Structural controls on the pathways and sedimentary architecture of submarine channels: New constraints from the Niger Delta     

Marco Pizzi  Alexander C. Whittaker  Mike Mayall  Lidia Lonergan 《Basin Research》2023,35(1):141-171

In submarine settings, the growth of structurally influenced topography can play a decisive role in controlling the routing of sediments from shelf-edge to deep water, and can determine depositional architectures and sediment characteristics. Here we use well-constrained examples from the deep water Niger Delta, where gravity-driven deformation has resulted in the development of a large fold and thrust belt, to illustrate how spatial and temporal variations in the rate of deformation have controlled the nature and locus of contrasting depositional styles. Published work in the study area using 3D seismic data has quantified the growth history of the thrust-related folds at multiple locations using line-length-balancing, enabling cumulative strain for individual structures over time and along-strike to be obtained. We integrate this information with seismic interpretation and facies analysis, focusing on the interval of maximum deformation (15 to 3.7 Ma), where maximum strain rates reached 7%/Ma. Within this interval, we observe a vertical change in depositional architecture where: (1) leveed-confined and linear channels pass upward in to (2) ponded lobes with erosionally confined channels and finally (3) channelised sheets. Our analysis demonstrate that this change is tectonically induced and diachronous across the fault array, and we characterise the extent to which structural growth controls both the distribution and the architecture of the turbidite deposits in such settings. In particular, we show that leveed-confined channels exist when they can exploit strain minima between growing faults or at their lateral tips. Conversely, as a result of fault linkage and increased strain rates submarine channels become erosional and may be forced to cross folds at their strain maxima (crests), where their pathways are influenced by across-strike variations in shortening for individual structures. Our results enable us to propose new conceptual models of submarine channel deposition in structurally complex margins, and provide new insights into the magnitude of fault interaction needed to alter depositional style from leveed to erosionally confined channels, or to deflect seabed systems around growing structures.  相似文献   

Pedoiogisk kortlægning og jordbundsbonitering i et geestrandområde ved Tønder     

BJARNE HOLM JAKOBSEN M.Sc. 《Geografisk tidskrift / udgivet af Bestyrelsen for Det Kongelige danske geografiske selskab》2013,113(1):17-32

Jakobsen, Bjarne Holm: Pedoiogisk kortlægning og jordbundsbonitering i et geestrandområde ved Tønder. Geografisk Tidsskrift 81: 17–32. København, Juni 1, 1981.

The result is presented of a detailed pedological survey of the geest at the margin of the Tønder Marsh-Area. Maps showing the parents sediments, the pedology and the drainage class have been constructed. Furthermore a soil capability map is shown using the land valuation principles of the Federal Republic of Germany.  相似文献   

Spatiotemporal simulation and risk analysis of dam-break flooding based on cellular automata     

Yi Li  Jun Zhu  Yiquan Song  Ya Hu  Lei Ye 《International journal of geographical information science》2013,27(10):2043-2059

Chapinghe Barrier Lake was the largest among the barrier lakes formed in the aftermath of the magnitude 5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake. A rapid quantitative method for the evaluation of potential risk to lives and properties downstream was of the utmost importance for disaster management. The proposed method is based on spatiotemporal simulation using different dam-break scenarios and downstream hazard distribution analyses. This article adopts a cellular automata (CA) model to synthetically integrate multiple sets of geographic layers, including those containing the models needed for routine computation of flood hazards and those needed for vulnerability analysis of the people living downstream. A CA-based simulation and analysis method integrating hydrologic/hydraulic mechanisms is herein introduced, and relevant techniques are investigated. Our prototype experiment demonstrates that the proposed CA-based flood-hazard model can be conveniently integrated into a digital earth system and can further provide real-time simulation analyses of dam-break flood risks.  相似文献   

Controls on at‐a‐station hydraulic geometry in steep headwater streams,Colorado, USA     

Gabrielle C. L. David  Ellen Wohl  Steven E. Yochum  Brian P. Bledsoe 《地球表面变化过程与地形》2010,35(15):1820-1837

Detailed hydraulic measurements were made in nine step‐pool, five cascade and one plane‐bed reach in Fraser Experimental Forest, Colorado to better understand at‐a‐station hydraulic geometry (AHG) relations in these channel types. Average values for AHG exponents, m (0·49), f (0·39), and b (0·16), were well within the range found by other researchers working in steep gradient channels. A principal component analysis (PCA) was used to compare the combined variations in all three exponents against five potential control variables: wood, D₈₄, grain‐size distribution (σ), coefficient of variation of pool volume, average roughness‐area (projected wetted area) and bed gradient. The gradient and average roughness‐area were found to be significantly related to the PCA axis scores, indicating that both driving and resisting forces influence the rates of change of velocity, depth and width with discharge. Further analysis of the exponents showed that reaches with m > b + f are most likely dominated by grain resistance and reaches below this value (m < b + f) are dominated by form resistance. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

An inverse problem methodology to identify flow channels in fractured media using synthetic steady-state head and geometrical data     

R. Le Goc  J.-R. de Dreuzy  P. Davy 《Advances in water resources》2010

We present a methodology for identifying highly-localized flow channels embedded in a significantly less permeable medium using steady-state head and geometrical data. This situation is typical of fractured media where flows are often strongly channeled at the scales of interest (10 m–1 km). The objective is to identify both geometrical and hydraulic characteristics of the conducting structures. Channels are identified in decreasing order of importance by successive optimizations of an objective function. The identification strategy takes advantage of the hierarchical flow organization to restrict the dimension of the solution space of each individual optimization step. The characteristics of the secondary channels are strongly determined by the main flow channels. The latter are slightly modified by the secondary channels through the addition of a regularization term to the main channel characteristics in the objective function. As the objective function is strongly non-convex with numerous local minima, inversion is performed using a stochastic algorithm (simulated annealing). We assess the possibilities of the hierarchical identification strategy on simple synthetic steady-state flow configurations where hydraulic data are made up of 25 regularly spaced heads and of the boundary conditions. Those flow structures that are dominated by at most two simple channels can be identified with these head data only. Configurations comprising up to three complex and interconnected channels can still be identified with additional geometrical information including the distances of piezometers to their closest channel. The capabilities of the hierarchical identification strategy are limited to flow structures dominated by at most three equivalent flow channels. We finally discuss the perspectives of application of the method to transient-state data obtained on a more restricted number of piezometers.  相似文献   

Machine Learning Approach to Predict Sediment Load – A Case Study     

Hazi Md. Azamathulla  Aminuddin Ab. Ghani  Chun Kiat Chang  Zorkeflee Abu Hasan  Nor Azazi Zakaria 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2010,38(10):969-976

In this study, a novel machine learning technique called the support vector machine (SVM) method is proposed as a new predictive model to predict sediment loads in three Malaysian rivers. The SVM is employed without any restriction to an extensive database compiled from measurements in the Muda, Langat, and Kurau rivers. The SVM technique demonstrated a superior performance compared to other traditional sediment‐load methods. The coefficient of determination, 0.958, and the mean square error, 0.0698, of the SVM method are higher than those of the traditional method. The performance of the SVM method demonstrates its predictive capability and the possibility of the generalization of the model to nonlinear problems for river engineering applications.  相似文献   

含瓦斯煤样横向变形与瓦斯流动特性耦合关系试验研究   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

赵洪宝  李华华  杜秋浩  蒋军军 《岩土力学》2013,34(12):3384-3388

以二次成型煤样为研究对象,运用自行研制开发的含瓦斯煤热-流-固耦合三轴伺服渗流试验装置对含瓦斯煤样三轴加载过程中横向变形和与瓦斯流动特性的耦合关系进行了试验研究。结果表明：弹性力学定义的泊松比不能准确表征含瓦斯煤样的横纵应变特性,其关系可用二次函数表征;在预加载荷引起的横压向应变恢复阶段瓦斯流动速度变化呈先急剧降低再缓慢增加特性;在横向应变逐渐向扩张应化转变阶段,煤样内部的瓦斯流动速度呈单调缓慢增加趋势,且存在一个内部结构临界状态点使煤样内瓦斯流动速度最小;含瓦斯煤样处于横向压应变状态起始时的瓦斯流动速度要大于处于横向应变呈扩张状态末端时的瓦斯流动速度。  相似文献   

Fluvial response to an historic lowstand of the Great Salt Lake,Utah     

Krysia Skorko  Paul W. Jewell  Kathleen Nicoll 《地球表面变化过程与地形》2012,37(2):143-156

Understanding fluvial adjustments to base level changes benefits the fields of sequence stratigraphy, geomorphology and petroleum geology. This investigation is a modern case study of the channel dynamics of Lee Creek and the Goggin Drain, two streams that are part of the Jordan River drainage into the endorheic Great Salt Lake of northern Utah, a lacustrine system that has experienced multiple, decadal‐scale base level changes. Since 1965, the lake level has fluctuated in elevation more than 6 m, transitioning from an historic lowstand [< 1279 m above sea level (a.s.l.)] to an historic highstand (>1284 m a.s.l.), and in 2009–2010 approaching an historic lowstand. This study uses detailed aerial images, fieldwork and LiDAR data to link the modern geomorphology and channel hydraulics to specific variations in sediment transport, channel form, and avulsion behavior. Although Lee Creek and the Goggin Drain are situated only a few kilometers apart and share similar shore zone gradients, substrates and vegetation patterns, and have been subjected to the same changes in lake level, their channel forms have evolved very differently. Differences in discharge patterns are likely the most influential factor causing the meandering form of Lee Creek and the braiding channel of the Goggin Drain. Despite the differences in discharge, total sediment eroded from the two streams is comparable and can be attributed to similar stream power/unit stream width in the two streams. Although Lee Creek has not recently been avulsive, three major avulsions of the Goggin Drain have taken place since 1965. Two possible styles of avulsion are interpreted: an allogenic response to changing base level, and an autogenic response dictated by channel morphology and hydraulics. Despite a wealth of available information, avulsions cannot be unequivocally attributed to one style or another. Caution should be used when attempting to link the complex process of avulsion to causal mechanisms. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Paleo-fluvial sedimentation on the outer shelf of the East China Sea during the last glacial maximum   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

王中波  杨守业  张志珣  蓝先洪  顾兆峰  张训华 《中国海洋湖沼学报》2013,31(4):886-894

Evidence from lithology, foraminiferal assemblages, and high-resolution X-ray fluorescence scanning data of core SFK-1 indicates tidally influenced paleo-fluvial sedimentation during the last glacial maximum (LGM) on the outer shelf of the East China Sea. The paleo-fluvial deposits consist of river channel facies and estuarine incised-valley-filling facies. Different reflections on the seismic profile across core SFK-1 suggest that the river channels shifted and overlapped. River channel deposition formed early in the LGM when sea level fell and the estuary extended to the outer shelf. Channel sediments are yellowish-brown in color and rich in foraminifera and shell fragments owing to the strong tidal influence. Following the LGM, the paleo-river mouth retreated and regressive deposition of estuarine and incised-valley-filling facies with an erosion base occurred. The river channel facies and estuarine incised-valley-filling facies have clearly different sedimentary characteristics and provenances. The depositional environment of the paleoriver system on the wide shelf was reconstructed from the foraminiferal assemblages, CaCO₃ content and Ca/Ti ratio. The main results of this study provide further substantial constraints on the recognition of late Quaternary stratigraphy and land-sea interactions on the ECS shelf.  相似文献   

Hydraulic geometry, river sediment and the definition of bedrock channels     

Jens M. Turowski  Niels Hovius  Andrew Wilson  Ming-Jame Horng 《Geomorphology》2008,99(1-4):26-38

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