Seismic imaging of mid-Pleistocene tunnel-valleys in the North Sea Basin—high resolution from low frequencies     

Daniel Praeg   《Journal of Applied Geophysics》2003,53(4):273-298

Seismic reflection methods provide continuous access both to stratigraphy (vertical) and to subsurface morphology (horizontal), for which the scales of interest may differ by orders of magnitude. Seismic surveys of Quaternary successions have generally sought to optimise vertical resolution, through the use of higher source frequency content. Here, I show that low-frequency bandwidth is not necessarily a limiting factor for the seismic resolution of glacigenic morpho-sedimentary features. Observations are presented from a buried network of large mid-Pleistocene (Elsterian) tunnel-valleys in the southern North Sea Basin, across a 100×130 km study area with water depths less than 30 m. Low-frequency 2D and 3D seismic multi-channel data, acquired for deeper hydrocarbon exploration, are compared with previously available high-frequency single- and multi-channel profiles (5–15 km grid spacing). The low-frequency data contribute to a new understanding of the basal morphology and fill stratigraphy of the tunnel-valleys, in part due to higher data densities (≥1 km grid spacing), but also to improved imaging of reflectors at depth. The tunnel-valleys are seen to be overdeepened troughs, shallow (≤0.5 km) relative to their widths (≤6 km). The basal unconformity defines a series of arborescent elements, convergent to the south; erosional overlap by younger elements to the north has resulted in anastomosing patterns in places. The fill is dominated by axially downlapping clinoforms, descending to the north, onlapped and overlain by subhorizontal reflectors. Well data show that sand-dominated glaciofluvial sediments are overlain by glaciolacustrine to marine muds. Better definition of the clinoforms on low- versus high-frequency multi-channel data is suggested to reflect the coarse spatial scale of the backset glaciofluvial strata. The results support a simple interpretation of time-transgressive tunnel-valley formation by coeval glaciofluvial erosion and backfill beneath the outer tens of kilometres of the northward receding Elsterian ice sheet margin. Comparable submarginal interpretations have been proposed for drainage features (tunnel-valleys and eskers) of the last deglaciation of both northern Europe and North America using integrated geomorphologic and stratigraphic methods. Commercial 2D and 3D seismic data are widely available from exploration areas such as the North Sea and are argued to constitute an underexploited resource for Quaternary research.  相似文献   

A quantitative study of the energy release in the aftershocks of the Bhuj earthquake, 2001, India, using Lg phase     

G. Jayachandran  M.M. Abdul RazakA.G.V. Prasad  E. Unnikrishnan 《Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors》2003,138(2):131-145

The devastating earthquake on 26 January 2001 at Bhuj, India, resulted in large-scale death and destruction of properties of several million US dollars. The moment magnitude of the earthquake was 7.7 and its maximum focal intensity exceeded X in MM scale. The rate of aftershocks of this earthquake, recorded at Gauribidanur seismic array station (GBA), shows a monotonic decay with time superposed with oscillations. For the Indian continent the Lg phase is a prominent arrival at regional distances. The estimate of Lg amplitude is obtained by optimally fitting the Lg wave train to a exponential decay curve. The logarithm of these amplitudes and logarithm of root mean square (rms) value of actual amplitudes of the Lg are calibrated with USGS m_b to create a local m_bLg magnitude scale. The energy released from these aftershocks is calculated from the rms value of Lg phase. The plot of cumulative energy release with time follows the power law of the form t^p, superposed with oscillations. The exponent of the power law, p, is estimated both by a time-window scanning method and by an interpolation method. The value of p is 0.434 for time-window scanning method and 0.432 for the interpolation method. The predominant periods found in the oscillatory part of the cumulative energy, obtained by differencing the observed from the power law fit, are 10.6, 7.9, 5.4, 4.6 and 3.5 h for time-window scanning method. The corresponding periods for interpolation method are 13.4, 11.5, 7.4, 4.2, 3.5, 2.6 and 2.4 h.  相似文献   

汪清7.2级深震地下流体动态异常探析   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

李富  刘俊清  张晨侠  张洪艳 《华北地震科学》2003,21(3):19-22

2002年6月29日汪清7．2级深震前，吉林省地下流体观测网部分井孔观测到一组从趋势到短期前兆异常。本文阐述这些异常出现的特征和时空演化过程。认为异常出现的时间与震中距密切相关，其空间展布具有迁移性，中期异常由外围向震中收缩，其速率很小，进入短期阶段，岩石处于失稳、临失稳状态，水位异常由震中向外围发散，速率迅速加大。同时发现了异常盲区即深震的震中区，它对预测深震中有非常实际的意义，同时对研究板块运动、地球动力学过程也有一定的参考价值。  相似文献   

邯郸磁山井水氡异常与华北两次中强地震关系初探   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

张双凤  黄戌辰  梁东洲  闫俊岗  马广庆 《华北地震科学》2003,21(3):23-26

大同6．1级和张北6．2级地震前，邯郸磁山井水氧值都出现趋势性高值异常变化。应用水氧异常的滑动平均值和从属函数的判定方法做进一步分析，结果表明，磁山井水氧值的中期异常与华北地区的这两次中强地震有较好的对应关系；对出现这种对应关系的机理进行了讨论。  相似文献   

江淮地区地震烈度衰减关系的研究   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

翟洪涛  刘欣  刘庆忠  张毅 《华北地震科学》2003,21(4):30-34

地震烈度衰减关系具有较强的地区性,这是由于不同地区的震源特性、传播介质和场地条件的不同而引起.研究区(北纬29°～35°,东经114°～120°)位于华北地震区和华南地震区之间的过渡地区,地震活动性总体水平不高,烈度衰减关系有其自身的震源特性、传播介质和场地衰减特性等.本次工作重新挑选震例,对研究区的地震烈度衰减规律进行了统计回归分析,并与该地区已有的地震烈度衰减关系进行认真的比较分析.  相似文献   

新疆乌恰2002年12月25日5.7级地震灾害损失评估     

胡伟华  宋立军  宋和平  李军  吕桂林  艾尔肯·哈斯木  张永奎 《内陆地震》2003,17(3):236-241

2002年12月25日20时57分，新疆维吾尔自治区克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州乌恰县境内发生5．7级地震。阿图什市、喀什市强烈有感。乌恰县城、黑孜苇水泥厂、康苏镇等地感受地震强烈。房屋建筑物遭受一定程度的破坏。本次地震没有造成人员死亡，轻伤1人，部分房屋结构受损，总经济损失为3045．85万元，属轻微破坏性地震。  相似文献   

论如何审核确定抗震设防要求     

郄晓芸  田爱青  阎正萃 《山西地震》2003,(4):2-5

为使县级以上地震部门做好审核建设工程抗震设防要求工作，介绍了确定抗震设防要求的4个依据、程序、重大重要建设工程的划分依据、活动断裂分类与分级规定等。指出，确定抗震设防要求既是一项法定的行政审批工作，又是一项严谨的科学技术工作。  相似文献   

地震周期的存在及形成机制讨论     

邓韫 《华南地震》2003,23(1):51-56

根据1900～2000年中国大陆、台湾及全球地层记录及前人的研究，论证了地层周期存在的可能性及形成机制。作者认为，是太阳活动、月球运动轨道及各行星运动轨道的周期性变化，通过磁力及万有引力改变地球内部物质的分布，从而引起地球自转速度的周期性变化，最终致使地展出现周期性的活跃期及平静期。  相似文献   

岳阳及周边地区地震构造与地震活动性研究     

胡良生  赵东培  吴奇良  陈晓雷 《华南地震》2003,23(1):57-63

陈述了岳阳市及周边地区的主要断裂带及其地震活动，归纳了发震部位。认为利用小震条带预报本区地震具有积极意义，并运用数理统计法预测了本区今后50及100年内的地震活动水平。  相似文献   

广州东山湖宏观异常的判定及启示     

万永芳  秦乃岗 《华南地震》2003,23(1):98-100

2001年10月底广州东山湖水面出现宏观异常现象，市民怀疑为地震前兆异常。经过对异常的调查落实，结合广东省地震形势及前兆资料的分析研究，准确判断东山湖的异常现象并非地震宏观异常现象，消除了市民的不安与恐慌。  相似文献