Development and validation of a finite element morphological model for shallow water basins     

Christian Ferrarin  Georg Umgiesser  Andrea Cucco  Tai-Wen Hsu  Aron Roland  Carl L. Amos 《Coastal Engineering》2008

Recognising the importance of understanding sediment dynamics to evaluate the status of a coastal lagoon environment, this work has been focused on the investigation of the hydrodynamic and sediment transport processes occurring in such basins. In order to describe the lagoon system, a modelling approach combining hydrodynamics, waves and sediment dynamics has been developed. The framework of the numerical model consists of a finite element hydrodynamic model, a third generation finite element spectral wave model and a sediment transport and morphodynamic model for both cohesive and non-cohesive sediments. The model adopts the finite element technique for spatial integration, which has the advantage to describe more accurately complicated bathymetry and irregular boundaries for shallow water areas. The developed model has been applied to test cases and to a very shallow tidal lagoon, the Venice Lagoon, Italy. Numerical results show good agreement with water level, waves and turbidity measurements collected in several monitoring stations inside the Lagoon of Venice. Such a model represents an indispensable tool in analysing coastal problems and assessing morphological impacts of human interference.  相似文献   

澳大利亚依亚瓦拉澙湖的沉积和整治     

庄振业  龙海燕 《海洋地质前沿》2014,30(5):41-46

依亚瓦拉半封闭澙湖是澳大利亚西南侧最著名的海岸澙湖,是全新世海侵以来残留的濒危脆弱地貌。湖面约35km2,流域面积达270km2,长期沉积速率不足1mm/a,短期沉积速率约5~6mm/a。近几十年来,由于受陆源泥沙淤积和工矿重金属污染,澙湖正处于快速退化阶段。当局采取以疏为主的多项整治措施,隔绝陆沙入湖、浚深湖底、加固湖岸、杜绝圈湖养殖、扩宽潮道,缩短了海、湖水交换的时间,目前已变成湖水清澈、鱼虾洄游的旅游圣地。该整治经验可为我国海岸澙湖研究提供借鉴。  相似文献   

Food web structure of two Mediterranean lagoons under varying degree of eutrophication   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Antoine Carlier  Pascal Riera  Jean-Michel Amouroux  Jean-Yves Bodiou  Martin Desmalades  Antoine Grmare 《Journal of Sea Research》2008,60(4):264-275

The food web structure and functioning of two north-western Mediterranean lagoons exhibiting contrasting degrees of eutrophication and marine influences were compared through δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N analysis of major potential food sources and consumers. The Lapalme Lagoon is well preserved and has kept a natural and temporary connection with the open sea. Conversely, the Canet Lagoon is heavily eutrophicated and its water exchange with the open sea has been artificially reduced. In Lapalme, all potential food sources and consumers exhibited δ¹⁵N values indicative of pristine coastal areas. Suspended particulate organic matter (POM) and sediment organic matter (SOM) pools seemed to constitute the main food sources of most primary consumers. Both primary producers and all consumers were much more ¹⁵N-enriched (by  10‰) and more ¹³C-depleted in Canet than in Lapalme. This reflected: (1) the assimilation of important amounts of anthropogenic nitrogen in the food web, and (2) a marked and uniform influence of ¹³C-depleted allochtonous sources of carbon. Based on the mean δ¹⁵N of primary consumers, we found rather similar food web lengths in both lagoons with top consumers at trophic levels 3.6 and 4.0 in Canet and Lapalme, respectively. However, the eutrophication of the Canet Lagoon resulted in a simplification of the food web structure (i.e., a single trophic pathway from a ¹⁵N-enriched fraction of the SOM pool to top predators) compared to what was observed in Lapalme Lagoon where additional ¹³C-enriched food sources played a significant trophic role. Moreover, some consumers of Canet tended to exploit primary producers to a larger extent (and thus to exhibit lower trophic levels) than in Lapalme.  相似文献   

秦皇岛南李庄泻湖的形成与环境变化     

赵景波  曹振敏 《地球科学与环境学报》1992,(4)

三个钻孔的岩心表明,南李庄泻湖沉积可分为5层,最大厚度15m左右。根据孢粉、微量元素以及岩相特点可将泻湖的演化分为5个阶段。资料表明,湖水变深时期是气候温湿时期,湖水变浅时期为气候凉干时期,指示泻湖的兴衰明显受气候控制。  相似文献   

Evolution of groundwater salinity in the unconfined aquifer of Bou-Areg, Northeastern Mediterranean coast, Morocco     

A. El Mandour  F. El Yaouti  Y. Fakir  Y. Zarhloule  J. Benavente 《Environmental Geology》2008,54(3):491-503

The Bou-Areg plain in the Mediterranean coast at the North-eastern of Morocco is characterized by a semi-arid climate. The aquifer consists of two sedimentary formations of Plio-quaternary age: the upper formation of fine silts and the lower one of coarse silts with sand and gravels. The aquifer is underlain by marly bedrock of Miocene age that dips toward the coastal lagoon of Bou-Areg. The hydrodynamic characteristics vary between 10⁻⁴ and 10⁻³ m/s; and transmissivities range between 10⁻⁴ and 10⁻¹ m²/s. The general direction of flow is SW to NE, toward the lagoon. The aquifer is crossed by the river Selouane, which also ends in the lagoon. The groundwater is characterized by a high salinity that can reach 7.5 g/l. The highest values are observed in the upstream and in the downstream sectors of the aquifer. The temporal evolution of the physico-chemical parameters depends on the climatic conditions and piezometric variations. The analysis of the spatio-temporal distribution of the physico-chemical parameters suggests different sources of groundwater salinization: the seawater intrusion, the influence of marly gypsum-bearing terrains, and the influence of anthropogenic products as the agricultural fertilizers, which cause great nitrate concentrations that vary between 80 and 140 mg/l.  相似文献   

一种低能障壁—泻湖含煤沉积体系——以贵州织金晚二叠世煤系上部为例   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

肖建新 《煤田地质与勘探》1997,(4)

织金地区位于黔西晚二叠世陆源碎屑沉积的东北缘，为龙谭型含煤沉积，属障壁—泻湖体系。该区煤系上部２煤段的沉积特征代表了一种低能、小规模的障壁—泻湖体系，沉积相由潮坪、淡化泻湖、泥炭沼泽和低能障壁相组成，可称为低能障壁—泻湖含煤沉积体系。  相似文献   

Tricellaria inopinata, n. sp., un nouveau Bryozoaire Cheilostome de la faune méditerranéenne     

Jean-Loup  D'Hondt Anna Occhipinti  Ambrogi 《Marine Ecology》1985,6(1):35-46

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Metal fluxes to the sediments of the northern Venice Lagoon     

Mauro Frignani  Luca G. Bellucci  Leonardo Langone  Herbert Muntau 《Marine Chemistry》1997,58(3-4)

Eighteen short cores were analyzed for major and trace metals (Al, Fe, Ca, Mg, Mn, Si, K, Ti, Pb, Zn, Cu, Ni, Cr), ²¹⁰Pb, ¹³⁷Cs, and other sediment characteristics, so as to describe the chronology of pollution and calculate metal concentration factors and fluxes. Substantial evidence was found that trace metal profiles are influenced by anthropogenic sources and by changes in sediment composition. Only Zn presents concentrations (up to 13.1 μmol g⁻) and concentration factors (1.3 to 13.2) that can be attributed to heavy contamination. Pb, Cu and Ni, in this order, are less significant. The areal distribution of concentrations and inventories reflects the importance of direct sources, in particular the industrial area of Porto Marghera and the Dese river. The inventories of excess metals, above pre-industrial levels, were determined for each core and the three different parts of the study area, the amounts of Zn accumulated in sediments are 11.0 Mmol, 5.1 Mmol and 0.37 Mmol in the Campalto, S. Erasmo, and Palude di Cona areas, respectively. Ruxes were also calculated and compared with those suggested for the atmospheric delivery by Cochran et al. [(1995)b. Atmospheric fluxes of heavy metal contaminants to the Venice Lagoon, Rapp. Comm. Int. Mer Médit., 34, 136.], the atmospheric contribution is predominant or significant in many cases, especially at sites far from the major local inputs. Concentrations and fluxes show a significant increase in the anthropogenic metal supply starting from the second decade of this century, with maximum inputs in the period between the (1930)s and the (1970)s. At some stations a decrease in heavy metal contamination of surficial sediments was found and this could be ascribed to a reduced input of pollutants in recent years.  相似文献   

A multidisciplinary study of the immediate effects of mechanical clam harvesting in the Venice Lagoon     

Pranovi  F; Da Ponte  F; Raicevich  S; Giovanardi  O 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》2004,61(1):43-52

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Anthropogenic marker evidence for accelerated sedimentation in Lake Illawarra,New South Wales,Australia   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

B. E. Chenhall  I. Yassini  A. M. Depers  G. Caitcheon  B. G. Jones  G. E. Batley  G. S. Ohmsen 《Environmental Geology》1995,26(2):124-135

The chronology of near-surface sediments in Lake Illawarra has been investigated using radiocarbon dating and anthropogenically derived substances including trace metals, ash, and¹³⁷Cs. Sediments at depths about 1 m below the water-sediment interface ranged in age from Modern to 786 calendar years bp on the basis of radiocarbon dating ofNotospisula trigonella valves. Multiple marker (for example ash-trace metals) depth-concentration sediment profiles yielded estimates of sedimentation rate ranging from 3 to 5 mm yr^–1 at Griffins Bay to more than 16 mm yr^–1 at Macquarie Rivulet. Sedimentation rates of approximately 10 mm yr^–1 appeared to be typical of the western and southwestern portions of the lagoon. Rates of sediment accretion, prior to catchment clearing, urbanization, and industrialization have been estimated at less than 1 mm yr^–1, thus indicating a general tenfold increase in sediment accumulation adjacent to the western foreshore caused by catchment development. Accelerated sedimentation in shallow coastal lagoons constitutes significant environmental impacts including shoaling, degradation of seagrass beds, and increased turbidity with consequent loss of aesthetic appeal. Management policy should be directed at attempts to reduce the amount of sediment input by the construction of strategically placed sediment retention ponds. Siltation within the shallow embayments of Lake Illawarra could be ameliorated by a carefully planned program of dredging.  相似文献