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Sediment properties, such as water content and density, have been used to estimate the dry and wet weights, as well as the volume of sediment recovered and discharged, during benthic impact experiments conducted in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The estimates show that the weights of dry (355-1332 t) and wet sediment (1651-4888 t) recovered during the experiments, are not only a function of the total duration and distance covered during the experiment, but also depend on water content and density of the sediment. Estimation of dry sediment and its volumetric ratio in the discharge, are key parameters for calculating the discharged volume. The estimated volume of wet sediment recovered (1427-4049 m 3 ) as well as discharged (2693-6951 m 3 ) during the experiments, provide important inputs to evaluate the sediment resettlement and migration. Using these estimates, the average depth of excavation on the seafloor, can also been calculated. However, the stages of sediment recovery and discharge are expressed differently in some of the experiments. In order to standardize these, different stages have been identified, and definitions of certain terms have been suggested, for use in the future. The methods of calculating different properties, as well as weight and volume of discharged sediment are described in the paper for use in other applications concerning deep-sea discharges. 相似文献
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Jean-Pierre Lefebvre Sylvain Ouillon Vu Duy Vinh Robert Arfi Jean-Yves Panché Xavier Mari Chu Van Thuoc Jean-Pascal Torréton 《Geo-Marine Letters》2012,32(2):103-121
In the Bach Dang–Cam Estuary, northern Vietnam, mechanisms governing cohesive sediment aggregation were investigated in situ
in 2008–2009. As part of the Red River delta, this estuary exhibits a marked contrast in hydrological conditions between the
monsoon and dry seasons. The impact on flocculation processes was assessed by means of surveys of water discharge, suspended
particulate matter concentration and floc size distributions (FSDs) conducted during a tidal cycle at three selected sites
along the estuary. A method was developed for calculating the relative volume concentration for the modes of various size
classes from FSDs provided by the LISST 100X (Sequoia Scientific Inc.). It was found that all FSDs comprised four modes identified
as particles/flocculi, fine and coarse microflocs, and macroflocs. Under the influence of the instantaneous turbulent kinetic
energy, their proportions varied but without significant modification of their median diameters. In particular, when the turbulence
level corresponded to a Kolmogorov microscale of less than ∼235 μm, a major breakup of flocs resulted in the formation of
particles/flocculi and fine microflocs. Fluctuations in turbulence level were governed by seasonal variations in freshwater
discharge and by the tidal cycle. During the wet season, strong freshwater input induced a high turbulent energy level that
tended to generate sediment transfer from the coarser size classes (macroflocs, coarse microflocs) to finer ones (particles/flocculi
and fine microflocs), and to promote a transport of sediment seawards. During the dry season, the influence of tides predominated.
The turbulent energy level was then only episodically sufficiently high to generate transfer of sediment between floc size
classes. At low turbulent energy, modifications in the proportions of floc size classes were due to differential settling.
Tidal pumping produced a net upstream transport of sediment. Associated with the settling of sediment trapped in a near-bed
layer at low turbulent energy, this causes the silting up of the waterways leading to the harbour of Haiphong. 相似文献
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Rahul Sharma B. Nagendernath A. B. Valsangkar G. Parthiban K. M. Sivakolundu Gavin Walker 《Marine Georesources & Geotechnology》2000,18(3):209-221
As a part of the Environmental Impact Assessment studies for nodule mining, a long-term program has been initiated in the Central Indian Basin. Multidisciplinary studies on geological, biological, physical, and chemical parameters were carried out in an area selected on the basis of baseline data collected in the first phase of the program. A benthic disturbance was simulated with a hydraulic device also used in the previous experiments in the Pacific Ocean. A site of 3,000 ×200 m was repeatedly disturbed by a combination of fluidizing pump and suction pump to dislodge and discharge sediment from the seafloor into the water column 5 m above the seafloor. During 9 days of operation, 26 tows were carried out for 47 h of disturbance, resuspending about 6,000 m 3 of sediment along an 88-km line. Data for postdisturbance impact assessment were collected with sediment traps, deep-towed cameras, seafloor samples, and conductivity-temperature depth sensor (CTD)-rosette observations. Seafloor data, sediment samples, and water column studies were aimed at evaluating the impact of benthic disturbance, on the basis of pre- and postdisturbance data collected during the experiment. Observations show that vertical mixing of sediment as well as its lateral movement and resedimentation because of plume migration alters various parameters and leads to changes in the environment around the area. 相似文献
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渤海动力对黄河入海泥沙输移的影响 总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3
海洋动力过程对黄河入海泥沙的淤积和扩散具有决定性作用 ,利用三维斜压动力 -泥沙模型分析了黄河口外海域潮流动力变化与黄河入海泥沙淤积、扩散特性之间的响应关系。季节环流以及涨落潮的分布和变化很好地解释了黄河口南北浮泥的形成和消长变化以及黄河入海泥沙向海扩散的机理。结果表明 ,入海泥沙在洪季、枯季和表底层都具有不同的输移特性 相似文献
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B. S. Ingole Z. A. Ansari V. Rathod N. Rodrigues 《Marine Georesources & Geotechnology》2013,31(3):263-272
Abstract Twenty-four stations (12 each, during pre- and postdisturbance studies) 5300 to 5330 m deep between 10°01' and 10°03'S latitude and between 75°59' and 76°02'E longitude were sampled to study the effect of benthic disturbance on the distribution of meiofauna in the Central Indian Ocean. Bottom-sampling was conducted with a box corer. Total meiofauna density ranged from 35 to 45 organisms per 10 cm2 of bottom area during the predisturbance period and 21 to 32 organisms per 10 cm2 during the postdisturbance period in the test and reference sites. Differences between pre- and postdisturbance study results were statistically significant (P < 0.05). Nematoda was the most abundant meta-zoan group, on an average representing >55% of the meiofaunal population. The abundance of nematodes and harpacticoid copepods as well as total meiofauna showed marked decreases during postdisturbance sampling. Vertical distribution of meiofauna in the sediment cores revealed that 75% to 90% of the metazoan population was confined to the top 2-cm layer of the sediment. Recolonization experiments suggest that harpacticoid copepods may take more time for recolonization than the nematodes and are more sensitive to the physical disturbance. These findings suggest that nematodes and harpacticoid copepods can be used as indicator organisms in recolonization experiments. 相似文献
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Hydrocarbons in the sediments of Port Valdez,Alaska: Consequences of five years' permitted discharge
David G. Shaw Thomas E. Hogan Douglas J. McIntosh 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》1985,21(2):131-144
Hydrocarbons have been investigated in the sediments of Port Valdez, Alaska after three to five years of oil terminal operation with a routine daily discharge of 170 kg of petroleum residue in an otherwise undeveloped area. Surficial benthic sediments (0–5 cm) and core segments down to 30 cm have been analyzed. Information about total hydrocarbons, unresolved complex mixture, normal alkanes, pristane, phytane, hopanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons indicates that petroleum, biogenic hydrocarbons, and combustion-derived aromatic hydrocarbons are present in sediments around the terminal at concentrations up to 218 μg g?1 dry sediment. The vertical, horizontal and temporal distributions of anthropogenic hydrocarbons indicate that most of the sedimentary hydrocarbon accumulation has occurred within 1 km of the terminal. A simple calculation suggests that less than 3% of the total oil discharged during routine operations of the terminal has entered the sediments of Port Valdez. For comparison sediment hydrocarbon accumulation associated with a nearby small boat harbor was also examined. 相似文献
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悬浮泥沙和叶绿素是海洋水色的重要部分,是反映河口海岸地区生态环境状况的重要指标。本文基于Landsat TM/ETM+/OLI遥感影像,在不依赖地面实测数据的条件下,结合水文气象数据,利用光谱信息建立水色遥感模型对莱州湾1996—2015年不同时期的悬浮泥沙和叶绿素变化进行研究。研究结果表明:(1)此模型可以快速反演出较大空间尺度内的水色时空分布情况。(2)1996—2015年这一时期内悬浮泥沙浓度变化明显,枯水期的悬浮泥沙扩散范围总体大于丰水期,悬浮泥沙高浓度区主要分布在黄河口附近海域和沿岸区域,泥沙主要来源于陆源输沙和海水中的泥沙再悬浮,悬浮泥沙的扩散主要受潮流的影响,风和波浪等动力因素也在一定程度上影响着悬浮泥沙的扩散;(3)此外,莱州湾叶绿素高浓度区主要分布在莱州湾东—南部海域,其分布具有明显的季节性,春季(5月)海水温度升高,水中营养物质垂直混合好使得叶绿素浓度处于较高态势。 相似文献
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Based on the measured data in recent 20 years, the variation trends of the median grain size of the surface sediment, the sand-silt boundary and the mud area on the adjacent continental shelf of the Yangtze Estuary were analyzed in depth, and the effects of natural mechanism and human activities were discussed. The results show that:(1) In recent years(2006-2013), the median grain size of sediment and the distribution pattern of grouped sediments in the adjacent continental shelf area to the Yangtze Estuary have presented no obvious change compared with those before 2006;(2) The median diameter of the surface sediment in the continental shelf area displayed a coarsening trend with the decrease of sediment discharge from the basin and the drop in suspended sediment concentration in the shore area;(3) In 2004-2007, the sand-silt boundary in the north part(31°30′N) of the continental shelf area presented no significant changes, while that in the south part(31°30′S) moved inwards; In 2008-2013, both the sand-silt boundaries in the north and south parts of the continental shelf area moved inwards, mainly due to the fact that in the dry season, a relatively enhanced hydrodynamic force of the tides was generated in the Yangtze River, as well as a decreased suspended sediment concentration and a flow along the banks in North Jiangsu;(4) The mud area where the maximum deposition rate is found in the Yangtze Estuary, tends to shrink due to the drop in sediment discharge from the basin, and the decrease in suspended sediment concentration in the shore area and erosion in the delta. Moreover, it tended to shift to the south at the same time because the implement of the training works on the deep-water channel of the North Passage changed the split ratio between the North and South Passages with an increase in the power of the discharged runoff in the South Passage. 相似文献
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Abstract. The excited rate of oxygen consumption, and the wet weights of the digestive gland and the gills were studied in relation to overall size. One experiment was made in Roscoff, France, one in Portaferry, N. Ireland, and three in Wicklow, Ireland. Higher levels of oxygen consumption were found in Roscoff together with greater gill weight. Seasonal changes in the level of oxygen consumption in Wicklow may be influenced by the dry wt/wet wt ratio of the gills - probably an index of condition for the crabs as a whole. The power functions for allometric growth were virtually constant for each factor in all five experiments. All levels of factors were reduced in males weighing more than 60 g. Disproportions in the weights of the chelae marked the populations in Roscoff and Portaferry, compared with Wicklow. These suggest a genetic basis for the geographical differences in oxygen consumption and gill weight. The importance of local experiments for local conditions and the possibilities for predicting physiological rates from morphology are discussed. 相似文献
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The complex dielectric constant of snow at microwave frequencies 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Tiuri M. Sihvola A. Nyfors E. Hallikaiken M. 《Oceanic Engineering, IEEE Journal of》1984,9(5):377-382
The complex dielectric constant of snow has been measured at microwave frequencies. New and old snow at different stages of metamorphosis have been studied. The results indicate that the complex dielectric constant is practically independent of the structure of snow. For dry snow, the dielectric constant is determined by the density. For wet snow, the imaginary part and the increase of the real part due to liquid water have the same volumetric wetness dependence. The frequency dependence of the complex dielectric constant of wet snow is the same as that of water. A nomograph for determining the density and wetness of wet snow from its dielectric constant is given. A snow sensor for field measurement of the dielectric constant has been developed. It can be used for determining the density and the wetness of snow by a single measurement. 相似文献
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近年来,长江中下游来沙量持续性减小,其对河床冲刷的效应已逐渐在长江口显现。然而,长江口河床容积的变化特征缺少定量研究,与来沙量减小的时空响应规律不明确。通过分析长江大通站、徐六泾站的泥沙资料,并统计不同高程下的河床容积随时间变化特征,建立不同区段、不同高程河床容积与上游不同时段平均来沙量的关系。结果表明,大通站2003—2020年的年输沙量较三峡工程建成前有大幅减少,其对徐六泾站的当年洪季含沙量有着直接且显著的影响。长江口南支0 m以下河床处于冲刷态势,2003年后河床冲刷速率有明显增加,其中-10 m以下深槽部分的冲刷量贡献最大。南支主要落潮通道河床容积与前1年大通平均来沙量具有显著的相关性,因此来沙量减小主要引起长江口落潮通道河床容积增加,其效应具有约1 a的滞后性。 相似文献
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A gamma-ray transmission method is discussed for measuring the water content of marine sediment samples during consolidation testing. This method permits obtaining consolidation curves for sediment cores while still in the core liner, thereby eliminating several sources of sample disturbance. A narrow beam of gamma-rays is passed through the sample to a detector and counting equipment. The attenuation of this beam is a function of the sample density and hence water content or void-ratio. Equations are developed for calculating water content from gamma-counts. The results of experiments are presented confirming the validity of these equations. 相似文献
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Pelagic sediments from three cores in the northern tropical Pacific zone (the northeast basin) have been analyzed for particle size and composition, as well as for number, mass and the distribution of protosyngenetic authigenic manganese micronodules (MN) in them. The sequences are represented by Quaternary carbonate-free clayey–radiolarian, radiolarian–clayey oozes, miopelagic clays, sometimes enriched in radiolarians, pre-Pleistocene miopelagic and eupelagic clays, zeolite–clayey sediments, and zeolitites. Based on factual data (volume of wet sediment, weight of dry sediment and micronodules, their number and proportions of four fractions, the contribution of MN in sediment, and others), the values of different parameters were calculated. The obtained parameters are statistically similar, which allowed us to reveal background and anomalous horizons of sediments and to assume their sedimentation conditions. Similar values of РMN/NMN, Рfr > 0.05 mm, РMN/Рsed and the mass of micronodules suggest that precisely these parameters reflect the main variations in conditions of pelagic sedimentation. 相似文献
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The circulation and salinity distribution in the Hooghly Estuary have been studied by developing a two‐dimensional depth‐averaged numerical model for the lower estuary, where the flow is vertically well mixed. This has been coupled with a one‐dimensional model for the upper estuary, where the flow is assumed to be unidirectional and well mixed over the depth and breadth. The Hooghly River receives high freshwater discharge during the monsoon season (June to September), which has significant effect on the salinity distribution in the estuary. The model‐simulated currents, elevations, and salinities are in good agreement with observations during the dry season. However, during the wet season the computed salinities seem to deviate slightly from the observed values. 相似文献
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Megan Elwood Madden Shannon Ulrich Phillip Szymcek Scott McCallum Tommy Phelps 《Marine and Petroleum Geology》2009
In order for methane to be economically produced from the seafloor, prediction and detection of massive hydrate deposits will be necessary. In many cases, hydrate samples recovered from seafloor sediments appear as veins or nodules, suggesting that there are strong geologic controls on where hydrate is likely to accumulate. Experiments have been conducted examining massive hydrate accumulation from methane gas bubbles within natural and synthetic sediments in a large volume pressure vessel through temperature and pressure data, as well as visual observations. Observations of hydrate growth suggest that accumulation of gas bubbles within void spaces and at sediment interfaces likely results in the formation of massive hydrate deposits. Methane hydrate was first observed as a thin film forming at the gas/water interface of methane bubbles trapped within sediment void spaces. As bubbles accumulated, massive hydrate growth occurred. These experiments suggest that in systems containing free methane gas, bubble pathways and accumulation points likely control the location and habit of massive hydrate deposits. 相似文献
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M. deCastro M. Gmez-Gesteira I. lvarez R. Prego 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2006,70(4):673
A quasi-permanent transverse asymmetry in the thermohaline properties of the Ria de Pontevedra (northwestern Spain) was measured from October 1997 to October 1998 during 23 cruises. On average, the density increased form north to south. This asymmetry was maintained by salinity during the wet season, and by salinity and temperature during the dry season. The density difference between coasts (Δσt = σtsouth − σtnorth) and the river discharge were positively correlated (correlation coefficient, approximately 0.6) throughout the year. The density difference was negatively correlated with the upwelling index during the wet season (correlation coefficient, approximately −0.45) and positively correlated during the dry season (correlation coefficient, approximately 0.55). 相似文献
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近8kaBP来云南洱海地区气候演化的有机碳稳定同位素记录 总被引：22，自引：6，他引：22
根据洱海湖泊沉积有机碳稳定同位素记录,结合硅藻分析资料,恢复了近８ｋａ来云南洱海地区的气候演化序列。结果表明：８．１ｋａＢ．Ｐ．来的气候演化分为９个阶段,伴随湖泊水位波动变化。 相似文献
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Details are presented of a methodology that utilizes acoustic travel time information in an ocean circulation model. Recent developments of this model-oriented tomography are discussed, representing some significant improvements over earlier formulations. More accurate means of determining the arrival times of specific ray paths are detailed, along with a means of estimating possible errors in the calculated travel times. The assimilation of the observed arrival time information into an ocean model is achieved using a Kalman gain, and more advanced expressions for calculating the Kalman gain are presented. A formulation to account for errors in the stated positions of a source and receiver is also presented. It is shown that the methodology performs fairly well in reproducing observed travel time anomalies. However, the model-predicted anomalies along a specific ray path may not always track the observed anomalies for that path when assimilating multiple ray path data. Results indicate that additional work is required to determine a means of handling observed arrival time data without having prior knowledge of the magnitude of errors in the observations. Results from simulation experiments provide estimates of: (1) potential errors when the travel times for ray paths are only sampled at discreet intervals as opposed to continuously and (2) to what degree acoustic data can be expected to “correct” model-predicted fields. 相似文献
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2012年2月至2014年3月在黄河下游采集水样,分析黄河下游营养盐浓度与通量的月际、季节性以及在调水调沙期和暴雨期的变化情况,并估算了调水调沙期和洪水期输水量和营养盐入海通量对黄河年入海通量的贡献。结果表明NO3- 是TDN的主要存在形式,各形态氮营养盐枯水期高于丰水期;DIP是TDP的主要存在形式,PIP是TPP的主要存在形态,颗粒态磷和DSi丰水期高于枯水期。黄河水体中具有高DIN/DIP和DSi/DIP,低DSi/DIN,严重偏离Redfield比值。营养盐输送通量具有很强的月际变化,在径流量及输沙量最大月份也存在营养盐入海通量峰值。2002-2012年10年间调水调沙和暴雨在营养盐输送通量上占黄河下游营养盐输送通量的23%~68%和5%~59%,对营养盐年入海通量的平均贡献分别为 38%和24%,二者均在短期内导致水、沙和营养盐的大量输送,将对黄河口及其邻近海域的生态环境产生重要的影响。 相似文献