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    Predictability of the 7·20 extreme rainstorm in Zhengzhou in stochastic kinetic-energy backscatter ensembles

    Min YANGPeilong YULifeng ZHANGXiaobing PAN...
    2226-2241页
    查看更多>>摘要:The scale-dependent predictability of the devastating 7·20 extreme rainstorm in Zhengzhou,China in 2021 was investigated via ensemble experiments,which were perturbed on different scales using the stochastic kinetic-energy backscatter(SKEB)scheme in the WRF model,with the innermost domain having a 3-km grid spacing.The daily rainfall(RAIN24h)and the cloudburst during 1600-1700 LST(RAIN1h)were considered.Results demonstrated that with larger perturbation scales,the ensemble spread for the rainfall maximum widens and rainfall forecasts become closer to the observations.In ensembles with mesoscale or convective-scale perturbations,RAIN1h loses predictability at scales smaller than 20 km and RAIN24h is predictable for all scales.Whereas in ensembles with synoptic-scale perturbations,the largest scale of predictability loss extends to 60 km for both RAIN1h and RAIN24h.Moreover,the average positional error in forecasting the heaviest rainfall for RAIN24h(RAIN1h)was 400 km(50-60)km.The southerly low-level jet near Zhengzhou was assumed to be directly responsible for the forecast uncertainty of RAIN1h.The rapid intensification in low-level cyclonic vorticity,mid-level di-vergence,and upward motion concomitant with the jet dynamically facilitated the cloudburst.Further analysis of the divergent,rotational and vertical kinetic spectra and the corresponding error spectra showed that the error kinetic energy at smaller scales grows faster than that at larger scales and saturates more quickly in all experiments.Larger-scale perturbations not only boost larger-scale error growth but are also conducive to error growth at all scales through a downscale cascade,which indicates that improving the accuracy of larger-scale flow forecast may discernibly contributes to the forecast of cloudburst intensity and position.

    Productivity in the Southern Ocean Antarctic Zone during the Northern Hemisphere Glaciation(NHG)and its link to atmospheric pCO2

    Yiming WUJingteng GUOXiangyu ZHAOWenshen XIAO...
    2242-2252页
    查看更多>>摘要:A decrease in atmospheric CO2 partial pressure(pCO2)is considered an important prerequisite for the onset and intensification of Northern Hemisphere Glaciation(NHG).However,how the ocean sequestered missing CO2 during the NHG is still uncertain.Changes in surface productivity and deep ventilation in the Southern Ocean(SO)have been proposed to explain the variations in atmospheric pCO2 over the last eight glacial cycles,but it is unclear whether these mechanisms contributed to the decrease in atmospheric pCO2 during the NHG.Using titanium-normalized contents and mass accumu-lation rates of biogenic opal and total organic carbon from the International Ocean Discovery Program(IODP)Expedition 374 Site U1524A,we reconstruct the productivity in the Ross Sea,Antarctica,from 3.3 Ma to 2.4 Ma.The productivity records exhibit a long-term decreasing trend and several distinct phased evolutionary features.Specifically,the local productivity fluctuated dramatically during 3.3-3.0 Ma,decreased gradually during 3.0-2.6 Ma,and remained relatively constant during 2.6-2.4 Ma.By comparing productivity with its potential influences,we infer that the phased and long-term evolutions of productivity were mainly controlled by changes in deep ocean ventilation.Sea ice expansion might have decreased productivity during 3.3-3.0 Ma by light attenuation.Changes in eolian dust input have little effect on productivity.Further analysis revealed no coupling linkage between productivity and atmospheric pCO2,indicating that the productivity in the SO Antarctic Zone(AZ)was not the main factor controlling the atmospheric CO2 decrease during the NHG.To improve our understanding of the role of SO processes in the NHG,further studies should focus on the potential influences of deep ocean ventilation on atmospheric pCO2 in the AZ,and similar studies should also be extended to the sea area in the Subantarctic Zone.

    Reassessing the contributions of terrestrial waters to sea level variations in the South China Sea and its response to alternating ENSO events

    Pengfei YANGHok Sum FOKZhongtian MA
    2253-2267页
    查看更多>>摘要:Regional sea level variability is linked to regional terrestrial water and the El Niño-Southern Oscillation(ENSO).This study assessed the relationships between the sea level variations in the South China Sea(SCS)and ENSO,the impact of terrestrial water storage(TWS)on non-steric sea level(NSSL),and the contributions of steric sea level(SSL)and NSSL to sea level anomaly(SLA),respectively.From 2003 to 2015,the SLAs exhibited a long-term trend of 6.65±0.78 mm/yr,which was primarily attributed to the SSLs.Additionally,during 2003-2015,ENSO events alternating with varying intensities might also be responsible for the unusually high SLA trend.Compared to the SSLs,the NSSLs contributed the seasonal signals to the SLAs,while the NSSLs changes were largely explained by the TWS in the Mekong River Basin at the seasonal scale and in the Pearl River Basin and Red River Basin at other time scales.In contrast to the TWS,the contributions of precipitation and evapo-transpiration were relatively minor.A negative correlation between the sea level variations and ENSO was also found,with cross-correlation coeffiicients between the oceanic Niño index and SLAs/SSLs/NSSLs of-0.36/-0.37/-0.62 with lags of 2/3/2 months,respectively.These findings systematically reassessed the contributions of different components to the sea level variations.This study provided a benchmark for in-depth analysis of the impacts of terrestrial water and other potential causes on sea level rise in the SCS.

    Three dimensional velocity model and its tectonic implications at China Seismic Experimental Site,eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau

    Jianping WUYan CAIWei WANGWeilai WANG...
    2268-2290页
    查看更多>>摘要:The China Seismic Experimental Site(CSES)is located at the intersection of the Tibetan Plateau,South China Block,and Indian Plate and has complex geological settings and intense crustal deformation,making it one of the most seismically active areas in Chinese mainland.A high-resolution,three-dimensional(3D)crust-mantle velocity structure is crucial for understanding seismotectonic environments,lithospheric deformation mechanisms,and deep dynamic processes.We first constructed a high-vertical-resolution 3D initial velocity model using the joint inversion of receiver functions and surface waves and then obtained a 3D P-and S-wave velocity model(CSES-VM1.0)with the highest lateral resolution of 0.25° for the CSES using double-difference tomography.Owing to the limitations of the Sn observation data,the resolution of the S-wave velocity model in the lower crust and upper mantle was reduced,making it closer to the initial model provided by joint inversion.A comparison with explosive-source seismic data showed that the synthetic P-wave first-arrival travel times of the new model were closer to the observations than those of the previous velocity models.The velocity cross-sections across the source areas of the 2022 Lushan Ms6.1 and Ludian Ms6.8 earthquakes reveal that the former earthquake occurred near a weak contact zone between the Tibetan Plateau and Sichuan Basin,and the rupture of the latter earthquake occurred in a granitic area,with the northern end blocked by rigid high-velocity bodies.A clear high-velocity anomaly zone is distributed along the western margin of the Yangtze Block,revealing the spatial distribution of Neoproterozoic intermediate-basic intrusions.This high-velocity zone significantly controls the morphology of fault zones and influences the rupture processes of major earthquakes.Two northeast-southwest and north-south trending high-velocity anomalies were found near Panzhihua,potentially related to Neoproterozoic and Middle-Late Permian intermediate-basic intrusions.The imaging results revealed the spatial distribution of the Lincang granitoid batholith,the uplifted zone of the central axis fault in the Simao Basin,and the Ailaoshan complex belt in the southwestern CSES,demonstrating a higher spatial resolution compared to previous results.Our velocity model provides an essential foundation for deep structural studies,high-precision earthquake locations,and strong ground motion simulations in the CSES.

    Characteristics of orthorhombic anisotropic seismic response induced by horizontal in situ stress in vertical transversely isotropic media

    Xinpeng PANChengxu LUZhizhe ZHAOJianxin LIU...
    2291-2310页
    查看更多>>摘要:Sedimentary strata typically exhibit the characteristics of transverse isotropy(VTI)with a vertical axis of symmetry.However,fractures in sedimentary strata tend to produce anisotropic closure due to horizontal in situ stress,resulting in pronounced orthorhombic anisotropy in VTI media under such stress conditions and influencing the propagation behavior of seismic waves.Previous studies have primarily focused on the elastic wave velocity anisotropy induced by applied stress in isotropic background media,neglecting the impact of VTI background media on the anisotropy induced by horizontal in situ stress and the response characteristics of seismic wave propagation.To address these gaps,we first establish the effective elastic stiffness tensor of VTI media under horizontal in situ stress using nonlinear acoustoelastic theory.Then,we derive the accurate and linearized approximate equations for P-wave seismic reflectivity of VTI media under horizontal in situ stress,based on wave equations and scattering theory,respectively.Finally,we compare and analyze the characteristics of orthorhombic anisotropic seismic response induced by horizontal in situ stress at various types of elastic reflection interfaces.Our results demonstrate that the linearized approximation of the seismic reflection response characteristics closely aligns with the accurate equations under conditions of small stress below 10 MPa,effectively capturing the azimuth-dependent orthorhombic anisotropy induced by horizontal in situ stress in VTI media.The results of this study also provide a novel theoretical approach and valuable insights into the seismic prediction of in situ stress.

    Quick and automatic detection of co-seismic landslides with multi-feature deep learning model

    Wenchao HUANGFUHaijun QIUPeng CUIDongdong YANG...
    2311-2325页
    查看更多>>摘要:Co-seismic landslide detection is essential for post-disaster rescue and risk assessment after an earthquake event.However,a variety of ground objects,including roads and bare land,have spectral characteristics similar to those of co-seismic landslides,making it difficult to gather information and assess their impact rapidly and accurately.Therefore,an automatic detection method based on a deep learning model,named ENVINet5,with multiple features(ENVINet5_MF)was proposed to solve this problem and improve the detection accuracy of co-seismic landslides.The ENVINet5_MF method is advantageous for co-seismic landslide detection because it features a landslide gain index(LGI)that effectively eliminates the spectral interference of bare land and roads.We conducted two experiments using multi-temporal PlanetScope images acquired in Hokkaido,Japan,and Mainling,China.The accuracy evaluation and rationality analysis show that ENVINet5_MF performed better than com-parative methods and that the co-seismic landslide areas detected by ENVINet5_MF were the most consistent with ground reference data.The findings of this study suggest that ENVINet5_MF can provide an efficient and accurate method for co-seismic landslide detection to ensure a rapid response to co-seismic landslide disasters.

    High-resolution tsunami hazard assessment for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area based on a non-hydrostatic tsunami model

    Yifan ZHUChao ANHouyun YUWei ZHANG...
    2326-2351页
    查看更多>>摘要:The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area(GBA)is threatened by potential tsunami hazards from the Littoral Fault Zone(LFZ)and the Manila subduction zone(MSZ),and may suffer huge damage because of its dense population,concentrated infrastructure,and low-lying coasts.Previous tsunami studies for the GBA made simple assumptions on the mechanisms of LFZ earthquakes,and used coarse bathymetry data in tsunami simulation,which limited the prediction of detailed tsunami hazard characteristics.In this paper,we develop a parallel dispersive tsunami model PCOMCOT to efficiently simulate dispersive,nonlinear,and breaking tsunami waves.We also construct large-scale and high-resolution bathymetry models for the GBA by correcting and integrating various data sources.Dynamic rupture simulation is performed for the LFZ to obtain a more reliable earthquake source model.We propose several representative earthquake scenarios for the LFZ and MSZ,and use PCOMCOT to calculate the resulting tsunami waves,currents,and inundation in the GBA.Our results indicate that if an Mw7.5 oblique-slip earthquake occurs in the LFZ off the Pearl River Estuary(PRE),the subsequent tsunami will primarily impact Hong Kong,causing maximum positive and negative waves of around 1 m and-2 m,respectively,along with slightly destructive currents(≥1.5 m/s).An Mw9.0 MSZ megathrust earthquake can lead to widespread inundation with>1 m depth on the outlying islands of Macao and in the urban areas of Hong Kong around the Victoria Harbour.Besides,it will also cause catastrophic tsunami currents along the narrow waterways in Hong Kong and Macao,and the spatial distribution of strong currents(≥3 m/s)shows a considerable discrepancy from the areas of serious inundation.Thus,more attention should be paid to the potential impacts of tsunami currents on the GBA.

    Genesis of ultra-deep dolostone and controlling factors of large-scale reservoir:A case study of the Sinian Dengying Formation and the Cambrian Longwangmiao Formation in the Sichuan Basin

    Xi LIGuangyou ZHUZhiyao ZHANG
    2352-2382页
    查看更多>>摘要:This paper investigates the origin of ultra-deep dolostone and the factors influencing large-scale dolostone reservoirs,focusing on the Sinian Dengying Formation and the Cambrian Longwangmiao Formation in the Sichuan Basin.The study involves petrology,microscale X-ray diffraction,trace element analysis,and C-O-Sr-Mg isotope experiments to provide a detailed analysis.The research findings indicate that the Dengying and Longwangmiao formations comprise six types of matrix dolostone and four types of cement.The Dengying Formation,which developed under a sedimentary background of a restricted platform,contains special microbial and microcrystalline dolostones.The dolomite grains are small(<30 μm)and have a low order degree(Min=0.55),with large unit cell parameters and an extremely high Na content(Max=788 ppm).The 87Sr/86Sr value of the dolostone is consistent with contemporaneous seawater,while the δ13C and δ18O values are lower than those of the contemporaneous seawater.The δ26Mg value is small(Min=-2.31‰).Powder crystal,fine-crystalline,and calcite dolostones with coarser and more ordered crystals exhibit similar δ13C and 87Sr/86Sr values to microbial and microcrystalline dolostone.During the sedimentary period of the Dengying Formation,ancient marine conditions were favorable for microbial survival.Microorganisms induced the direct precipitation of primary dolomite in seawater,forming microbial and microcrystalline dolostones during the seawater diagenesis period.During the subsequent diagenesis period,dolostones underwent the effects of dissolution-recrystallization,structures,and hydrothermal fluids.This resulted in the formation of dolostone with coarser crystals,a higher degree of order,and various types of cement.The Longwangmiao Formation was developed in an inter-platform beach characterized by special particle dolostone.The particle dolostone has a large grain size(>30 μm),high order degree(Min=0.7),small unit cell parameters,high Na content(Max=432 ppm),and low Fe and Mn content.The δ26Mg and δ13C values are consistent with the contemporaneous seawater,while the δ18O and 87Sr/86Sr values are higher than those of the contemporaneous seawater.There is mutual coupling between multiple-period varying δ26Mg values and sedimentary cycles.The dolostone in the Longwangmiao Formation resulted from the metasomatism of limestone by evaporated seawater.The thickness and scale of the dolostone in the Longwangmiao Formation are controlled by the periodic changes in sea level.The period of dolostone development from the Sinian to the Cambrian coincides with the transition from Rodinia's breakup to Gondwana's convergence.These events have resulted in vastly different marine properties,microbial activities,and sedimentary climate backgrounds between the Sinian and the Cambrian.These differences may be the fundamental factors leading to the distinct origins of dolostone formed in the two periods.The distribution of sedimentary facies and deep tectonic activities in the Sichuan Basin from the Sinian to the Cambrian is influenced by the breakup and convergence of the supercontinent.This process plays a key role in determining the distribution,pore formation,preservation,and adjustment mechanisms of ultra-deep dolostone reservoirs.To effectively analyze the genesis and reservoir mechanisms of ultra-deep dolostone in other regions or layers,especially during the specific period of supercontinent breakup and convergence,it is crucial to consider the compre-hensive characteristics of seawater properties,microbial activities,sedimentary environment,and fault systems driven by tectonic activities.This can help predict the distribution of high-quality and large-scale ultra-deep dolostone reservoirs.

    End-Triassic storm deposits in the lacustrine Sichuan Basin and their driving mechanisms

    Jianli ZENGTingshan ZHANGMihai Emilian POPAYongdong WANG...
    2383-2400页
    查看更多>>摘要:Storm deposits or tempestites are event sequences formed by storms,requiring at least a water temperature of 26.5℃.While inland lakes are unlikely to form storm deposits because of their limited width and water temperature.The Upper Triassic Xujiahe Formation in the Sichuan Basin is a set of coal-bearing,clastic sequences with dominant sedimentary facies varying from braided river delta to lacustrine settings,with storm deposits widely reported.In the Zilanba of Guanyuan area,in situ tree trunks on a palaeosol surface in Member V of the Xujiahe Formation provide new evidence of a storm event.Six fallen-down directions of nine in situ tree trunks were predominant in the NW direction,contrary to the palaeocurrent direction of the underlying strata,suggesting that the southeasterlies prevailed during the end-Triassic in the northern Sichuan Basin.Massive mud clasts were frequently recorded in sandstones of the Xujiahe Formation,as well as in the Xindianzi section.These mud clasts showed a rip-up or a plastic deformation with upside-down V-shapes,were capped on an erosional surface,showed no transport traces and were therefore interpreted as a storm lag deposit.The megamonsoonal climate prevailed during the Late Triassic,although the megamonsoons themselves could not generate a storm deposition in the Xujiahe Formation due to its low maximum surface wind speed.The driving mechanism for generating storm deposits in the Xujiahe Formation is suggested to be tropical cyclones over the Tethys Ocean moving eastward,further landfalling on the western margin of the Sichuan Basin.Statistics of storm events in the circum-Tethys region show a widespread storm surge in low latitudes during the end-Triassic.The storm deposits at the top of the Xujiahe Formation represent a sedimentary response to the end-Triassic hyperthermal event.

    Seismic and geological evidence of hidden faults in the Yinpan Reservoir area based on a dense seismic array

    Guangyao YINHuai ZHANGLiwen GONGQipeng BAI...
    2401-2407页