Volcanic and Scientific Activity at Kick ’em Jenny Submarine Volcano 2001–2002: Implications for Volcanic Hazard in the Southern Grenadines,Lesser Antilles     

Jan?M.?LindsayEmail author  John?B.?Shepherd  Doug?Wilson 《Natural Hazards》2005,34(1):1-24

Kick em Jenny submarine volcano, ~8 km north of Grenada, has erupted at least 12 times since it was first discovered in 1939, making it the most frequently active volcano in the Lesser Antilles arc. The volcano lies in shallow water close to significant population centres and directly beneath a major shipping route, and as a consequence an understanding of the eruptive behaviour and potential hazards at the volcano is critical. The most recent eruption at Kick em Jenny occurred on December 4 2001, and differed significantly from past eruptions in that it was preceded by an intensive volcanic earthquake swarm. In March 2002 a multi-beam bathymetric survey of the volcano and its surroundings was carried out by the NOAA ship Ronald H Brown. This survey provided detailed three-dimensional images of the volcano, revealing the detailed morphology of the summit area. The volcano is capped by a summit crater which is breached to the northeast and which varies in diameter from 300 to 370 m. The depth to the summit (highest point on the crater rim) is 185 m and the depth to the lowest point inside the crater is 264 m. No dome is present within the crater. The crater and summit region of Kick em Jenny are located at the top of an asymmetrical cone which is about 1300 m from top to bottom on its western side. It lies within what appear to be the remnants of a much larger arcuate collapse structure. An evaluation of the morphology, bathymetry and eruptive history of the volcano indicates that the threat of eruption-generated tsunamis is considerably lower than previously thought, mainly because the volcano is no longer thought to be growing towards the surface. Of more major and immediate concern are the direct hazards associated with the volcano, such as ballistic ejecta, water disturbances and lowered water density due to degassing.  相似文献   

New geomorphic evidence for anticlinal growth driven by blind-thrust faulting along the northern Marche coastal belt (central Italy)   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Paola Vannoli  Roberto Basili  Gianluca Valensise 《Journal of Seismology》2004,8(3):297-312

The Northern Marche coastal belt is characterised by a series of NW-SE trending, NE verging folds forming the easternmost edge of the Apennines thrust front. Several geomorphic features suggest that the folds are still growing and hence that the thrust front is active. The occurrence of several historical and instrumental earthquakes (e.g. 1672, 1690, 1786, 1875, 1916, 1930, 1972, all having M_e 5.2) suggests that the thrust faults are also seismogenic.We performed a geomorphological analysis to identify and characterise the faults driving the active folds. Our approach assumes that anomalous drainage patterns and deformed Middle-Late Pleistocene alluvial and coastal terraces are indicators of the vertical component of tectonic strain. We identified, mapped and correlated with sea-level fluctuations a sequence of alluvial and coastal terraces. Longitudinal profiles of six rivers (Conca, Foglia, Metauro, Cesano, Misa, and Esino) show that terraces (1) consistently converge downstream, suggesting that they result from regional uplift that dies out near the coast, and (2) some are slightly warped where they cross anticline axes. We interpreted as coastal terraces several land-surface remnants arranged parallel to the present coastline. Lower remnants clearly top off gently landward-tilted coastal deposits. Reconstructed coastal terraces also seem to be tectonically warped.Our results help characterise the geometry and segmentation of a system that generated the largest earthquakes of the region and suggest the loci of potential seismic gaps. We conclude that the earthquake potential of the densely populated northern Marche coastal belt may be substantially higher than currently estimated.  相似文献   

松辽盆地林甸断陷白垩纪沙河子期盆地次级构造单元与沉积体系   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

程日辉  朱德丰  王洪艳  王璞珺 《吉林大学学报(地球科学版)》2006,36(5):793-798

松辽盆地林甸断陷是由2个次级断陷构成的复合断陷。次级断陷由斜坡-断阶带、凹陷带、断隆带构成。盆地的次级构造单元控制了物源区、水系和沉积区的分布,控制了沉积体系的发育与类型。断阶带控制砂体的发育与展布,陡坡断阶带发育冲积扇-扇三角洲沉积体系,而缓坡断阶发育冲积扇-河流-三角洲沉积体系。断陷内部的断隆带起到分水岭的作用,两侧分别发育河流-三角洲体系。断裂的下降盘不仅可以作为沉积区,而且可以作为沉积物的通道,由此沉积物可以输送到沉积中心区域。由单断凹或双断凹控制的凹陷带发育细粒沉积,为滨湖沼泽和浅湖所占据,成为生油凹陷。  相似文献   

海洋地理信息系统中两个问题的探讨     

查正军  鲍峰  欧建良 《测绘工程》2006,15(6):4-7

由离散水深数据如何描述海底地貌以及水深数据与属性数据如何关联一直是海洋地理信息系统(MGIS)需要解决的问题。文中探讨利用超图中层次结构和非层次关系对海底山峰构建,最后在一个试验区内实现,论证了其可行性。  相似文献   

信息熵在潜艇作战系统多目标任务调度中的应用     

宋奂寰  王树宗 《武汉大学学报(信息科学版)》2012,37(12):1477-1481

为解决潜艇多目标作战的任务调度问题,针对处理器服务的作战任务队列,提出了基于目标信息增量的作战任务调度算法。运用信息处理系统计算各目标信息增量来描述作战系统对各目标状态的了解程度,并分别给出了作战系统目标探测、识别和跟踪过程中信息增量的计算方法。仿真结果表明,该方法能够定量描述作战任务调度和目标信息不确定性之间的关系,具有一定的可行性和实用性。  相似文献   

青藏高原东北缘黄河黑山峡出口段阶地特征与断层活动   总被引：7，自引：1，他引：6  

郭进京杜东菊  韩文峰柴寿喜 《工程地质学报》2004,12(4):367-372

青藏高原东北缘黄河黑山峡出口地段夜明山 -长流水沟一带 ,黄河的河流阶地发育和保存的较好。阶地的形成不仅记录了青藏高原北部第四纪以来地壳的 7次隆升过程的特点 ,而且阶地的空间展布及其特征反映了断层F8(7) 和F2 0 1活动的特点。详细的观测研究表明F8(7) 以南发育并保存有 7级阶地 ,而F8(7) 和F2 0 1之间及F2 0 1以北仅保存有 5级阶地。所有的阶地都为基座阶地。其中Ⅰ和Ⅱ级阶地前缘在区内连续展布 ,横跨断层F8(7) 两侧的Ⅲ级阶地前缘仍保持连续 ,但阶地宽度陡然变宽 ,Ⅳ级阶地前缘即Ⅲ级阶地后缘左旋位移 15 0m左右。横跨断层F2 0 1两侧 ,Ⅱ级阶地宽度由 2 0 0m急剧变宽为 710m ,Ⅱ级以上阶地前缘左旋位移均在 4 0 0m左右。断层F8(7) 和F2 0 1两侧阶地宽度的变化和阶地前缘的左旋位移记录了断层F8(7) 和F2 0 1第四纪晚期活动的时空规律 ,为断层的活动性评价提供了良好的依据  相似文献   

太平洋水下海山磷酸盐的成因及形成环境   总被引：3，自引：1，他引：2  

潘家华  刘淑琴  杨忆  刘学清 《地球学报》2004,25(4):453-458

笔者首次对太平洋与大洋富钴结壳密切相关的海山磷酸盐的成因及形成环境进行了比较深入的研究。研究发现 ,各种产出形态的磷酸盐都不同程度地交代碳酸盐等含钙物质 ,而呈现出交代生物结构、交代凝灰结构、交代角砾状结构及交代填间结构等各种交代结构 ,反映了磷酸盐的交代成因。此外 ,其δ13 C值 (变化于 0 .7‰～ 2 .0‰之间 )也证实其属于交代成因。磷酸盐中Na、Mg、Sr、F、P2 O5含量以及Na/P2 O5、Mg/P2 O5、Sr/P2 O5、F/P2 O5的比值 ,特别是晶格中结构CO2 的含量 (变化于 5 .7%～ 6 .2 %之间 ) ,与形成于氧化环境下的Blakeplateau、ChathamRise、AgulhasBank等处的磷酸盐相近 ,表明调查区磷酸盐亦形成于氧化环境。氧同位素测定结果表明 ,磷酸盐的形成温度为 5 .8～ 14 .8℃ ,平均为 11.5℃ ,显示其形成于正常的海水温度环境。西、中太平洋海山磷酸盐形成环境十分接近的事实暗示 ,西、中太平洋广大区域内的成磷事件存在着时间上和成因上的统一性和相似性。  相似文献   

广州番禺眉山阶地第四系剖面的年代学框架及构造学意义     

丁准泰 《江苏地质》2019,43(1):38-43

眉山阶地第四系剖面地处番禺断隆区的边缘,毗邻狮子洋断陷区,是珠江三角洲第一次海侵所到达的区域,附近的断裂包括文冲断裂、化龙—黄阁断裂、新会—市桥断裂等三角洲内典型断裂。发育于网纹红土基座上的堆积阶地,自下而上大致分为杂色砂层、白色砂层、淤泥质层3层,构成一个完整的从动水环境到静水环境的沉积旋回。野外调查及14C测年和光释光（OSL）测年结果表明,眉山第四系剖面年龄约在70～30 ka B.P.之间,相当于深海O同位素4—2阶段。结合前人的研究资料,认为阶地面与沉降区的下旋回原本在同一高度,但自晚更新世以来,在断块差异升降中被错开,垂直距离在20 m以上,直观地指示了断隆区与断陷区的运动特征。  相似文献   

海底斜坡土体失稳的研究进展   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

胡光海  刘忠臣  孙永福  张效龙 《海岸工程》2004,23(1):63-72

根据国内外最新的文献,综述了海底斜坡失稳研究核心问题的进展情况。这些进展主要包括海底斜坡土体失稳的定性和定量研究,以及海底斜坡土体失稳后演变趋势的定性和定量研究。  相似文献   

太行山东麓汤西断裂南段活动特征分析     

戴骜鹏  刘明军  贺为民  孙译 《大地测量与地球动力学》2020,40(6):571-576

采用槽探、年代样品测试、阶地调查和形变测量监测等方法，对太行山东麓汤西断裂南段进行研究，分析其活动特征。结果表明，汤西断裂发育于中更新世，历经多次活动，断裂并未上延到上更新统地层中，其南段的活动强度较高，最新活动年代为中更新世；汤西断裂西代村场地的垂直形变监测（1999~2014年）结果存在异常，综合监测点数据和区域新构造特征分析发现，该异常可能是研究区区域形变场的反映，并非由汤西断裂活动引起。  相似文献