Numerical models of mantle convection with secular cooling     

Wanda DeLandro-Clarke  Gary T. Jarvis 《Geophysical Journal International》1997,129(1):183-193

A 2-D time-dependent finite-difference numerical model is used to investigate the thermal character and evolution of a convecting layer which is cooling as it convects. Two basic cooling modes are considered: in the first, both upper and lower boundaries are cooled at the same rate, while maintaining the same temperature difference across the layer; in the second, the lower boundary temperature decreases with time while the upper boundary temperature is fixed at 0°C. The first cooling mode simulates the effects of internal heating while the second simulates planetary cooling as mantle convection extracts heat from, and thereby cools, the Earth's core. The mathematical analogue between the effects of cooling and internal heating is verified for finite-amplitude convection. It is found that after an initial transient period the central core of a steady but vigorous convection cell cools at a constant rate which is governed by the rate of cooling of the boundaries and the viscosity structure of the layer. For upper-mantle models the transient stage lasts for about 30 per cent of the age of the Earth, while for the whole mantle it lasts for longer than the age of the Earth. Consequently, in our models the bulk cooling of the mantle lags behind the cooling of the core-mantle boundary. Models with temperature-dependent viscosity are found to cool in the same manner as models with depth-dependent viscosity; the rate of cooling is controlled primarily by the horizontally averaged variation of viscosity with depth. If the Earth's mantle cools in a similar fashion, secular cooling of the planet may be insensitive to lateral variations of viscosity.  相似文献   

ICAP仪器主要工作条件的优化方法研究     

管奕  常平  王松君 《吉林大学学报(地球科学版)》1996,(1)

ＩＣＡＰ仪器在不同工作条件下，其测试精度与准确值差别是较大的。因此，正确进行工作条件的优化，是ＩＣＡＰ仪器分析工作的关键。本文从理论依据及实验方法两个方面探讨了实现条件优化的具体方法，以及其对于确保仪器的最佳测试状态和进一步扩大测试领域所具有的实际意义。  相似文献   

湘西南区氧化锰矿成矿规律及找矿方向     

魏道芳 《湖南地质》1996,15(3):143-146

湘西南区氧化锰矿以锰帽型氧化锰矿为主，赋矿地层为震旦系下统湘锰组。其特点是含锰点多，分布面广，矿体在地壳贫化，往下３～７ｍ开始富集，氧化深度４０ｍ左右。  相似文献   

中国北西部地区地浸砂岩型铀矿床的成矿条件与分布规律   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

罗梅 《物探化探计算技术》1996,(S5)

中亚地区发现大量可地浸砂岩型铀矿床引起了我国的重视 ,目前正在积极开展此类型铀矿的找矿工作。我国北西部是寻找类似中亚地区层间氧化带后生地浸砂岩型铀矿床最理想的地区 ,本文在论述了区域大地构造特征、地壳演化与区域铀成矿带形成的基础上 ,着重阐明了区域中新生代盆地地浸砂岩型铀矿床形成的铀源条件、盆地类型与结构及富铀性对形成地浸砂岩型铀矿的影响 ;并以区内已有层间氧化带地浸砂岩型铀矿床为例 (伊犁盆地、二连盆地与测老庙盆地砂岩型铀矿床 ) ,论述了盆地砂岩型铀矿床形成的岩相古地理条件、水文地质与层间氧化带发育条件及对铀成矿的影响 ;并阐述了本区层间氧化带地浸砂岩型铀矿床的分布规律  相似文献   

现代成矿预测若干理论述评   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

曾健年  范永香 《矿产与地质》1996,10(6):361-367

以成矿理论为支撑的现代成矿预测理论取得了长足的进展，对现代矿产勘查与评价实践工作具有重要的指导意义；据成矿预测理论近年来的进展，结合笔者等的研究工作体会，述评地质异常、矿床的成矿系列、矿床模型和超大型矿床勘查等成矿预测理论。  相似文献   

西秦岭铀矿床含矿热液物理化学条件改变对铀沉淀影响   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

何明友 《矿物岩石》1996,16(2):90-95

本文研究了西秦岭铀矿床含矿热液物理化学条件的改变对铀沉淀富集的影响。研究表明，铀在相对还原条件下迁移，而在相对氧化条件下沉淀富集。铀的沉淀富集主要发生在含矿热液的温度、压力和氧逸度大幅度降低，酸性增强及氧化－还原电位增高的物理化学条件下。  相似文献   

Hazard mapping based on macroseismic data considering the influence of geological conditions   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

M. L. Sousa  C. S. Oliveira 《Natural Hazards》1996,14(2-3):207-225

The object of this study is to consider directly the influence of regional geological conditions on the assessment of seismic hazard. It is assumed that macroseismic data at individual locations contain, in an average way, the influence of geological conditions.A Data Base referring to 199 historical (5) and instrumental (194, in the 1947–1993 period) events with macroseismic information in 1195 locations of Portugal was built. For any given seismic event, whenever macroseismic information was available at a location (town, village, etc.), an EMS-92 intensity value was estimated. To each one of those locations a geological unit, representing the most common type of soil, was assigned, based on the Geological Portuguese Map at a scale 1:500 000; the geological units were grouped into three categories: soft, intermediate and hard soils.The Data Base was used to determine the attenuation laws in terms of macroseismic intensity for the three different geological site conditions, using multiple linear regression analysis. The reasonability of the laws was tested by (i) checking residual distributions and (ii) comparing the map of isoseismals of important earthquakes with the isoseismals generated by the attenuation curves derived for each one of the three different soil classes, taking into consideration the soil class of each site. The main results of attenuation modeling are: high dispersion on macroseismic intensity data; all the models predict intensity values, for short hypocentral distances, lower than the ones observed; and for some important analyzed earthquakes and for the observed range of distances, the models confirm the expectancy that macroseismic intensity increases from hard to soft soil.The approach to obtain the hazard assessment at each location consisted in the use of the attenuation law specifically derived for the class of soil of that particular location. This method, which considers the influence of the regional geology, was illustrated with the mapping of hazard for the country for several return periods. Comparison with previous maps not taking into consideration the regional geological conditions emphasizes the importance of this new parameter. It can be concluded that (i) soil segmentation is clearly the cause for hazard increase in the region to the north of Lisbon, especially at sites with soft and intermediate soils as the ones in lower Tagus valley; the maximum increase on hazard is, in any case, less than one degree; (ii) when geological conditions are disregarded in the attenuation regression analysis, hazard pattern is similar to the one obtained for the case of hard soil everywhere.  相似文献   

鄂西震旦系上统含磷岩系的划分与对比     

李钟模  郑文忠 《化工矿产地质》1996,18(1):47-52

上震旦统陡山沱组是鄂西地区最具工业价值的含磷地层。著名的磷矿有荆襄磷矿、宜昌磷矿、兴(山)神(农架)保(康)磷矿。迄今已有20多年的勘探史,但由于各矿区研究程度不一,又缺古生物依据,亦不能依靠同位素年龄来作划分对比,故在地层及磷矿层的划分、对比上认识不一。笔者结合磷矿特征及含磷岩系岩类组合、剖面结构特点、稀土元素特征等,将本区划分为4个磷矿分布区,将陡山沱组划分为3个岩性段、5个含磷层位。  相似文献   

煤矿采空区场地建筑适宜性工程地质研究方法   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5  

马金荣  彭向峰 《煤田地质与勘探》1996,24(6):44-46

简述了煤矿采空区场地存在的工程地质问题；提出了查明采空区场地工程地质条件的现场勘察和室内模拟研究方法。并结合采空区活化特点，对采空区场地建筑适宜性作了分析；提出了地基处理和建筑物防护措施  相似文献   

石油重磁资料处理解释系统在微机上的实现     

吴健生  王家林 《物探化探计算技术》1996,18(1):35-46

微机技术的发展和石油重磁勘探的需要促使了石油重磁资料微机处理和解释系统的建立。系统由输入、输出辅助子系统、重磁场分离和转换子系统及五个反演解释子系统八部分组成。五个反演解释子系统针对重磁力方法在油气勘探中所能解决的地质问题的类型不同而设计。计算模块的选择注意到方法的有效和适应，地球物理综合解释的需要及平面与剖面、定量正演与反演相结合的重要性。实际应用例子说明系统建立的成功和有效  相似文献