Sources and implications of particulate organic matter from a small tropical river—Zuari River,India     

Fernandes Dearlyn  Wu Ying  Shirodkar Prabhaker Vasant  Pradhan Umesh Kumar  Zhang Jing 《海洋学报(英文版)》2020,39(4):18-32

Transitional ecosystems,estuaries and the coastal seas,are distinctively affected by natural and anthropogenic factors.Organic matter(OM)originating from terrestrial sources is exported by rivers and forms a key component of the global biogeochemical cycles.Most previous studies focused on the bulk biochemical and anthropogenic aspects affecting these ecosystems.In the present study,we examined the sources and fate of OM entrained within suspended particulate matter(SPM)of the Zuari River and its estuary,west coast of India.Besides using amino acid(AA)enantiomers(L-and D-forms)as biomarkers,other bulk biochemical parameters viz.particulate organic carbon(POC),δ13C,particulate nitrogen(PN),δ15N and chlorophyll a were analyzed.Surprisingly no significant temporal variations were observed in the parameters analyzed;nonetheless,salinity,POC,δ13C,PN,δ15N,glutamic acid,serine,alanine,tyrosine,leucine and D-aspartic acid exhibited significant spatial variability suggesting source differentiation.The POC content displayed weak temporal variability with low values observed during the post-monsoon season attributed to inputs from mixed sources.Estuarine samples were less depleted than the riverine samples suggesting contributions from marine plankton in addition to contributions from river plankton and terrestrial C3 plants detritus.Labile OM was observed during the monsoon and post-monsoon seasons in the estuarine region.More degraded OM was noticed during the pre-monsoon season.Principal component analysis was used to ascertain the sources and factors influencing OM.Principally five factors were extracted explaining 84.52%of the total variance.The first component accounted for 27.10%of the variance suggesting the dominance of tidal influence whereas,the second component accounted for heterotrophic bacteria and their remnants associated with the particulate matter,contributing primarily to the AA pool.Based on this study we ascertained the role of the estuarine turbidity maximum(ETM)controlling the sources of POM and its implications to small tropical rivers.Thus,changes in temporal and regional settings are more likely to affect the natural biogeochemical cycles of small tropical rivers.  相似文献   

基于DEM及高分影像的河口流域信息快速提取     

晏王波  朱晨曦  戴煜暄 《地理空间信息》2019,17(6):93-97,I0004

入海河口是陆地和海洋之间的过渡区域,由于入海河口受海陆交互作用,受水沙过程、水动力过程影响明显,河口滩面地形变化频繁,空间数据特别是滩面地形数据获取较为困难,难以开展滩面水文过程分析。本研究首先提出一个总体框架用于河口流域提取,其核心是通过ModelBuilder构建链式河口流域地理处理过程,基于DEM进行一站式滩面信息处理,实现河口流域信息的快速提取。对于一些侵蚀性河口或者人工干预比较多的河口,研究辅以高分辨率影像非监督分类方法,进行河口流域信息的快速提取。研究结果表明,本研究在河口流域提取方面有良好的实用性,可方便地进行多种情境分析与比较,减少中间数据处理过程,进而有效地应用辅助规划决策。  相似文献   

西江磨刀门水道枯季咸淡水混合特征和二氧化碳分压分布   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

焦树林  高全洲  刘昆 《海洋学报》2009,31(6):40-47

为了探讨珠江三角洲西江磨刀门水道枯季咸淡水混合特征与水体二氧化碳分压变化的关系,2006年12月18日沿磨刀门水道实测了36个样点表层水体的理化参数。采用相关分析和曲线拟合的方法,分析了表层水体二氧化碳分压的分布特征,结果表明,水体二氧化碳分压值介于147~364 Pa,平均值为201 Pa,随航距呈现出复杂多变的减小趋势,其复杂突变发生在航距24~38 km(即盐度3~6)内。分析认为,咸淡水混合及其潮汐冲刷作用影响了理化参数的时空变化,控制着河流碳的生物地球化学行为。  相似文献   

Estimation of freshwater runoff into Glacier Bay,Alaska and incorporation into a tidal circulation model   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

D.F. Hill  S.J. Ciavola  L. Etherington  M.J. Klaar 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2009

Freshwater discharge is one of the most critical parameters driving water properties within fjord estuarine environments. To date, however, little attention has been paid to the issue of freshwater runoff into Glacier Bay, a recently deglaciated fjord in southeastern Alaska. Estimates of discharge into Glacier Bay and the outlying waters of Icy Strait and Cross Sound are therefore presented. Existing regression equations for southcentral and southeastern coastal Alaska are applied to Glacier Bay to arrive at the estimates. A limited set of acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) measurements generally support the predictions of the regression equations. The results suggest that discharge into the bay ranges from a few hundred to a few thousand m³ s⁻¹ during a typical year. Peak discharges can be much higher, approximately 10,000 m³ s⁻¹ for the 10-year flow event. Estimates of the seasonal variation of discharge are also obtained and reveal a broad peak during the summer months.  相似文献   

Asymmetric tidal straining across an inlet: Lateral inversion and variability over a tidal cycle     

Chunyan Li  Erick Swenson  Eddie Weeks  John R. White 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2009

Tidal straining is a phenomenon of temporal variations in stratification and mixing resulting from the interaction of a longitudinal salinity gradient with the vertical shear of the horizontal tidal velocity. As a result, the theory predicts stronger and weaker stratification during ebb/low tide and flood/high tide, respectively. In contrast to this well-known temporal asymmetry, in this study, we document in situ measurements demonstrating a lateral asymmetry and lateral inversion of tidal straining at Barataria Pass, a narrow (∼600 m wide) tidal inlet of Barataria Bay in southeastern Louisiana. During flood, the eastern side of the channel had strong stratification of 4 PSU salinity change over a 1.5 m thin layer while the western side had a 2 PSU change over a 12 m water column. This strong lateral difference decreased as flood continued until near the end of the flood when it reached vertically well-mixed condition across the channel. During ebb it was just the opposite such that the western side became stratified while the eastern end was well-mixed. This resulted to a small correlation coefficient of −0.05 for stratification between the west and east sides, although the central channel and east side have a high correlation coefficient of 0.88. The tidally averaged salinity was higher on the western end than the eastern end except in a narrow boundary layer close to the eastern shore. This is an apparent contradiction to what the Coriolis effect would produce in classical estuarine dynamics. Our hypothesis for the observed difference arises from the influence of the river water coming out of the Mississippi River through the Southwest Pass of the Birdfoot Delta. This water mass may have played a role in the observed, complicated lateral inversion of the tidal straining. This study underlines the complexity of estuarine dynamics proximal to large deltaic systems and we anticipate that these results will underscore the need for a modeling study to further investigate this dynamic process.  相似文献   

Tidal and river discharge forcing upon water and sediment circulation at a rock-bound estuary (Guadiana estuary,Portugal)     

E. Garel  L. Pinto  A. Santos  Ó. Ferreira 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2009

The relative impacts of tidal (neap, spring) and river discharge (including a flood event) forcing upon water and sediment circulation have been examined at the rock-bound Guadiana estuary. Near-bed and vertical profiles of current, salinity, turbidity, plus surface suspended sediment concentrations (SSC, at some stations only), were collected at the lower and central/upper estuary during tidal and fortnightly cycles. In addition, vertical salinity and turbidity profiles were collected around high and low water along the estuary. Tidal asymmetry produced faster currents on the ebb than on the flood, especially at the mouth. This pattern of seaward current dominance was enhanced with increasing river flow, due to horizontal advection that was confined within the narrow estuarine channel. The freshwater inputs and, at a degree less, the tidal range controlled the vertical mixing and stratification importance. Well-mixed (spring) and partially stratified (neap) conditions alternated during periods of low river flows, with significant intratidal variations induced by tidal straining (especially at the partially stratified estuary). Highly stratified conditions developed with increasing river discharge. Intratidal variability in the pycnocline depth and thickness resulted from current shear during the ebb. A salt wedge with tidal motion was observed at the lower estuary during the flood event. Depending on the intensity of turbulent mixing, the residual water circulation was dominantly controlled either by tidal asymmetry or gravitational circulation. The SSC was governed by cyclical local processes (resuspension, deposition, mixing, advection) driven by the neap-spring fluctuations in tidal current velocities. More, intratidal variability in stratification indicated the significance of tidal pumping at the partially and highly stratified estuary. The estuary turbidity maximum (ETM) was enhanced with increasing current velocities, and displaced downstream during periods of high river discharge. During the flood event, the ETM was expelled out of the estuary, and the SSC along the estuary was controlled by the sediment load from the drainage basin. Under these highly variable river flow conditions, our observations suggest that sand is exported to the nearshore over the long-term (>years).  相似文献   

福建洛阳江河口湿地沉积物粒度特征及其沉积环境意义   总被引：4，自引：1，他引：3  

黄财宾  陈建宁  王爱军 《台湾海峡》2009,28(3):410-416

沉积物粒度是反映湿地沉积环境的重要指标之一．利用Mastersizer2000型激光粒度仪对取自福建洛阳江河口不同类型湿地的6根短柱状沉积物样品进行了粒度分析．结果显示,该地区沉积物基本为粘土质粉砂,红树林湿地内的沉积物最细,分选程度最好;互花米草湿地圈闭了大量水流带来的粗、细颗粒物质,导致平均粒径相对较大,分选相对较差．粒度参数的相关分析结果显示,平均粒径与分选系数的显著正线性相关,揭示了该地区水动力作用弱、物质来源单一的沉积环境,显著增加了河口湿地沉积速率．  相似文献   

长江口横沙浅滩冲淤演变特征分析     

冯祎琳  张行南  徐双全  李万春  方园皓  刘羽婷 《海洋工程》2024,(2):192-206

横沙浅滩作为长江口前沿滩涂湿地的重要组成部分,是“上海市长远发展战略空间”的预留区,掌握其滩涂演变规律对该地区的资源保护及合理开发具有重要的参考价值。基于2005—2021年长江口实测水下地形数据,定量分析研究了横沙浅滩地形演变过程,及其对周边河口工程建设和水沙条件变化的响应。研究结果表明：横沙浅滩近年来整体呈现“长高长不大”的演化格局,中、东部区域明显淤高,沙体向海延伸与河口泥沙滞流点的向外海移动关系紧密。流域输沙量锐减是横沙浅滩滞涨的重要原因,滩面北沿和深水航道北侧冲刷明显,造成N23堤顶冲坑的扩大与滩面潮水沟的贯通。深水航道工程与横沙东滩促淤圈围工程的建设是潮水沟与N23堤顶冲坑迅速发育的主要原因。  相似文献   

Some interactions between small numbers of baroclinic,geostrophic vortices     

W. R. Young 《地球物理与天体物理流体动力学》2013,107(1-4):35-61

Abstract

Various interactions between small numbers (two and four) of baroclinic, geostrophic point vortices in a two-layer system are studied with attention to the qualitative changes in behavior which occur as size of the deformation radius is varied.

A particularly interesting interaction, which illustrates the richness of baroclinic vortex dynamics, is a collision between two hetons. (A heton is a vortex pair in which the constituent vortices have opposite signs and are in opposite layers. The “breadth” of a heton is the distance between its constituent vortices. A translating heton transports heat.) When two hetons, which initially have different breadths, collide, the result is either an exchange of partners, or a “slip-through” collision in which the initial structures are preserved. It is shown here that the outcome is always an exchange, provided the deformation radius is sufficiently small. This strongly contrasts with a collision between pairs of classical, one-layer vortices in which no exchange occurs if the initial ratio of the breadths is sufficiently extreme.

Finally the transport of passive fluid by a translating baroclinic pair is investigated. A pair of vortices in the top layer transports no lower layer fluid if the distance between the vortices is less than 1.72 deformation radii. By contrast, the size of the region trapped by a heton increases without bound as the spacing between the vortices increases.  相似文献   

Fish assemblages of small estuaries of the Portuguese coast: A functional approach   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Inês Cardoso  Susana França  Miguel Pessanha Pais  Sofia Henriques  Luis Cancela da Fonseca  Henrique N. Cabral 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2011

The importance of estuaries for coastal environments is widely acknowledged but their role, structure and ecological status have been the focus of recent scientific efforts mainly concerning large estuarine areas. In this work we used fish assemblages to establish, for the first time, the functional and ecological role of five small estuarine systems along the Portuguese south and southwest coasts. Our results showed that, at a functional approach, fish communities did not differ between estuaries, and that all systems presented a seasonal pattern in diversity values, ecological and feeding guilds. These small estuaries contribute to the support of coastal fish populations by providing temporary habitats to the critical life stages of marine species, shelter and feeding grounds, and should be considered in an ecological and conservation perspective.  相似文献