partition coefficients for Li are in good agreement with previous determinations. In the case of B, our partition coefficients are equal within error to those reported by Brenan et al. (1998) for all the mineral phases analyzed, but are lower than other coefficients from literature for some of the phases (up to 5 times for cpx). Our measurements complement the data set of Ds for modelling partial melting of the upper mantle and basalt generation, and confirm that, in this context, B is more incompatible than previously anticipated.  相似文献   

MuSET: A multiparameter and high precision sensor for downhole spontaneous electrical potential measurements     

Philippe A. Pezard  Stéphanie Gautier  Tanguy Le Borgne  Bruno Legros  Jean-Luc Deltombe 《Comptes Rendus Geoscience》2009,341(10-11):957-964

On the basis of an existing multiparameter borehole fluid sensor (p, T, Cw, pH, Eh), a new downhole tool designed for 200 bars and 75 °C was developed to measure the spontaneous electrical potential in situ with great precision (better than a μV). To this end, the new sensor is based on the use of unpolarizable Pb/PbCl₂ electrodes either at the surface or downhole. In situ testing has demonstrated a capacity to identify several subsurface sources of natural electrical potential such as diffusion ones (membrane potential in the presence of clays, Fickian processes due to pore fluid salinity gradients), or else the electrokinetic mechanisms with gradients in pore fluid pressure. As a consequence, Multi-Sensors Electrical Tool (MuSET) might be used as an “electrical flowmeter” sensitive to both horizontal and vertical fluid flow in a vertical borehole.  相似文献   

Deformation and dynamic recrystallization of K feldspar augen in orthogneiss from Montagne Noire,Occitania, Southern France     

Jean-Luc Vidal  Ladislas Kubin  Pierre Debat  Jean-Claude Soula 《Lithos》1980,13(3):247-255

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The problem of regionalization among geographers: the case of Switzerland     

Jean-Luc Piveteau 《Geoforum》1975,6(2)

The lack of any unified view amongst geographers in their conceptions of the articulation of Swiss space is evidence, in the dialectical sense, of the complexity of the reality. It is also, however, a sympton of methodological uncertainty. The purpose of this article is an analysis of this malaise, usually passed over in silence.The evolution of geography during the last hundred years cannot be easily defined, but against a general trend opposed approaches have always been present.The manner of conceiving Swiss space is still affected by the changes in the physiognomy of the country, but the analysis of reality and reality itself are out of phase.It appears possible that the presuppositions admitted by authors or the intellectual paths followed by them in regionalisation should be considered and treated as one of the fundamentals of all studies concerned with the organisation of space.  相似文献   

Le volcanisme cambrien du Maroc central : implications géodynamiques     

Houssa Ouali  Bernard Briand  Jean-Luc Bouchardon  Paul Capiez 《Comptes Rendus Geoscience》2003,335(5):425-433

In southeastern Central Morocco, the Bou-Acila volcanic complex is considered of Cambrian age. In spite of low-grade metamorphic effect, initial volcanic texture and mineralogy can be recognized and volcanic rocks are dominated by dolerites and porphyric dolerites. The initial mineralogy is composed of plagioclases, pyroxenes and dark minerals. A secondary mineral assemblage is composed of albite, epidote, chlorite and calcite. According to their immobile elements compositions, the southeastern central Morocco metavolcanites are of within-plate continental tholeiites. This volcanism and those recognized in many other areas in Morocco confirm a Cambrian extensive episode within the Gondwana supercontinent. To cite this article: H. Ouali et al., C. R. Geoscience 335 (2003).To cite this article: H. Ouali et al., C. R. Geoscience 335 (2003).  相似文献   

5: Late Variscan mineralizing systems related to orogenic processes: The French Massif Central     

Vincent Bouchot  Patrick Ledru  Catherine Lerouge  Jean-Luc Lescuyer  Jean-Pierre Milesi 《Ore Geology Reviews》2005,27(1-4):169

The French Massif Central constitutes an exceptional study area due to the diversity of its metallic deposits, its internal position in the Variscan belt, and the abundance of available geological, geophysical and metallogenic data obtained within the GeoFrance 3D programme. The deposits, formed towards the end of the orogenic evolution, represent the economic products of two distinct mineralizing systems, a Au ± Sb hydrothermal system and a W ± Sn and rare-metals magmatic–hydrothermal system, which were simultaneously active during a short time span between ca. 310 and 300 Ma.Two types of gold deposit can be distinguished on the basis of their depth of emplacement: “deep-seated” gold deposits developed under lithostatic to hydrostatic pressure during rapid exhumation, and “shallow” gold deposits emplaced under hydrostatic pressure with no significant uplift.Deposits of W ± Sn and rare-metals were emplaced in the upper crust during final crystallization of specialized magmas after their rapid ascent, perhaps enhanced by simultaneous regional uplift. The gold-bearing systems are associated with a complex network of re-activated crustal-scale faults initially active during the period between 335 and 315 Ma. Normal motion along the faults, coeval with 335 to 315 Ma granite–migmatite domes, played a major role in the 3D distribution of the hydrothermal plumbing system. Gold and related metals were carried within huge hydrothermal cells, which reached ca. 100 km by 10 km in area, and 30 km in depth. In contrast, granites rich in magmatophile elements (W, Sn, rare-metals) generated smaller hydrothermal cells (10 km by 10 km in area, and < 6 km deep). Extraction of metals, by both deep-seated fluids and specialized magmas, occurred during granulitization of the lower crust at 300 ± 15 Ma. In the French Massif Central, the genesis of the two late Carboniferous mineralizing systems coincided with the end of syn-collisional extension and ended just before post-collisional extension.  相似文献   

New strategies to detect life on Mars     

Jeffrey L Bada  Mark A Sephton  Pascale Ehrenfreund  Richard A Mathies  Allison M Skelley  Frank J Grunthaner  Aaron P Zent  Richard C Quinn  Jean-Luc Josset  François Robert  Oliver Botta  Daniel P Glavin 《Astronomy& Geophysics》2005,46(6):6.26-6.27

If we are to find unequivocal evidence for life on Mars, we will need new ways to search for it. Jeff L Bada and the MOD team describe the innovative strategy developed for the ExoMars mission.  相似文献   

Determining past atmospheric HCl mixing ratios from ice core analyses     

Florent Dominé  Emmanuel Thibert  Eric Silvente  Michel Legrand  Jean-Luc Jaffrezo 《Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry》1995,21(2):165-186

Laboratory and field measurements have been performed in order to improve our understanding of the HCl air-snow transfer function. The solubility and diffusion of HCl in laboratory grown single crystals of ice have been measured as a function of HCl partial pressure,P _HCl, between –8 and –25 °C. Measurements ofP _HCl and of the mole fraction of HCl in snow,X'_HCl, have been measured at Summit, Greenland. Comparison of the field and laboratory measurements show that theX'_HCl values are well below equilibrium values. The major processes involved in the formation of snow crystals and in their evolution after deposition are discussed in order to attempt to understand theX'_HCl values and their variations. The discussion is focussed on a few well identified snow layers. It is concluded that sublimation and recrystallization of snow probably play a major role in the evolution ofX'_HCl, but that our understanding of the HCl transfer function is very incomplete. Laboratory and field measurements are suggested to improve this situation.  相似文献