Ecological variations in diatom assemblages in the Paleo-Kathmandu Lake linked with global and Indian monsoon climate changes for the last 600,000 years     

Tatsuya Hayashi  Yoshihiro Tanimura  Yoshihiro Kuwahara  Masao Ohno  Mami Mampuku  Rie Fujii  Harutaka Sakai  Toshiro Yamanaka  Takeshi Maki  Masao Uchida  Wataru Yahagi  Hideo Sakai 《Quaternary Research》2009,72(3):377-387

Variations in fossil diatom assemblages and their relationship with global and Indian monsoon climate changes for the last 600,000 yr were investigated using a core of ancient lake (Paleo-Kathmandu Lake) sediments drilled at the Kathmandu Basin, Nepal Himalaya. Chronological scales of the core were constructed by tuning pollen wet and dry index records to the SPECMAP δ¹⁸O stack record. Examinations of biogenic silica contents and fossil diatom assemblages revealed that variations in productivity and compositions of diatom assemblages were closely linked with global and Indian monsoon climate changes on glacial and interglacial time scales. When summer monsoonal rainfall increased during interglacials (interstadials), diatom productivity increased because of increased inputs of terrestrial nutrients into the lake. When summer monsoonal rainfall reduced and/or winter monsoonal aridification enhanced during glacials (stadials), productivity of the diatoms decreased and lake-level falling brought about changes in compositions of diatom assemblages. Monospecific assemblages by unique Cyclotella kathmanduensis and Puncticulata versiformis appeared during about 590 to 390 ka. This might be attributed to evolutionary fine-tuning of diatom assemblages to specific lake environmental conditions. Additionally, low-amplitude precessional variations in monsoon climate and less lake-level changes may have also allowed both species to dominate over the long periods.  相似文献   

尼泊尔冰川1980-2010年的变化特征     

李巧媛  谢自楚  戴亚南  廖淑芬 《冰川冻土》2017,39(5):935-948

利用尼泊尔已发布的冰川编目数据、遥感数据及DEM数字高程模型,利用GIS和Excel对尼泊尔境内冰川的结构特征及1980-2010年的冰川变化特征进行了分析,并运用冰川系统功能模型模拟了同期尼泊尔冰川的变化趋势。结果表明：（1）尼泊尔境内冰川平均规模较小,且冰川分布的海拔差异大。（2）尼泊尔冰川平衡线高度分布受地形影响明显,呈现出反纬向性变化特征,存在若干以高峰为中心的高值区域。（3）1980-2010年尼泊尔冰川整体呈现退缩状态,冰川数量增加了378条,冰川面积和体积均减少,分别减少了24%和29%;小规模冰川或冰川系统退缩更快,1980-1990年冰川变化速率最快。（4）采用历史时期的气温变化率,冰川系统功能模型可以较好地模拟冰川历史时期的变化特征。  相似文献   

基于Newmark模型的尼泊尔M_s8.1级地震滑坡危险性快速评估     

杨志华  张永双  郭长宝  杜国梁 《地质力学学报》2017,23(1):115-124

在研究分析地震灾区地形地貌、地层岩性、地质构造、气象水文和典型地区滑坡的基础上,采用Newmark斜坡累积位移模型对2015年4月25日尼泊尔M_s8.1级地震诱发的滑坡危险性的空间分布状况进行了快速评估,通过典型地区的滑坡遥感解译结果验证表明评估结果具有较好的可信度,初步反映了尼泊尔地震诱发滑坡危险性分布的基本特征。然后考虑降雨作用对震后滑坡危险性的影响,对地震叠加降雨诱发滑坡危险性分布进行了快速预测。研究结果对地震应急救灾中的地质灾害防灾减灾具有重要的参考意义。  相似文献   

闽粤地区同震形变波记录序列分析及小波能谱特征     

章鑫  叶青 《大地测量与地球动力学》2017,37(12):1302-1307

基于闽粤地区10个地形变观测点40个测项的同震形变波记录,利用幅度比值和小波多尺度分析方法探讨其记录特点和传导机制,结果显示：1)同震形变波到时与震中距有关,波形记录含有d-P和d-S波,不同测项记录到的波形不一致,同测项的记录波形相似;2)幅度比值在一定程度上与震源方位有关,进一步反映其各向异性;3)通过互（自）相关计算和滤波处理,能识别出同震形变波的频带为002~0.04 Hz,峰值在0025 Hz附近;4)智利地震形变波序列小波能谱为64~254 s,能量集中在128~254 s;而尼泊尔地震形变波在不同测点区别较大,潮州台为16~32 s,厦门台为16~64 s。研究结果表明,形变记录中除面波外还包含体波成分,不同震源机制引起的同震形变波传导机制可能存在各向异性,这对于开展地震引发应变等研究有借鉴意义。  相似文献   

2015年尼泊尔M_W7.9地震对青藏高原活动断裂同震、震后应力影响          下载免费PDF全文

熊维  谭凯  刘刚  乔学军  聂兆生 《地球物理学报》2015,58(11):4305-4316

2015年尼泊尔MW7.9地震重烈度区从震中向东延伸,致灾范围包括尼泊尔、印度北部、巴基斯坦、孟加拉和中国藏南地区,其应力调整对邻区和周边活动断裂可能产生重要影响.本文基于地震应力触发理论,采用岩石圈地壳分层黏弹性位错模型,计算了尼泊尔MW7.9地震引起的周边断裂,特别是青藏高原活动断裂的同震和震后库仑应力变化.结果显示,尼泊尔地震同震效应引起大部分震区库仑应力升高,余震主要分布在最大同震滑动等值线外部库仑应力升高区域;少量余震靠近最大滑动量区域,可能该区域积累的地震能量在主震期间没有完全释放.尼泊尔地震同震库仑应力对青藏高原,特别是中尼边境区域活动断裂有一定影响.亚东—谷露地堑南段、北喜马拉雅断裂西段、当惹雍错—定日断裂和甲岗—定结断裂同震库仑应力升高,其中当惹雍错—定日断裂南端,北喜马拉雅断裂西段同震库仑应力变化峰值超过0.01 MPa;帕龙错断裂、班公错断裂、改则—洞措断裂库仑应力降低,其地震发生概率有所降低.震后应力影响方面,未来40年内黏弹性松弛作用导致北喜马拉雅断裂、改则—洞措断裂和喀喇昆仑断裂整体应力卸载;藏南一系列正断层震后应力持续上升,其中帕龙错断裂南段受到震后黏弹性库仑应力影响,由应力阴影区逐渐转化为应力增强区,当惹雍错—定日断裂南段应力进一步加强,震后40年其南端应力变化峰值达到0.1345 MPa,亚东—谷露断裂南段应力亦持续增强.藏南正断层的地震活动性值得进一步关注.  相似文献   

2015年4月25日尼泊尔M_S8.1大地震的同震效应          下载免费PDF全文

张贝  程惠红  石耀霖 《地球物理学报》2015,58(5):1794-1803

应用有限单元方法,计算了2015年尼泊尔MS8.1大地震发生产生的同震变形和应力变化.计算中考虑地球为球体以确保远场应力场变化得到可靠结果,采用PREM模型的地球分层模型,考虑了中国地震局(CEA)和美国地质调查局(USGS)各自提供的断层滑动模型.结果表明:尼泊尔MS8.1地震是一个比较典型的低角度逆冲地震,水平位移和应力降较大;地震造成南北方向上的水平位移最突出,且集中在首都加德满都附近区域.USGS断层滑动模型地表最大位移量达到3.5m,CEA滑动模型最大为1.2m;东西向和垂直方向上的同震位移相对较小;同震位移量级在0.1m的影响区域可达300km;地震造成尼泊尔地区最大库仑应力变化可达到MPa量级,地震危险性依然较大.此次MS8.1地震对我国西藏地区有一定影响,特别是雅鲁藏布江地区和拉萨块体南北走向的正断层,库仑应力变化为正,量级可达数千帕乃至十余千帕,应该注意该区被诱发中强震的可能性.  相似文献   

2015年4月25日尼泊尔M_w7.8地震孕育过程分析与震后趋势研判          下载免费PDF全文

李培  秦四清  薛雷  李国梁 《地球物理学报》2015,58(5):1827-1833

基于作者提出的孕震断层多锁固段脆性破裂理论及板间地震区划分原则,划分了伊斯兰堡—加德满都地震区.从孕育周期界定与主震事件判识角度,分析了该地震区大(巨)震事件的孕育过程,研判了其未来震情.结果表明:伊斯兰堡—加德满都地震区至少已经历三个完整的孕育周期,是一个Mw8.3~8.6地震危险区;2015年4月25日尼泊尔Mw7.8地震,是该区当前孕育周期第三锁固段损伤累积至峰值强度点时发生的一次标志性大震事件;2015年5月12日尼泊尔Mw7.3地震发生后,该地震区再次处于临界状态,将发生Mw8.0~8.2地震.  相似文献   

尼泊尔地震后喜马拉雅地区地震风险浅析   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

赵纪东  裴惠娟  郑军卫 《国际地震动态》2015,(5)

2015年4月25日,尼泊尔发生MS8.1地震,中国西藏、印度等周边多个国家和地区受到影响。此次地震是1934年1月15日尼泊尔Bihar 8级大地震后,尼泊尔遭受的最强烈地震。地震发生后,喜马拉雅地区的地震风险再度引起关注,在此,我们对相关研究做一简要梳理和总结,以供参考。  相似文献   

Slope stability analysis on a regional scale using GIS: a case study from Dhading,Nepal   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

R. L. Ray  F. De Smedt 《Environmental Geology》2009,57(7):1603-1611

A spatially distributed physically based slope stability model combined with a hydrological model is presented and applied to a 350-km² area located in Dhading district, Nepal. Land slide safety factor maps are generated for five cases, including three steady state conditions assuming either completely dry soils, half saturated soils, or fully saturated soils, and two quasi-dynamic conditions, i.e. soil wetness resulting from storm events with, respectively a 2 or 25-year return period. For the quasi-dynamic cases, two methods are used, one based on accumulation of groundwater flow from upstream areas, and the other on accumulation of soil water from direct infiltration. The methodology delineates areas most prone to shallow land sliding in function of readily available data as topography, land-use and soil types. For the study area only 29% of the soils are unconditionally stable, while 25% of the soils are found to be unstable under fully saturated conditions. The comparison between the methods based on contributing area or on infiltration for quasi-dynamic conditions show that the approach based on infiltration is more reliable for the study area. The proposed methodology for predicting landslide susceptibility on a regional scale, based on basic data in GIS form, may be useful for other remote regions where detailed information is not available.  相似文献   

Spatial variations in chemical compositions along Langtang–Narayani river system in central Nepal     

Maya P. Bhatt  Toshiyuki Masuzawa  Mineko Yamamoto  Kevin H. Gardner 《Environmental Geology》2009,57(3):557-569

Surface water samples were collected from Langtang Lirung glacier outlet point to the Narayani river system in central Nepal in order to investigate the role of elevation in the variation of chemistry along the drainage networks. The chemistry of Langtang–Narayani river system was dominated by sulfide oxidation coupled with carbonate dissolution and weathering of silicate minerals. Calcium and magnesium concentrations were relatively higher than other cations and the sum of both species strongly correlated with alkalinity, supporting the dissolution of carbonate and dolomite as the dominant source for these ions. Aluminosilicate minerals primarily as albite and anorthite appeared as dominant silicate minerals within the drainage basin. Bisiallitization was the dominant type of weathering within the entire drainage system. Hydrogen ion concentration was lower in the low elevation sites than in high elevation sites reflecting the more consumption of carbon dioxide in the low elevation sites due to enhanced chemical weathering rates. Furthermore, major solutes like sum of base cations, silicon as well as alkalinity increased in concentration in the lower elevation sites. All regulating factors appeared to be directly related to elevation and hence elevation appeared to be the prime factor for the variation in chemical species along the Langtang–Narayani river system. Toshiyuki Masuzawa: deceased.  相似文献