Grain-size characteristics of sediments formed since 8600 yr B.P. in middle reaches of Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet and their paleoenvironmental significance     

Yinghua Zheng  Yongqiu Wu  Sen Li  Lihua Tan  Shiwei Gou  Hongyan Zhang 《中国地理科学(英文版)》2009,19(2):113-119

Widespread aeolian sediments have been found in the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, China. The grain-size characteristics of sediments from Cha'er Section in the area were analyzed. The results show that the section include one stratum of paleo-mobile dunes, four strata of paleo-semi-fixed dunes, two strata of paleo-fixed dunes, one stratum of sandy immature soils. The paleo-mobile and paleo-somi-fixed dune sand in this section are similar to modern aeolian sand in either grain-size composition or Mz and σ distribution. Compared the above types of dunes each other, the content of sand substance decreases, while the content of silt and clay increases for palco-fixed dunes and sandy immature soils. Combined with age data for each stratum, the analysis shows that these strata are the products of climate changes and the evolution of aeolian landforms. The evolutionary sequence of the paleoclimate and of acolian activities in the valley since 8600 yr B.P. reveals four stages: 8600-5700 yr B.P., when the paleoclimate was cold and dry, with strong winds, thereby activating dunes; 5700-3600 yr B.P., when it was warm and wet, with weak winds, causing dunes to undergo soil-forming processes; 3600-1900 yr B.P., when climate shifted from cold-dry with strong winds to warm-wet with weak winds, and activated dunes were fixed again; and 1900 yr B.P. -present, when the climate became fine, with weak winds, fixing dunes again.  相似文献   

雅鲁藏布江径流水文规律及水体同位素组成   总被引：5，自引：1，他引：4  

高志友  王小丹  尹观 《地理学报》2007,62(9):1002-1007

由雅鲁藏布江各站径流量数据和水体的同位素数据,分析了径流的时空分布特点以及大气降水的同位素效应。该区干流流域年平均径流量分布呈从下游到上游逐渐减少的趋势, 且地表径流的年内分配主要集中在夏、秋两季(6-10 月)。流域内大部分雨水和河水样品的同位素组成均落在全球大气降水线δD = 8δ¹⁸O +10 的右上方,显示出强烈蒸发的特征。水体同 位素组成区域大陆性效应和高度效应明显,这种分布特征与来自孟加拉湾、怒江方向降水云汽的运移以及青藏高原的地形、气候条件有关。  相似文献   

基于复杂网络模型的沙尘天气空间交互影响研究-以雅鲁藏布江中游为例     

拉珍  白玛央宗  沈才生  格桑丹增  德庆卓嘎 《沙漠与绿洲气象(新疆气象)》2024,18(3):136-142

沙尘天气是雅鲁藏布江中游最主要的灾害,然而对该地区沙尘物质的传输过程及影响范围并不明确。利用2017-2020年冬春季（10月—次年4月）雅鲁藏布江中游的15个气象站逐小时最低能见度数据,采用转移熵方法构建区域沙尘传输矩阵,基于复杂网络理论分析沙尘天气的空间传输及交互影响特征。结果表明,1）雅鲁藏布江中游沙尘天气系统是一个稳健性网络,站点之间的沙尘天气互相影响,说明沙尘可以跨区域输送。2）申扎、南木林和尼木处于沙尘天气空间关联网络的核心,说明这三个地区是研究区的主要沙尘分布区;拉萨和墨竹工卡沙尘天气受其他站点影响程度最小。3）研究区沙尘天气影响时间短。沙尘持续时间以1小时为主,说明以局地起沙为主;3小时持续时间次之,说明个站点之间相互传输;6小时持续时间最少,说明沙尘不能长时间输送。综上所述,雅鲁藏布江中游沙尘天气即有局地供应,又有区域传输,各站点之间相互影响,形成复杂的空间交互网络。因此,为了减少研究区沙尘灾害的影响,应该立足于全面协调协作进行治理。  相似文献   

Aeolian sediment provenance and transport in the upper and middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River,Tibet Plateau     

Zhengcai Zhang  Pengfei Ma  Zhen La  Yan Zhang  Aimin Liang 《Basin Research》2023,35(2):762-783

Frequent and serious aeolian disasters occur in the upper and middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, which runs through the high-elevation Tibet Plateau. Sediment geochemical characteristics can be used as a proxy to identify the sediment's provenance. To determine the provenance of aeolian sediments in the river's basin, we analysed major and trace element contents from surface samples and local clastic rocks throughout the basin. We found that the major and trace elements differed between the middle reaches, upper reaches and regions south of the river. Major element contents were similar in the upper and middle reaches, but trace elements differed. Al₂O₃, MgO and Na₂O concentrations increased from the upper reaches to the lower reaches, and in the lower reaches, MgO and Na₂O were enriched compared with the crustal average. The similarities between samples in the lower part of the upper reaches and those in the middle reaches indicated that sediment transported by fluvial systems from the upper reaches were first deposited in the wide valleys near Xigaze, where they formed a large area of shifting sand. These deposits were then transported by the wind to the river's middle reaches, where they formed a large area of shifting sand. When we compared aeolian sediment in the middle reaches with the local clastic rocks, they appeared to be unrelated. The difference between sediments south of the river and those in the middle reaches means that the southern sediments were not transported to the middle reaches. Therefore, the aeolian sediment in the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River mainly came from the lower part of the upper reaches, not from the local clastic rocks.  相似文献