Glacier response to the change in atmospheric circulation in the eastern Mediterranean during the Last Glacial Maximum     

《Quaternary Geochronology》2014

In this study, we document glacial deposits and reconstruct the glacial history in the Karagöl valley system in the eastern Uludağ in northwestern Turkey based on 42 cosmogenic ¹⁰Be exposure ages from boulders and bedrock. Our results suggest the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) advance prior to 20.4 ± 1.2 ka and at least three re-advances until 18.6 ± 1.2 ka during the global LGM within Marine Isotope Stage-2. In addition, two older advances of unknown age are geomorphologically well constrained, but not dated due to the absence of suitable boulders. Glaciers advanced again two times during the Lateglacial. The older is exposure dated to not later than 15.9 ± 1.1 ka and the younger is attributed to the Younger Dryas (YD) based on field evidence. The timing of the glaciations in the Karagöl valley correlates well with documented archives in the Anatolian and Mediterranean mountains and the Alps. These glacier fluctuations may be explained by the change in the atmospheric circulation pattern during the different phases of North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) winter indices.  相似文献   

Ubiquity of Endocrine Disruptors Nonylphenol and Its Mono‐ and Di‐Ethoxylates in Freshwater,Sediments, and Biosolids Associated with High and Low Density Populations of Buenos Aires,Argentina          下载免费PDF全文

Paola A. Babay  Raúl F. Itria  Emiliano E. Romero Ale  Elena T. Becquart  Eduardo A. Gautier 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2014,42(6):731-737

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城市化对石家庄站日气温变化的影响   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5       下载免费PDF全文

任国玉  张雷  卞韬  任玉玉  李娇 《地球物理学报》2015,58(2):398-410

利用1962—2011年逐日平均、最低和最高气温资料,对比分析了石家庄站和藁城站平均、最低和最高气温的概率分布特征.石家庄站是我国少有的自建站以来从未迁址的城市气象站,而附近的藁城站可近似看作乡村气象站.结果表明:城市化致使石家庄站1962—2011年平均、最低和最高气温的概率密度分布向高温方向偏移,其中对最低气温分布的影响尤其明显,对最高气温分布的影响很小;受城市化影响,石家庄站最低气温概率密度分布的高温部分增温比低温部分增温更加明显,最低气温分布形状更加扁平;相对于1962—1986年,1987—2011年石家庄站平均、最低和最高气温概率密度分布均向高温方向偏移,其中最低气温偏移最为明显,并导致1962—2011年整个分析时期最低气温分布出现非正态性;城市化对石家庄站气温分布的影响在冬、春季比夏、秋季更显著,最显著的城市化影响出现在冬季最低气温上;石家庄站基于最低气温的极端气温指数趋势受城市化影响严重,冷夜日数和暖夜日数的城市化影响分别为-1.13d/10a、1.48d/10a,但基于最高气温的冷昼和暖昼日数等极端气温指数变化趋势受城市化影响不明显.出现这种现象的主要原因是城市化对最低、最高气温分布的影响存在差异.  相似文献   

拉分盆地形成机制三维数值模拟——以海原断裂带老龙湾盆地为例          下载免费PDF全文

庞亚瑾  张怀  程惠红  董培育  王静静  石耀霖 《地球物理学报》2015,58(10):3615-3626

拉分盆地是走滑断层系中受拉伸作用形成的断陷盆地.一般在两条平行断层控制下发育.盆地形似菱形,几何形态主要受两条主控走滑断层错距和叠接长度影响.本文以青藏高原东北缘海原断裂带老龙湾拉分盆地第四纪所处的构造环境为基础,参考盆地周围断层几何分布,建立了三维有限元数值模型,模拟该拉分盆地的演化过程;进一步分析了断层力学性质、地壳分层结构等各因素对盆地形成和演化的影响.模拟结果显示,盆地地表沉降伴随有下地壳物质的上涌,此上涌对盆地地表沉降存在阻碍作用.各因素的影响具体表现为:(1)断层力学性质(弹性模量和黏滞系数)越弱,其对构造应力较低的传递效率导致盆地两端差异性运动越明显,从而形成较大的盆地地表沉降和明显的上地壳减薄.(2)平行主控断层的叠接长度反映盆地形成的拉伸作用范围,叠接长度越大,相同的差异性运动在单位面积形成的拉伸应力越小,盆地地表沉降较小.(3)下地壳流变性影响其物质的上涌量,下地壳黏滞系数越小,其对上部拉伸作用的响应越明显,上涌量越大,此上涌对上地壳沉降形成的阻碍作用也越明显.根据老龙湾拉分盆地所处的构造格局,将平行断层的叠接长度取20km,当断层黏滞系数取值为周围基岩的1/10,参考该盆地第四纪构造演化历史,模拟得到的盆地第四纪下沉量与盆地内第四系沉积层厚度在规模上近似,下地壳黏滞系数取值在(2.5~5.0)×1021 Pa·s范围内时,盆地下沉量模拟结果与老龙湾拉分盆地第四系地层厚度吻合较好.  相似文献   

Influence of the pore structure and surface chemical properties of activated carbon on the adsorption of mercury from aqueous solutions     

《Marine pollution bulletin》2014,78(1-2):69-76

Reactivation and chemical modification were used to obtain modified activated carbons with different pore structure and surface chemical properties. The samples were characterized by nitrogen absorption–desorption, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and the Bothem method. Using mercury chloride as the target pollutant, the Hg²⁺ adsorption ability of samples was investigated. The results show that the Hg²⁺ adsorption capacity of samples increased significantly with increases in micropores and acidic functional groups and that the adsorption process was exothermic. Different models and thermodynamic parameters were evaluated to establish the mechanisms. It was concluded that the adsorption occurred through a monolayer mechanism by a two-speed process involving both rapid adsorption and slow adsorption. The adsorption rate was determined by chemical reaction.  相似文献   

Distribution,sources and ecological risk assessment of PAHs in surface sediments from Guan River Estuary,China     

《Marine pollution bulletin》2014,81(1-2):52-58

The contamination of surface sediments in Guan River Estuary, China, by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has been fully investigated. Total concentrations of 21 PAHs ranged from 90 to 218 ng/g with an average of 132.7 ng/g, which is relatively low in comparison with other estuaries around the world. PAH concentrations appeared to be positively correlated with clay content and negatively correlated with sediment grain size. Source identification implied that the PAHs originated mainly from pyrolytic sources. However, source patterns may be continuously changed to a petrogenic origin due to the heavy ship traffic and continuous discharge of oily sewage in this area. The PAH levels were also compared with international Sediments Quality Guidelines and Sediments Quality Criteria, and the results indicated low negative effects for most individual PAHs. However, toxic effects related to FLO would occur occasionally in most locations in the estuary.  相似文献   

基于背景噪声研究云南地区面波速度非均匀性和方位各向异性   总被引：19，自引：16，他引：3       下载免费PDF全文

鲁来玉  何正勤  丁志峰  王椿镛 《地球物理学报》2014,57(3):822-836

基于中国地震科学探测台阵项目一期在南北地震带南段架设的300多个地震台站,利用2011年10月至2012年9月的连续观测记录,采用基于背景噪声互相关函数的面波层析成像技术,研究了青藏高原东南缘的云南地区面波群速度和方位各向异性分布.结果显示,地壳的面波快波方向呈现近南北向,整体表现出围绕东喜马拉雅构造结顺时针旋转的趋势,和地表GPS速度场以及S波分裂的快波方位较为一致.小江断裂东西两侧的快波方位有一定差异.对反映深度大概在下地壳和上地幔顶部的长周期面波,快波方向从近南北向逐渐向北西向过渡,在菱形块体附近,26°N以南,快波方向和红河断裂的走向趋于一致;其他区域相比上地壳的快波方向也有较大变化,这种结果较为支持青藏高原东南缘的云南地区壳幔变形的解耦.在滇西南,澜沧江向东弧形展布区域,中下地壳快波方位呈现局部的圆周旋转趋势,结合该区地震分布规律和应力主轴方向,推测这种现象和块体挤压及旋转具有一定相关性.  相似文献   

Distinct erosional progressions in the Medusae Fossae Formation, Mars, indicate contrasting environmental conditions   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Kathleen Mandt  Shanaka de Silva  Danielle Wyrick 《Icarus》2009,204(2):471-477

The form of erosional remnants of the Medusae Fossae Formation (MFF) on Mars provide evidence of their development progression and implicate two spatially distinct environments in the equatorial regions of Mars. Ubiquitous yardangs are clearly the product of strong unidirectional winds acting over time on variably indurated deposits. Yardang orientation is used as a proxy to map regional and local wind direction at meso-scale resolution. In other, more limited areas not subjected to strong unidirectional winds, randomly oriented kilometer-scale mesas and buttes are found to be remnants of progressive cliff recession through mass wasting as support is lost from within the MFF lithology at its margins. The differing processes that dominate the formation of the distinctive landforms have implications for meso-scale variations in climate that remain unresolved by current modeling efforts. Additionally, the variability of erosional forms within the deposit emphasizes the overall complexity of this extensive formation.  相似文献   

Discovery of jarosite within the Mawrth Vallis region of Mars: Implications for the geologic history of the region     

William H. Farrand  Timothy D. Glotch  Joel A. Hurowitz 《Icarus》2009,204(2):478-318

Analysis of visible to near infrared reflectance data from the MRO CRISM hyperspectral imager has revealed the presence of an ovoid-shaped landform, approximately 3 by 5 km in size, within the layered terrains surrounding the Mawrth Vallis outflow channel. This feature has spectral absorption features consistent with the presence of the ferric sulfate mineral jarosite, specifically a K-bearing jarosite (KFe₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆). Terrestrial jarosite is formed through the oxidation of iron sulfides in acidic environments or from basaltic precursor minerals with the addition of sulfur. Previously identified phyllosilicates in the Mawrth Vallis layered terrains include a basal sequence of layers containing Fe-Mg smectites and an upper set of layers of hydrated silica and aluminous phyllosilicates. In terms of its fine scale morphology revealed by MRO HiRISE imagery, the jarosite-bearing unit has fracture patterns very similar to that observed in Fe-Mg smectite-bearing layers, but unlike that observed in the Al-bearing phyllosilicate unit. The ovoid-shaped landform is situated in an east-west bowl-shaped depression superposed on a north sloping surface. Spectra of the ovoid-shaped jarosite-bearing landform also display an anomalously high 600 nm shoulder, which may be consistent with the presence of goethite and a 1.92 μm absorption which could indicate the presence of ferrihydrite. Goethite, jarosite, and ferrihydrite can be co-precipitated and/or form through transformation of schwertmannite, both processes generally occurring under low pH conditions (pH 2-4). To date, this location appears to be unique in the Mawrth Vallis region and could represent precipitation of jarosite in acidic, sulfur-rich ponded water during the waning stages of drying.  相似文献   

Temporal Oscillations in the Convective Boundary Layer Forced by Mesoscale Surface Heat-Flux Variations     

Song-Lak Kang 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2009,132(1):59-81

A theoretical approach suggests that the surface heterogeneity on a scale of tens of kilometres can generate mesoscale motions that are not in a quasi-stationary state. The starting point of the theoretical approach is the equations of horizontal velocity and potential temperature that are low-pass filtered with a mesoscale cut-off wavelength. The transition of the generated mesoscale motions from a quasi-stationary state to a non-stationary state occurs when horizontal advection is strong enough to level out the potential temperature gradient on the surface heterogeneity scale. Large-eddy simulations (LES) suggest that the convective boundary layer (CBL) changes to a non-stationary state when forced by a surface heat-flux variation of amplitude of 100W m⁻² or higher and a wavelength of the order of 10 km. Spectral analysis of the LES reveals that when the mesoscale motions are in a quasi-stationary state, the energy provided by the surface heat-flux variation remains in organized mesoscale motions on the scale of the surface variation itself. However, in a non-stationary state, the energy cascades to smaller scales, with the cascade extending down into the turbulence scale when the wavelength of the surface heat-flux variation is on a scale smaller than 100 times the CBL height. The energy transfer from the generated mesoscale motions to the CBL turbulence results in the absence of a spectral gap between the two scales. The absence of an obvious spectral gap between the generated mesoscale motions and the turbulence raises questions about the applicability of mesoscale models for studies on the effect of high-amplitude surface heterogeneity on a scale of tens of kilometres. The National Center for Atmospheric Research is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.  相似文献