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Evolution process of chemical weathering and sediment sources in the Makran Continental margin since the Younger Dryas 小干纪以来马克兰大陆边缘化学风化和沉积物来源的演变过程
IF 2.6 3区 地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Pub Date : 2024-10-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2024.107416
The chemical weathering processes and sedimentary source evolution since the Younger Dryas (YD) in the low-latitude arid continental margin have been investigated. Two sediment cores, MK07G and MK09G, were retrieved from the Makran continental margin in the northern Arabian Sea and subjected to analyses of major and trace elements, along with AMS14C dating. The results show that since the YD, the weathered parent rocks of Makran sediments have remained relatively stable, predominantly consisting of felsic rocks, with some contributions from mafic rocks. The Makran sediments exhibit initial to moderate weathering, with no discernible effects from grain size sorting or disturbances from sediment recycling, indicating primary deposition. Significant contributions of terrigenous eolian dust from surrounding continents (e.g., the Indian subcontinent, Arabian Peninsula, and northeastern Africa) were identified, along with riverine inputs from the Dasht River and fine-grained components from the Late Pleistocene Indus delta sediment, as well as proximal basin sedimentation. The evolution of sediment sources in the study area is significantly influenced by the Indian Monsoon and westerly wind systems, with intensified monsoon phases and westerly conditions correlating with increased fluvial input. Furthermore, chemical weathering processes since the YD are closely linked to local precipitation patterns, where intensified rainfall enhances weathering intensity. Records from the Makran continental margin indicate a teleconnection between chemical weathering and sedimentary processes in the Arabian Sea and Bond events in the North Atlantic, highlighting the extensive influence of Northern Hemisphere climate fluctuations.
研究了低纬度干旱大陆边缘自年轻干期(YD)以来的化学风化过程和沉积源演变。从阿拉伯海北部的马克兰大陆边缘取回了两个沉积岩芯 MK07G 和 MK09G,并对其进行了主要元素和痕量元素分析以及 AMS14C 测定。结果表明,自 YD 以来,马克兰沉积物的风化母岩一直保持相对稳定,主要由长英岩组成,部分来自黑云母岩。马克兰沉积物表现出初步至中等程度的风化,没有明显的粒度分选或沉积物循环扰动的影响,表明是原生沉积。研究发现,来自周边大陆(如印度次大陆、阿拉伯半岛和非洲东北部)的陆地风积尘以及来自达什特河的河流输入和来自晚更新世印度河三角洲沉积物的细粒成分以及近端盆地沉积作用对该地区的沉积物产生了重要影响。研究区域沉积物来源的演变受到印度季风和西风系统的显著影响,季风阶段和西风条件的加强与河流输入的增加相关联。此外,自 YD 以来的化学风化过程与当地的降水模式密切相关,降雨增强会提高风化强度。来自马克兰大陆边缘的记录表明,阿拉伯海的化学风化和沉积过程与北大西洋的邦德事件之间存在着远距离联系,凸显了北半球气候波动的广泛影响。
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How do morphological characteristics affect tidal asymmetry in the Radial Sand Ridges? 形态特征如何影响径向沙脊的潮汐不对称性?
IF 2.6 3区 地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Pub Date : 2024-10-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2024.107417
While it is widely recognized that the Radial Sand Ridges (RSR) in the South Yellow Sea are predominantly shaped by tidal forces, there remains a limited understanding of how this distinctive morphological configuration—characterized by an interlaced channel-ridge system—can subsequently influence local tidal dynamics. This study examines the effects of morphological features on tidal asymmetry, taking into account seabed slope, relative depths between ridges and channels, and channel convergence. Three principal indices—namely tidal-duration-asymmetry (TDA), peak-current-asymmetry (PCA), and slack-water-asymmetry (SWA)—are employed to quantify various dimensions of tidal asymmetry. The findings indicate that SWA serves as the most morphology-sensitive indicator, whereas TDA exhibits minimal sensitivity to morphological changes. Furthermore, seabed steepness emerges as a critical factor influencing tidal asymmetry within the RSR; steeper slopes enhance intrinsic energy conversion processes, thereby inducing tidal asymmetries. Additional analysis reveals that streamwise advection accounts for an average of 88 % of total advection scale while controlling for spatial heterogeneity. Specifically, the average integral sum of advection terms along submerged sand ridges is 2.53 times greater than that along the deepest section of the tidal channel line—a significant contributor to spatial variability in SWA. With a positive seabed slope, the apex of the RSR acts as a source for overtides which interact with incoming astronomical tides, consequently generating tidal asymmetries. Moreover, this study illustrates varying dependencies of tidal asymmetry on bottom stress across channels and ridges, contributing to spatial variability in arc direction among RSRs. Ultimately, this research elucidates complex interactions between tidal flow and morphological characteristics within RSRs and provides insights into tide evolution in analogous ebb-shoal systems.
虽然人们普遍认为南黄海的径向沙脊(RSR)主要是由潮汐力形成的,但对于这种以交错的海峡-海脊系统为特征的独特形态构造如何影响当地的潮汐动力学,人们的了解仍然有限。本研究考察了形态特征对潮汐不对称性的影响,同时考虑了海床坡度、海脊与水道之间的相对深度以及水道汇聚等因素。研究采用了三个主要指数--潮汐-持续时间-不对称(TDA)、峰值-海流-不对称(PCA)和松弛水-不对称(SWA)--来量化潮汐不对称的各个维度。研究结果表明,SWA 是对形态最敏感的指标,而 TDA 对形态变化的敏感性最小。此外,海床陡度是影响 RSR 内潮汐不对称性的一个关键因素;较陡的斜坡会增强内在能量转换过程,从而诱发潮汐不对称性。其他分析表明,在控制空间异质性的情况下,流向平流平均占总平流尺度的 88%。具体来说,沿水下沙脊的平流项平均积分总和是沿潮汐通道线最深段平流项平均积分总和的 2.53 倍--这是造成 SWA 空间变化的重要原因。由于海底坡度为正,RSR 的顶点成为潮汐过量的来源,潮汐过量与天文潮相互作用,从而产生潮汐不对称。此外,这项研究还说明了潮汐不对称性对海峡和海脊底部应力的不同依赖性,从而导致了 RSR 之间弧线方向的空间变化。最终,这项研究阐明了潮汐流与 RSR 内部形态特征之间复杂的相互作用,并为了解类似退潮-浅滩系统中的潮汐演变提供了见解。
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Double tombolo formation by regressive barrier widening and landside submergence: The case of Orbetello, Italy 退行性屏障加宽和陆坡淹没形成的双墓道:意大利奥贝泰罗的案例
IF 2.6 3区 地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Pub Date : 2024-10-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2024.107415
The double tombolo of Orbetello, in Italy, has formed during the Holocene around an ancient central tombolo. Earlier models consider that its sand barriers formed as sand spits that stretched from the mainland to a coastal island before enlarging seawards. This evolution, however, remains speculative. In order to test these models, we conducted the first study of a double tombolo that combines coring of its sand barriers and comprehensive imaging of its internal structure using sub-bottom acoustic surveys offshore and in the back-barrier. Sediment ages were constrained by 14C, luminescence, and U/Th dating. Acoustic images below the lagoon show that the barriers are in fact broad regressive strandplains that initiated on the flanks of the preexisting central isthmus when sea level was −7 ± 1 m lower than today. The strandplains then rose upwards and outwards, tracking sea level rise over the past 7 kyr. The oldest and lowest parts of the strandplains were flooded into the shallow intervening lagoon. The central isthmus is composed of regressive sand barriers accreted around a MIS 5.5 core during subsequent stages MIS 5.3 and MIS 5.1. The emplacement of the isthmus interrupted longshore drift between the mainland and the coastal island, converting the flanks of the initial tombolo into terminal sinks in which sand accretion accelerated, spurring early and rapid regression during the Holocene. A review of the environmental parameters conducive to double tombolo formation suggests that double tombolos may represent a frequent, albeit short-lived stage during the enlargement of single tombolos.
意大利奥尔贝泰罗的双墓穴是在全新世期间围绕着一个古老的中央墓穴形成的。早先的模型认为,它的沙障是作为沙嘴形成的,从大陆延伸到沿海岛屿,然后向海扩展。然而,这种演变仍然是推测性的。为了验证这些模型,我们首次对双墓穴进行了研究,研究结合了对其沙障的取芯以及利用近海和后沙障的海底声学勘测对其内部结构的全面成像。通过 14C、发光和 U/Th 测定法确定了沉积物的年龄。泻湖下方的声学图像显示,屏障实际上是宽阔的退行性滩地,在海平面比现在低 -7 ± 1 米时,它位于先前存在的中央地峡的侧翼。然后,地峡平原向上和向外隆起,与过去 7 千年的海平面上升同步。地峡最古老和最低的部分被淹没在中间的浅泻湖中。中央地峡由在随后的 MIS 5.3 和 MIS 5.1 阶段围绕 MIS 5.5 核心增生的回归沙障组成。地峡的形成阻断了大陆与沿海岛屿之间的长岸漂移,使最初的墓穴侧翼变成了末端汇,沙土在此加速沉积,刺激了全新世早期的快速回归。对有利于双墓道形成的环境参数的审查表明,双墓道可能是单墓道扩大过程中的一个频繁出现的阶段,尽管是短暂的。
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Formation of vertical columnar seismic structures and seafloor depressions by groundwater discharge in the drowned Miami Terrace platform and overlying deep-water carbonates, southeastern Florida 佛罗里达州东南部淹没的迈阿密台地平台和上覆深水碳酸盐岩中地下水排放形成的垂直柱状地震结构和海底洼地
IF 2.6 3区 地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Pub Date : 2024-10-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2024.107413
<div><div>The presence of vertical cross-formational fluid migration passageways within sedimentary basins can profoundly impact aquifer and reservoir fluid-flow and their identification is fundamental to informing management of subsurface fluid resources (groundwater, oil, gas). In an onshore and offshore southeastern part of Florida, 2D/3D seismic-reflection and bathymetry data document ∼153 vertical columnar structures composed of reflection disruptions up to 790 m in the height and averaging 360 m in diameter, and ∼219 subcircular to circular seafloor depressions up to 1334 m wide. Our study focuses on these features found within the offshore shallow-marine carbonate Miami Terrace platform, which drowned approximately at the end of the middle Miocene, and within overlying Plio-Quaternary deep-water carbonate slope and drift deposits. Most columnar structures are rooted in stratiform aquifers of the Miami Terrace platform and associated with faults or fault intersections produced by Eocene and circa late Miocene tectonics. The columns commonly terminate within the platform or as subcircular depressions along an amalgamated karstic and drowning unconformity at the platform top. The columns typically stretch upwards from a zone of deep karst cavity collapse through the Miami Terrace platform with upward decreasing sag on internal reflections. Following drowning and Plio-Quaternary partial burial of the Miami Terrace platform by deep-water deposits, the subcircular depressions and faults along the platform top were points of origin for a second phase of column growth upward into the deep-water deposits. The continuation of deep platform cavity collapse and column evolution produced pockmarks along paleo-seafloors within the deep-water deposits and at the present-day sea floor. The Plio-Quaternary pockmarks formed at water depths too deep to suggest an origin related to meteoric karst above or near sea level, but rather their formation is suggested to be related to cyclic sea level falls that drove increased groundwater head and density gradients, and seafloor discharge of offshore freshened groundwater sourced from the underlying platform. Plausibly, mixing of freshened groundwater and seawater at the seafloor discharge sites drove dissolution of the host deep-water deposits, which together with erosion by groundwater venting and current scouring formed the pockmarks.</div><div>Seaward of the Plio-Quaternary seafloor pockmarks, at the late-middle Miocene upper slope of the Miami Terrace platform and along the regional karst/drowning unconformity is a slope-parallel band of ∼189 densely distributed subcircular seafloor depressions with diameters up to 1334 m at water depths up to ∼660 m. It is plausible that along the upper slope, faults and fractures produced by gravity-driven slope instability and possibly tectonics formed a dense network of fluid passageways that promoted upward artesian freshened groundwater flow to sites of discharge where mi
沉积盆地内存在的垂直跨构造流体迁移通道会对含水层和储层流体流动产生深远影响,识别这些通道对地下流体资源(地下水、石油、天然气)的管理至关重要。在佛罗里达州东南部的陆上和近海地区,二维/三维地震反射和水深测量数据记录了 153 个垂直柱状结构,这些结构由高度达 790 米、平均直径 360 米的反射断层和 219 个宽达 1334 米的亚圆形至圆形海底凹陷组成。我们的研究主要集中在近海浅海碳酸盐迈阿密台地(大约在中新世末期淹没)以及上覆的第四纪深水碳酸盐斜坡和漂移沉积层中发现的这些地貌。大多数柱状结构植根于迈阿密台地平台的层状含水层中,并与始新世和大约中新世晚期构造产生的断层或断层交汇处有关。岩柱通常在平台内终止,或在平台顶部沿着喀斯特和溺水不整合地层形成亚圆形凹陷。岩柱通常从深层岩溶洞穴塌陷区向上延伸,穿过迈阿密台地平台,内部反射向上递减下陷。在迈阿密台地平台被淹没和第四纪深水沉积部分掩埋之后,沿平台顶部的次圆形凹陷和断层成为第二阶段岩柱向上生长进入深水沉积的起点。平台深腔塌陷和岩柱演化的延续在深水沉积层内和今天的海底沿古海底形成了麻点。上第四纪麻子痕形成的水深太深,不足以说明其起源与海平面以上或附近的陨石岩溶有关,而是认为其形成与海平面周期性下降有关,海平面下降导致地下水水头和密度梯度增大,来自底层平台的近海淡化地下水在海底排出。在海底排放点,淡化的地下水与海水混合,推动了主深水沉积物的溶解,再加上地下水喷涌和海流冲刷的侵蚀,形成了麻子坑。在迈阿密台地平台的中新世晚期上坡和区域岩溶/溺水不连续面上,上新世-第四纪海底麻子的向海方向是一条与坡面平行的带状区域,其中有 189 个密集分布的近圆形海底洼地,直径达 1334 米,水深达 660 米。有理由认为,沿斜坡上部,由重力驱动的斜坡不稳定性和可能的构造作用产生的断层和裂缝形成了密集的流体通道网络,促进自流淡化的地下水向上流到排泄点,与海水混合产生石灰岩溶解和洼地。但是,构造隆起可能在大约中新世晚期迫使水流涌出并形成了最初的流星沉井,后来又因淡化的地下水排放和底流侵蚀而得到加强。
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Morphosedimentary evolution of the Belgica Mound Drift: Controls on contourite depositional system development in association with cold-water coral mounds 贝尔吉卡丘陵漂移的形态沉积演化:与冷水珊瑚丘相关的等高线沉积系统发展的控制因素
IF 2.6 3区 地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Pub Date : 2024-10-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2024.107410
Small-scale contourite drift is an important component of continental margins that can record information about complex oceanographic processes. The Belgica Mound Drift is one example of a small-scale contourite drift. It is formed under the influence of cold-water coral (CWC) mounds and represents one of the most distal contouritic expressions influenced by the Mediterranean Outflow Water (MOW) in the NE Atlantic Ocean. Three distinct evolutionary stages have been identified from new high-resolution pseudo-3D reflection seismic data, each associated with a significant change in paleoceanography, affecting both bottom-current intensity and sediment input. The pre-drift stage (Pliocene–Early Pleistocene) corresponds to the regional RD1 erosive event, which was caused by the reintroduction of the MOW in the Porcupine Seabight, creating a distinct paleotopography that will influence all ensuing sedimentary processes. The second stage (Early Pleistocene–Middle Pleistocene) is the contourite drift inception in two distinct centres of growth, strongly steered by topographic obstacles such as the CWC mounds. During the third and final stage (Middle Pleistocene–present day), the contourite drift is developed under a more stable but less dynamic environment, characterised by more continuous and mounded aggradational stratification. The final stage of the contourite drift is related to the Middle Pleistocene Transition, with a spatially variable reduction in the MOW-related bottom currents and sediment input. The spatial and temporal evolution of this drift shows that its present-day morphology is controlled by the location of initial growth. Evolving moat morphology indicates that the intensity of the bottom currents generally increases during the drift evolution.
This research presents a crucial paradigm for advancing our knowledge of elucidating the complexities of smaller-sized contourite systems in diverse oceanic environments.
小尺度等高线漂移是大陆边缘的一个重要组成部分,可以记录复杂的海洋过程信息。贝尔吉卡丘陵漂移就是小尺度等高线漂移的一个例子。它是在冷水珊瑚丘(CWC)的影响下形成的,代表了东北大西洋受地中海外流水(MOW)影响的最远等值线表达之一。新的高分辨率伪三维反射地震数据确定了三个不同的演化阶段,每个阶段都与古海洋学的重大变化有关,影响底流强度和沉积物输入。前漂移阶段(上新世-早更新世)与区域性 RD1 侵蚀事件相对应,该事件是由 MOW 在豪猪海湾的重新引入造成的,它创造了一种独特的古地形,将影响随后的所有沉积过程。第二阶段(早更新世-中更新世)是轮廓岩漂移的起始阶段,有两个不同的生长中心,受到地形障碍物(如化学武器丘)的强烈引导。在第三个也是最后一个阶段(中更新世至今),等高线岩漂移是在一个更加稳定但不太活跃的环境下发展起来的,其特点是更加连续和丘状的增生分层。等高线漂移的最后阶段与中更新世过渡时期有关,与 MOW 有关的底流和沉积物输入在空间上有所减少。这种漂移的时空演变表明,其现今的形态受初始生长位置的控制。不断演变的堑壕形态表明,在漂流演变过程中,底流强度通常会增加。这项研究为我们提供了一个重要范例,有助于增进我们对不同海洋环境中较小规模等高线系统复杂性的了解。
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Flow conditions of the Quaternary Deep-water Current reconstructed by sediment waves in the northeastern South China Sea 南海东北部沉积物波浪重建的第四纪深水洋流流动状况
IF 2.6 3区 地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Pub Date : 2024-10-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2024.107414
The South China Sea (SCS) plays a key role in maintaining the circulation in the Pacific and Indian oceans. After entering the northeast South China Sea from the Luzon Strait, the Pacific Deep Water transforms into the Deep-water Current (DWC) and flows westward. The upwelling of the DWC in the SCS could outflow into both the Indian and Pacific oceans. However, when and how this modern circulation was established in the SCS remains unclear. By using seismic reflection data tied to the Ocean Drilling Program wells in the northeastern SCS margin, we have discovered fields of previously unreported sediment waves, of which the onset dates back to ∼2.6 Ma. The sediment wave heights increased from 2.0 to 7.5 m, in association with spatial extent from 630 km2 to 800 km2 between ∼2.6 Ma and ∼ 0.7 Ma. After that, the wave heights and spatial extent reduced to ∼5.5 m and 700 km2, respectively. Considering the location, morphological features and water depth, we propose that these sediment waves were formed by the DWC. The morphological changes of the sediment waves are linked to energy increase and decrease of the DWC within ∼2.6–0.7 Ma and ∼ 0.7–0 Ma, respectively. We interpret the intensification as caused by the narrowing and uplifting of the Luzon Strait that is the sole deep-water gateway of the SCS, and speculate that the post-0.7 Ma weakening was probably related to the reduced Kuroshio Current intrusion due to the middle Pleistocene climate transition. This study proposes a novel model for the evolution of the Quaternary DWC hydrodynamics, fostering our understanding of the paleo-oceanographic links between the SCS and the Pacific Ocean.
中国南海(SCS)在维持太平洋和印度洋环流方面发挥着关键作用。太平洋深水从吕宋海峡进入南海东北部后,转变为深水洋流(DWC)并向西流动。深水洋流在南中国海的上涌可以流向印度洋和太平洋。然而,这种现代环流是何时以及如何在南中国海形成的仍不清楚。通过使用与大洋钻探计划在南中国海东北部边缘的油井相关联的地震反射数据,我们发现了以前未报道过的沉积波场,其起始时间可追溯到 2.6 Ma。在 2.6 Ma 到 0.7 Ma 之间,沉积波的高度从 2.0 m 增加到 7.5 m,空间范围从 630 km2 增加到 800 km2。此后,波高和空间范围分别减小到 5.5 米和 700 平方公里。考虑到沉积波的位置、形态特征和水深,我们认为这些沉积波是由 DWC 形成的。沉积波的形态变化分别与 2.6~0.7 Ma 和 0.7~0 Ma 内 DWC 的能量增减有关。我们将这一增强解释为吕宋海峡(南中国海唯一的深水门户)的狭窄和抬升所致,并推测0.7 Ma之后的减弱可能与中更新世气候转变导致的黑潮入侵减少有关。这项研究为第四纪 DWC 流体动力的演变提出了一个新的模型,有助于我们了解南中国海与太平洋之间的古海洋学联系。
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Size-frequency distribution of submarine mass movements on the palomares continental slope (W Mediterranean) 帕洛马雷斯大陆坡(地中海西部)海底大规模运动的规模-频率分布
IF 2.6 3区 地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Pub Date : 2024-10-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2024.107411
In this work, over 3620 km2 from the Palomares continental slope, which is located in the W. Mediterranean Sea, was analysed to quantify the impact of recent mass movements on this margin. A total of 936 landslides were identified, mapped and characterised by defining several morphometric variables that outline the accumulated impact of landslides equivalent to 918 km2 and 10.34 km3 of eroded sediment on the continental slope. The smallest event area was 0.0014 km2, whereas the largest event area was 32.48 km2. Smaller scars with a higher headwall gradient tend to dominate when the environment is steeper, and major mass movements are located on open slopes and structural highs. However, the slight or null correlations between variables indicate that a wide range of sizes may occur on any slope gradient and at any depth.
The Palomares continental slope is intensively affected by mass movements. Compared with other passive margins (e.g., the U.S. Atlantic continental margin), landslides mobilised a limited amount of sediment, although it is comparable to other Mediterranean areas where small- to moderate-sized events are characteristic.
The cumulative size distribution can be defined by a power-law function that describes events larger than 0.7 km2 with an exponent of α = 1.269. These results are consistent with those of other published inventories, including onshore cases. This result allows us to assume that the scale-invariant properties of the events are mapped. Scale-invariant properties can be explained by different models; self-organised criticality (SOC) is probably the most assumed by the scientific community, although alternative models may be nominated. Each model has important implications in terms of the landslide distribution and long-term landslide history of any slope. Alternative scenarios, such as submarine slopes, with more precise landslide inventories may contribute to new hazard assessment models that consider scaling exponents derived from size–frequency distributions.
在这项工作中,对位于地中海西部的帕洛马斯大陆坡超过 3620 平方公里的区域进行了分析,以量化近期大规模运动对该边缘的影响。通过定义几个形态变量,共确定、绘制和描述了 936 个滑坡,这些变量勾勒出滑坡对大陆坡的累积影响,相当于 918 平方公里和 10.34 立方公里的侵蚀沉积物。最小的事件面积为 0.0014 平方公里,最大的事件面积为 32.48 平方公里。当环境较陡峭时,头墙坡度较高的小型疤痕往往占主导地位,主要的大规模运动位于开阔的斜坡和构造高地。然而,变量之间的轻微或无相关性表明,在任何坡度和任何深度都可能出现各种规模的疤痕。与其他被动边缘(如美国大西洋大陆边缘)相比,山体滑坡移动的沉积物数量有限,但与地中海其他地区的小到中等规模的事件特征相当。累积规模分布可以用幂律函数来定义,该函数描述了面积大于 0.7 平方公里的事件,指数为 α = 1.269。这些结果与其他已公布的清单一致,包括陆上案例。根据这一结果,我们可以假定事件的尺度不变特性已经绘制。规模不变特性可以用不同的模型来解释;自组织临界性(SOC)可能是科学界最为推崇的模型,但也有其他模型可供选择。每种模型对任何斜坡的滑坡分布和长期滑坡历史都有重要影响。海底斜坡等其他情况以及更精确的滑坡清单可能有助于建立新的危险评估模型,这些模型考虑了从规模-频率分布得出的比例指数。
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Mid to late Holocene Indian monsoon variability, aridification and civilization changes in the Deccan Plateau, India 印度德干高原全新世中期至晚期的印度季风变异、干旱化和文明变迁
IF 2.6 3区 地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Pub Date : 2024-10-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2024.107412
Climate change has been a key driver throughout human history and has frequently been associated with the rise and fall of civilizations. Holocene settlement changes or population displacements were almost always preceded by changes in climate. A high-resolution sedimentary record from the western Bay of Bengal offers insights to centennial-scale mid- to late-Holocene Indian summer monsoon (ISM) variability and its role in the decline of chalcolithic human settlements on India's Deccan Plateau. Increased erosion in the Indian peninsula during the mid- to late-Holocene, due to aridification and agricultural expansion, is evidenced by higher sedimentation, more magnetic mineral content, coarser magnetic grain size, and increased sand content. The results from mineral magnetic and textural analyses reveal centennial-scale abrupt weak ISM during the Bond events in the core monsoon zone of India. The Deccan Chalcolithic civilizations flourished between ∼4.0–3.0 ka BP owing to the favorable climatic conditions, but most of the settlements were deserted after ∼3.0 ka BP. We argue that the abrupt weakening of ISM during Bond event 2 (∼3.1–2.8 ka BP) caused this collapse of Deccan Chalcolithic. The results from this study together with the published records of number of settlements and summed radiocarbon dates suggest a climate-culture link in the Deccan Plateau. The weak ISM periods in this study are coherent with the records of total solar irradiance and the percentage of hematite-stained grains from the North Atlantic and suggest solar control on these abrupt climatic events.
气候变化是整个人类历史的关键驱动因素,并经常与文明的兴衰联系在一起。全新世的定居变化或人口迁移几乎总是先于气候变化。来自孟加拉湾西部的高分辨率沉积记录为了解全新世中期至晚期百年尺度的印度夏季季风(ISM)变异及其在印度德干高原旧石器时代人类定居点衰落过程中的作用提供了线索。在全新世中期至晚期,由于干旱化和农业扩张,印度半岛的侵蚀加剧,这表现为沉积物增多、磁性矿物含量增加、磁性粒度变粗以及含沙量增加。矿物磁性和纹理分析的结果显示,在印度核心季风区的邦德事件期间,突然出现了百年规模的弱 ISM。由于有利的气候条件,德干旧石器时代文明在公元前 4.0 至 3.0 千年之间蓬勃发展,但在公元前 3.0 千年之后,大部分聚落被遗弃。我们认为,在邦德事件 2(∼3.1-2.8 ka BP)期间,ISM 的突然减弱导致了德干巨石时代的崩溃。这项研究的结果与已公布的聚落数量记录和放射性碳年代总和一起,表明了德干高原气候与文化之间的联系。这项研究中的弱ISM时期与太阳总辐照度记录和北大西洋赤铁矿染色颗粒的百分比相一致,表明太阳控制了这些突变的气候事件。
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Geomorphic processes within the La Gomera-Tenerife Channel (Canary Islands): Decoding the interaction of bottom currents with seabed topography 拉戈梅拉-特内里费海峡(加那利群岛)的地貌过程:解码底流与海底地形的相互作用
IF 2.6 3区 地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Pub Date : 2024-10-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2024.107406
The La Gomera-Tenerife Channel is a narrow passage between La Gomera and Tenerife Islands, i.e., two volcanic edifices of the Canary Archipelago (Atlantic Ocean). A geophysical study was conducted to identify the main geomorphic processes affecting the seabed and their interplay. In particular, submetric resolution bathymetric and side scan sonar backscatter data were collected in the southern sector of the Channel, down to 1200 m water depth. Their integrated analysis revealed a complex seabed morphology and a variety of morpho-sedimentary features, resulting from three main geomorphic processes: submarine volcanic activity, mass wasting (e.g., turbidity currents, small landslides and exotic blocks emplaced by a massive landslide event), and bottom currents activity. Bottom currents strongly reshaped the seabed into bedforms, confined drifts, and moats. Although the flanks of volcanic islands are typically dominated by mass wasting and volcanic features, our results indicate that bottom current activity can be predominant in confined settings and around topographic features due to modification of flow patterns and enhancement of current flows.
This study is the first to document volcanic, mass wasting and bottom current features within the La Gomera-Tenerife Channel. Furthermore, it provides insights on: i) morpho-sedimentary reconstructions of narrow passages between volcanic islands; ii) interplay among different geomorphic processes; iii) oceanographic reconstructions. The variety of geomorphic processes shaping the La Gomera-Tenerife Channel makes this area significant for high-resolution studies. Moreover, it provides new insights on poorly known processes, such as: the interaction of bottom currents with complex topography and bottom current morpho-dynamic in curved moats.
La Gomera-Tenerife 海峡是加那利群岛(大西洋)的两个火山岛 La Gomera 和 Tenerife 之间的一条狭窄通道。为确定影响海底的主要地貌过程及其相互作用,进行了地球物理研究。特别是,在水深达 1200 米的海峡南段收集了亚米级分辨率的测深和侧扫声纳反向散射数据。综合分析表明,海底形态复杂,形态沉积物特征多样,主要由三个地貌过程造成:海底火山活动、大面积流失(如浊流、小型滑坡和大规模滑坡事件造成的奇特岩块)和底流活动。底流将海床强烈地重塑为床形、封闭漂流和护城河。虽然火山岛的侧面通常主要是块状剥蚀和火山地貌,但我们的研究结果表明,由于水流模式的改变和水流的增强,底流活动在封闭环境和地形地貌周围可能占主导地位。这项研究首次记录了拉戈梅拉-特内里费岛海峡的火山爆发和底流特征。此外,它还提供了以下方面的见解:i) 火山岛之间狭窄通道的形态沉积重建;ii) 不同地貌过程之间的相互作用;iii) 海洋学重建。塑造拉戈梅拉-特内里费岛海峡的地貌过程多种多样,这使得该地区对高分辨率研究具有重要意义。此外,它还为一些鲜为人知的过程提供了新的见解,例如:底流与复杂地形的相互作用,以及弯曲护城河中的底流形态动力。
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Discerning sediment provenance in the Outer Banks (USA) through detrital zircon geochronology 通过碎屑锆石地质年代学辨别外滩(美国)的沉积物出处
IF 2.6 3区 地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Pub Date : 2024-10-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2024.107409
Detrital zircon data from modern barrier island and estuarine environments in the Outer Banks (Atlantic Coast, USA) were statistically compared to sands from nearby rivers to assist in determining source-to-sink pathways. Fluvial samples, collected from near the Fall Line contact between the Appalachian Orogen and sediments of the coastal plain, all have age unique distributions, making them ideal for tracing provenance. Three samples from the Atlantic foreshore showed high similarities to one another, as well as to three samples from the estuarine (back-barrier) Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds. Mixture modeling with multiple data reduction methods and three different statistical tests for similarity consistently indicated that the nearby Potomac River was the primary source for all Atlantic foreshore and estuarine zircons, followed by minor contributions from the James River in some models. The models indicate little or no sediment contribution from the Susquehanna, Roanoke, Tar, Neuse, Cape Fear, and Peedee Rivers. Both Atlantic foreshore and estuarine sands are therefore interpreted to have initially originated from Appalachian bedrock to the north of their present-day location, and subsequently to have been transported southward through the Chesapeake Bay watershed before deposition in Virginia and North Carolina. Prior to barrier island formation in the last several thousand years, differing geomorphology of the Chesapeake Bay facilitated southward movement of sediments from its constituent rivers via longshore drift, where they were deposited in coastal settings on the mainland. The modern barrier islands, formed during the most recent post-glacial transgression, may be reworked from these deposits, but may also include a contribution from sediments that were derived more recently from relict deposits on the shelf. Oceanographic and sedimentological evidence suggests that movement of sand-sized grains from southern rivers across the back-barrier sounds is unlikely. These findings can assist with coastal resilience planning and resource management in a region under severe threat from climate change and rising sea levels.
将外滩(美国大西洋沿岸)现代屏障岛和河口环境中的碎屑锆石数据与附近河流的泥沙进行了统计比较,以帮助确定从源到汇的途径。从阿巴拉契亚造山带与沿海平原沉积物之间的瀑布线接触点附近采集的冲积样品都具有独特的年龄分布,因此非常适合追踪来源。来自大西洋前滨的三个样本彼此高度相似,与来自帕姆利科湾和阿尔贝马勒湾河口(后障)的三个样本也高度相似。采用多种数据还原方法和三种不同的相似性统计检验方法建立的混合模型一致表明,附近的波托马克河是所有大西洋前滨和河口锆石的主要来源,在某些模型中,詹姆斯河也是其次。这些模型表明,来自苏斯克汉纳河、罗阿诺克河、塔尔河、纽斯河、费尔角河和皮迪河的沉积物很少或没有。因此,大西洋前滨沙和河口沙最初都被解释为源自其现今位置以北的阿巴拉契亚基岩,随后通过切萨皮克湾流域向南漂移,最后沉积在弗吉尼亚州和北卡罗来纳州。在过去几千年障碍岛形成之前,切萨皮克湾不同的地貌使其组成河流的沉积物通过沿岸漂移向南移动,沉积在大陆的沿岸环境中。现代屏障岛形成于最近的冰川后大断裂时期,可能是由这些沉积物再加工而成,但也可能包括最近从陆架上的孑遗沉积物中提取的沉积物。海洋学和沉积学的证据表明,来自南部河流的沙粒不大可能穿过背障声带。这些发现有助于在一个受到气候变化和海平面上升严重威胁的地区进行海岸复原规划和资源管理。
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