渤海海峡及周边区域地壳结构的层析成像特征

渤海海峡是连接中国东部山东半岛和辽东半岛的重要途径,其跨海通道的地壳稳定性研究受到高度关注.本文利用地震层析成像方法重建三维P波速度模型,揭示了渤海海峡及周边区域地壳和上地幔的构造特征.结果表明,渤海海峡的速度结构存在明显的非均匀性,海峡北部地壳速度较高,结构较为完整,断层活动不明显,与现今较弱的地震活动相吻合,但是地壳底部存在低速薄层,它有可能成为地壳和上地幔之间的滑脱带,需要开展进一步的研究加以确认.相比之下,海峡南部地壳速度偏低,附近区域地震活动频繁,与张家口—蓬莱断裂带通过于此有着密切的联系,该断裂持续不断的地震活动对海峡南部的地壳结构产生了较大的影响.在渤海南部,郯庐断裂带东、西两侧的地壳结构明显不同,西侧速度偏高,东侧至渤海海峡速度偏低,这一特征可能与此地区广泛发育的断层和地震活动有关.另外,受华北克拉通破坏及地幔上涌的影响,渤海地区地壳深部和上地幔速度偏低,郯庐断裂带及渤海海峡附近显示出深部热流的活动迹象,反映了岩石圈减薄和软流圈的局部抬升.     

内蒙古东乌珠穆沁旗至辽宁东沟地学断面综合地球物理特征

综合地球物理探测与研究是地学断面的重要内容和基本依据,本断面的综合地球物理研究表明:这里的地壳可分为上、中、下三层,在某些部位中层地壳可进一步分为两层,其上层在断面东南端的辽河断陷东侧及燕山台褶带的义县、朝阳地区呈现为低速层;地壳厚度在断面东南端薄,为31—35km,而在西北端厚,达38—40km;辽河裂谷东侧存在壳内高导层,整个断面上地幔高导层发育,在辽河断陷及朝阳、义县地区反映为上地幔隆起区,在西拉木伦河一带出现落差达50km左右的台阶;确认析木断裂、郯—庐断裂北段、朝阳—北票断裂、赤峰—开原断裂和西拉木伦河等断裂为壳幔深断裂;发现海城地区、朝阳—北票地区及西拉木伦河地区为地壳与上地幔结构异常区,这里也正是地震较活跃的地区。     

由地壳速度结构判断郯庐断裂带江苏段未来大震位置

用多震相地震走时成像法反演郯庐断裂带鲁苏皖段及邻区三维地壳速度结构。一些地区如郯庐断裂带临沭到定远及以东地区在中地壳的20~25km出现低速层,一些地区莫霍面埋深有变化。浅层速度结构的分段与断裂活动的分段相一致,表明新沂到泗洪是活动断裂的闭锁段。对比1668年山东郯城8级地震区和研究区的深部速度结构,结合与郯庐带相交的断裂、地震活动、活动断裂的闭锁段、中地壳低速层及莫霍面深度变化,综合判断郯庐断裂带江苏段未来可能发生大震的地区为33.4°~34.1°N,118.2°~118.8°E,重点是宿迁、沭阳、泗阳和泗洪。震级估计可达8级。     

北京西北地区壳幔结构的非均匀性特征与地震活动

利用在北京西北部地区穿过张家口——渤海地震带北西段地震测深剖面进行了综合解释和研究, 揭示了延庆——怀来、 张北——尚义地震活动区异常的深浅地壳结构特征. 结果表明: 研究区基底结构具有明显的起伏变化, 不同的地质构造单元基底埋深存在着较大差异. 基底埋深在局部地段呈现出的急剧变化可视其为基底断裂存在的一种标志, 基底断裂与地壳深断裂的存在为岩浆的上溢提供了条件, 从而导致了地壳结构强烈的非均匀性. 延怀地区壳内复杂反射波组序列和局部强弱不连续反射带现象的出现, 表明该地区地壳结构发生了强烈的挤压变形, 从而构成了该地区复杂的地壳结构, 为该地区地震的发生提供了动力来源; 张北——尚义地区壳内不同深度范围低速异常体和局部的C1界面的存在, 可以认为是岩浆多期活动的产物, 在区域构造活动的作用下脆性的上地壳内, 当局部应力积聚到一定的程度从而引发了地震的发生.      

基于布格重力数据研究郯庐断裂带江苏段深部构造

本文收集了郯庐断裂带江苏段及周边地区的布格重力数据,利用小波多尺度分析方法对该地区的重力场进行场源分离,深入研究了区域地壳密度结构及断裂空间展布特征,并应用Parker密度界面模型对区域莫霍界面进行反演分析.研究结果如下:(1)布格重力场显示,郯庐断裂带江苏段形成了NNE走向的大型的重力高异常条带及重力梯度带,分隔了华北板块和苏胶块体、下扬子板块,成为区域内重要的地球物理分界线;(2)小波重力细节场揭示,沉积层及上地壳结构复杂,郯庐断裂带的5条主干断裂形成线性异常条带贯穿区域中央,控制着断裂带内部的隆凹构造单元.中下地壳结构相对简单,郯庐断裂带形成宽缓的高、低异常区,洪泽-沟墩断裂、淮阴-响水口断裂、宿迁-无锡断裂等深大断裂与之交切,而邵店-桑墟断裂不与之相交.受宿迁-无锡断裂交切的影响,郯庐断裂带江苏段在宿迁地区出现明显的分段性;(3)区域莫霍面形态东高西低,郯庐断裂带形成了莫霍面陡变带,造成了东西分异的格局,泗洪地区出现莫霍面局部上隆区,可能由于软流层或上地幔高密度物质上隆所致.     

宁夏及邻区地壳上地幔结构特征分析

介绍了宁夏及邻区1970年以来多种地球物理探测研究成果,揭示了该地区不同活动构造单元的深部地壳构造背景。分析表明, 活动块体相互作用、地壳深部断裂、地壳低速体、速度结构的差异和岩性的不同、上地幔顶部隆起、莫霍界面较大的起伏以及复杂的壳幔过渡带等构造特征与该区域强震的形成和发生有较为密切的关系。最后讨论了该区域强震发生的机理。     

基于地震各向异性分析郯庐断裂带中段深部构造特征

利用郯庐断裂带中段附近10个宽频带台站的远震波形资料,基于上地幔地震各向异性来分析郯庐断裂带中段深部构造特征。本研究得到,郯庐断裂带中段深部平均快波偏振方向为93．8°,即郯庐断裂带中段深部主张应变（张应力）方向,对照GPS资料和地震资料的研究表明,郯庐断裂带中段地壳和深部上地幔的形变存在总体的一致性,即郯庐断裂带中段岩石层的形变具有统一特征,地壳与深部上地幔处于相似的应力应变状态中。     

郯庐断裂北延(西支)带地震地质特征

郯庐断裂北延带经历元古代至新生代期间的挤压萌裂、开裂、收缩各不同阶段的演化,向纵深切割元古代—第四纪各期地质体,穿过地壳达上地幔.沿带发生倾滑、走滑、转换断层型地震,为东北内陆一条显著的中强地震活动带.     

郯庐断裂带南段重力异常及不同深度的横向构造特征

为研究郯庐断裂带南段及周边构造的深部特征、空间展布、交切关系,文中利用小波多尺度分析方法对该地区的布格重力场进行场源分离,剖析不同深度下的地壳横向构造;同时采用Parker变密度模型对莫霍面深度进行反演分析。研究表明,郯庐断裂带南段表现为NNE走向的大型重力区域场梯度条带,切割深度达岩石圈地幔,其两侧密度结构及构造特征差异明显。沉积层及上地壳密度结构复杂,郯庐带东支2条断裂形成线性异常纵贯区域;而西支2条断裂线性异常较弱,截切EW向的重力异常体断续延展。中、下地壳密度结构简单,断裂带形成宽缓的低异常条带,反映了白垩纪—古近纪伸展环境下造成的地堑式构造。西支2条主干断裂纵穿合肥市,沿肥东凹陷西缘向S延伸,由于舒城以南的高密度圈闭体遮挡,尖灭于舒城县一带;而肥中、六安—合肥、肥西—韩摆渡EW向的深大断裂交切于西支,未延伸至东支。该区近代小震多发生于断裂构造所对应的重力高、低异常转化带之间,尤其是断裂之间的交会处与郯庐构造带内部,郯庐断裂带南段为历史强震空区段,考虑到断裂带莫霍面陡变及与多条深大断裂交切等深部环境,中强震危险性不容忽视。     

苏鲁地区剪切波速度结构研究及与地震关系探讨

利用S波纯波形拟合法以及T函数法反演了苏鲁地区壳幔剪切波速度结构,并利用长周期P波T函数反演得到了连云港和莱阳台下方800km深度的速度结构。结果显示:(1)苏鲁地区大部分台站地壳表层及上地壳浅部速度偏高,分别对应高压、超高压物质和古老基底出露地区;(2)沿郯庐断裂带分布的台站均显示明显低速层,并具有北浅南深的特点;(3)连云港和莱阳台超深度反演结果显示两台均在150km深度下出现高速层,反映扬子板块的俯冲深度为100km以下,俯冲板片厚度在100km以上;板片拆离下沉深度甚至达到300km或者更深;(4)地震深度分布与低速层关系密切,沿郯庐断裂和烟台—五莲断裂的中小地震震源深度都比较深,有的甚至达到地壳的底部,反映这两条断裂目前切割深度都比较大,而且地幔物质相对比较活跃。     

On the synchronism in the events within the core and on the surface of the earth: the changes in the organic world and in the polarity of the geomagnetic field in the phanerozoic

The data on geomagnetic reversals are compared with the changes in the organic world and with the lower-mantle plumes. The times of the formation of plumes and the times of their appearance on the Earth’s surface relate to the intervals characterized by the different frequencies of geomagnetic reversals, i.e., there is no interrelation between the formation of plumes and the frequency of the changes in the geomagnetic field polarity. At the same time, a certain synchronism is observed between the frequency of the geomagnetic reversals and the boundaries of the biostratigraphic ages, i.e., the changes in the organic world in the long-period range. A hypothesis is proposed, which explains the change in the sign of the geomagnetic field by the combined effect of the irregular rotation of the internal core relative to the mantle and the changes in the slope angle of the axis of the Earth’s rotation, which, in turn, results in synchronous events on the Earth’s surface: the rates of changes in the organic world.     

On the maintenance of the axisymmetric part of the flow in the atmosphere

Summary The maintenance of the axisymmetric component of the flow in the atmosphere is investigated by means of a steady-state, quasi-geostrophic formulation of the meteorological equations. It is shown that the meridional variations in the time-averaged axisymmetric variables can be expressed as the sum of three contributions, one being due to the eddy heat transport, another to the eddy momentum transport, and a third to the convective-radiative equilibrium temperature which enters the problem through the specification of a Newtonian form of diabatic heating. The contributions by the large scale eddies are evaluated through the use of observed values for the eddy heat and momentum transports.The contributions from each of the three forcing mechanisms to the temperature and zonal wind fields are invstigated individually and found to be of about equal importance. The sum of the three contributions are also presented for the temperature, the zonal wind, the stream function associated with the mean meridional circulation and the corresponding vertical motion. Although the results fail to reproduce the main observed features of the lower stratosphere, they are found to be in good agreement with observations in the middle latitude troposphere. At any pressure level, for example, the computed mean zonal wind has a jet-like profile and the axis of the jet is found to slope to the south with height, as observed in the atmosphere.Based in part on a thesis submitted by the first author as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree at the University of Michigan. — Publication No. 194 from the Department of Meteorology and Oceanography, The University of Michigan.     

On the gravimetric undulations of the geoid and the deflections of the vertical

Summary The author mentions the aims of the World-wide gravity project he established in the Ohio State University in Columbus, in 1950. He outlines the practical procedure of the gravimetric computations of the undulationsN and the vertical deflection components and and emphasizes that only by the global international cooperation and additional gravity observations at sea carried out during the last decade it has been possible to gather to Columbus the needed gravity material. Since there exist still large gravimetrically unsurveyed areas it is of vital significance to study what gravity anomalies are best to be used for these regions. The given figures concerning the accuracy of theN, and , estimated theoretically and obtained in practice, indicate that in the gravimetrically well surveyed parts of the world like in Europe and the United States we can get gravimetrically on basis of existing gravity material theN-values with accuracy of about 5–10 meters, and and with the accuracy of about 1. The geoid undulationsN are already computed in Columbus for more than 6000 points of the northern hemisphere. The sample maps show the interesting geoid of Europe and vicinity between the latitudes 60° and 30° and longitude 5° W and 30° E, drafted on basis of more than 1000N-values computed at the corners of 1°×1° squares. It is interesting to realize that the geoid undulations in all this area are positive, the extreme values being between 40 and 50 meters. The geophysical significance of the geoid maps of this kind is pointed out.     

太平洋中部地磁台11年周期变化的研究

综合APIA、HONOLULU、PAMATAI 3个地磁台三分量的11年周期变化的形态后，可定性地提出该变化源于内场。如内源为核幔边界的电涡流，则其中心点应位于3台之间。     

Magnetic stratigraphy of the Ordovician in the lower reach of the Kotuy River: the age of the Bysy-Yuryakh stratum and the rate of geomagnetic reversals on the eve of the superchron

Until recently, the existing data prevented the geophysicists from accurately dating the Bysy-Yuryakh stratum, which outcrops in the middle reach of the Kotuy River, constraining the time of its formation to a wide interval from the end of the Late Cambrian to the beginning of the Silurian. The obtained paleomagnetic data unambiguously correlate the Bysy-Yuryakh stratum to the Nyaian regional stage and constrain its formation, at least a considerable part of it, by the Tremadocian. This result perfectly agrees with the data on the Bysy-Yuryakh conodonts studied in this work and yields a spectacular example of the successful application of paleomagnetic studies in solving important tasks of stratigraphy and, correspondingly, petroleum geology. Within the Bysy-Yuryakh stratum, we revealed a large normal-polarity interval corresponding to the long (>1 Ma) period when the geomagnetic reversals were absent. This result, in combination with the data for the Tremadocian and Middle–Upper Cambrian sequences of the other regions, indicates that (1) the rate of occurrence of the geomagnetic reversals on the eve of the Ordovician Moyero superchron of reversed polarity was at most one reversal per Ma; (2) the superchron does not switch on instantaneously but is preceded by a certain gradual change in the operation conditions of the dynamo mechanism which, inter alia, manifests itself by the reduction of the frequency of geomagnetic reversals with the approach of the superchron. This finding supports the views according to which a process preparing the establishment of the superchrons takes place at the core–mantle boundary.     

On the variation in the geomagnetic dipole over the geological history of the Earth

The global database on the paleointensity, containing determinations of the virtual dipole moment (VDM) for a stable (normal) regime of the geomagnetic field in a time interval of up to 3.5 Ga, is supplemented by new VDM determinations and analyzed. The field generation process started no later than 3–3.5 Ga (earlier data are absent) at the stage of the Earth’s core formation. Since that time, the dipole value has differed from its present value by no more than an order of magnitude, and the deviations that have already been detected tend toward smaller values. The distribution of VDM values in the time interval 0–400 Ma is bimodal, which apparently reflects the presence of two different generation levels of the geomagnetic field distinguished by a relatively large value (close to the present field value) and a relatively small value (approximately half as large as the present value). The total duration of decreased VDM values appreciably exceeds that of increased VDM values (179.1 and 28.6 Myr, respectively). On the whole, data on the paleointensity do not contradict the hypothesis about the dipole nature of the field over the last 400 Myr; however, the number of determinations at high paleolatitudes is too small to draw decisive conclusions on the validity (or invalidity) of the dipole field approximation based solely on paleointensity data.     

Comparison Between the Nutations of the Planet Mars and the Nutations of the Earth

The nutations of the planets Mars andEarth are investigated and compared. Alarge number of interior structureparameters are involved in the nutationcomputations. The comparison between the observations and the computationsprovides several constraints on these parmeters andtherefore allows a better understanding of the physics of the interior of theplanet. For the Earth, the high precision of the observations of the nutationshas led to a very good determination of interior properties of the planet. ForMars, observations of nutations are not yet available, and we review how theamplitude of the Martian nutations depends on the hypotheses consideredfor its interior. Although Mars is very similar to the Earth, its interior is not well known;for example, we don't knowif its core is liquid or solid. Only if the core is liquid,the Free Core Nutation (FCN) normal mode exists and can alter the nutationswhich are close to the resonance. From the observed geoids, it is known thatboth planets are not in hydrostatic equilibrium. The departure is larger forMars than for the Earth, and consequently, the implication of considering a convective mantle instead of a mantle in hydrostatic equilibrium described byClairaut's equation for the initial equilibrium state of the planet is largeron the Martian nutations than on the Earth nutations. The consequences of theuncertainty in the core dimensions are also examined and shown to be of a veryhigh influence for Mars if the core is liquid, due to the potential changes inthe FCN resonance. The influence of the presence of an inner core, which isknown to exist for the Earth, could be more important for Mars than for theEarth if the inner core is large. Due to the presence of Tharsis on Mars, thetriaxiality of this planet has, additionally, larger effects than on Earth.     

Evolutionary Changes in the Configuration of the Magnetic Field of the Solar Corona in the Epoch of the Minimum

Geomagnetism and Aeronomy - The evolution of the magnetic configuration in the solar corona is studied. The curvature of the K-corona helmets obtained from an analytical approximation of the...