Quantitative reconstruction of the palaeoclimate of the Shahejie Formation in the Chezhen Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, eastern China

doi:10.1007/s11707-021-0932-7

Front. Earth Sci.

2021, Vol. 15

Issue (4) : 909-921 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11707-021-0932-7

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Quantitative reconstruction of the palaeoclimate of the Shahejie Formation in the Chezhen Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, eastern China

Tao CHEN¹, Jinliang ZHANG¹(

), Yang LI², Yongfu ZHAO³

¹. Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
². Hubei Key Laboratory of Petroleum Geochemistry and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China
³. Oil and Gas Exploration Management Center, Shengli Oilfield, Sinopec, Dongying 257000, China

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Abstract

This paper uses pollen climate analysis and coexistence analysis to systematically analyze the climatic evolution of the Shahejie Formation in the Chezhen Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, eastern China and discusses the relationship between palaeoclimatic evolution and lake level rise. The results show that the sedimentary period of the Shahejie Formation in the Chezhen Depression had an overall temperature change trend from hot to cold and simultaneously experienced a dry and wet balance–wet–dry and wet balance–wet transition process. The climatic parameters of the Shahejie Formation in the Chezhen Depression include a mean annual temperature of 8.1°C−15.1°C, a mean coldest monthly temperature of −0.1°C−2°C, a mean warmest monthly temperature of 18.6°C−28°C, a mean annual precipitation of 389−1164 mm, a wettest monthly precipitation amount of 215−262 mm, and a driest monthly precipitation amount of 8−48 mm. Climate change is believed to affect the rise and fall of lake levels to some extent. The quantitative reconstruction of these climatic parameters allows researchers to more intuitively understand the geological background of the Chezhen Depression and guide the exploration and development of oil and gas resources.

Keywords Shahejie Formation Chezhen Depression pollen coexistence analysis palaeoclimate reconstruction

Corresponding Author(s): Jinliang ZHANG

Online First Date: 06 December 2021 Issue Date: 20 January 2022

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Tao CHEN,Jinliang ZHANG,Yang LI, et al. Quantitative reconstruction of the palaeoclimate of the Shahejie Formation in the Chezhen Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, eastern China[J]. Front. Earth Sci., 2021, 15(4): 909-921.

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Fig.1 (a) Location of the Chezhen Depression; (b) structure of the Chezhen Depression.

Fig.2 Stratigraphy and lithological development of the Paleogene in the Chezhen Depression.

Fig.3 Pollen panel of the Shahejie Formation in the Chezhen Depression. Ang. = Angiospermae, Gym. = Gymnospermae, Lil. = Liliacidites, Che. = Chenopodiaceae, Tro. = Trochodendraceae, Rut. = Rutaceae, Nys. = Nyssapollenites, Pel. = Peltandripites, Lam. = Lamiaceae, Sap. = Sapindaceaepiles, Fag. = Faguspollenites, Rho. = Rhoipites, Mel. = Meliaceae, Mag. = Magnolipollis, Hyd. = Hydrocharitaceae, Liq. = Liquidambarpollenites, Ulm. = Ulmipollenites, Que. = Quercoidites, Cor. = Corylus, Bet. = Betulaceae, Aln. = Alnipollenites, Bets. = Betulaepollenites, Jug. = Juglanspollenites, Sal. = Salixipollenites, Car. = Caryapollenites, Pla. = Platycaryapollenites, Tax. = Taxodiaceae, Eph. = Ephedripites, Tsu. = Tsugaepollenites, Abi. = Abies, A.P. = Abietineaepollenites and Pinuspollenites, Ced. = Cedripites, Pic. = Picea, Pin. = Pinaceae, Pod. = Podocarpidites, Pol. = Polypodiaceae.

Tab.1 Climatic parameters of the nearest living relatives of the studied pollen

Tab.2 Quantitative classification of the climate indicator significance of pollen. The subscript med represents the median of the interval

Fig.4 (a) Percentage of each group of temperature indicators; (b) percentage of each group of humidity indicators; T: evolution of the temperature of the Shahejie Formation in the Chezhen Depression; H: evolution of the humidity of the Shahejie Formation in the Chezhen Depression.

Fig.5 Ten zones based on 12 pollen taxa in the Shahejie Formation in the Chezhen Depression. Ang. = Angiospermae, Gym. = Gymnospermae, Liq. = Liquidambarpollenites, Lam. = Lamiaceae, Mel. = Meliaceae, Ulm. = Ulmipollenites, Que. = Quercoidites, Cor. = Corylus, Jug. = Juglanspollenites, Aln. = Alnipollenites, Tax. = Taxodiaceae, Eph. = Ephedripites, A.P. = Abietineaepollenites and Pinuspollenites.

Fig.6 The principle of climatic parameter restoration in the R1 zone. The orange area is the coexistence interval of the reference pollen climate parameters. (a) Coexistence interval determination of the MAT; (b) coexistence interval determination of the CMT; (c) coexistence interval determination of the WMT; (d) coexistence interval determination of the MAP; (e) coexistence interval determination of the WMP; (f) coexistence interval determination of the DMP. Li. = Liquidambarpollenites, La. = Lamiaceae, Ul. = Ulmipollenites, Qu. = Quercoidites, Co. = Corylus, Ju. = Juglanspollenites, A.P. = Abietineaepollenites and Pinuspollenites.

Tab.3 Climatic parameters for each pollen zone and the entire Shahejie Formation

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