Paleohydrological Changes in the Western Tibetan Plateau over the Past 16,000 years Based on Sedimentary Records of n‐Alkanes and Grain Size     

WANG Mingd  YANG Yaping  ZHANG Jiawu  HOU Juzhi 《《地质学报》英文版》2020,94(3):707-716

Both monsoons and westerlies have exerted influence on climate dynamics over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) since the last deglaciation, producing complex patterns of paleohydroclimatic conditions. Diverse proxy records are essential to forge a robust understanding of the climate system on the TP. Currently, there is a general lack of understanding of the response of inland lakes over the TP to climate change, especially glacier‐fed lakes. Paleohydrological reconstructions of such lakes could deepen our understanding of the history of lake systems and their relationship to regional climate variability. Here we use records of n‐alkanes and grain size from the sediments of Bangong Co in the western TP to reconstruct paleohydrological changes over the past 16,000 years. The Paq record (the ratio of non‐emergent aquatic macrophytes versus emergent aquatic macrophytes and terrestrial plants) is generally consistent with the variations in summer temperature and precipitation isotopes. The changes in grain‐size distributions show a similar trend to Paq but with less pronounced fluctuations in the early‐middle Holocene. The new data combined with previous results from the site demonstrate that: 1) Bangong Co experienced relatively large water‐level fluctuations during the last deglaciation, with a steadily high lake‐level during the early‐middle Holocene and a decreasing lake‐level in the late Holocene; 2) The lake level fluctuations were driven by both high summer temperatures via the melting water and monsoon precipitation. However, the dominant factor controlling lake level changed over time. The lake‐level history at Bangong Co deduced from the n‐alkanes and grain‐size records reveals the past hydrological changes in the catchment area, and stimulates more discussion about the future of glacier‐fed lakes under the conditions of unprecedented warming in the region.  相似文献   

西藏错鄂湖沉积旋回与古环境变迁   总被引：6，自引：3，他引：6  

陈诗越  王苏民  吴艳宏 《地球学报》2006,27(4):315-322

湖泊作为陆地上相对独立的自然综合体,是大气圈、岩石圈、生物圈和陆地水体相互作用的联接点,是区域环境的镜子。青藏高原中部从班长错至怒江分布密集的构造湖群,其东部位于印度季风区边缘的西藏那曲错鄂湖,发育有巨厚的湖泊沉积物,是研究高原环境演化的理想材料。本文对采自西藏那曲地区错鄂湖盆中心钻孔近200m、形成于2.8Ma以来的湖泊沉积物中的沉积旋回进行了研究,并结合沉积岩性、粒度和孢粉组合等,分析了该地区2.8Ma来的古地理环境演化过程。研究表明,2.8Ma来错鄂沉积物揭示了10个沉积旋回的变化和3大古环境演化阶段(2.8~2.5Ma,2.5~0.78Ma,0.78~0Ma)与8个次级环境波动过程。初步研究认为,错鄂地区的环境演化主要是由高原构造活动和气候波动共同作用下形成的。总体上,大的环境演替与构造运动有关,各旋回中的次级波动则与气候变化关系密切。  相似文献   

An ordovician fauna from Lough Shee,Partry Mountains,Co. Mayo,Ireland     

D. A. T. Harper  J. R. Graham  A. W. Owen  S. K. Donovan 《Geological Journal》1988,23(4):293-310

An hitherto undocumented early Ordovician fauna from mudrocks at Lough Shee in the Partry Mountains contains species of sponge, machaeridian, bivalve, gastropod, cephalopod, brachiopod, and trilobite, together consistent with a deep-water setting marginal to the North American province. The trilobite and brachiopod data suggest a correlation of the Lough Shee mudrocks with the upper Whiterock Stage (equivalent to a level near the D. ‘bifidus’ – D. murchisoni boundary, within the middle Llanvirn). The sparse, low-diversity assemblage is specialized and demonstrates the development of aspects of the Whiterock fauna in the South Mayo Trough.  相似文献   

The pre-Caledonian Inishkea Division of northwest Co. Mayo,Ireland: Its geochemistry and probable stratigraphic position     

J. A. Winchester  M. D. Max 《Geological Journal》1987,22(4):309-331

The dominantly metasedimentary schists and gneisses of the Inishkea Division of the Erris Complex form a distinct rock group, structurally overlying the Grenvillian Annagh Division orthogneisses and underlying Dalradian metasediments, in the northwest County Mayo metamorphic inlier. A regression line for the Inishkea Division schists, defined by Rb–Sr whole rock analysis, suggests a metamorphic age of about 800 Ma, with a provenance age of about 1000–1300 Ma. The major and trace element chemistry is distinct from both the Annagh Division and Dalradian rocks, although sometimes similar to that of the Erris Group, and it suggests that the Inishkea Division originated as greywackes with associated intrusives. Local variations of the chemistry exist, but no systematic subdivision of the Division has been made. Amphibolite pods within the schists are metamorphosed and deformed tholeiite dykes, which are similar in chemistry to the younger metadolerites seen in the Annagh Division. While the geochemistry suggests that the Inishkea Division rocks are similar to both the Moine Assemblage and Grampian Group rocks of Scotland, the isotopic data suggest that they may have been deposited and then initially metamorphosed during the interval between the Grenville metamorphism of the Moine Assemblage and the onset of Dalradian and Erris Group deposition.  相似文献   

青藏高原拉昂错热力分层和混合层深度变化特征观测     

苏荣明珠  马伟强  马耀明  谢志鹏  王宾宾  胡伟  刘景时 《湖泊科学》2021,33(2):550-560

湖泊热力结构不仅影响湖泊内部生态环境,而且与区域气象和气候系统相互影响,但目前对湖泊垂直温度的观测研究仍非常匮乏.本研究基于青藏高原拉昂错连续的湖温和气象观测,分析了小时尺度和日尺度热力分层规律和混合层深度的变化特征.结果表明:拉昂错为冷多次完全混合型湖泊;湖表温度8月达到最大值,湖面敞水区和沿岸的湖表温度季节震荡相同...  相似文献