应用~2H、~(18)O同位素示踪华北平原石家庄包气带土壤水入渗补给及年补给量确定

采集2个不同深度包气带土壤水2 H、18 O同位素剖面ZK1,ZK2,应用天然稳定同位素2 H、18 O示踪的方法,研究了华北山前冲积平原石家庄地区包气带土壤水入渗补给的历史演化特征。结果显示,研究区内,以0.05m为取样间隔,δ2 H、δ18 O值可以明显指示出大气降水及灌溉水入渗补给时间—剖面深度位置的年际对应关系。ZK2的δ2 H、δ18 O值随着埋深的增大出现周期性的波动,具有分层现象的岩性差异并不明显,说明ZK2剖面以活塞流的入渗方式补给地下水。在0~3.90m深度,δ2 H、δ18 O值显示降水和灌溉水的入渗补给时间为2011年10月至2001年11月。18 O峰值位移法计算补给量的结果显示,降水、灌溉水通过包气带补给地下水的垂向运移速度为38.5~65.0cm/a,年均入渗补给量为131.3~185.3mm。同时,对比2003年及2005-2007年降水量数据,说明少雨年份农业灌溉用水量的大小对当地地下水的入渗补给量起着关键性作用。     

南京大气降水氧同位素变化及水汽来源分析

研究结论有助于了解南京地区的水汽输送以及水汽循环过程。在全球大气降水同位素观测网(GNIP)南京站点的大气降水氢氧同位素资料基础上,并结合相关气象资料,分析了南京地区大气降水稳定同位素时间分布特征及其影响因素,并建立了局地大气降水线方程。结果表明:南京地区大气降水中δ¹⁸O春季最为富集、夏季最为贫化;年尺度下降水δ¹⁸O与温度之间不存在正相关,而与降水量之间存在负相关;季节尺度下,冬季的δ¹⁸O与温度、降水量的关系与年尺度结果相反,皆呈现出正相关关系。采用HYSPLIT模型对站点水汽来源进行追踪,并结合季风活动分析得出:全年中南京大气降水δ¹⁸O变化主要受亚洲夏、冬季风及其带来的水汽影响,在季风交替时节(春、秋季)虽降水源于局地蒸发水汽,但仍为季风带来降水的影响。     

低δ18O岩浆岩的成因

具有显著低于正常幔源岩浆δ¹⁸O值的岩浆岩是地球上比较罕见的一种岩石,其形成需要特殊的岩浆过程。虽然岩浆分异过程基本上不改变氧同位素组成,但水岩反应可以明显改变岩石的氧同位素组成,高温水岩反应会导致岩石的氧同位素组成显著降低,这得到了理论计算的支持。对黄石高原流纹岩和冰岛玄武岩这两个典型的低δ¹⁸O岩浆实例的长期研究发现, 在地表遭受了高温热液蚀变的低δ¹⁸O岩石部分熔融或者被岩浆同化是形成低δ¹⁸O岩浆的重要机制,这通常通过裂谷构造带破火山口的垮塌来实现。塞舌尔和碾子山代表了结晶于低δ¹⁸O岩浆的花岗岩实例,其形成需要源区有亏损¹⁸O的地壳物质参与。大别-苏鲁造山带超高压变质岩亏损¹⁸O的幅度和这些亏损¹⁸O岩石的分布面积都非常令人瞩目。对这些超高压变质岩的原岩进行氧同位素研究,能够为其这些低δ¹⁸O岩石的成因提供有力的制约。目前已经在北淮阳花岗岩中报道了具有新元古代年龄和低δ¹⁸O 值的锆石。研究显示,这些花岗岩可能经历了两次高温水岩反应,第一次导致了低¹⁸O岩浆的形成和低δ¹⁸O值锆石的结晶,第二次则进一步降低了其它矿物的δ¹⁸O值,导致了氧同位素不平衡。对这些低δ¹⁸O花岗岩的深入研究,特别是进行原位微区分析,不仅有助于我们深入认识低δ¹⁸O岩浆的形成机理,而且有助于进一步理解水岩反应中元素和同位素的地球化学行为。     

雷州半岛造礁珊瑚Porites lutea月分辨率的δ18O温度计研究

对雷州半岛西南部珊瑚岸礁区1995～1997年生长的造礁珊瑚Poriteslutea的骨骼密度、生长速度和δ¹⁸O分析表明：1)造礁珊瑚骨骼的密度、生长速度和δ¹⁸O与其生存环境的表层海水温度之间存在很好的相关性,高密度、低生长速率和高δ¹⁸O值对应于冬季;2)δ¹⁸O具有明显的年际和季节性变化。根据δ¹⁸O估计的表层海水温度变化范围与实测基本一致,进一步揭示了珊瑚骨骼δ¹⁸O可作为定量研究高分辨率表层海水温度变化的温度计。     

新疆三工河流域厚层包气带区地下水垂向补给量的厘定

通过对荒漠区荒地、绿洲区耕地及摞荒地厚层包气带剖面土壤水的含水率、易溶盐离子及稳定同位素(δD、δ18O)的测定和分析,对厚层包气带区土壤水的补给来源及地下水的垂向补给量进行了厘定。结果表明:荒漠区荒地、绿洲区耕地与摞荒地土壤含水率、易溶盐中氯离子与土壤水氢氧同位素在垂向上均呈现旋回变化,每个旋回经历了一次新水入渗补给的过程。绿洲区土壤水与荒漠区土壤补给水中的δD值为-124.10‰~-94.44‰,土壤补给水来源于冬季大气降水或降雪的入渗补给。绿洲内耕地区、摞荒地区及荒漠区地下水垂向入渗补给量分别为1.29~5.53 mm/a、0.52~1.85 mm/a及0.03~0.08 mm/a。     

深海沉积物10Be记录研究

DSDP519钻孔¹⁰Be测定结果表明，在B／M，M／G两地磁极性倒转期间，¹⁰Be产生率均约增加20％。DSDP519孔δ¹⁰Be曲线与DSDP502孔δ¹⁸O曲线具有明显的正相关关系。CT85－5钻孔¹⁰Be曲线在34000±3000aB．P存在明显的峰，峰值比正常值高出2．5倍，⁹Be，Zn变化曲线中均未观察到此峰，与Vostok冰芯¹⁰Be峰在时间上属于同期。这进一步说明了此时期内¹⁰Be浓度增加是全球性的，只能归因于¹⁰Be产生率的增加。Raisbeck峰讯号可以成为某些储存库精确时标。     

辽宁大石桥菱镁矿床的碳氧同位素组成和成因

在2.33~2.06Ga期间,δ¹³C_carb发生了地质历史上最强烈的正异常事件,被称为Lomagundi事件。辽河群形成于2.3~1.85Ga期间,其大石桥组蕴涵超大型的大石桥菱镁矿矿床,在矿区厚约1144m。为检验华北克拉通对Lomagundi事件响应,揭示大石桥菱镁矿的成因,本文报道我们最新获得的地球化学研究结果。大石桥菱镁矿6件下伏白云岩地层样品的CaO/MgO摩尔比为0.87~0.94,δ¹³C_carb和δ¹⁸O_carb值分别为0.6‰~1.4‰（平均1.2‰,V-PDB标准）和16.4‰~19.5‰（平均18.2‰,SMOW标准）;与世界正常海相碳酸盐岩地层相比,δ¹³C_carb较高,而δ¹⁸O_carb较低,表明原始沉积物具有类似于Lomagundi事件的δ¹³C_carb正异常,δ¹³C_carb可能高达4.2‰,但δ¹³C_carb和δ¹⁸O_carb值均在沉积之后的成岩或/和变质过程中显著降低。研究剖面大石桥菱镁矿含矿地层厚逾550m,6件样品的CaO/Mg0摩尔比为0.005~0.23,δ¹³C_carb和δ¹⁸O_carb值分别为0.1‰~0.6‰（平均0.4‰）,9.2‰~12.7‰（平均10.9‰）,均低于下伏围岩白云岩;推测与区域变质有关的流体交代作用导致岩石发生重结晶作用和同位素交换,使δ¹³C_V-PDB和δ¹⁸O_V-SMOW值降低。而对菱镁矿顶板白云岩和网脉状菱镁矿矿石的研究进一步证明了上述解释的合理性。总之,大石桥菱镁矿的形成经历了初始沉积、成岩作用、区域变质和流体交代作用以及成矿后的局部蚀变作用。     

桂林地区近150年来的气候变化——基于 210Pb计年的洞穴碳酸盐沉积物记录

采用 ²¹⁰Pb定年和碳、氧稳定同位素分析方法对盘龙洞内的洞穴次生碳酸盐沉积物进行了系统研究,重建桂林地区近150年来的气候变化。本文采用的次生碳酸盐沉积物是采自桂林盘龙洞中的P001石笋和P007流石,分别获得9个和12个 ²¹⁰Pb测年数据; 以及41个和46个碳、氧同位素数据。P001石笋碳、氧同位素记录年代跨度为公元 1869～2002年,  δ¹⁸O  平均值为－6.28‰, δ¹³O  平均值为－7.59‰; P007流石碳、氧同位素记录跨度为公元 1854～2004年,  δ¹⁸O  平均值为－5.27‰, δ¹³O  平均值为－6.68‰。P001石笋和P007流石碳、氧同位素记录的低频信号显示出一致的变化趋势,而且二者的 δ13C 曲线相对  δ¹⁸O  曲线一致性更强,说明它们受同样环境条件所制约,同时也说明了其 ²¹⁰Pb年代系列的建立是可靠的。盘龙洞石笋和流石的  δ¹⁸O 和  δ¹³O 记录在公元 1930～1965年都出现一个低谷,表明该时段植被生产力相对减弱,亦即降水相对减少。通过P001石笋和P007流石的碳、氧同位素记录与现代降雨记录的比较可知,在年际至10年际尺度上,氧同位素反映的为降水或者季风的强弱。由此,公元1854年到2005年的151年内,盘龙洞碳酸盐沉积物氧同位素所反映的气候变化信息为3个阶段： 1)1854年至1900年的相对较强季风期,降水量较丰, δ18O 平均值为－6.3‰; 2)1900年至1960年的较弱季风期,降水量较少, δ¹⁸O 平均值为－5.1‰; 3)1960年至2005年的较强季风期,降水量较丰富,δ¹⁸O 平均值为－6.1‰。     

长江河口水下三角洲137Cs地球化学分布特征

文章通过对长江口水下三角洲采集的10个柱状样放射性核素¹³⁷Cs的分析可以得知,长江口水下三角洲¹³⁷Cs剖面中均存在清晰的最大蓄积峰,其峰值比活度介于5.68±1.03～21.74±1.39Bq/kg之间,平均值为14.11±1.10Bq/kg,最大蓄积峰所处的深度为55～117cm。剖面中¹³⁷Cs最大蓄积峰应该与1963年的¹³⁷Cs散落沉降相对应。长江口水下三角洲的表层沉积物中的¹³⁷Cs比活度范围介于0～9.19±1.12Bq/kg之间,并且与长江流域其他地区的表层¹³⁷Cs比活度相一致。长江口水下三角洲可探测到的¹³⁷Cs比活度的最大深度范围在88～160cm的范围内变化,¹³⁷Cs蓄积总量为2361.30±174.38～17714.94±262.14Bq/m²,平均值为9664.97±100.05Bq/m²,¹³⁷Cs比活度的最大深度及¹³⁷Cs蓄积总量均表现出从岸向海逐渐增加的趋势。实测的¹³⁷Cs总量均大于长江流域的¹³⁷Cs背景值,说明了长江口水下三角洲的¹³⁷Cs蓄积既有大气散落直接沉降的来源,又有流域侵蚀带来的¹³⁷Cs输入,并且主要以后者为主。通过放射性核素示踪模型分析长江口水下三角洲¹³⁷Cs散落蓄积特征可以得知,长江口水下三角洲¹³⁷Cs的蓄积以长江流域来源为主,说明了放射性核素¹³⁷Cs在长江口水下三角洲沉积物中的蓄积主要受流域侵蚀因素的影响。     

渔塘坝富硒硅质岩成因及沉积环境探讨：硅、氧、碳和硫同位素证据

鄂西渔塘坝含碳硅质岩段(P³₁m)为硒矿床的主要赋硒层位,其硅、氧同位素组成δ³⁰Si变化范围为0.5‰~1.8‰（平均1.25‰）;δ¹⁸O为22.7‰~27.1‰ （平均25.3‰）;硅质岩中黄铁矿 δ³⁴S的值变化范围为-27.7‰~-5.65‰,幅度大于20‰;硅质岩层位中方解石样品的δ¹³C值范围为4.19‰~0.52‰。综合研究表明,渔塘坝硅质岩在成因上主要表现为热水沉积特征,成岩温度为45℃,形成于半封闭的浅海至滨浅海（滞留的盆地）缺氧沉积环境。     

Controls, variation, and a record of climate change in detailed stable isotope record in a single bryozoan skeleton

The long-lived (about 20 yr) bryozoan Adeonellopsis sp. from Doubtful Sound, New Zealand, precipitates aragonite in isotopic equilibrium with seawater, exerting no metabolic or kinetic effects. Oxygen isotope ratios (δ¹⁸O) in 61 subsamples (along three branches of a single unaltered colony) range from −0.09 to +0.68‰ PDB (mean = +0.36‰ PDB). Carbon isotope ratios (δ¹³C) range from +0.84 to +2.18‰ PDB (mean = +1.69‰ PDB). Typical of cool-water carbonates, δ¹⁸O-derived water temperatures range from 14.2 to 17.5 °C. Adeonellopsis has a minimum temperature growth threshold of 14 °C, recording only a partial record of environmental variation. By correlating seawater temperatures derived from δ¹⁸O with the Southern Oscillation Index, however, we were able to detect major events such as the 1983 El Niño. Interannual climatic variation can be recorded in skeletal carbonate isotopes. The range of within-colony isotopic variability found in this study (0.77‰ in δ¹⁸O and 1.34 in δ¹³C) means that among-colony variation must be treated cautiously. Temperate bryozoan isotopes have been tested in less than 2% of described extant species — this highly variable phylum is not yet fully understood.     

Pleistocene ice and paleo-strain rates at Taylor Glacier, Antarctica

Ice exposed in ablation zones of ice sheets can be a valuable source of samples for paleoclimate studies and information about long-term ice dynamics. We report a 28-km long stable isotope sampling transect along a flowline on lower Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, and show that ice from the last glacial period is exposed here over tens of kilometers. Gas isotope analyses on a small number of samples confirm our age hypothesis. These chronostratigraphic data contain information about past ice dynamics and in particular should be sensitive to the longitudinal strain rate on the north flank of Taylor Dome, averaged over millennia. The imprint of climatic changes on ice dynamics may be discernible in these data.     

基于氢氧稳定同位素的武汉北部新城地表水-地下水转换关系研究

【研究目的】揭示武汉北部新城地表水、地下水的氢氧稳定同位素特征及其相互作用。【研究方法】2019年，采集、测定了降水样7件、河水样6件、水库样14件、民井样98件、泉水样3件和钻孔样11件，并收集到武汉站1986—1998年的监测数据50件，以空间分析和流域分析为基础，氢氧稳定同位素分析为手段。【研究结果】（1）武汉降水氢氧同位素随季节变化，并表现出“降雨效应”明显、“温度效应”不明显的特点；（2）地表水在枯水期受到强烈的蒸散发，表现出一定的“地貌效应”与“干支流效应”的特征；（3）民井、泉和钻孔等地下水均源于大气降水，表现出“含水层埋深效应”与“山区平原效应”的特点；（4）枯水期，界河流域中界河获得了上游水库和地下水的补给，夏家寺水库流域中夏家寺水库得到了地下水补给。【结论】氢氧同位素能显著提高武汉北部新城地表水-地下水相互转换规律的认识。创新点：利用各类水体氢氧同位素组成及空间分布特征，揭示了武汉北部新城降水、地表水和地下水相互转换的规律     

Changes to depositional palaeoenvironments within the Qikou depression (Bohaiwan Basin,China): carbon and oxygen isotopes in lacustrine carbonates of the Palaeogene Shahejie Formation

This paper reports the carbon and oxygen isotope compositions of lacustrine carbonate sediments from the Palaeogene Shahejie Formation, Qikou depression, Bohaiwan Basin, with the aim of determining the palaeoenvironmental conditions in the region. Results from Es₂, the second member of the Shahejie Formation, showed values of δ¹³C and δ¹⁸O from –1.2‰ to +2.4‰ (average +0.6‰) and from –6.8‰ to –4.7‰ (average –5.7‰), respectively, suggesting a relatively hot climate attending deposition. The slightly closed nature of the lake, which contains brackish water, resulted in higher carbonate δ¹³C and δ¹⁸O values than in a meteoric environment. The values of δ¹³C and δ¹⁸O preserved within the carbonates of the overlying lower Shahejie I (Es₁) varied between +1.3‰ and +4.9‰ (average +3.2‰) and from ?4.4‰ to ?1.8‰ (average ?3.1‰), respectively, indicating that the climate became colder at that time. Subsequently, a marine transgression caused the salinity of the lake water to increase. The values of δ¹³C and δ¹⁸O were controlled by salinity. The high δ¹³C values were also influenced by the rapid burial of the lake organisms and by algal photosynthesis. Values of δ¹³C and δ¹⁸O from carbonates in upper Es₁ ranged from ?8.0‰ to +11.0‰ (average +10.1‰) and from ?5.0‰ to ?1.5‰ (average ?3.4‰), respectively, indicating a slight increase in the temperature over time. In the closed and reducing environment, extremes in δ¹³C values resulted from biochemical fermentation. The positive δ¹³C excursion recorded in the carbonates of the Shahejie Formation in the Qikou depression indicates that the palaeoclimate underwent a significant transformation during the Eocene and the Oligocene.     

Petrogenesis of basalt–trachyte lavas from Olmoti Crater, Tanzania

Olmoti Crater is part of the Plio-Pleistocene Ngorongoro Volcanic Highland (NVH) in northern Tanzania to the south of Gregory Rift. The Gregory Rift is part of the eastern branch of the East African Rift System (EARS) that stretches some 4000 km from the Read Sea and Gulf of Aden in the north to the Zambezi River in Mozambique. Here, we (1) characterize the chemistry and mineral compositions of lavas from Olmoti Crater, (2) determine the age and duration of Olmoti volcanic activity through ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar dating of Olmoti Crater wall lavas and (3) determine the genesis of Olmoti lavas and the relationship to other NVH and EARS volcanics and (4) their correlation with volcanics in the Olduvai and Laetoli stratigraphic sequences.Olmoti lavas collected from the lower part of the exposed crater wall section (OLS) range from basalt to trachyandesite whereas the upper part of the section (OUS) is trachytic. Petrography and major and trace element data reflect a very low degree partial melt origin for the Olmoti lavas, presumably of peridotite, followed by extensive fractionation. The ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr data overlap whereas Nd and Pb isotope data are distinct between OLS and OUS samples. Interpretation of the isotope data suggests mixing of enriched mantle (EM I) with high-μ-like reservoirs, consistent with the model of Bell and Blenkinsop [Bell, K., Blenkinsop, J., 1987. Nd and Sr isotopic compositions of East African carbonatites: implications for mantle heterogeneity. Geology 5, 99–102] for East African carbonatite lavas. The isotope ratios are within the range of values defined by Oceanic Island Basalt (OIB) globally and moderate normalized Tb/Yb ratios (2.3–1.6) in these lavas suggest melting in the lithospheric mantle consistent with other studies in the region.⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar incremental-heating analyses of matrix and anorthoclase separates from Olmoti OLS and OUS lavas indicate that volcanic activity was short in duration, lasting 200 kyr from 2.01 ± 0.03 Ma to 1.80 ± 0.01 Ma. The age of Olmoti activity overlaps with ages reported for Ngorongoro Caldera, implying contemporaneous activity of multiple NVH volcanic centers during part of the eruption interval.Olmoti is considered the source for the bulk of interbedded volcanics and volcaniclastic deposits that comprise much of the upper Bed I section of nearby Olduvai Gorge, and part of the Laetoli sequence, both known for their well preserved fossils and archaeological remains. Age and chemical data reported here are compatible with those derived from tephra and lava interbedded in Bed I at Olduvai Gorge and from the Olpiro Beds at Laetoli.     

Regional oxygen isotope systematics of felsic volcanics; a potential exploration tool for volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits in the Iberian Pyrite Belt

Regional oxygen isotopic sytematics have been performed mainly on the felsic volcanic footwall rocks of the orebodies but also on purple schist characteristic of the hanging wall series, around two giant VMS deposits in the Spanish Iberian Pyrite Belt, Riotinto and La Zarza. As the terranes of the Iberian Pyrite Belt, these two giant deposits have been affected by the Hercynian tectono-metamorphic events, strongly modifying their geometry. About 60 and 40 samples were collected over a 10×4 km² area at Riotinto and a 3×2 km² area at La Zarza, respectively. Whole-rock powders were analysed for oxygen by CO₂-laser fluorination. At both sites, a same type of low-δ¹⁸O anomaly down to +3.6‰, well differentiated from the regional background (up to 20‰), was identified near the orebodies. The lowest δ¹⁸O values (+4 to +11‰) correspond to the chlorite hydrothermal halo, essentially restricted to the feeder zones of the orebody. Intermediate δ¹⁸O values (+9 to +15‰) correspond to the sericite hydrothermal halo, mostly developed laterally to the orebody until 0.5–1 km. The regional background (+16 to +20‰) is represented by spilitised volcanic rocks. A same kind of low anomaly, but with less contrast, was defined in purple schist in the immediate hanging wall of the orebodies. All these results demonstrate that, despite high geometrical modifications of the orebodies related to the Hercynian tectonics, oxygen isotopic anomalies recorded by volcanic host rocks during the emplacement of the mineralising hydrothermal systems are still identified. This strongly suggests that oxygen isotopic systematics could be useful to identify target areas in the Iberian Pyrite Belt, as already demonstrated on other VMS targets in the world.     

贵州都匀七星洞石笋剖面晚更新世高分辨率的气候地层学

通过对贵州都匀七星洞4根石笋42件系统的TIMS²³⁰Th测年及694件稳定同位素分析,揭示的气候变化记录时限范围连续1～15万年,稳定同位素样品平均分辨率晚期达150～220a,早期达440～530a。研究表明,石笋^δ18O曲线,相当于海洋记录的终止点Ⅰ及终止点Ⅱ具有特别明显的突变,其年龄分别为11.3kaB.P.及129.3kaB.P.,应为晚更新世顶、底界线的准确年代。晚更新世与深海氧同位素记录MIS2～MIS5e相对应的气候地层单元,其界限年代也分别得到了明确的界定。相当于格陵兰冰芯记录、北大西洋沉积记录的YD事件、Heinrich气候突变事件,几个石笋记录取得了一致的准确定位及定年。其中YD事件为12.76～11.52kaB.P.;Heinrich事件的H1～H6分别为17～15kaB.P.,24.6kaB.P.,30.5kaB.P.,39.3kaB.P.,47.8～46.8kaB.P.以及60.4kaB.P.。对其与北大西洋沉积及格陵兰冰芯记录所揭示的短尺度气候突变事件的可比性,表明东亚季风气候变化,与高纬度地区的气候变化呈遥相关响应,对研究东亚季风气候驱动机制及其与全球气候变化的响应关系和对晚更新世的地层学研究,均具有特别重要的意义。     

Paleoclimate reconstruction based on the timing of speleothem growth and oxygen and carbon isotope composition in a cave located in the rain shadow in Israel

High-resolution ²³⁰Th/²³⁴U ages and δ¹⁸O and δ¹³C compositions of speleothems in Ma’ale Efrayim Cave located to the east of the central mountain ridge of Israel enable us to examine the nature of the rain shadow aridity during glacial and interglacial intervals. Speleothem growth occurred during marine glacial isotopic periods, with no growth during the two last marine isotope interglacial intervals and during the peak of the Last Glacial Maximum. This contrasts with speleothem growth in caves located on the western flank of the central mountain ridge, in the Eastern Mediterranean semiarid climatic zone, which continued throughout the last 240,000 yr. Thus, during glacial periods water reached both sides of the central mountain ridge. A comparison of the present-day rain and cave water isotopic compositions and amounts at the Ma’ale Efrayim Cave site with those on the western flank shows that evaporation and higher temperatures on the eastern flank are major influences on isotopic composition and the lack of rainfall. The δ¹⁸O and δ¹³C profiles of the speleothems deposited between 67,000 and 25,000 yr B.P. match the general trends of the isotopic profiles of Soreq Cave speleothems, suggesting a similar source (eastern Mediterranean Sea) and similar climatic conditions. Thus, during glacial periods the desert boundary effectively migrated further south or east from its present-day location on the eastern flank, whereas interglacial periods appear to have been similar to the present, with the desert boundary at the same position. The decrease in overall temperature and a consequent reduction in the evaporation to precipitation ratios on the eastern flank are viewed as the major factors controlling the decay of the rain shadow effect during glacial periods.     

The Correlation of Inorganic C,O Isotopic Values for Lake Chenghai Sediments and Its Environmental Implications

As one of the lakes on the Yunnan-Guizhou plateau, Lake Chenghai, which is a typical closed lake with the precipitation accounting for one-third or more of the annual water input, has a high total salinity (almost like a saline lake). The inorganic C, O isotopic composition of lake sediments bears much sensitive information about environmental change in the catchment, while their correlations revealed the hydrological conditions under which the lake was closed. Their compositional variations are controlled by temperature, precipitation, photosynthesis, dissolving equilibrium of the carbonate system and hydrological condition. According to our research on inorganic C, O isotopic composition of Lake Chenghai sediments, we investigated the environmental change of this catchment several decades ago. The results showed that Lake Chenghai has kept good hydrological closing conditions in the past several decades, as indicated by the good correlation of inorganic C, O isotopic composition of sediments; and that the environmental change in this catchment shows a tendency of periodical evolution on a 10⁻¹¹-years scale, although the signal noise is relatively high at the bottom of the sediment core. And we also can extend C, O isotopes, a sensitive environmental indicator, to nearly saline lake environments with a high degree of mineralization.