Pressure Dependence of Elastic Wave Velocity for beta-Mg2SiO4 and the Composition of the Earth's Mantle

The pressure dependence of the elastic wave velocities for hot-pressed, elastically isotropic polycrystals of the beta (modified spinel) phase of magnesium orthosilicate (Mg(2)SiO(4)) has been determined at room temperature to 3 gigapascals (GPa) by ultrasonic pulse interferometry. Pressure derivatives of the bulk (dK/dP = 4.8) and shear (dG/dP = 1.7) moduli derived from the travel times of the compressional (P) and shear (S) waves clearly demonstrate that the velocity contrast between the olivine and beta phases of Mg(2)SiO(4) decreases with increasing pressure. When combined with plausible values for the (as yet unmeasured) temperature derivatives, these new data can be used to calculate the contrast in P and S wave velocities across an olivine-beta phase transformation occuaring at pressure-temperature conditions corresponding to about 400 kilometers depth in the earth. The seismologically observed contrasts DeltaV in both P and S wave velocities constrain the percentage of orthosilicate in a model mantle of uniform chemical composition for appropriate relative magnitudes of the temperature (T) derivatives of the bulk and shear moduli for the beta phase. Allowed combinations of orthosilicate content (percent), dK/dT, and dG/dT (both in gigapascals per Kelvin) for a pair of recent seismological models with DeltaV(p) = DeltaV(s) 4.6% include (65, -0.018, -0.020), (55, -0.015, -0.018), and (45, -0.012, -0.016).     

Ultrasonic shear wave velocities of MgSiO3 perovskite at 8 GPa and 800 K and lower mantle composition

Ultrasonic interferometric measurements of the shear elastic properties of MgSiO3 perovskite were conducted on three polycrystalline specimens at conditions up to pressures of 8 gigapascals and temperatures of 800 kelvin. The acoustic measurements produced the pressure (P) and temperature (T) derivatives of the shear modulus (G), namely ( partial differentialG/ partial differentialP)T = 1.8 +/- 0.4 and ( partial differentialG/ partial differentialT)P = -2.9 +/- 0.3 x 10(-2) gigapascals per kelvin. Combining these derivatives with the derivatives that were measured for the bulk modulus and thermal expansion of MgSiO3 perovskite provided data that suggest lower mantle compositions between pyrolite and C1 carbonaceous chondrite and a lower mantle potential temperature of 1500 +/- 200 kelvin.     

Dipping low-velocity layer in the mid-lower mantle: evidence for geochemical heterogeneity

Data from western United States short-period seismic networks reveal a conversion from an S to a P wave within a low seismic velocity layer (greater than or equal to the 4 percent velocity difference compared to the surrounding mantle) in the mid-lower mantle (1400 to 1600 kilometers deep) east of the Mariana and Izu-Bonin subduction zones. The low-velocity layer (about 8 kilometers thick) dips 30 degrees to 40 degrees southward and is at least 500 kilometers by 300 kilometers. Its steep dip, large velocity contrast, and sharpness imply a chemical rather than a thermal origin. Ancient oceanic crust subducted into the lower mantle is a plausible candidate for the low-velocity layer because of its broad thin extent.     

Elasticity of single-crystal MgO to 8 gigapascals and 1600 kelvin

The cross pressure (P) and temperature (T) dependence of the elastic moduli (Cij) of single-crystal samples of periclase (MgO) from acoustic wave travel times was measured with ultrasonic interferometry: partial differential2C11/ partial differentialP partial differentialT = (-1.3 +/- 0.4) x 10(-3) per kelvin; partial differential2C110/ partial differentialP partial differentialT = (1. 7 +/- 0.7) x 10(-3) per kelvin; and partial differential2C44/ partial differentialP partial differentialT = (-0.2 +/- 0.3) x 10(-3) per kelvin. The elastic anisotropy of MgO decreases with increasing pressure at ambient temperature, but then increases as temperature is increased at high pressure. An assumption of zero cross pressure and temperature derivatives for the elastic moduli underestimates the elastic anisotropy and overestimates the acoustic velocities of MgO at the extrapolated high-pressure and high-temperature conditions of Earth's mantle.     

Mantle seismic structure beneath the MELT region of the east pacific rise from P and S wave tomography

Relative travel time delays of teleseismic P and S waves, recorded during the Mantle Electromagnetic and Tomography (MELT) Experiment, have been inverted tomographically for upper-mantle structure beneath the southern East Pacific Rise. A broad zone of low seismic velocities extends beneath the rise to depths of about 200 kilometers and is centered to the west of the spreading center. The magnitudes of the P and S wave anomalies require the presence of retained mantle melt; the melt fraction near the rise exceeds the fraction 300 kilometers off axis by as little as 1%. Seismic anisotropy, induced by mantle flow, is evident in the P wave delays at near-vertical incidence and is consistent with a half-width of mantle upwelling of about 100 km.     

Seismological constraints on core composition from Fe-O-S liquid immiscibility

Earth's core is composed primarily of iron (Fe) with about 10% by weight of lighter elements. The lighter elements are progressively enriched in the liquid outer core as the core cools and the inner core crystallizes. Thermodynamic modeling of Fe-O-S liquids shows that immiscible liquids can exist at outer-core pressures (136 to 330 gigapascals) at temperatures below 5200 kelvin and lead to layering in the outer core if the concentrations of the lighter elements are high enough. We found no evidence for layering in the outer core in the travel times and wave forms of P4KP seismic waves that reflect internally in the core. The absence of layers therefore constrains outer-core compositions in the Fe-O-S system to be no richer than 6 +/- 1 weight % (wt %) O and 2 to 15 wt % S. A single core liquid composition of 10.5 +/- 3.5 wt % S and 1.5 +/- 1.5 wt % O is compatible with wave speeds and densities throughout the outer core.     

Hydrogen in stishovite, with implications for mantle water content

Stishovite, the highest pressure polymorph of silicon dioxide, may be an important mineral in some regions of the Earth's mantle. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy has been used to determine the hydrogen content of synthetic stishovite. The concentration of hydrogen depends on the aluminum content of the sample and reaches a maximum of 549 +/- 23 hydrogen atoms per 10(6) silicon atoms for an Al(2)O(3) content of 1.51 percent by weight. Stishovite could be a storage site for water in deep subducting slabs and in regions of the mantle that are too hot for hydrous minerals to be stable.     

基于多元变量的南极磷虾拖网作业状态影响因素分析

拖网作业过程中的网位、网身状态、拖网整体状态是评价拖网性能优劣的重要指标。以南极磷虾拖网为例,通过测量拖网不同部位（上纲、第3~4节网身连接处和网囊口上部中点）深度,以部位间深度差表示拖网作业状态,分析捕捞操作、海洋环境和渔获量对拖网作业状态的影响,确定中层拖网作业过程中状态的变化趋势。结果表明：（1）上纲与第3~4节网身连接处深度差范围为-0.20~8.02 m,上纲与网囊口上部中点深度差范围为6.49~30.16 m;（2）曳纲长度、拖速、风速、150 m水层流速对磷虾拖网上纲深度影响显著（P< 0.05）;上纲深度与曳纲长度和150 m水层流速呈正相关关系,与拖速呈负相关关系,随风速增加,上纲深度先减小后增大;（3）拖速、200 m水层流速和浪高对上纲与第3~4节网身连接处深度差影响极显著（P< 0.05）;上纲与第3~4节网身连接处深度差具有随拖速和200 m水层流速的增加,先增大后减小的趋势;其中拖速2.6 kn和200 m水层流速0.3 kn时,上纲与网囊口上部中点深度差最大,2 m浪高时,深度差最小;（4）渔获量与上纲和网囊口上部中点深度差呈正相关关系;（5）曳纲长度是影响拖网作业状态的最重要因素,其次是拖网速度、风速、浪高和水流速度。     

A post-perovskite lens and D' heat flux beneath the central Pacific

Temperature gradients in a low-shear-velocity province in the lowermost mantle (D' region) beneath the central Pacific Ocean were inferred from the observation of a rapid S-wave velocity increase overlying a rapid decrease. These paired seismic discontinuities are attributed to a phase change from perovskite to post-perovskite and then back to perovskite as the temperature increases with depth. Iron enrichment could explain the occurrence of post-perovskite several hundred kilometers above the core-mantle boundary in this warm, chemically distinct province. The double phase-boundary crossing directly constrains the lowermost mantle temperature gradients. Assuming a standard but unconstrained choice of thermal conductivity, the regional core-mantle boundary heat flux (approximately 85 +/- 25 milliwatts per square meter), comparable to the average at Earth's surface, was estimated, along with a lower bound on global core-mantle boundary heat flow in the range of 13 +/- 4 terawatts. Mapped velocity-contrast variations indicate that the lens of post-perovskite minerals thins and vanishes over 1000 kilometers laterally toward the margin of the chemical distinct region as a result of a approximately 500-kelvin temperature increase.     

Synthesis and Equation of State of (Mg,Fe) SiO3 Perovskite to Over 100 Gigapascals

Silicate perovskite of composition (Mg(0.88)Fe(0.12)) SiO(3) has been synthesized in a laser-heated diamond-anvil cell to a pressure of 127 gigapascals at temperatures exceeding 2000 K. The perovskite phase was identified and its unit-cell dimensions measured by in situ x-ray diffraction at elevated pressure and room temperature. An analysis of these data yields the first high-precision equation of state for this mineral, with values of the zero-pressure isothermal bulk modulus and its pressure derivative being K(0T) = 266 +/- 6 gigapascals and K'(0T) = 3.9 +/- 0.4. In addition, the orthorhombic distortion of the silicate-perovskite structure away from ideal cubic symmetry remains constant with pressure: the lattice parameter ratios are b/a = 1.032 +/- 0.002 and c/a = 1.444 +/- 0.006. These results, which prove that silicate perovskite is stable to ultrahigh pressures, demonstrate that perovskite can exist throughout the pressure range of the lower mantle and that it is therefore likely to be the most abundant mineral in Earth.     

Seismic anisotropy: tracing plate dynamics in the mantle

Elastic anisotropy is present where the speed of a seismic wave depends on its direction. In Earth's mantle, elastic anisotropy is induced by minerals that are preferentially oriented in a directional flow or deformation. Earthquakes generate two seismic wave types: compressional (P) and shear (S) waves, whose coupling in anisotropic rocks leads to scattering, birefringence, and waves with hybrid polarizations. This varied behavior is helping geophysicists explore rock textures within Earth's mantle and crust, map present-day upper-mantle convection, and study the formation of lithospheric plates and the accretion of continents in Earth history.     

免耕条件下不同秸秆覆盖量对土壤木质素含量的影响

【目的】研究不同秸秆覆盖量免耕对土壤木质素（VSC）含量的影响,探讨免耕作对土壤有机碳截获和平衡的影响过程和机制。【方法】以吉林省梨树县黑土免耕作长期定位试验田的表层土壤为研究对象,对比分析无秸秆覆盖、33%秸秆覆盖、67%秸秆覆盖、100%秸秆覆盖4种处理土壤中木质素的变化特征。【结果】与无覆盖相比,经过4年连续秸秆覆盖后,木质素在土壤表层聚集,随着土壤深度的增加,木质素含量逐渐减少;随着覆盖量的增多,0—2 cm土层中VSC含量逐步增大,100%覆盖是无覆盖处理的5.06倍; 5—20 cm土层中各处理间VSC含量差异并不显著;木质素来源碳在有机碳中的相对比例随着深度的增加而减少;与无覆盖相比,秸秆覆盖增加了木质素来源碳在有机碳中的相对比例;秸秆覆盖后,木质素丁香基单体（S）与香草基单体（V）比值（S/V）以及肉桂基单体（C）与S单体比值（C/V）减少,S类和V类单体的酸醛比（Ac/Al）s 和（Ac/Al）v增大,表明秸秆还田不同程度降低了土壤有机质的氧化程度。【结论】秸秆覆盖免耕条件下,植物来源木质素在土壤表层选择性积累,延缓了木质素的氧化,增加了土壤有机碳的截获量和稳定性。     

The Phase Boundary Between agr- and beta-Mg2SiO4 Determined by in Situ X-ray Observation

The stability of Mg(2)SiO(4), a major constituent in the Earth's mantle, has been investigated experimentally by in situ observation with synchrotron radiation. A cubic-type high-pressure apparatus equipped with sintered diamond anvils has been used over pressures of 11 to 15 gigapascals and temperatures of 800 degrees to 1600 degrees C. The phase stability of alpha-Mg(2)SiO(4) and beta-Mg(2)SiO(4) was determined by taking account of the kinetic behavior of transition. The phase boundary between alpha-Mg(2)SiO(4) and beta-Mg(2)SiO(4) is approximated by the linear expression P = (9.3 +/- 0.1) + (0.0036 +/- 0.0002)T where P is pressure in gigapascals and T is temperature in degrees Celsius.     

基于应力波技术对海南岛海防林抗风树种的筛选

海南岛人工海防林树种多样性很低，主要造林树种仍然是木麻黄，因此筛选出适宜的更多海防林树种具有重要的生态意义。基于应力波传播技术，探究活立木弹性模量的影响因素，并基于25个树种木材密度和弹性模量的差异性筛选出抗风性能较强的树种。结果表明:1）较高弹性模量的树种有10个（5 229.005～9 503.209 MPa），从小到大的顺序依次为青皮、黄槿、马占相思、潺槁木姜子、柠檬桉、苦楝、榄仁树、大叶相思、银合欢和木麻黄。弹性模量中等的树种有6个，依次为莲叶桐、鹊肾树、凤凰木、橡胶树、湿地松和水黄皮（3 183.930～4 288.321 MPa）。弹性模量较低的树种有7个（539.702～3 037.248 MPa），依次为火焰木、乌桕、海杧果、对叶榕、白楸、小叶榄仁和台湾相思。2）应力波速度和木材密度均与弹性模量呈显著正相关；胸径对弹性模量的影响较小；含水率对弹性模量的影响几乎可忽略不计。较高弹性模量的树种，木质坚硬，具有较强的抗风性能，可以作为海防林树种。弹性模量中等的树种也具有入选海防林树种的条件，不过可考虑将这些树种应用到风害较轻的区域。     

Thermal equation of state of aluminum-enriched silicate perovskite

Inferences of the chemical homogeneity of Earth's mantle depend on comparing laboratory-derived equations of state of mantle phases with seismically determined properties of the material in situ. A uniform chemical composition of the entire mantle has been found to be consistent with measurements, to date, of these properties for the end-member MgSiO3 perovskite phase. New pressure-volume-temperature data for silicate perovskite containing 5 mole percent Al2O3 has yielded different values of the equation of state parameters, with the bulk modulus being significantly smaller at lower mantle conditions than for aluminum-free perovskite, thus requiring adjustments in other components to match seismic observations.     

The Gutenberg discontinuity: melt at the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary

The lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary (LAB) beneath ocean basins separates the upper thermal boundary layer of rigid, conductively cooling plates from the underlying ductile, convecting mantle. The origin of a seismic discontinuity associated with this interface, known as the Gutenberg discontinuity (G), remains enigmatic. High-frequency SS precursors sampling below the Pacific plate intermittently detect the G as a sharp, negative velocity contrast at 40- to 75-kilometer depth. These observations lie near the depth of the LAB in regions associated with recent surface volcanism and mantle melt production and are consistent with an intermittent layer of asthenospheric partial melt residing at the lithospheric base. I propose that the G reflectivity is regionally enhanced by dynamical processes that produce melt, including hot mantle upwellings, small-scale convection, and fluid release during subduction.     

土壤酸度对大豆、油菜生长和产量的影响

 两个盆栽试验结果显示，施用石灰石粉和钙镁磷肥能显著促进大豆生长和根瘤形成，并能提高产量，施用石灰增加了大豆植株Ca含量，但减少其K含量；施用磷肥增加植株的P含量，但减少植株的Ca的含量，大豆的根瘤数和籽粒产量与土壤pH、交换性Ca和Al及铝饱和度之间呈显著相关。10年的石灰石粉长期定位试验结果表明，在施用钙镁磷肥的条件下，施用3750kg/hm#+2石灰石粉即可使油菜获得高产，但适当过量施用石灰并未使油菜减产。要使红壤油菜获得最佳产量，必须使土壤pH值提高到5.9以上,而交换性铝降至1.0cmol(+)/kg以下。     

基于多元变量的南极磷虾拖网作业状态影响因素分析

拖网作业过程中的网位、网身状态、拖网整体状态是评价拖网性能优劣的重要指标。以南极磷虾拖网为例,通过测量拖网不同部位(上纲、第3~4节网身连接处和网囊口上部中点)深度,以部位间深度差表示拖网作业状态,分析捕捞操作、海洋环境和渔获量对拖网作业状态的影响,确定中层拖网作业过程中状态的变化趋势。结果表明:上纲与第3~4节网身连接处深度差范围为-0.20~8.02 m,上纲与网囊口上部中点深度差范围为6.49~30.16 m;曳纲长度、拖速、风速、150 m水层流速对磷虾拖网上纲深度影响显著,上纲深度与曳纲长度和150 m水层流速呈正相关关系,与拖速呈负相关关系,随风速增加,上纲深度先减小后增大;拖速、200 m水层流速和浪高对上纲与第3~4节网身连接处深度差影响极显著;上纲与第3~4节网身连接处深度差具有随拖速和200 m水层流速的增加,先增大后减小的趋势,其中拖速为2.6 kn以及200 m水层流速为0.3 kn时,上纲与网囊口上部中点深度差最大,2 m浪高时,深度差最小;渔获量与上纲和网囊口上部中点深度差呈正相关关系;曳纲长度是影响拖网作业状态的最重要因素,其次是拖网速度、风速、浪高和水流速度。     

Complex Shear Wave Velocity Structure Imaged Beneath Africa and Iceland

A model of three-dimensional shear wave velocity variations in the mantle reveals a tilted low velocity anomaly extending from the core-mantle boundary (CMB) region beneath the southeastern Atlantic Ocean into the upper mantle beneath eastern Africa. This anomaly suggests that Cenozoic flood basalt volcanism in the Afar region and active rifting beneath the East African Rift is linked to an extensive thermal anomaly at the CMB more than 45 degrees away. In contrast, a low velocity anomaly beneath Iceland is confined to the upper mantle.     

Stability and structure of MgSiO3 perovskite to 2300-kilometer depth in Earth's mantle

Unexplained features have been observed seismically near the middle (approximately 1700-kilometer depth) and bottom of the Earth's lower mantle, and these could have important implications for the dynamics and evolution of the planet. (Mg,Fe)SiO3 perovskite is expected to be the dominant mineral in the deep mantle, but experimental results are discrepant regarding its stability and structure. Here we report in situ x-ray diffraction observations of (Mg,Fe)SiO3 perovskite at conditions (50 to 106 gigapascals, 1600 to 2400 kelvin) close to a mantle geotherm from three different starting materials, (Mg0.9Fe0.1)SiO enstatite, MgSiO3 glass, and an MgO+SiO2 mixture. Our results confirm the stability of (Mg,Fe)SiO3 perovskite to at least 2300-kilometer depth in the mantle. However, diffraction patterns above 83 gigapascals and 1700 kelvin (1900-kilometer depth) cannot presently rule out a possible transformation from Pbnm perovskite to one of three other possible perovskite structures with space group P2(1)/m, Pmmn, or P4(2)/nmc.