A combined modelling and geochemical study of the fate of terrigenous inputs from mixed natural and mining sources in a coral reef lagoon (New Caledonia)   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Fernandez JM  Ouillon S  Chevillon C  Douillet P  Fichez R  Le Gendre R 《Marine pollution bulletin》2006,52(3):320-331

Open-cast mining for Ni, Cr and Co was conducted in the south-west part of New Caledonia during the 20th century. Abandoned mining and prospecting sites were severely affected by erosion, resulting in an increase in the load of terrigenous particles transported to the coral reef lagoon. This article assesses the impact of a typical small catchment area (La Coulée River, 85 km2 watershed) on two bays (Boulari and Sainte Marie) located near Noumea, New Caledonia's main city. This multi-disciplinary study combines geochemical, sedimentological, and hydrodynamic approaches. Ni and Cr concentrations contained in the geochemical matrix phase of the pelitic fraction were determined. The study of the geochemical signatures together with sedimentological data and 3D numerical simulations of the transport of non-settling particles throughout the lagoon demonstrated that terrigenous inputs from the Coulée River were mainly transported and deposited along the shoreline, reaching areas as distant as Sainte Marie Bay. Although quantitatively low (about 3% of the pelite mass of the bay sediments), the terrigenous inputs in Sainte Marie Bay originating from the Coulée River could be traced. The metal content in suspended matter was over 7000 mg kg(-1) for Ni and 4200 mg kg(-1) for Cr.  相似文献   

Review of solutions for 3D hydrodynamic modeling applied to aquaculture in South Pacific atoll lagoons   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Andréfouët S  Ouillon S  Brinkman R  Falter J  Douillet P  Wolk F  Smith R  Garen P  Martinez E  Laurent V  Lo C  Remoissenet G  Scourzic B  Gilbert A  Deleersnijder E  Steinberg C  Choukroun S  Buestel D 《Marine pollution bulletin》2006,52(10):1138-1155

A workshop organized in French Polynesia in November 2004 allowed reviewing the current methods to model the three-dimensional hydrodynamic circulation in semi-enclosed atoll lagoons for aquaculture applications. Mollusk (e.g. pearl oyster, clam) aquaculture is a major source of income for South Pacific countries such as French Polynesia or Cook Islands. This aquaculture now requires a better understanding of circulation patterns to improve the spatial use of the lagoons, especially to define the best area to set larvae collectors. The pelagic larval duration of the relevant species (<20 days) and the size of the semi-closed lagoons (few hundreds of km2) drive the specifications of the model in terms of the spatial and temporal scale. It is considered that, in contrast with fish, mollusk larvae movements are limited and that their cycle occurs completely in the lagoon, without an oceanic stage. Atolls where aquaculture is productive are generally well-bounded, or semi-closed, without significant large and deep openings to the ocean. Nevertheless part of the lagoon circulation is driven by oceanic water inputs through the rim, ocean swells, tides and winds. Therefore, boundary conditions of the lagoon system are defined by the spatial structure of a very shallow rim (exposition and number of hoas), the deep ocean swell climate, tides and wind regimes. To obtain a realistic 3D numerical model of lagoon circulation with adequate forcing, it is thus necessary to connect in an interdisciplinary way a variety of methods (models, remote sensing and in situ data collection) to accurately represent the different components of the lagoon system and its specific boundary conditions. We review here the current methods and tools used to address these different components for a hypothetical atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia), representative of the semi-closed lagoons of the South Pacific Ocean. We hope this paper will serve as a guide for similar studies elsewhere and we provide guidelines in terms of costs for all the different stages involved.  相似文献   

The Early Aptian Grünten Member: Description of a new lithostratigraphic unit of the helvetic Garschella Formation     

Pascal Linder  Johann Gigandet  Jean-Luc Hüsser  Fran?ois Gainon  Karl B. F?llmi 《Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae》2006,99(3):327-341

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Provenance analysis of the Voirons Flysch (Gurnigel nappe,Haute-Savoie,France): stratigraphic and palaeogeographic implications     

Ragusa  Jérémy  Kindler  Pascal  Segvic  Branimir  Ospina-Ostios  Lina Maria 《International Journal of Earth Sciences》2017,106(8):2619-2651

International Journal of Earth Sciences - The Chablais Prealps (Haute-Savoie, France) represent a well-preserved accretionary wedge of the Western Alpine Tethys. They comprise a stack of...  相似文献