Characterisation of the 1997 Vulcanian explosions of Soufrière Hills Volcano,Montserrat, by video analysis     

Formenti  Y.  Druitt  T. H.  Kelfoun  K. 《Bulletin of Volcanology》2003,65(8):587-605

The activity of Convention at Montserrat Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat, during the period 1995–1999 included numerous violent explosions. Two major cycles of Vulcanian explosions occurred in 1997: a first of 13 explosions between 4 and 12 August and a second of 75 between 22 September and 21 October. The explosions were short-lived events lasting a few tens of seconds during which partial fountain collapse generated pyroclastic surges and pyroclastic flows, and buoyant plumes ascended 3–15 km into the atmosphere. Each explosion discharged on average 3×10⁵ m³ (dense-rock equivalent, DRE) of magma, draining the conduit to depths of 1–2 km. The paper focuses on the first few seconds of three explosions of the 75 that occurred in September/October 1997: 6 October 1997 at 17:50, 7 October 1997 at 16:02 and 9 October 1997 at 12:32. Physical parameters such as exit velocities, magmatic water contents and magma pressures at fragmentation are estimated by following and modelling the ascent of individual momentum-dominated finger jets visible on videos during the initial stages of each explosion. The model treats each finger jet as an incompressible flow sustained by a steady flux of gas and particles during the few seconds of ascent, and produces results that compare favourably with those using a multiphase compressible code run using similar eruptive parameters. Each explosion reveals a progressive increase in eruptive intensity with time, jet exit velocities increasing from 40 m s^–1 at the beginning of the explosion up to 140 m s^–1 after a few seconds. Modelling suggests that the first magma to exit was largely degassed, whereas that discharged after a few seconds contained up to 2 wt% water. Magma overpressures up to ~10 MPa are estimated to have existed in the conduit immediately prior to each explosion. Progressive increases in jet exit velocity with time over the first few seconds of each explosion provide direct evidence for strong pre-eruptive gradients in water content and magma pressure in the upper reaches (probably 100–500 m) of the conduit. Fountain collapse occurred during the first 10–20 s of each explosion because the discharging jets had bulk densities up to 100 times that of the atmosphere and were unable to entrain enough air to become buoyant. Such high eruptive densities were due to the presence of partially degassed magma in the conduit.Editorial responsibility: A. Woods  相似文献   

Lateral tidal mixing in the Antarctic marginal seas     

Aike Beckmann  Adriene F. Pereira 《Ocean Dynamics》2003,53(1):21-26

Tidal mixing plays an important role in the modification of dense water masses around the Antarctic continent. In addition to the vertical (diapycnal) mixing in the near-bottom layers, lateral mixing can also be of relevance in some areas. A numerical tide simulation shows that lateral tidal mixing is not uniformly distributed along the shelf break. In particular, strong mixing occurs all along the Ross Sea and Southern Weddell Sea shelf breaks, while other regions (e.g., the western Weddell Sea) are relatively quiet. The latter regions correspond surprisingly well to areas where indications for cross-shelf exchange of dense water masses have been found. The results suggest that lateral tidal mixing may account for the relatively small contribution of Ross Sea dense water masses to Antarctic Bottom Water.  相似文献   

Crustal structure of the continental margin of Korea in the East Sea (Japan Sea) from deep seismic sounding data: evidence for rifting affected by the hotter than normal mantle   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Han-Joon Kim  Hyeong-Tae Jou  Hyun-Moo Cho  Harmen Bijwaard  Takeshi Sato  Jong-Kuk Hong  Hai-Soo Yoo  Chang-Eob Baag 《Tectonophysics》2003,364(1-2):25-42

Despite the various opening models of the southwestern part of the East Sea (Japan Sea) between the Korean Peninsula and the Japan Arc, the continental margin of the Korean Peninsula remains unknown in crustal structure. As a result, continental rifting and subsequent seafloor spreading processes to explain the opening of the East Sea have not been adequately addressed. We investigated crustal and sedimentary velocity structures across the Korean margin into the adjacent Ulleung Basin from multichannel seismic (MCS) reflection and ocean bottom seismometer (OBS) data. The Ulleung Basin shows crustal velocity structure typical of oceanic although its crustal thickness of about 10 km is greater than normal. The continental margin documents rapid transition from continental to oceanic crust, exhibiting a remarkable decrease in crustal thickness accompanied by shallowing of Moho over a distance of about 50 km. The crustal model of the margin is characterized by a high-velocity (up to 7.4 km/s) lower crustal (HVLC) layer that is thicker than 10 km under the slope base and pinches out seawards. The HVLC layer is interpreted as magmatic underplating emplaced during continental rifting in response to high upper mantle temperature. The acoustic basement of the slope base shows an igneous stratigraphy developed by massive volcanic eruption. These features suggest that the evolution of the Korean margin can be explained by the processes occurring at volcanic rifted margins. Global earthquake tomography supports our interpretation by defining the abnormally hot upper mantle across the Korean margin and in the Ulleung Basin.  相似文献   

深层水泥土搅拌桩在基坑支护中的应用   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5  

颜恩锋  孙友宏  许振华  刘冬生 《岩土力学》2003,(Z1)

通过介绍水泥与土之间的一系列物理-化学反应,阐述了深层搅拌法加固地基土的原理[1]。结合室内试验及工程实例,介绍了深层水泥土搅拌桩重力式挡墙技术在基坑支护中的应用,对于基坑设计及施工有一定实际意义。  相似文献   

Crossover from Nonlinearity Controlled to Heterogeneity Controlled Mixing in Two-Phase Porous Media Flows     

Frederico Furtado  Felipe Pereira 《Computational Geosciences》2003,7(2):115-135

We use high resolution Monte Carlo simulations to study the dispersive mixing in two-phase, immiscible, porous media flow that results from the interaction of the nonlinearities in the flow equations with geologic heterogeneity. Our numerical experiments show that distinct dispersive regimes occur depending on the relative strength of nonlinearity and heterogeneity. In particular, for a given degree of multiscale heterogeneity, controlled by the Hurst exponent which characterizes the underlying stochastic model for the heterogeneity, linear and nonlinear flows are essentially identical in their degree of dispersion, if the heterogeneity is strong enough. As the heterogeneity weakens, the dispersion rates cross over from those of linear heterogeneous flows to those typical of nonlinear homogeneous flows.  相似文献   

长坑金银矿床的铅,锶,硫同位素特征与矿化模式   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

张生  李统锦  王联魁 《地球学报》1997,18(1):53-60

长坑矿床金、银矿石的铅同位素组成具有一定的差异，前者的２０６Ｐｂ／２０４Ｐｂ比值变化大，后者较富２０７Ｐｂ／２０８Ｐｂ。金矿石中的铅为普通铅与放射成因铅混合而成的异常铅，银矿石中的铅则可能为三阶段铅混合的产物，且二者均为壳源。方解石的８７Ｓｒ／８６Ｓｒ比值显示锶来自地壳。金、银矿石硫化物的δ３４Ｓ值分别以分散（平均值为负）和较为集中（平均值为正）为特征，并与铅同位素组成之间存在相关关系。结合金、银的矿化分带现象，提出了铅同位素特征与氧化势不同的流体相互混合的成矿模式。  相似文献   

新疆阿拉尔花岗岩MFC过程的微量元素综合效应     

刘伟 《地质论评》1997,43(5):465-475

新疆阿拉尔花岗岩的微量元素比相关图显示了线性样点列与幂函数曲线形式的样点列相 复杂图型。该图型用简单混合或者单一结果分异模型都不能解释。本文建立了混合－结晶分异复合过程的微量元素综合效应模型。模型１：从初始混合线引起害虫函数曲线束形式的结晶分异线。特殊情况有结晶分异线简化为通过原点的直线束形式或者与初始混合线重合。  相似文献   

云南东川铜矿田白锡腊铜矿床岩浆岩岩石地球化学特征   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

张刚生  李达明 《矿产与地质》1996,(4)

根据化学组成、稀土元素、微量元素等特征对白锡腊矿区岩浆岩进行了系统研究。结果表明：该区岩浆岩是由来自深部的碱性－超碱性玄武岩浆分异结晶而成，晚期向富碱、富硅演化，形成了与富铜矿化关系密切的基性脉岩。  相似文献   

福建紫金山铜金矿床成矿流体演化数值模拟——混合和沸腾过程研究   总被引：7，自引：1，他引：7  

徐文艺  任启江  徐兆文  方长泉  郭国璋  张重泽 《矿床地质》1997,16(2):163-169

利用ＣＨＩＬＬＥＲ软件模拟了紫金山铜金矿床主矿化阶段成矿流体的混合和局部减压等焓沸腾过程，模拟结果显示矿化具有低的ＨＳ＾－和Ｃａ＾２＋浓度，高的Ａｓ含量。在混全和沸腾过程中，随着温度和压力的降低，ｐＨ值和ｆＯ２逐渐降低，这是些金山铜金矿成矿流体的重要特征。  相似文献   

深层搅拌桩复合地基的有限元分析   总被引：18，自引：3，他引：18  

周建民  丰定祥 《岩土力学》1997,18(2):44-50

介绍了用自行编制的适用于群桩地基基础应力、变形分析的三维非线性程序对一种有代表性的群桩进行分析的情况。讨论了深层搅拌桩复合地基的工作机制和应力、变形分布特点，并通过多种方案的比较就不同的荷载水平、桩长、桩上置换率、土层分布、桩身变形模量等诸因素对地基沉降、桩端应力、桩的承载率的影响和规律进行了研究。  相似文献