昆明周边地区活动断层滑动与现代构造应力场

昆明盆地是一个受南北向活动断裂控制的新生代断陷盆地. 昆明盆地及其周边地区共有8条主要断裂带, 野外地震地质调查和断裂滑动观测表明, 南北向和北东向活动断裂以左旋走滑为主, 北西向活动断裂以右旋走滑为主. 采用野外观测取得的22个测点共706条活断层擦痕数据, 利用断层滑动资料反演构造应力张量的方法, 计算获得了研究区现代构造应力场主要特征: 昆明盆地及其周边地区现代构造应力场以北北西——南南东向挤压、 北东东——南西西向拉张为特征, 其最大主压应力（sigma;1）方向为333deg;——2deg;, 平均倾角21deg;; 最小主压应力（sigma;3）方向为44deg;——93deg;, 平均倾角14deg;; 中间主应力（sigma;2）倾角较陡, 近垂直. 应力结构均为走滑型. 断层滑动反演结果与震源机制解资料分析结果基本一致.      

鲜水河断裂带区域第四纪构造应力场的分期研究

利用断层滑动方向资料反演构造应力张量的分期计算方法，获得鲜水河断裂带区域第四纪以来两期主要构造应力作用：第１期为早～中更新世，构造应力作用以北东－南西向挤压为特征；第Ⅱ期自晚更新世至今，构造应力作用以近东西向挤压和近南北向拉张为特征     

滇南地区新生代构造发育兼论通海地震的地质背景

本文通过分析滇南地区不同时代的沉积物发育特征和构造形变,揭露区内构造发育面貌,并以大的岩石圈板块(包括古板块)边界的活动和迁移来解释不同时期的构造发育。 作者依据断层运动与相关地貌发育的关系确定了滇南地区第四纪活动断层;根据第四纪地表形变资料探讨曲江断裂的运动与相关的曲溪盆地的发育机制,确定了区内构造应力分布与断层运动特征。指出本区自第四纪以来,构造应力场较以前有明显的改变,主要在近南北向的挤压应力作用支配下,导致区内块断运动,其运动形式表现为北西向高角度走滑断层运动,造成一些部位引张发育成盆地,同时使另一些部位挤压抬升和地壳增厚,形成涡漩状重力负异常。这种高角度走滑断层运动和盆地发育相匹配的图案与板块边界的裂谷和转换断层之间的发育关系颇为相似。 作者指出滇南地区的历史强震主要发生在这些走滑型断层上,通海大地震就是一例;并强调指出评价大震危险区时应对这些走滑型断层给予充分的重视。     

川滇南北向构造带早中生代构造变形研究

贺兰-川滇南北向构造带是划分中国大陆东西的地幔陡变带,其南段川滇南北向构造带是由几个性质不同的构造系统叠加组成的复杂构造带.研究发现,位于扬子地块西缘的川滇南北向构造带发育由雁行状左行走滑断裂为骨架的走滑构造带.走滑构造带经历了两期构造叠加,早期变形为北东-南西挤压应力场形成的一系列北西-南东走向的逆冲断裂,晚期北西-南东挤压应力场环境下沿先前的逆冲断层形成一系列左行走滑断裂.在这些左行走滑断裂之间,发育一些中生代盆地,盆地沉积相和古流向研究显示,这些盆地的形成受走滑断裂控制.因此,依据盆地内最老地层限定,扬子西缘走滑构造带形成于早中生代.作者认为,这个走滑构造带的形成,很可能与晚三叠世-侏罗纪时期扬子地块顺时针旋转并持续向北俯冲-碰撞有关,川滇南北向构造带在早中生代中国大陆的主体碰撞拼贴过程中就已经开始形成.     

福建东南沿海及邻区活动断裂的微地貌研究

本文对福建东南沿海及邻区活动断裂进行了微地貌学分析，研究了区内断裂构造第四纪以来的活动特征，并探讨了晚更新世以来的区域构造应力场.结果表明：北东向的长乐—诏安断裂带和与之具有成生联系的北西向断裂，第四纪以来具有垂直运动和水平运动的特征；主要有两个明显的活动期，即早、中更新世和晚更新世；晚更新世以来，北东向断裂具右旋水平滑动，北西向断裂具左旋水平滑动，显示出北西西—南东东向水平挤的区域构造应力场.     

海原、六盘山断裂带至银川断陷第四纪构造应力场分析

利用断层滑动资料反演构造应力张量从而确定出海原、六盘山断裂带至银川断陷的第四纪两期构造应力场 :早更新世末期以前 ,为北东—南西挤压型构造应力场 ,由此造成该地区断裂活动主要以逆断为主 ;早更新世末期至中更新世以后 ,构造应力场发生了调整 ,主压应力方向由早期的北东—南西改变为北东东—南西西 ,应力结构由挤压型转变为走滑型 ,并导致断裂活动由早期的逆断为主变为走滑为主 ,这种应力场格局一直持续至今。研究区现代构造应力场可划分为 :海原断裂带走滑应力区、六盘山逆断 -走滑混合应力区和银川断陷拉张应力区     

延怀盆地活动断裂运动与现代构造应力场

延怀盆地包括延矾、怀涿两个相互连通的次级盆地.野外地震地质调查和断裂滑动观测表明:延矾盆地NE向活动断裂以右旋走滑为主,兼具正断层分量;怀涿盆地NE向活动断裂以正断为主,兼具右旋走滑分量;盆地内NW向断裂以左旋走滑为主,兼具正断层分量.采用野外观测取得的10个测点337条活断层擦痕数据,利用由断层滑动资料反演构造应力张量的方法,计算获得了研究区现代构造应力场的主要特征:延矾盆地现代构造应力场以NEE-近EW向挤压、NNW向-近SN向拉张为主要特征,应力结构均为走滑型.其最大主压应力(σ1)方向为N74°～88°E,平均倾角18 °;最小主压应力(σ3)方向为近SN,近水平;中间主应力(σ2)倾角较陡,近垂直.怀涿盆地以NNW向拉张为主要特征,应力结构为正断型为主.其最大主压应力(σ1)平均倾角68°,近垂直;中间主应力(σ2)倾角较缓,最大的不超过35°;最小主压应力(σ3)方向为NNW-近SN向,近水平.断层滑动反演的结果与北京及周边地区由震源机制解资料反演分析结果基本一致.     

河北平原中部地区断裂构造特征

利用卫星图象对河北平原中部地区进行断裂构造解析,发现区内主要发育北东(北北东)、北西向两组断裂,并构成网格状构造,该构造控制着地震的发生。根据区内断裂构造特征,探讨了断裂的生成机制。区内断裂主要是在早期(燕山期)近南北向压应力及晚期(喜山期)北西西-南东东向压应力条件下形成的。现今华北应力场方向为北东东-南西西向,它主要使前两期生成的断裂作继承性活动。     

北天山中东段活动断层滑动与现代构造应力场

利用北天山中段地区主要活动断裂关键构造部位测得的断层滑动数据,采用断层滑动资料反演构造应力张量的方法,确定了该区现代(最新构造变动时期)构造应力场的基本特征,结果是:应力方向表现为近南北向的挤压;应力结构以逆冲型为主,兼有走滑型。该结果与前人利用震源机制解资料反演得到的区域构造应力场的基本特征一致。两类不同应力资料反演得到的构造应力场特征具有较好的一致性,表明在一个较长的地质时期内研究区的构造应力作用比较稳定。     

阿尔金断裂带中段区域新构造应力场分析

本文采用由断层擦痕资料反演构造应力张量的方法估算出阿尔金断裂带中段区域自上新世以来的两期主要构造作用:第Ⅰ期,上新世至早更新世,构造应力张量的最大主应力方向为近SN向,造成阿尔金断裂以逆断层运动为主,兼有左旋滑动;第Ⅱ期,早更新世末期至今,构造应力张量的最大主应力方向为NE—SW,造成阿尔金断裂以左旋走滑运动为主,兼有逆断层运动分量。     

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 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.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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...