中新世以来滇西高原内红河流域区的古高程反演

流经滇西高原的红河水系将高原内被剥蚀下来的物质输送到莺歌海盆地与琼东南盆地中堆积.滇西高原隆升剥蚀区与莺歌海盆地和琼东南盆地堆积区构成了一个相对封闭系统.采用质量平衡法,将莺-琼盆地内的堆积物回剥至隆升剥蚀区,重建了中新世以来滇西高原内红河流域区所达到的可能高程.16.2～19.6 Ma前红河流域区海拔高度低于560 m,16.2～11 Ma前的隆升使高程升至860～950 m.经过11～5.3 Ma前的剥蚀夷平后,海拔高度降为800m.距今5.3～1.6 Ma前的快速隆升,使海拔高度曾达到2600～2725 m,隆升幅度达1800～1925 m,滇西高原形成.近1.6 Ma以来则主要是剥蚀削低,海拔高度从2560 m降为2300m.中新世以来红河流域区被剥蚀掉约3900 m.     

华北地区三叠纪盆地格局及演化分析

三叠纪是华北地区构造格局的重要转型期,该时期发生的印支运动影响着华北地区盆地的发育演化.早—中三叠世,华北板块内部基本继承了晚海西期以来的构造格局和沉积特点,地势北西高、东南低,为一南陡北缓、呈NWW向展布的大型内陆沉积盆地,恢复的地层原始沉积厚度在1 500～2 000 m之间.晚三叠世扬子板块与华北板块之间发生自东向西的剪刀式碰撞拼接,华北地区发生全面抬升,且东部抬升早、抬升幅度大,西部抬升晚、抬升幅度小,沉积盆地的范围向西发生退缩.华北地区西南部仍为统一的大型沉积盆地,发育温暖潮湿气候下的河流、湖泊、沼泽相沉积;华北东部大部分地区处于隆升剥蚀状态,使得先期沉积的早—中三叠世地层发生剥蚀,一些地区剥蚀作用深至古生界,仅局部地区发育小型山间盆地沉积.     

青藏高原盆地系统演化与高原形成时间

青藏高原在以时间为坐标的隆升过程中,高原的范围、高度都是呈阶段性递增的.随着青藏高原的构造隆升,在高原的内部和外围发育了众多的沉积盆地,在这些沉积盆地中详细地记录了青藏高原的隆升过程.高原北部盆地的演化显示出向北递进增长的特征,以南北挤压为动力背景的北部前陆盆地演化代表了盆地对高原周缘造山带的响应关系:金沙江缝合带、昆仑山、祁连山的新生代逆冲抬升的时间分别为53 Ma、46 Ma和29.5 Ma.对高原南北盆地-造山带的构造演化对比发现:祁连山和高喜马拉雅的逆冲时间相同,说明青藏高原在渐新世基本定型.     

青藏高原冰雪里的微生物

青藏高原是全球海拔最高、面积最大的独特地理单元，素有“世界屋脊”之称。自大约500万年前的上新世以来，在欧亚大陆板块和印度大陆板块的碰撞挤压作用下，青藏高原先后数次隆升，如今最高峰海拔已达8844．43米，成为全球海拔最高、面积最大、形成时间最短的高原。     

青藏高原隆升阶段性

 青藏高原的隆升不仅是印度板块与亚洲板块碰撞导致的地球内部岩石圈地球动力学作用过程的结果,并且对全球和亚洲气候变化、亚洲地貌和地表环境过程及大量地内和地表矿产资源的形成分布产生了深刻影响。因而研究高原隆升的历史不仅对解决上述重大科学问题提供重要途径,而且可为高原区域资源环境的开发和可持续发展提供理论依据。简要回顾和梳理了国内外近年来,围绕青藏高原隆升所取得的主要进展。研究表明新生代青藏高原经历了多阶段、多幕次、准同步异幅且高原南北后期加速隆升的演化过程。具体可划分为55~30、25~10及8~0 Ma 3个主要生长隆升期次。其中55~30 Ma的高原早期隆升,主要集中在高原中南部的拉萨地块和羌塘地块,并且可能隆升到接近3 km高度,或甚至更高,有人称之为“原西藏高原”,但其周缘存在准同步异幅的变形隆升响应;25~10 Ma的中期隆升,“原西藏高原”南北缘的喜马拉雅山和可可西里-昆仑山开始强烈隆升,“原西藏高原”率先隆升到目前高度并开始向东西两侧挤出物质、拉张形成南北向裂谷,高原北缘普遍产生广泛变形隆升但幅度有限;从约8 Ma开始的晚期隆升,高原南、北部边缘的喜马拉雅山和昆仑山-西秦岭以北的高原东北部隆升显著加速,经历一系列短暂快速的多幕次构造变形和生长隆升,最终形成现今高原面貌。     

青藏高原东缘中生代若尔盖古高原的发现及其地质意义

40 Ma B.P."原青藏高原"的提出使得青藏高原的早期隆升历史受到越来越多的关注,但其向东的延伸情况不明。青藏高原东缘若尔盖高原、龙门山冲断带和四川盆地有机地构建了一个完整的原-山-盆体系,成为揭示青藏高原隆升和生长的理想场所,而位于高原内部若尔盖地块的红参1井更为此提供了宝贵素材。基于红参1井的构造恢复和低温热年代学研究结果,结合区域上已有的低温热年代学和古高程数据,提出青藏高原东缘在早新生代印-亚大陆碰撞之前就已形成了高原,称之为若尔盖古高原,并从基底构造属性、构造变形、地壳缩短与增厚、沉积记录等方面对其进行了论证。红参1井钻井剖面构造恢复结果揭示所钻遇7 000余米的三叠系复理石层系实际上有46%的厚度是由构造重复所致,连同广泛发育的晚三叠世埃达克质花岗岩以及利用中性岩浆岩Sr/Y比值估算的地壳厚度,共同表明青藏高原东部松潘-甘孜地区在晚三叠世就已发生了实质性的地壳加厚。红参1井多重低温热年代学[锆石(U-Th)/He,磷灰石裂变径迹和(U-Th)/He]测试结果揭示若尔盖地块分别在白垩纪中期(约120 Ma B.P.和约80 Ma B.P.)经历了2次快速的冷却事件,累计剥蚀厚度达5 km,之后转入极其缓慢的冷却过程,暗示其已进入高原化阶段;而在整个新生代期间处于近乎"零"剥蚀的状态而被动地抬升到现今高度(不同于常见的山脉隆升,地块隆升代表了一定范围的区域整体抬升)。因此,青藏高原东部若尔盖地块最晚在白垩纪末期就已形成高原,即若尔盖古高原,其范围可能包括三叠系复理石层系覆盖的大部分松潘-甘孜地区,并可能向西与羌塘古高原相连,构成羌塘-若尔盖古高原。若尔盖古高原的形成不仅造成四川盆地西缘在白垩纪中期出现了重要的物源转变,更重要的是加剧了青藏高原东缘白垩纪气候干旱化,出现了大量沙漠沉积和膏盐沉积。若尔盖古高原的发现不仅有助于深化对青藏高原隆升和生长过程的理解,也将引发对青藏高原形成机制的重新思考以及对其气候-环境-资源效应的关注。     

青藏高原通天河盆地五道梁组介形虫壳体Mg/Ca和Sr/Ca地球化学特征及古环境意义

中新世早期青藏高原腹地曾经发育了面积巨大的古大湖,此时恰逢青藏高原的快速隆升关键时期.为研究高原腹地在此期间环境的演化,对五道梁组中介形虫壳体的Mg/Ca 和Sr/Ca的值进行了测试.通天河盆地五道梁组地层中的介形虫壳体的Mg/Ca 和Sr/Ca数值的特征,结合剖面岩性特征,反映了23.8～21.8 Ma前该湖泊区域气候由湿润-干旱-暖湿的演化趋势.其气候的变化可能是此时期青藏高原从快速隆升到剥蚀夷平后高原北部构造隆升活动的结果.该研究为进一步了解青藏高原腹地的古环境探索了一条新的途径.     

青藏高原通天河盆地五道梁组介形虫壳体Mg／Ca和St／Ca地球化学特征及古环境意义

中新世早期膏藏高原腹地曾经发育了面积巨大的古大湖,此时恰逢青藏高原的快速隆升关键时期。为研究高原腹地在此期间环境的演化,对五道梁组中介形虫壳体的Mg／Ca和St／Ca的值进行了测试。通天河盆地五道粱组地层中的介形虫壳体的Mg／Ca和Sr／Ca数值的特征,结合剖面岩性特征,反映了23．8～21．8Ma前该湖泊区域气候由湿润-干旱-暖湿的演化趋势。其气候的变化可能是此时期青藏高原从快速隆升到剥蚀夷平后高原北部构造隆升活动的结果。该研究为进-步了解青藏高原腹地的古环境探索了一条新的途径。     

基于数字高程模型(DEM)的可可西里地貌及区划研究

基于数字高程模型(DEM)数据,应用地理信息系统(GIS)方法,对可可西里地区地貌要素进行定量分析,并对其地貌区划进行研究。可可西里地区海拔分为中海拔、高海拔和极高海拔三级,其中高海拔地区占据69.38%的区域。研究区夷平面广泛发育,根据地势起伏度可划分为丘陵、平原和台地3种类型。除东部三江源地区外,研究区主体未受到青藏高原强烈隆升造成的河流溯源侵蚀影响,坡度类型以小于15的微斜坡、缓斜坡和斜坡为主,地势平坦。依据地貌形态特征定量分析、地貌类型组合和地貌成因的差异性原则,可可西里地区可划分为4个地貌区:羌塘高原地貌区(Ⅰ)、东昆仑山山地地貌区(Ⅱ)、三江源丘状山原地貌区(Ⅲ)和柴达木高原盆地区(Ⅳ)。其中,羌塘高原地貌区又可划分为可可西里高原地貌亚区(Ⅰ_1)和唐古拉山高山地貌亚区(Ⅰ_2),东昆仑山地地貌区可划分东昆仑南部极高山地貌亚区(Ⅱ_1)和东昆仑北部高山地貌亚区(Ⅱ_2)。地貌要素研究可以直观、量化地反映可可西里地区海拔、地势起伏度及坡度特征,地貌区划研究可以反映可可西里地区高原、山地、山原、盆地的地貌格局和水平分异,对研究地貌特征、地貌类型及开发保护具有重要意义。     

青藏高原东北缘临夏盆地王家山地区沉积环境分析与构造隆升

通过对青藏高原东北缘临夏盆地王家山地区新生代地层沉积相研究，划分出7个沉积旋回；盆地沉积与高原隆升的响应关系揭示出高原29Ma以来先后经历了初期隆升至稳定阶段(29．0—21．4Ma)、中期随升至稳定阶段(21．4—6．25Ma)、后期逐步隆升阶段(6．25—3．58Ma)和晚期急剧强烈隆升阶段(3．58—0Ma)，可见青藏高原的隆升是一个多阶段、不等速和非均变的复杂过程．     

Dating of the oldest continental sediments from the Himalayan foreland basin

A detailed knowledge of Himalayan development is important for our wider understanding of several global processes, ranging from models of plateau uplift to changes in oceanic chemistry and climate. Continental sediments 55 Myr old found in a foreland basin in Pakistan are, by more than 20 Myr, the oldest deposits thought to have been eroded from the Himalayan metamorphic mountain belt. This constraint on when erosion began has influenced models of the timing and diachrony of the India-Eurasia collision, timing and mechanisms of exhumation and uplift, as well as our general understanding of foreland basin dynamics. But the depositional age of these basin sediments was based on biostratigraphy from four intercalated marl units. Here we present dates of 257 detrital grains of white mica from this succession, using the 40Ar-39Ar method, and find that the largest concentration of ages are at 36-40 Myr. These dates are incompatible with the biostratigraphy unless the mineral ages have been reset, a possibility that we reject on the basis of a number of lines of evidence. A more detailed mapping of this formation suggests that the marl units are structurally intercalated with the continental sediments and accordingly that biostratigraphy cannot be used to date the clastic succession. The oldest continental foreland basin sediments containing metamorphic detritus eroded from the Himalaya orogeny therefore seem to be at least 15-20 Myr younger than previously believed, and models based on the older age must be re-evaluated.     

Stream-power incision model in non-steady-state mountain ranges： An empirical approach

Stream-power incision model has always been applied to detecting the steady-state situation of ranges. Oblique arc-continent collision occurring during the period of Penglai Orogeny caused the Taiwan mountain belt to develop landscape of three evolution stages, namely stages of pre-steady-state (growing ranges in southern Taiwan), steady-state (ranges in central Taiwan) and post-steady-state (decaying ranges in northern Taiwan). In the analysis on streams of the Taiwan mountain belt made by exploring the relationship between the slope of bedrock channel (S) and the catchment area (A), the topographic features of the ranges at these three stages are acquired. The S-A plot of the steady-state ranges is in a linear form, revealing that the riverbed height of bedrock channel does not change over time (dz/dt = 0). The slope and intercept of the straight line S-A are related to evolution time of steady-state topography and tectonic uplift rate respectively. The S-A plots of the southern and northern ranges of Taiwan mountain belt appear to be in convex and concave forms respectively, implying that the riverbed height of bedrock channel at the two ranges rises (dz/dt > 0) and falls (dz/dt < 0) over time respectively. Their tangent intercept can still reflect the tectonic uplift rate. This study develops an empirical stream-power erosion model of pre-steady-state and post-steady-state topography.     

青藏高原：全球气候变化的驱动机与放大器──Ⅱ．青藏高原隆起的基本过程

４０Ｍａ前印度板块与欧亚板块的碰撞导致了特提斯海的封闭和西藏成陆，但４０～２０ＭａＢＰ间地面很低。２０Ｍａ前的构造运动使青藏地区一些山地隆起，但而后又经历了长期的夷平，地貌与生物证据揭示，早上新世高原的高度仅约１０００ｍ。高原的强烈隆起开始于３．４Ｍａ前，这被高原内外普遍的砾岩堆积和盆地演化记录了下来。青藏高原东部盆地演化与大河流发育研究表明，至少有１０次强构造上升事件发生，它们分别开始于３．４、２．５、１．７、１．３、１．１、０．８、０．６、０．１４、０．０５和０．０１ＭａＢＰ。其中２．５、１．１、０．８、０．６和０．１４ＭａＢＰ五次上升事件对高原隆起十分重要。     

Constant elevation of southern Tibet over the past 15 million years

The uplift of the Tibetan plateau, an area that is 2,000 km wide, to an altitude of about 5,000 m has been shown to modify global climate and to influence monsoon intensity. Mechanical and thermal models for homogeneous thickening of the lithosphere make specific predictions about uplift rates of the Tibetan plateau, but the precise history of the uplift of the plateau has yet to be confirmed by observations. Here we present well-preserved fossil leaf assemblages from the Namling basin, southern Tibet, dated to approximately 15 Myr ago, which allow us to reconstruct the temperatures within the basin at that time. Using a numerical general circulation model to estimate moist static energy at the location of the fossil leaves, we reconstruct the elevation of the Namling basin 15 Myr ago to be 4,689 +/- 895 m or 4,638 +/- 847 m, depending on the reference data used. This is comparable to the present-day altitude of 4,600 m. We conclude that the elevation of the southern Tibetan plateau probably has remained unchanged for the past 15 Myr.     

Tibetan plateau aridification linked to global cooling at the Eocene-Oligocene transition

Continental aridification and the intensification of the monsoons in Asia are generally attributed to uplift of the Tibetan plateau and to the land-sea redistributions associated with the continental collision of India and Asia, whereas some studies suggest that past changes in Asian environments are mainly governed by global climate. The most dramatic climate event since the onset of the collision of India and Asia is the Eocene-Oligocene transition, an abrupt cooling step associated with the onset of glaciation in Antarctica 34 million years ago. However, the influence of this global event on Asian environments is poorly understood. Here we use magnetostratigraphy and cyclostratigraphy to show that aridification, which is indicated by the disappearance of playa lake deposits in the northeastern Tibetan plateau, occurred precisely at the time of the Eocene-Oligocene transition. Our findings suggest that this global transition is linked to significant aridification and cooling in continental Asia recorded by palaeontological and palaeoenvironmental changes, and thus support the idea that global cooling is associated with the Eocene-Oligocene transition. We show that, with sufficient age control on the sedimentary records, global climate can be distinguished from tectonism and recognized as a major contributor to continental Asian environments.     

Coupled spatial variations in precipitation and long-term erosion rates across the Washington Cascades

Past studies of tectonically active mountain ranges have suggested strong coupling and feedbacks between climate, tectonics and topography. For example, rock uplift generates topographic relief, thereby enhancing precipitation, which focuses erosion and in turn influences rates and spatial patterns of further rock uplift. Although theoretical links between climate, erosion and uplift have received much attention, few studies have shown convincing correlations between observable indices of these processes on mountain-range scales. Here we show that strongly varying long-term (>10(6)-10(7) yr) erosion rates inferred from apatite (U-Th)/He cooling ages across the Cascades mountains of Washington state closely track modern mean annual precipitation rates. Erosion and precipitation rates vary over an order of magnitude across the range with maxima of 0.33 mm yr(-1) and 3.5 m yr(-1), respectively, with both maxima located 50 km west (windward) of the topographic crest of the range. These data demonstrate a strong coupling between precipitation and long-term erosion rates on the mountain-range scale. If the range is currently in topographic steady state, rock uplift on the west flank is three to ten times faster than elsewhere in the range, possibly in response to climatically focused erosion.     

The search for a topographic signature of life

Landscapes are shaped by the uplift, deformation and breakdown of bedrock and the erosion, transport and deposition of sediment. Life is important in all of these processes. Over short timescales, the impact of life is quite apparent: rock weathering, soil formation and erosion, slope stability and river dynamics are directly influenced by biotic processes that mediate chemical reactions, dilate soil, disrupt the ground surface and add strength with a weave of roots. Over geologic time, biotic effects are less obvious but equally important: biota affect climate, and climatic conditions dictate the mechanisms and rates of erosion that control topographic evolution. Apart from the obvious influence of humans, does the resulting landscape bear an unmistakable stamp of life? The influence of life on topography is a topic that has remained largely unexplored. Erosion laws that explicitly include biotic effects are needed to explore how intrinsically small-scale biotic processes can influence the form of entire landscapes, and to determine whether these processes create a distinctive topography.