The Monagas Fold-Thrust Belt of Eastern Venezuela. Part I: Structural and thermal modeling     

Marien Parra  Gilberto J. Sánchez 《Marine and Petroleum Geology》2011,28(1):40-69

The Eastern Venezuelan Basin (EVB) contains one of the largest hydrocarbon accumulations in the world. Main petroleum targets are buried structures of the Monagas Fold-Thrust Belt (MFTB) which forms the northeastern edge of the EVB. The objective of this study is to integrate the seismic and well data that has been acquired over the last 10 years across the MFTB and EVB, to create an updated structural model. Three regional cross sections 60-75 km long are presented across an area of 4000 km².Five structural domains are described: Amarilis, Furrial, Jusepín, Cotoperí and Pirital. They are characterized by thrusts and high-angle reverse faults. Structural style changes along strike are related to variations in depth of detachment levels and to the strike-slip component of the deformation. We have estimated a shortening between 43 and 59 km that increases eastward over a distance of 40 km.The evolution of the MFTB is divided in four episodes based on stratigraphic, structural and thermal maturity evidences: (1) Oligocene-early Miocene initial movement of Pirital thrust. (2) Early Miocene simultaneous movement on Pirital, Furrial and Cotoperí thrusts. (3) Middle Miocene increases in velocity and change in geometry of Pirital thrust, during an out of sequence period of thrusting. (4) Late Miocene to Holocene minor thrust activity. This evolution is consistent with the oblique convergence between the Caribbean and South American plates and the convergence between North and South America that affected Eastern Venezuela during the Cenozoic.By analyzing the along-strike variations in structural style, new exploratory opportunities have been identified. Under the Orocual and Santa Bárbara fields two untested duplex structures are proposed; they were developed during the middle Miocene. Other prospective hydrocarbon traps are associated to oblique transpressive faults that create anticline structures.  相似文献   

A numerical study on the role of wind forcing,bottom topography,and nonhydrostacy in coastal upwelling     

Lide Jiang  Xiao-Hai Yan  Yu-Heng Tseng  Laurence C. Breaker 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2011

The responses of coastal upwelling to different magnitudes of wind stress over a narrow and a wide shelf are studied using a 3-D primitive equation numerical model. The results show that the position of the upwelling front depends on both the strength and the duration of the wind forcing. The comparison between different shelf widths shows that wide shelf will limit the cold water intrusion, so that the corresponding decrease in sea surface temperature is less compared to narrow shelves. Besides, the difference between hydrostatic and nonhydrostatic model results shows that nonhydrostatic effects will enhance the growth of surface meandering, and can be more pronounced near steep fronts. Although difference does exist, our results show that the nonhydrostatic effects are very small at least in this idealized study case.  相似文献   

Anthropogenic impacts on the water and salt budgets of St Lucia estuarine lake in South Africa     

Robynne A. Lawrie  Derek D. Stretch 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2011

Lake St Lucia in South Africa is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site and a Ramsar wetland of international importance. Like many coastal wetlands worldwide, anthropogenic activities including catchment land-use changes, water diversions/abstractions, and manipulation of the mouth state have significantly affected its functioning over the past century. Questions concerning its sustainability have motivated a re-evaluation of management decisions made in the past and of options for the future. A model for the water and salt budgets has therefore been used to investigate “what if” scenarios in terms of past anthropogenic interventions. In particular, simulations allow us to evaluate the effects of diverting the Mfolozi river from St Lucia on the functioning of the system and on the occurrence of various water level/salinity states that drive the biological functioning of the ecosystem. In the past, when the St Lucia estuary and the Mfolozi river had a combined inlet, the mouth was predominantly open. The lake had relatively stable water levels but variable salinities that increased during dry conditions due to evaporative losses and saltwater inflows from the sea. If the mouth closed, the Mfolozi flow was diverted into the lake which reduced salinities and maintained or increased water levels. Simulations indicate that without a link to the Mfolozi the lake system would naturally have a mainly closed inlet with lower average salinities but more variable water levels. During dry conditions water levels would reduce and result in desiccation of large areas of the lake as has recently occurred. We conclude that the artificial separation of the St Lucia and Mfolozi inlets underpins the most significant impacts on the water & salt budget of the lake and that its reversal is key to the sustainability of the system.  相似文献   

Application of a vessel monitoring system to advance sustainable fisheries management—Benefits received in Taiwan   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Shui-Kai Chang 《Marine Policy》2011

Vessel monitoring systems (VMS) are considered important instruments for fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) to reverse the current depressed state of the world’s fisheries, and have been mandated worldwide by fishery management agencies. The essential function of the system is to provide near-real time vessel position; the potential applications could, however, be more than that. This study explores the additional benefits, with practical examples, that Taiwan has received from implementing the system: in improving the quantity and quality of logbooks recovered, obtaining access to fishery-independent fishing effort estimates and prompt catch/effort reporting, enabling the possibility of regional management and understanding of both fleet dynamics and vessel behavior, and increasing efficiency of vessel safety protection. For other distant-water fishing nations, Taiwan’s experiences serve to demonstrate how the application of VMS technology can advance sustainable fisheries management.  相似文献   

Impact of mega-scale sand extraction on tidal dynamics in semi-enclosed basins: An idealized model study with application to the Southern North Sea     

Wiebe P. de Boer  Pieter C. Roos  Suzanne J.M.H. Hulscher  Ad Stolk 《Coastal Engineering》2011

Long-term considerations of repeated and increasing sand extraction on the Netherlands Continental Shelf (North Sea) may lead to the creation of a mega-scale extraction trench in front of the Dutch coast (length hundreds of km, width over 10 km, depth several m). We investigate the impact of such a huge topographic intervention on tidal dynamics, which is a key aspect in hydrodynamics, and indirectly also affecting morphodynamics and ecology.  相似文献   

浙闽沿岸流消退时期的浮游植物群落结构特征     

王雨  林茂  林更铭  项鹏 《海洋通报》2011,30(2):221-225

浙闽沿岸流对台湾海峡的水文环境意义重大.依据国家海洋局"908"补充调查专项,通过对覆盖浙闽沿岸流海洋锋面过程的海洋生物调查研究,于2008年4月实施针对浙闽沿岸流消退时期(春季)台湾海峡锋面海域的浮游植物取样分析.结果共记录3门41属86种,其中硅藻35属76种.甲藻5属9种,蓝藻1属1种.种类组成以暖水性种类和广布...  相似文献   

浮基多体系统在波浪中展开的数值模拟   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

江召兵  杜乃娟  陈徐均  洪娟 《海洋工程》2011,29(4):114-118

浮基多体系统在波浪中展开过程的顺序与快慢对系统的运动响应和连接处的力矩有较大影响。介绍了建立在齐次矩阵方法基础上的浮基多体系统时域运动求解,并对一具体浮基系统进行了建模和数值模拟,分析了上部机构以一定规律快速展开和慢速展开时系统的运动响应。结果表明,把齐次矩阵方法引入浮基多体系统的求解领域,其符号推导方便,运动学和动力学方程表达式变得相当简洁,而且编制程序也相对简便快捷。在相同波浪周期的情况下,多体系统的最大横摇角响应与波高正相关;在相同波高情况下,长周期的最大横摇响应要比短周期小;相对于波周期,波高对系统横摇响应的影响要大的多。  相似文献   

德州市城区地热水动态与开采量关系          下载免费PDF全文

杨询昌  王成明  冯守涛  柴建林 《山东国土资源》2011,27(7):25-28

德州市城区多年来因地热水大量开采,地热水位持续下降,并形成了以德州市城区为中心的地热水降落漏斗。根据区内馆陶组热储多年地热水动态与开采量进行分析研究,查明了区内地热水动态与开采量的相互关系,进一步揭示了人为活动的影响,建立了区内地热水动态与开采量相关方程,并通过方程曲线态势分析,提出了区内地热集中开采区馆陶组热储地热水预警开采量,为区内地热资源的可持续开发利用提供了科学依据。  相似文献   

Ecological and functional roles of mycorrhizas in semi-arid ecosystems of Southeast Spain   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

J.M. Barea  J. Palenzuela  P. Cornejo  I. Sánchez-Castro  C. Navarro-Fernández  A. Lopéz-García  B. Estrada  R. Azcón  N. Ferrol  C. Azcón-Aguilar 《Journal of Arid Environments》2011,75(12):1292-1301

Mycorrhizas are worldwide symbiotic associations established between certain soil fungi and most vascular plants and are fundamental in optimizing plant fitness and soil quality. Mycorrhizal symbioses improve the resilience of plant communities against environment stresses, including nutrient deficiency, drought and soil disturbance. Since these stresses are paramount in the degradation of semi-arid ecosystems in the SE Spain, a series of basic, strategic and applied studies have been made to ascertain how the activity and diversity of mycorrhizal fungi affect plant community composition, structure and dynamics in this region. These investigations are reviewed here in terms of: (i) analysing the diversity of mycorrhizal fungi; (ii) assessing the ecological and functional interactions among plant communities and their associated mycorrhizal fungal populations; and (iii) using mycorrhizal inoculation technology for the restoration of degraded semi-arid areas in Southeast Spain. Disturbance of the target semi-arid ecosystems decreases the density and diversity of mycorrhizal fungust populations. Nevertheless, the mycorrhizal propagules do not disappear completely suggesting a certain degree of stress adaptation, and these remaining, resilient ecotypes are being used as plant inoculants. Numerous field experiments, using plant species from the natural succession inoculated with a community of indigenous mycorrhizal fungi, have been carried out in revegetation projects in the semi-arid Iberian Southeast. This management strategy improved both plant development and soil quality, and is a successful biotechnological tool to aid the restoration of self-sustaining ecosystems. However, despite a 20-year history of this work, we lack a comprehensive view of the mycorrhizal potential to improve the composition, diversity, structure and functionality of drought-adapted plant communities in the Region.  相似文献   

基于生态水文学的地下水资源管理研究——以延庆盆地为例     

潘云  宫辉力  朱琳  李小娟  赵文吉  宫兆宁 《地理研究》2011,30(8):1412-1420

传统的地下水资源管理往往只关注地下水位的变化,而很少考虑变化的水位会对区域生态系统产生什么样的影响。本文在生态水文模拟的基础上提出了一种基于生态水文学的地下水资源管理新方法。该方法耦合土壤水分与地下水位,考虑植物在水分胁迫下的蒸腾抑制机理,通过土壤水分亏缺与植物水分胁迫耦合水文过程与植物响应,进行基于过程的分布式生态水...  相似文献