Truncated flame structures within a deposit of the Indian Ocean Tsunami: evidence of syn‐sedimentary deformation     

DAN MATSUMOTO  HAJIME NARUSE  SHIGEHIRO FUJINO  APICHART SURPHAWAJRUKSAKUL  THANAWAT JARUPONGSAKUL  NORIHIKO SAKAKURA  MASAFUMI MURAYAMA 《Sedimentology》2008,55(6):1559-1570

This study reveals the three‐dimensional morphology and syn‐sedimentary formation processes of a deformation structure termed ‘truncated flame structures’ which is found in a terrestrial tsunami deposit in southern Thailand that formed during the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. The structure was found at the boundary between a lower fine‐grained layer and an upper coarse‐grained layer that are related to two runup events. In order to confirm the morphology of the structure, the authors excavated two trenches and an opencast pit. When viewed in a cross‐section oriented parallel to the direction of the runup current, the deformed boundary has an irregularly bulging profile, similar to that observed in flame structures. The protruding structures are inclined towards the downstream direction of the runup current, and are truncated horizontally along their upper surface by parallel laminations in the overlying layer. When viewed in a cross‐section oriented perpendicular to the current direction, it appears that parts of the upper layer descend into the lower layer as lobate masses. In places, these masses are completely detached from the main part of the upper layer, forming circular or elliptical shapes. The contact between the lower layer and the main part of the upper layer is a planar truncation surface. Opencast excavation of the contact surface revealed that the deformed structures have flat, sinuous horseshoe crests that open in a downstream direction. It is possible for the runup current to generate shear stress such that it deforms the boundary into a truncated flame structure. Moreover, the observations made in this study indicate the syn‐sedimentary development of the structure: deformation and truncation occurred simultaneously in association with the runup current that formed the upper layer. Truncated flame structures can be used as a criterion in identifying the syn‐sedimentary deformation of substrate: the structures are indicative of unidirectional flow with sufficiently high shear velocity to deform unconsolidated substrate. As in the present case, the truncated flame structures may be characteristic of tsunami events that involve strong unidirectional currents on land due to the extraordinarily long wave period of tsunamis, rather than other events such as storm surges or flooding.  相似文献   

Quantifying deformation in North Borneo with GPS     

Mohamad?Asrul?MustafarEmail authorView author&#;s OrcID profile  Wim?J.?F.?Simons  Felix?Tongkul  Chalermchon?Satirapod  Kamaludin?Mohd?Omar  Pieter?N.?A.?M.?Visser 《Journal of Geodesy》2017,91(10):1241-1259

The existence of intra-plate deformation of the Sundaland platelet along its eastern edge in North Borneo, South-East Asia, makes it an interesting area that still is relatively understudied. In addition, the motion of the coastal area of North-West Borneo is directed toward a frontal fold-and-thrust belt and has been fueling a long debate on the possible geophysical sources behind it. At present this fold-and-thrust belt is not generating significant seismic activity and may also not be entirely active due to a decreasing shelfal extension from south to north. Two sets of Global Positioning System (GPS) data have been used in this study; the first covering a time period from 1999 until 2004 (ending just before the Giant Sumatra–Andaman earthquake) to determine the continuous Sundaland tectonic plate motion, and the second from 2009 until 2011 to investigate the current deformations of North Borneo. Both absolute and relative positioning methods were carried out to investigate horizontal and vertical displacements. Analysis of the GPS results indicates a clear trend of extension along coastal regions of Sarawak and Brunei in North Borneo. On the contrary strain rate tensors in Sabah reveal that only insignificant and inconsistent extension and compression occurs throughout North-West Borneo. Moreover, station velocities and rotation rate tensors on the northern part of North Borneo suggest a clockwise (micro-block) rotation. The first analysis of vertical displacements recorded by GPS in North-West Borneo points to low subsidence rates along the western coastal regions of Sabah and inconsistent trends between the Crocker and Trusmadi mountain ranges. These results have not been able to either confirm or reject the hypothesis that gravity sliding is the main driving force behind the local motions in North Borneo. The ongoing Sundaland–Philippine Sea plate convergence may also still play an active role in the present-day deformation (crustal shortening) in North Borneo and the possible clockwise rotation of the northern part of North Borneo as a micro-block. However, more observations need to be collected to determine if the northern part of North Borneo indeed is (slowly) moving independently.  相似文献   

TG/plus—a pyrolysis method for following maturation of oil and gas generation zones using T_max of methane     

Jean Whelan  Robert Carangelo  Peter R. Solomon  Wallace G. Dow 《Organic Geochemistry》1990,16(4-6)

Thermogravimetric Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (TG-FTIR) analyses were carried out on two sets of isolated kerogens covering a wide maturity range from low mature (0.46% R_o) through the end of oil and gas generation (maximum R_{o = 5.32%}). Data onweight percent and T_max for evolution of methane, volatile tars, ethylene, SO₂, NH₃, CO₂, and CO are reported. The T_max of methane shows the most consistent response to increasing maturation in both sets of samples. Results are comparable to those of whole rocks from an Alaskan North Slope well analyzed previously. The collective data for both whole rocks and isolated kerogens shows a generally linear correlation between %R_o and T_max of methane, with the exception of R_o of about 2.0% where a dip in the curve occurs. The slope of the correlation line was steeper for the predominantly terrigenous Wilcox kerogen than for more marine Colorado kerogen or for the Alaskan North Slope whole rock samples, probably reflecting differences in the chemical nature of various kerogen sets, which is also reflected by differences in the shapes of the pyrolysis curves of SO₂, CO₂, CO, H₂O, and ethylene. These preliminary data indicate that T_max of methane is a good maturation indicator for whole rocks and isolated kerogens up to an R_o of about 4%, which includes all of the wet gas and a considerable portion of the dry gas generation zones. This correlation was also observed for samples containing migrated bitumen, where it was not possible to obtain a reliable T_max for the volatile tar (S2) peak. The more terrigenous Wilcox kerogens also showed a good correlation of the T_max of ethylene with %R_o. T_max of ammonia evolution did not correlate with maturity and occurred 100–200°C lower than previously found for whole rocks, consistent with a whole-rock source of pyrolytic ammonia for Alaskan whole rock samples. HI and OI indices were calculated in several ways and plotted to reflect kerogen type as well as both the residual oil and gas generation potential. The ratio of pyrolyzable to combustible sulfur (evolved as SO₂) was independent of maturity and showed a clear difference between the more terrigenous Wilcox kerogens and the more marine Colorado kerogens.  相似文献   

On the mathematical modelling of the spectral structure of geomagneticPC1 pulsations via the response of Alfvén's ionospheric resonator     

Karel Prikner  Felix Z. Feygin  Dora S. Fligel 《Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica》1995,39(1):19-36

Summary A method of numerical simulation of the coefficient of reflection of the ionospheric transition layer as a function of frequency is applied to the experimental data related to several series of pearl-type pulsations Pc1 (f = 0.2 – 2 Hz) recorded at the observatories of Kerguelen, Sogra and Nurmijarvi. The inverse problem of modelling, i.e. determining the vertical profiles of ionospheric electron concentration corresponding to the actual experimental situations, was solved approximately. The initial assumption for interpreting the specific nature of the series of Pc1 micropulsations parallel in time was their resonance origin under reflection of the signal at magnetically conjugate ionospheres, Alfvén's resonators, in both of the Earth's hemispheres.  相似文献   

鄂尔多斯盆地姬塬地区长6储层渗流特征     

张三  马文忠  马艳丽  李成  淡卫东 《地质通报》2016,35(203):433-439

对鄂尔多斯盆地姬塬地区长6储层特征、微观渗流特征及影响因素进行综合研究,为开发前期评价提供科学依据。以铸体薄片、扫描电镜等分析化验资料为基础,应用恒速压汞、核磁共振等储层评价新方法对岩石类型、孔隙结构进行分析。研究表明,该区长6储层物性较好,粒间孔发育,储层孔隙结构好,以小孔、微细喉为主,可动流体饱和度高,渗流能力强,有利于高效开发。储层孔隙结构、成岩相及储层润湿性是影响相渗特征的重要因素。  相似文献   

Experimental investigation of factors affecting compressional and shear wave velocities in shale and limestone of Ewekoro formation of Southern Nigeria sedimentary basin     

Adio Olufemi Abatan  Olukayode D. Akinyemi  Joseph A. Olowofela  Godwin A. Ajiboye  Felix Kolawole Salako 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2016,75(22):1442

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A primary natrocarbonatitic association in the Deep Earth     

Felix V. Kaminsky  Igor D. Ryabchikov  Richard Wirth 《Mineralogy and Petrology》2016,110(2-3):387-398

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E. O. Ulrich's „Revision der Paläozoischen Systeme“ — ein Markstein der Stratigraphie als Wissenschaft?     

F. Felix Hahn 《International Journal of Earth Sciences》1912,3(8):544-556

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Coastal management in Tanga, Tanzania: a decentralized community-based approach     

Solomon Makoloweka  Kathleen Shurcliff 《Ocean & Coastal Management》1997,37(3):349-357

This paper describes a new initiative in coastal management in northeastern Tanzania. The region is within the equatorial part of the Western Indian Ocean. The priority environmental issues being faced include declining fish catches, use of destructive fishing techniques, mangrove cutting and coastal erosion. There is a widespread perception among the users of the coastal resources that management of these issues is inadequate. This programme initiative is developing flexible, community-based approaches to identifying the problems and to take achievable actions. The programme provides training in a wide range of skills and appropriate technical methods for government officials, extension workers and villagers. A collaborative process is evolving that includes participatory appraisals, village environmental committees, facilitation by government extension workers, technical advise and supervision by district technical teams, and regional-wide workshops with key players. Village initiatives taken so far include new by-laws, gear inspection, reef zoning and closures. A number of village mariculture projects are being piloted.  相似文献   

Water exchange and water quality in the coastal zone in the presence of structures     

Izmail Kantardgi  Felix Mairanovsky  Natalia Sapova 《Coastal Engineering》1995,26(3-4)

The water exchange and water quality around coastal structures are considered by analytical, numerical and experimental methods. Water exchange for a small yacht harbour at the Black Sea coast is discussed as an application example. Physical and numerical experiments were carried out to determine the wave induced current field and to correlate the water exchange inside the area around the harbour mole. A hydraulic approach was applied to estimate the water exchange intensities for typical zones. The proposed mathematical model is an irregular wave-current model which includes the interaction between waves and current and a modified breaking criterion. The evolution of salinity concentration during the experimental investigations shows the water exchange intensity. A satisfactory agreement between calculated and measured concentration evolution was obtained.  相似文献