Effective timescales of coupling within fluvial systems   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Adrian M. Harvey   《Geomorphology》2002,44(3-4)

This paper presents a review of the coupling concept in fluvial geomorphology, based mainly on previously published work. Coupling mechanisms link the components of the fluvial system, controlling sediment transport down the system and the propagation of the effects of base-level change up the system. They can be viewed at several scales: at the local scale involving within-hillslope coupling, hillslope-to-channel coupling, and within-channels, tributary junction and reach-to-reach coupling. At larger scales, coupling can be considered as zonal coupling, between major zones of the system or as regional coupling, relating to complete drainage basins. These trends are illustrated particularly by the examples of hillslope-to-channel coupling in the Howgill Fells, northwest England, badland systems in southeast Spain, alluvial fans in Spain, USA and UAE, and base-level-induced dissection of Neogene sedimentary basins in southeast Spain. As the spatial scales increase, so do the timescales involved. Effective temporal scales relate to magnitude and frequency characteristics, recovery time and propagation time, the relative importance changing with the spatial scale. For downsystem coupling at the local scale, the first two are important, with propagation time increasing in importance in larger systems, especially in those involving upsystem coupling related to base-level change. The effective timescales range from the individual event, with a return period of decades, through decadal to century timescales for downsystem coupling, to tens to hundreds of thousands of years for the basinwide response to base-level change. The effective timescales influence the relative importance of factors controlling landform development.  相似文献   

Characteristics of Tectonic Deformation and Mechanisms for the Active Maxianshan-Xinglongshan Fault System in the Lanzhou Area     

Yuan Daoyang  Liu Xiaofeng  ZHENG Wenjun  Liu Xiaolong  Liu Baichi 《中国地震研究》2003,17(4):315-323

A detailed investigation permitted us to obtain quantitative data concerning fine geometric structures of 4 faults of the active Maxianshan-Xinglongshan fault system and the latest movement along them. Of them the northern Maxianshan border fault is a large-scale, strongly active Holocene reverse sinistral strike-slip fault, the other 3 faults, the southern Maxianshan border fault and the southern Xinglongshan border and the northern Xinglongshan border faults are the accompanying active late-Pleistocene thrust faults, which are incorporated into the main strike-slip fault, the northern Maxianshan border fault at depth. It is the most important earthquake-controlling fault in the Lanzhou area, the fault influences and constrains the seismic activity in the area.  相似文献   

湖南涟源凹陷构造演化与油气成藏研究   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5  

周进高  邓红婴  冯加良 《地质科学》2003,38(1):44-51

涟源凹陷经历了2个主要构造演化阶段:晚古生代海相碳酸盐岩夹碎屑岩盖层建造和中生代陆相沉积,现今的逆掩冲断构造样式和构造格局基本定型于燕山期。油气藏的形成经历了早、晚两期,早期形成于印支运动主幕,燕山运动主幕遭到破坏,部分经重新分配后形成次生气藏;晚期形成于燕山运动主幕以后,属原生油气藏。涟源凹陷中部褶断带的紧闭背斜是寻找次生气藏的首选区域,而宽缓向斜中的隐伏隆起则是寻找晚期原生油气藏的靶区。  相似文献   

冀北承德甲山正长岩——燕山陆内造山带岩石圈减薄的早期记录   总被引：11，自引：0，他引：11  

杨富全吴海  刘晓文徐刚 赵越 《地质论评》2003,49(5):474-485

早白垩世承德甲山正长岩体位于燕山陆内造山带东段，承德逆掩片东侧，可划分为三个单元，从早到晚，依次为姜家湾单元、龙潭沟单元和龙潭南沟单元。化学成分上，该岩体Si、全碱、TFe、REE、Th、Ga、Nb、Zr、Hf含量较高，Mg、Ba、Sr、Ti、Cr、Co、Ni、V等过渡元素亏损，Ga／Al值大，Ce／Pb值在6．12～13．41，富轻稀土，中等铕负异常，具有A型花岗岩的特点。岩体形成于造山晚期岩石圈伸展的环境下，与地幔上涌有关，说明区域晚侏罗世的挤压缩短和地壳增厚转变为早白垩世的伸展和岩石圈减薄，暗示中国东部的岩石圈减薄应从早白垩世开始。  相似文献   

滇西思茅大平掌矿区火山岩特征及其构造环境   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

李峰  范柱国  李保珠 《大地构造与成矿学》2003,27(1):48-55

滇西大平掌铜多金属矿床的含矿建造(龙洞河组)主要由细碧岩-角斑岩-石英角斑岩和流纹岩-硅质岩组成,伴有部分火山角砾岩、凝灰岩,属双峰式火山岩组合。火山岩具明显的Na2O>K2O和Nb、Ta、Zr、Hf、Ti亏损。岩石化学和微量元素判别标志指示含矿建造形成于岛弧裂陷环境。结合区域构造古地理资料分析,它是滇西南古特提斯洋壳在晚石炭世-早二叠世由西向东俯冲过程中岩浆作用的结果。  相似文献   

岳西菖蒲地区超高压变质带内的构造地层序列与叠加褶皱型式     

钱存超  汤加富  高天山 《大地构造与成矿学》2003,27(3):212-221

以大别造山带南部菖蒲地区为解剖区,结合区域地质调查分析,建立了包括浅变质岩层、超高压变质岩片在内的构造地层序列—岩片组合。对其组成特征、界面性质、形成时代、变形序列等,进行了较系统阐明,并对叠加褶皱型式及形成机制进行了讨论。  相似文献   

Caledonian Low-Temperature Granulite-Facies Metamorphism in the West Kunlun Orogenic Belt—SHRIMP Chronological Evidence from Zircon     

Zhang Chuanlin  Shen Jialin  Wang Aiguo  Zhao Yu  Guo Kunyi  Li Chunhai 《中国地球化学学报》2003,22(4):345-351

The West Kunlun orogenic belt is located at the conjunction of the paleo-Asian tectonic system and the Tethys tectonic system. Petrological and mineralogical studies of the Early Cambrian metamorphic surface crust in this region have shown that in case the metamorphism reached low-temperature granulate facies, the typical mineral assemblage is biotite-garnet-silimanite-K feldspar-plagioclase-quartz. The peak metamorphic temperatures are within the range of 720–740°C and the pressure is 0.6 GPa ±. Three types of metamorphic zircon have been detected in the metamorphic rocks: the complex inclusion-bearing type ; the early relic zircon inclusion-bearing type; and the inclusion-free type. SHRIMP age determination of these three types of metamorphic zircon have revealed that these zircons were formed principally during 400–460 Ma, indicating that pre-Cambrian metamorphic surface crust rocks underwent low-temperature granulite facies metamorphism during the Caledonian. In combination with the geological characteristics of this region, it is considered that when the oceanic basin was closed, there occurred intense intracontinental subduction (type A), bringing part of the Early Cambrian metamorphic basement in this region downwards to the lower crust. Meanwhile, there were accompanied with tectonic deformation at deep levels and medium- to high-grade metamorphism. This study provided important chronological and mineralogical evidence for the exploration of the evolutionary mechanism and process of the West Kunlun Early Paleozoic. Part of the results from the research project “ Research on the West Kunlun pre-Cambrian tectonic events” under the program “ Research on the important geological problems of China’ s pre-Cambrian” (No. 200113900070) sponsored by the China National Geological Surveying Bureau.  相似文献   

The tectonic regime in Italy inferred from borehole breakout data     

Maria Teresa Mariucci  Birgit Müller   《Tectonophysics》2003,361(1-2):21-35

In Italy, the horizontal stress directions are well constrained in many regions, but the tectonic regime is not well known because the stress magnitudes are unknown. Our intention is to improve the knowledge of crustal stress in Italy, both at shallow depth and in low seismicity areas. Therefore, we inferred the tectonic regime from the comparison between the depth of breakout occurrence and the physical properties of the rocks in 20 boreholes. The critical value of the maximum horizontal stress, for which the effective tangential stress at the borehole wall overcomes the rock strength to form breakouts, could be computed from rock strength and density. Comparing the theoretical stress distributions for different tectonic regimes with the depth distribution of breakout occurrence, it is possible to infer the tectonic regime that fits best to the breakout depth distribution. We investigated boreholes up to 6 km deep located in different tectonic environments over the Italian peninsula: the Po Plain, the Apenninic chain, the Adriatic foredeep and the Tyrrhenian Quaternary volcanic region. These wells are characterised by breakout data of good quality (A, B and C, according to World Stress Map quality ranking system). The results are in general agreement with the style of faulting derived from earthquake focal mechanisms and other stress indicators. Our results show a predominance of a normal faulting (NF) regime in the inner Apennines and both normal faulting and strike–slip faulting (SS) style in the surrounding regions, possibly also associated with changes in the tectonic regime with depth.  相似文献   

Numerical models of tectonic deformation at the Baltica–Avalonia transition zone during the Paleocene phase of inversion     

Anna Maria Marotta  Roberto Sabadini 《Tectonophysics》2003,373(1-4):25

Predictions from dynamic modelling of the lithospheric deformation are presented for Northern Europe, where several basins underwent inversion during the Late Cretaceous and Early Cenozoic and contemporary uplift and erosion of sediments occurred. In order to analyse the evolution of the continental lithosphere, the equations for the deformation of a continuum are solved numerically under thin sheet assumption for the lithosphere. The most important stress sources are assumed to be the Late Cretaceous Alpine tectonics; localized rheological heterogeneities can also affect local deformation and stress patterns. Present-day observations available in the studied region and coming from seismic structural interpretations and stress measurements have been used to constrain the model. Our modelling results show that lateral variation in lithospheric strength below the basin systems in Central Europe strongly controls the regional deformation and the stress regime. Furthermore, we have demonstrated that the geometry of the boundary between Baltica and Avalonia, together with different rheological characteristics of the two plates, had a crucial role on local crustal deformation and faulting regime resulting in the Baltica–Avalonia transition zone from the S–N Alpine convergence.  相似文献   

抚顺城区段浑河断裂现今活动性研究的述评   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

孔繁强  卢月  卢良玉 《东北地震研究》2003,19(3):42-49

对以往关于抚顺城区段浑河断裂现今构造活动性的主要文献所采用的地壳形变测量资料及其结论的科学性作了述评，认为得出的抚顺城区段浑河断裂现今构造活动明显或不明显的结论尚缺乏充分的依据，提出了进一步研究该断裂现今构造活动性的建议与方法。  相似文献