We process ambient noise data from seismic stations deployed in central Asia to determine the crustal shear wave velocity structure beneath the Tianshan Mountians and surrounding area.About 748 inter-station Rayleigh ...We process ambient noise data from seismic stations deployed in central Asia to determine the crustal shear wave velocity structure beneath the Tianshan Mountians and surrounding area.About 748 inter-station Rayleigh wave empirical Green's functions have been recovered to estimate the phase velocity dispersions over periods from 6 to 50 s using the image transformation technique.Results show that for short periods(6-20 s),the distribution of Rayleigh wave phase velocities is generally consistent with surface geology,with high velocities corresponding to mountain ranges and low velocities to sedimentary basins.Along two profiles,which trend from NE-SW and NW-SE,the shear wave velocity shows a pair of high velocity anomalies dipping in opposite directions beneath the Tianshan Mountains.At shallow depths,those high velocity anomalies roughly correlate with areas where the mountain front and the surrounding basin are connected.The profiles also show a narrow zone beneath the Tianshan Mountains,which may represent a route for the upwelling from upper mantle.Those observations suggest that the underthrusting of the Tarim Basin and Kazakh Shield combine with the weakness of the crust,which is heated by the upwelling from upper mantle,may play an important role on the reactivation of the Tianshan Mountains associated with the India-Eurasia collision.展开更多
Insoluble microparticles in ice cores are related closely to the transportation of eolian dust,and thus are important natural media to reconstruct climate change.In this study,we conducted a systematic mineral-magneti...Insoluble microparticles in ice cores are related closely to the transportation of eolian dust,and thus are important natural media to reconstruct climate change.In this study,we conducted a systematic mineral-magnetic investigation of insoluble microparticles in the Nojingkangsang ice core (29°2.1'N,90°11.88'E,5950 m) from the Southern Tibetan Plateau.Results indicate that the dominant magnetic mineral is magnetite,and its concentration has grown significantly since the 1980s,which coincides with trends in climate warming of the Tibetan Plateau.Influenced by regional warming,the glacial recession around Nojingkangsang shortens the distance between the dust source and glacial areas and thus increases the concentration of coarse-grained magnetic minerals in ice cores.However,the frequency of dust storms,associated with annual precipitation,could play only a regulatory role on the magnetic content over yearly (or seasonal) time scales.Therefore,using a new approach,the magnetic index of insoluble microparticles in ice cores of this region is seen as mainly reflecting trends in climate warming.展开更多
High-resolution environmental records from the Tibetan Plateau are essential to understand past global climatic and environmental changes. Magnetic minerals in lake sediments are important proxies to reconstruct envir...High-resolution environmental records from the Tibetan Plateau are essential to understand past global climatic and environmental changes. Magnetic minerals in lake sediments are important proxies to reconstruct environmental and climatic changes. Nam Co (lake) is a typical great lake in the transitional region of southwest monsoon in the Tibetan Plateau. Previous studies have extensively focused on geochemistry, microfossils, sedimentology and biochemistry analysis of Nam Co, which provides sound interpretation of paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental changes. However, up to now, no systematic environmental magnetic studies have been carried out. Therefore, high-resolution and systematic magnetic studies combined with geochemical parameters were carried on lake sediments of core NC 08/01 from Nam Co for the Holocene period (11.3 cal ka BP) in order to explore how magnetic properties of the sediments respond to climatic changes. Based on variations of magnetic proxies, the sequence can be separated into 3 units. Unit 1 (236-199 cm, 11.3-7.8 cal ka BP) contains dominantly coarse-grained magnetite with homogeneous grain size. A positive correlation between magnetite and Ti strongly suggests that these coarse-grained detrital magnetites reflect detrital input signals due to insignificant effects of postdepositional dissolution processes on these coarse-grained magnetite particles. For Unit 2 (198-102 cm, 7.8-2.1 cal ka BP), magnetic grain size is finer and the corresponding concentration of magnetite is also reduced. This is mainly due to significant dissolution of these fine-grained detrital magnetite particles, which were transported under reduced water flow conditions during this period. For Unit 3 (101-0 cm, 2.1-0 cal ka BP), the bulk magnetic properties are dominated by a mixture of single domain biogenic magnetite and detrital magnetite. The concentration of magnetic minerals is not correlated with the Ti content. In conclusion, the preservation of magnetic minerals in the lake sediment and thus the corresponding magnetic properties are related to the initial grain size. Combination of magnetic properties (including variation of grain size and concentration) and other proxies of detrital inputs (e.g. Ti) can be used to infer the variation of redox conditions in Nam Co. These results provide a viable framework for reconstructing the paleoenvironmental changes of this lake.展开更多
Serpentinites have great implications for the oceanic crust, subduction zones, island arc magmatism activity, and the formation of nickel ore deposits. To further determine the mechanism of magnetic property changes o...Serpentinites have great implications for the oceanic crust, subduction zones, island arc magmatism activity, and the formation of nickel ore deposits. To further determine the mechanism of magnetic property changes of serpentinites, samples from ODP Holes 897 D and 1070 A were investigated by integrating both magnetic and non-magnetic methods. Detailed rock magnetic results demonstrate that magnetite prevails in the entire serpentinite section, while maghemite is present in the upper and altered parts. The concentration of Fe in the fresh peridotite is inhomogeneous; nonetheless, the magnetic properties are generally determined by the serpentinization process. The formation and state of the magnetite depend on the fracture conditioning and fluid activities which are controlled by the serpentinization process. By comparing these two holes, we found that the production of magnetite is consistent with the serpentinization process; serpentinization is a multi-stage process which involves early high-temperature serpentinization and later low-temperature oxidation. As the serpentinization continues, the fine magnetic particles become coarser, combined with the formation of new SP particles, and the later low-temperature oxidation leads to the maghemitization of the magnetites. The duration of oxidation also contributes to the differences of remanent magnetization between these two holes. These results greatly improve our understanding of the magnetic enhancement during the serpentinization process, and provide constraints on the interpretation of the paleomagnetic and aeromagnetic anomalies in this area.展开更多
Heavy metals,one of the most toxic classes of pollutants,are resistant to degradation and harmful to the biological environment.The lakes that have developed on the Tibetan Plateau are ideal regions to investigate his...Heavy metals,one of the most toxic classes of pollutants,are resistant to degradation and harmful to the biological environment.The lakes that have developed on the Tibetan Plateau are ideal regions to investigate historic heavy metal pollution,particularly through the use of the reliable 210 Pb dating technique.Environmental magnetism has been successfully applied to estimate heavy metal pollution in different environmental systems due to its characteristics of simple processing steps,good sensitivity,and non-destructibility.However,it has not yet been applied to assess heavy metal pollution in lake sediments on the Tibetan Plateau.A series of environmental magnetic investigations of Qiangyong Co Lake sediments(southern Tibetan Plateau) was therefore conducted to explore the relationship between magnetic minerals and mercury(Hg) concentrations.The results showed that the magnetic mineral species in lake sediments remained stable,with similar levels of four different components from 1899 to 2011.However,the proportion of component 1(C1,hematite) increased continuously with the corresponding decrease in the proportion of C2(goethite),while the proportions of C3 and C4(magnetite) did not change significantly.As a result,the bulk magnetic signals(e.g.,SIRM and clf) were unsuitable for the evaluation of the Hg concentration;however,the proportion of hematite had a strong positive correlation with the Hg concentration.It is possible that the Qiangyong Glacier(the main water supply for Qiangyong Co Lake) has experienced faster melting with global and local warming,and the Hg trapped in cryoconite and ice was released.Hematite,with a large specific surface area,has a strong capacity for absorbing Hg,and both materials are ultimately transported to Qiangyong Co Lake.The proportion of hematite in a sample is therefore a suitable semi-quantitative proxy that can be used to evaluate the Hg concentration in Qiangyong Co Lake sediments.This study confirmed that the variation of magnetic minerals can provide a new method to estimate the variation of Hg concentrations and to study the process of Hg deposition in lakes in the southern Tibetan Plateau on the basis of a detailed environmental magnetic analysis.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40874033 and 90714012)the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX2-YW-Q09)
文摘We process ambient noise data from seismic stations deployed in central Asia to determine the crustal shear wave velocity structure beneath the Tianshan Mountians and surrounding area.About 748 inter-station Rayleigh wave empirical Green's functions have been recovered to estimate the phase velocity dispersions over periods from 6 to 50 s using the image transformation technique.Results show that for short periods(6-20 s),the distribution of Rayleigh wave phase velocities is generally consistent with surface geology,with high velocities corresponding to mountain ranges and low velocities to sedimentary basins.Along two profiles,which trend from NE-SW and NW-SE,the shear wave velocity shows a pair of high velocity anomalies dipping in opposite directions beneath the Tianshan Mountains.At shallow depths,those high velocity anomalies roughly correlate with areas where the mountain front and the surrounding basin are connected.The profiles also show a narrow zone beneath the Tianshan Mountains,which may represent a route for the upwelling from upper mantle.Those observations suggest that the underthrusting of the Tarim Basin and Kazakh Shield combine with the weakness of the crust,which is heated by the upwelling from upper mantle,may play an important role on the reactivation of the Tianshan Mountains associated with the India-Eurasia collision.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants Nos. 40874033,40974036,41074041 and 41025013)CAS/SAFEA International Partnership Program for Creative Research Teams
文摘Insoluble microparticles in ice cores are related closely to the transportation of eolian dust,and thus are important natural media to reconstruct climate change.In this study,we conducted a systematic mineral-magnetic investigation of insoluble microparticles in the Nojingkangsang ice core (29°2.1'N,90°11.88'E,5950 m) from the Southern Tibetan Plateau.Results indicate that the dominant magnetic mineral is magnetite,and its concentration has grown significantly since the 1980s,which coincides with trends in climate warming of the Tibetan Plateau.Influenced by regional warming,the glacial recession around Nojingkangsang shortens the distance between the dust source and glacial areas and thus increases the concentration of coarse-grained magnetic minerals in ice cores.However,the frequency of dust storms,associated with annual precipitation,could play only a regulatory role on the magnetic content over yearly (or seasonal) time scales.Therefore,using a new approach,the magnetic index of insoluble microparticles in ice cores of this region is seen as mainly reflecting trends in climate warming.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40874033, 41074041 and 41130529)
文摘High-resolution environmental records from the Tibetan Plateau are essential to understand past global climatic and environmental changes. Magnetic minerals in lake sediments are important proxies to reconstruct environmental and climatic changes. Nam Co (lake) is a typical great lake in the transitional region of southwest monsoon in the Tibetan Plateau. Previous studies have extensively focused on geochemistry, microfossils, sedimentology and biochemistry analysis of Nam Co, which provides sound interpretation of paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental changes. However, up to now, no systematic environmental magnetic studies have been carried out. Therefore, high-resolution and systematic magnetic studies combined with geochemical parameters were carried on lake sediments of core NC 08/01 from Nam Co for the Holocene period (11.3 cal ka BP) in order to explore how magnetic properties of the sediments respond to climatic changes. Based on variations of magnetic proxies, the sequence can be separated into 3 units. Unit 1 (236-199 cm, 11.3-7.8 cal ka BP) contains dominantly coarse-grained magnetite with homogeneous grain size. A positive correlation between magnetite and Ti strongly suggests that these coarse-grained detrital magnetites reflect detrital input signals due to insignificant effects of postdepositional dissolution processes on these coarse-grained magnetite particles. For Unit 2 (198-102 cm, 7.8-2.1 cal ka BP), magnetic grain size is finer and the corresponding concentration of magnetite is also reduced. This is mainly due to significant dissolution of these fine-grained detrital magnetite particles, which were transported under reduced water flow conditions during this period. For Unit 3 (101-0 cm, 2.1-0 cal ka BP), the bulk magnetic properties are dominated by a mixture of single domain biogenic magnetite and detrital magnetite. The concentration of magnetic minerals is not correlated with the Ti content. In conclusion, the preservation of magnetic minerals in the lake sediment and thus the corresponding magnetic properties are related to the initial grain size. Combination of magnetic properties (including variation of grain size and concentration) and other proxies of detrital inputs (e.g. Ti) can be used to infer the variation of redox conditions in Nam Co. These results provide a viable framework for reconstructing the paleoenvironmental changes of this lake.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41430962,41374073)the support from the Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘Serpentinites have great implications for the oceanic crust, subduction zones, island arc magmatism activity, and the formation of nickel ore deposits. To further determine the mechanism of magnetic property changes of serpentinites, samples from ODP Holes 897 D and 1070 A were investigated by integrating both magnetic and non-magnetic methods. Detailed rock magnetic results demonstrate that magnetite prevails in the entire serpentinite section, while maghemite is present in the upper and altered parts. The concentration of Fe in the fresh peridotite is inhomogeneous; nonetheless, the magnetic properties are generally determined by the serpentinization process. The formation and state of the magnetite depend on the fracture conditioning and fluid activities which are controlled by the serpentinization process. By comparing these two holes, we found that the production of magnetite is consistent with the serpentinization process; serpentinization is a multi-stage process which involves early high-temperature serpentinization and later low-temperature oxidation. As the serpentinization continues, the fine magnetic particles become coarser, combined with the formation of new SP particles, and the later low-temperature oxidation leads to the maghemitization of the magnetites. The duration of oxidation also contributes to the differences of remanent magnetization between these two holes. These results greatly improve our understanding of the magnetic enhancement during the serpentinization process, and provide constraints on the interpretation of the paleomagnetic and aeromagnetic anomalies in this area.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.41506075,No.41430962,No.41574036,No.41705132。
文摘Heavy metals,one of the most toxic classes of pollutants,are resistant to degradation and harmful to the biological environment.The lakes that have developed on the Tibetan Plateau are ideal regions to investigate historic heavy metal pollution,particularly through the use of the reliable 210 Pb dating technique.Environmental magnetism has been successfully applied to estimate heavy metal pollution in different environmental systems due to its characteristics of simple processing steps,good sensitivity,and non-destructibility.However,it has not yet been applied to assess heavy metal pollution in lake sediments on the Tibetan Plateau.A series of environmental magnetic investigations of Qiangyong Co Lake sediments(southern Tibetan Plateau) was therefore conducted to explore the relationship between magnetic minerals and mercury(Hg) concentrations.The results showed that the magnetic mineral species in lake sediments remained stable,with similar levels of four different components from 1899 to 2011.However,the proportion of component 1(C1,hematite) increased continuously with the corresponding decrease in the proportion of C2(goethite),while the proportions of C3 and C4(magnetite) did not change significantly.As a result,the bulk magnetic signals(e.g.,SIRM and clf) were unsuitable for the evaluation of the Hg concentration;however,the proportion of hematite had a strong positive correlation with the Hg concentration.It is possible that the Qiangyong Glacier(the main water supply for Qiangyong Co Lake) has experienced faster melting with global and local warming,and the Hg trapped in cryoconite and ice was released.Hematite,with a large specific surface area,has a strong capacity for absorbing Hg,and both materials are ultimately transported to Qiangyong Co Lake.The proportion of hematite in a sample is therefore a suitable semi-quantitative proxy that can be used to evaluate the Hg concentration in Qiangyong Co Lake sediments.This study confirmed that the variation of magnetic minerals can provide a new method to estimate the variation of Hg concentrations and to study the process of Hg deposition in lakes in the southern Tibetan Plateau on the basis of a detailed environmental magnetic analysis.
