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The petrophysical properties of sediment drill core samples recovered from the Sardinian margin and the abyssal plain of the
Southern Tyrrhenian Basin were used to estimate the downhole change in porosity and rates of deposition and mass accumulation.
We calculated how the deposited material has changed its thickness as a function of depth, and corrected the thickness for
the compaction. The corresponding porosity variation with depth for terrigenous and pelagic sediments and evaporites was modelled
according to an exponential law. The mass accumulation rate for the Plio-Quaternary is on average 4.8×104 kg m−2 my−1 on the Sardinian margin and for the Pliocene in the abyssal plain. In the latter area, the Quaternary attains its greatest
thickness and a mass accumulation rate of 11–40×104 kg m−2 my−1. The basement response to sediment loading was calculated with Airy-type backstripping. On the lower part of the Sardinian
margin, the basement subsidence rate due to sediment loading has decreased from a value of 300 m my−1 in the Tortonian and during the Messinian salinity crisis (7.0–5.33 Ma) to about 5 m my−1 in the Plio-Quaternary. In contrast, on the abyssal plain this rate has changed from 8–50 m my−1 during the period 3.6–0.46 Ma, to 95–130 m my−1 since 0.46 Ma, with the largest values in the Marsili Basin. The correlation between age and the depth to the basement corrected
for the loading of the sediment in the ocean domain of the Tyrrhenian Basin argues for a young age of basin formation. 相似文献
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Nabil Sultan Pierre Cochonat Jean François Bourillet Florence Cayocca 《Marine Georesources & Geotechnology》2013,31(2):107-133
Abstract This article presents a methodology developed to evaluate the instability of submarine slopes that extend over a large area. Special attention was paid to (1) the complex geometry (bathymetry) and the expanse of the slope, (2) the heterogeneity of the sediment, and (3) the distribution of the pore pressure. The safety factor was considered as a spatially varying quantity. The General Formulation (GLE, Fredlund and Krahn 1977), which fully satisfies equilibrium conditions, was used for evaluating the stability of the marine slope. The submarine slope failure, which occurred on 16 October 1979 during the construction of the new Nice airport, was studied in order to test the developed model. Geotechnical parameters were taken from experimental tests carried out by IFREMER on 19 cores extracted at different depths (from 27 m to 1300 m) (Cochonat, Bourillet, and Savoye, 1993; Mulder et al., 1994). Many scenarios were proposed in order to explain the cause of the Nice slope failure (Habib, 1994). In this article, two of those scenarios were tested. Simulation results are presented and discussed. 相似文献
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Nabil Sultan Pierre Cochonat Jean Fran ois Bourillet Florence Cayocca 《Marine Georesources & Geotechnology》2001,19(2):107-133
This article presents a methodology developed to evaluate the instability of submarine slopes that extend over a large area. Special attention was paid to (1) the complex geometry (bathymetry) and the expanse of the slope, (2) the heterogeneity of the sediment, and (3) the distribution of the pore pressure. The safety factor was considered as a spatially varying quantity. The General Formulation (GLE, Fredlund and Krahn 1977), which fully satisfies equilibrium conditions, was used for evaluating the stability of the marine slope. The submarine slope failure, which occurred on 16 October 1979 during the construction of the new Nice airport, was studied in order to test the developed model. Geotechnical parameters were taken from experimental tests carried out by IFREMER on 19 cores extracted at different depths (from 27 m to 1300 m) (Cochonat, Bourillet, and Savoye, 1993; Mulder et al., 1994). Many scenarios were proposed in order to explain the cause of the Nice slope failure (Habib, 1994). In this article, two of those scenarios were tested. Simulation results are presented and discussed. 相似文献
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Nina Stark Hendrik Hanff Christian Svenson Verner B. Ernstsen Alice Lefebvre Christian Winter Achim Kopf 《Geo-Marine Letters》2011,31(4):249-258
In-situ geotechnical measurements of surface sediments were carried out along large subaqueous dunes in the Knudedyb tidal
inlet channel in the Danish Wadden Sea using a small free-falling penetrometer. Vertical profiles showed a typical stratification
pattern with a resolution of ∼1 cm depicting a thin surface layer of low sediment strength and a stiffer substratum below
(quasi-static bearing capacity equivalent: 1–3 kPa in the top layer, 20–140 kPa in the underlying sediment; thickness of the
top layer ca. 5–8 cm). Observed variations in the thickness and strength of the surface layer during a tidal cycle were compared
to mean current velocities (measured using an acoustic Doppler current profiler, ADCP), high-resolution bathymetry (based
on multibeam echo sounding, MBES) and qualitative estimates of suspended sediment distributions in the water column (estimated
from ADCP backscatter intensity). The results revealed an ebb dominance in sediment remobilization, and a general accretion
of the bed towards low water. A loose top layer occurred throughout the tidal cycle, likely influenced by bedload transport
and small events of suspended sediment resettlement (thickness: 6 ± 2 cm). Furthermore, this layer showed a significant increase
in thickness (e.g. from 8 cm to 16 cm) related to periods of overall deposition. These findings imply that dynamic penetrometers
can conveniently serve to (1) quantify potentially mobile sediments by determining the thickness of a loose sediment surface
layer, (2) unravel sediment strength development in potentially mobile sediments and (3) identify sediment accumulation. Such
data are an important complement and add a new geotechnical perspective during investigations of sediment remobilization processes
in highly dynamic coastal environments. 相似文献
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Gary Hoffmann Eli Silver Simon Day Neal Driscoll Bruce Appelgate 《Marine Geophysical Researches》2009,30(4):229-236
Extinct volcanic islands in the Bismarck volcanic arc are fringed by well-developed coral reefs. Drowned platforms offshore
from these islands provide evidence for subsidence in the central section of the arc, north of the Finisterre Terrane–Australia
collision. Bathymetric and backscatter data collected onboard the R/V Kilo Moana in 2004 reveal regularly spaced (~200 m interval)
drowned platforms at depths as much as 1,100 m below sea level. However, the adjacent mainland coast has well documented raised
terraces indicating long-term uplift. Local subsidence may be due to cessation of magmatic activity and cooling, flexural
loading by the uplifting Finisterre Range, loading by nearby active volcanic islands, and/or sediment loading on the seafloor
north of the Finisterre Range. We present some simple models in order to test whether flexural loading can account for local
subsidence. We find that volcanic and sedimentary loading can explain the inferred relative subsidence. 相似文献
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Geoacoustic and physical properties of carbonate sediments of the Lower Florida Keys 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
Near-surface sediment geoacoustic and physical properties were measured from a variety of unconsolidated carbonate sediments
in the Lower Florida Keys. Surficial values of compressional and shear speed correlate with sediment physical properties and
near-surface acoustic reflectivity. Highest speeds (shear 125–150 m s-1; compressional 1670–1725 m s-1) are from sandy sediments near Rebecca Shoal and lowest speeds (shear 40–65 m s-1; compressional 1520–1570 m s-1) are found in soft, silty sediments which collect in sediment ponds in the Southeast Channel of the Dry Tortugas. High compressional
wave attenuation is attributed to scattering of acoustic waves from heterogeneity caused by accumulation of abundant shell
material and other impedance discontinuities rather than high intrinsic attenuation. Compared to siliciclastic sediments,
carbonate sediment shear wave speed is high for comparable values of sediment physical properties. Sediment fabric, rather
than changes due to the effects of biogeochemical processes, is responsible for these differences. 相似文献
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Multibeam bathymetric data collected in St. George’s Bay, Newfoundland, show glacial and postglacial landforms in a 100-m-deep
basin offshore from a barrier. Back-scatter data provide information on sediment lithology. Features undetected by previous
conventional surveys include large bedforms on the surface of a barrier platform and submarine fans on its flanks. The data
demonstrate that sediment transport processes are more complex than was previously believed. Multibeam bathymetric images
are the sea-floor equivalents of air photographs. They can be used effectively to plan conventional acoustic surveys.
Received: 16 February 1996 / Revision received: 4 September 1996 相似文献
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Sedimentary processes on an estuarine marsh island within the turbidity maximum zone of the Yangtze River mouth 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
Sedimentary characteristics and processes on an estuarine marsh island in the Yangtze Estuary (East China Sea) show that
(1) the mean grain size of the surficial sediments varies between 0.003 and 0.16 mm, the finest sediment being more enriched
in the marsh center particularly under calm weather conditions during the flood season, and the coarsest sediment being more
enriched on the low seaward tidal flats particularly after storms; (2) the sediment organic carbon content is generally less
than 1.4 wt%; (3) the annual vertical marsh accretion is in the range of 20 cm, with a maximum value of 40 cm in the middle
of the marsh; and (4) the seasonal cycle in plant growth strongly influences sediment grain size and erosion-accretion events.
Received: 6 January 1999 / Revision accepted: 11 April 2000 相似文献
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Gavin M. Elliott Patrick M. Shannon Peter D.W. HaughtonLena K. Øvrebø 《Marine and Petroleum Geology》2010
The Rockall Bank Mass Flow (RBMF) is a large, multi-phase submarine slope failure and mass flow complex. It is located in an area where the Feni Drift impinges upon the eastern flank of the Rockall Bank in the NE Atlantic. A 6100 km2 region of slope failure scarps, extending over a wide water depth range and with individual scarps reaching up to 22 km long and 150 m high, lies upslope of a series of mass flow lobes that cover at least 18,000 km2 of the base of slope and floor of the Rockall Trough. The downslope lobe complex has a negative topographic relief along much of its northern boundary, being inset below the level of the undisplaced contourite drift at the base of slope. The southern margin is topographically more subtle but is marked by the sharp termination of sediment waves outside the lobe. Within the lobe complex the southern margin of the largest lobe shows a positive relief along its southern margin. The initial failure is suggested to have occurred along coherent layer-parallel detachment surfaces at depths of up to 100 m and this promoted initial downslope block sliding which in turn transformed into debris flows which moved out into the basin. The remains of a deep erosional moat linked to the onlapping contourite complex bisects the region of failed slope, and post-failure thermohaline currents have continued to modify the mass flow in this area. Differential sedimentation and erosion associated with the moat may have promoted slope instability. Following the major failure phase, continuous readjustments of the slope occurred and resulted in small-volume turbidites found in shallow gravity cores collected on the lobes. The short term trigger for the failure remains uncertain but earthquake events associated with a deep-seated tectonic lineament to the north of the mass flow may have been important. A Late Pleistocene age for the slope failure is likely. The RBMF is unusual in that it records large-scale collapse of a contourite body that impinged on a sediment-undersupplied slope system. Unlike many other large slope failure complexes along the NE Atlantic margin, the RBMF occurs in a region where there was little overloading by glacial sediment. 相似文献
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G. H. Hong S. H. Kim C. S. Chung D.-J. Kang D.-H. Shin H. J. Lee S.-J. Han 《Geo-Marine Letters》1997,17(2):126-132
Recent sediment accumulation rates are 18–230 mg cm-2 yr-1 (0.02–0.2 cm yr-1) based on excess 210Pb activity profiles in the southwestern part of the East Sea (Sea of Japan). Assuming no mixing beneath surface mixed layers,
210Pb-derived sediment accumulation rates are 18–32 mg cm-2 yr-1 in the northern part of the Yamato Ridge and the Ulleung Basin, 29–136 mg cm-2 yr-1 in the Korea Plateau, and 230 mg cm-2 yr-1 in the southern shelf. These values generally agree with long-term sedimentation rates estimated from dated ash layers.
Received: 6 October 1995 / Revision received: 31 May 1996 相似文献
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W. R. Normark 《Geo-Marine Letters》1999,18(3):179-188
Much of the modern upper (proximal) Monterey fan is a channel–levee complex, the Upper Turbidite Sequence (UTS), that was
deeply eroded after the channel breached a volcanic ridge to reach a deeper base level. Ages of sediment samples collected
with the ALVIN submersible from the deepest outcrop within the channel–levee system, 390 m below the adjacent western levee
crest, indicate that the UTS deposits accumulated at ≥1 m ka-1 during the last 500 ka. Neogene and Early Pleistocene sediment accumulation on the fan prior to the UTS was much slower (<0.03 m ka-1), and underlying turbidite systems(?) had substantially different morphologic expression(s).
Received: 10 February 1998 / Revision received: 6 July 1998 相似文献
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Seventy-five surface and subsurface sediment samples collected on the Amazon continental shelf were analyzed by X-ray diffraction
(XRD) in the grain-size fractions smaller than 2 μm. The groups of clay minerals thus identified were smectite, kaolinite,
illite, and mixed-layer illite/smectite. Calculation of relative abundance shows a predominance of smectite (37%) in the whole
area, followed by kaolinite (27%), illite (23%), and a small percentage of mixed-layer illite/smectite (12%). The distal,
northwest region of the continental shelf is characterized by a high abundance of smectite (41%), high salinity values, and
high sediment accumulation rates (10 cm year−1), whereas the proximal region is characterized by a comparatively low abundance of smectite (30%), low salinity values, and
low sediment accumulation rates (<1 cm year−1). This trend of increasing abundance northwestwards documents a preferential settling of smectite in the distal and more
saline regions of this estuarine system.
Received: 17 September 1999 / Revision accepted: 17 January 2000 相似文献
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A calibration procedure is presented for generating bulk density profiles of intact marine sediment cores using X-ray computed
tomography (CT). Developed using both artificial and natural marine sediment samples, the correlation is strong with an R
2 value of 0.98. Similar experiments with carbonate sediments were also strongly linear, but offset from the terrigenous curve,
illustrating the influence of sediment chemistry on scanner response. Comparison between newly computed densities for both
sediment types with those from individually calibrated cores during our previous CT studies reveals good correspondence between
the data sets.
Received: 22 November 1998 / Revision received: 4 March 1999 相似文献
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长江入海泥沙是中国东部陆架海沉积物的主要来源之一。本文基于MODIS-Aqua卫星的遥感资料并结合实测悬浮体浓度,建立了基于颗粒物后向散射系数的悬浮体浓度的反演方法,获取了2002—2017年长江口海域的表层悬浮体浓度分布,并分析其在潮周期、季节内以及年际等不同时间尺度下的变化特征。结果表明,在潮周期内,长江口122.3°E以西海域表层悬浮体浓度大潮高于小潮,落潮大于涨潮,高潮大于低潮;在季节尺度内.6—8月表层悬浮体浓度逐渐增加。而122.3°E以东海域,则出现相反的情况;长江口122.3°E以西海域的夏季平均表层悬浮体浓度年际变化明显,主要受长江入海水沙量年际变化的影响。长江口122.3°E以东海域表层悬浮体浓度的年际变化几乎不受长江入海泥沙的影响。风向对悬浮体浓度的扩散具有显著的作用,南风有利于高浓度悬浮体向外海扩散,东风则抑制扩展。 相似文献
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I. A. Nemirovskaya 《Oceanology》2010,50(5):716-728
Data are presented on the content of aliphatic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (AHC and PAH, respectively) in the interstitial
waters and bottom sediments of the Kara Sea compared to the distribution of the particulate matter and organic carbon. It
was found that the AHC concentrations within the water mass (16 μg/l on average) are mainly formed by natural processes. The
AHC distribution represents the variability of the hydrological and sedimentation processes in different regions of the sea.
The widest ranges of the concentrations were registered in the Ob Bay-Kara Sea section: in the water (10–310 μg/l for the
AHC and 0.4–7.2 ng/l for the PAH) and in the surface layer of the bottom sediments (8–42 μg/l for the AHC and 9–94 ng/g for
the PAH). The differentiation of the hydrocarbons (HC) in the different media follows the marginal filter’s regularities;
therefore, no oil and pyrogenic compounds are supplied to the open parts of the sea. In the sediment mass, the HC content
is determined by the variations in the oxidative conditions in the sediment and its material’s composition. 相似文献
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The present-day basement depth of the seafloor in the absence of sediment loading was inferred along a traverse crossing the
Southern Tyrrhenian Basin. A correction for sediment loading was proposed on the basis of density, seismic velocity and porosity
data from selected deep boreholes. The empirical relation between sediment correction and seismic two-way travel time was
extrapolated downward by applying the Nafe–Drake curve and a specific porosity–depth relation. The sediment loading response
of the basement calculated for flexural isostasy is on average about one hundred meters lower than results for local isostasy.
A pure lithosphere extensional model was then used to predict quantitatively the basement subsidence pattern on the margins
of the basin. The basement depth is consistent with uniform extension model predictions only in some parts of the margins.
The observed variability in the region of greatest thinning (transition from continental to oceanic crust) is attributable
to the weakening effect caused by diffuse igneous intrusions. Subsidence of the volcanic Calabrian–Sicilian margin is partly
accounted for by magmatic underplating. The comparison of the calculated subsidence with an oceanic lithosphere cooling model
shows that subsidence is variable in some areas, particularly in the Marsili Basin. This argues for a typical back-arc origin
for the Tyrrhenian Basin, as a result of subduction processes. By taking into account the geodynamic setting, stratigraphic
data from the deepest hole and the terrestrial heat flow, we reconstructed the paleotemperatures of cover sediments. The results
suggest that low temperatures generally have prevailed during sediment deposition and that the degree of maturation is expected
not to be sufficient for oil generation processes. 相似文献
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Sedimentation is an important stressor on coral reefs subjected to run-off, dredging and resuspension events. Reefs with a history of high-sediment loads tend to be dominated by a few tolerant coral species. A key question is whether such species live close to their tolerance thresholds or near their niche optima. Here, we analyse experimentally the sediment tolerance of a spatially dominant coral, Turbinaria mesenterina (Dendrophylliidae), at nearshore reefs in the central Great Barrier Reef lagoon. Testing was conducted in a 5-week tank experiment under manipulated sediment loading and flow conditions. Physiological stress was assessed based on the behaviour of three key response variables: skeletal growth rate, energy reserves (lipid content) and photosynthetic performance. Because sediment effects are likely to vary between flow regimes, sediment and flow responses were tested using a full factorial design. Sediment loads greater than 110 mg cm−2 had no effect on any of the physiological variables, regardless of flow (0.7–24 cm s−1). Turbinaria mesenterina is thus tolerant to sediment loads an order of magnitude higher than most severe sediment conditions in situ. Likely mechanisms for such tolerance are that: (1) colonies covered in sediment (60–120 μm) in low-flow were able to clear themselves rapidly (within 4–5 h); and (2) sediment provides a source of food. These results suggest that intensified sediment regimes on coastal reefs may shift coral communities towards dominance by a few well-adapted species. 相似文献
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REN Mei''e 《海洋学报(英文版)》2015,34(2):1-8
The Yellow River cut through Sanmenxia Gorge and discharged into the sea via the North China Plain in 150 ka BP; since then, around 86 000 × 108 t sediment has been transported passing Sanmenxia Gorge. Based on land use and land cover changes in Loess Plateau and other available evidence, an estimate of the Yellow River sediment budget is presented here: about 72% of the sedimentary material was trapped in the North China Plain and the remainder(i.e., 26%) escaped to the sea. At the present stage, 0.2×108 t/a suspended sediment of the Yellow River enter the northern Yellow Sea. The transport pattern is determined mainly by the shelf current system. Annually 0.2×108–0.3×108 t of suspended particles are carried to the East China Sea; the materials are derived mainly from coastal and subaqueous delta erosion associated with the abandoned Yellow River on the Jiangsu coast. Since 1972, the lower Yellow River started to have a situation of continuous no-flow. During 1996–2000, the annual water flow and sediment discharge are only 19%, as compared with normal years(i.e., average for 1950–1979). In response to global warming and increase of water diversion from the Yellow River for industrial and urban use, the sediment flux of the Yellow River to the sea will most likely remain small in the next two to three decades. 相似文献
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Christian J. Noll Timothy M. Dellapenna Andrea Gilkinson Randall W. Davis 《Geo-Marine Letters》2009,29(1):1-16
Surficial sediment distribution within Simpson Bay is a function of antecedent bedrock and recently deposited glacial geology,
as well as active physical processes both within Simpson Bay and Prince William Sound (PWS). Simpson Bay is a turbid, outwash
fjord located in northeastern PWS, Alaska. Freshwater from heavy precipitation, and the melting of high alpine glaciers enter
the bay through bay head rivers and small shoreline creeks. The catchment has a high watershed/basin surface area ratio (∼8:1),
and easily erodible bedrock that contribute to high sediment loads. The system can be divided into three discrete basins,
each with specific morphologic and circulatory characters. Side scan sonar, swath bathymetry, and seismic profiles reveal
that bathymetric highs are areas of outcropping glacial surfaces. High backscatter coupled with surface grab samples reveal
these surfaces to be composed of coarse sediment and bedrock outcrops. Bathymetric lows are areas of low backscatter, and
grab samples reveal these areas to be ponded deposits of organic-rich estuarine muds. The data provide evidence of terminal
morainal bank systems, and glacial grounding line deposits at the mouth of the bay and rocky outcrops were identified as subsurface
extensions of aerial rocky promontories. Radioisotope analyses of short cores reveal that the bay has an average accumulation
rate of approx. 0.5 cm year−1, but that this varies in function of the watershed/basin surface area ratios of the different basins. The interaction of
tidal currents and sediment source drives sediment distribution in Simpson Bay. Hydrographic data reveal high spatial variability
in surface and bottom currents throughout the bay. Subsurface currents are tide dominated, but generally weak (5–20 cm s−1), while faster currents are found along shorelines, outcrops, and bathymetric highs. Bathymetric data reveal steep slopes
with little to no modern sediment throughout the bay, suggesting lack of deposition due to tidal currents. 相似文献
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B. J. Lees 《Geo-Marine Letters》1981,1(3-4):249-254
A method is described to calculate the relationship (β) between the eddy diffusivity of suspended particles and the eddy viscosity
of the fluid. The data were obtained while making suspended sediment concentration measurements near the seabed on the British
continental shelf. β was calculated for 0.50 size fractions and varies inversely with the suspended sediment concentration.
The values were used successfully to calculate suspended sediment transport rates for separate sand fractions through a spring
tidal cycle. Finally, specific values of β are suggested for varying concentrations of sand at a reference height of 100 cm
above the seabed. 相似文献