Estimation of Sediment Transport with An in-situ Acoustic Retrieval Algorithm in the High-Turbidity Changjiang Estuary, China |
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| Authors: | GE Jian-zhong DING Ping-xing LI Cheng FAN Zhong-y SHEN Fang and KONG Ya-zhen |
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| Institution: | The State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University,
Shanghai 200062, China;The State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University,
Shanghai 200062, China;The State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University,
Shanghai 200062, China;The State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University,
Shanghai 200062, China;The State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University,
Shanghai 200062, China;The State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University,
Shanghai 200062, China |
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| Abstract: | A comprehensive acoustic retrieval algorithm to investigate suspended sediment is presented with the combined validations of Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) and Optical Backscattering Sensor (OBS) monitoring along seven cross-channel sections in the high-turbidity North Passage of the Changjiang Estuary, China. The realistic water conditions, horizontal and vertical salinities, and grain size of the suspended sediment are considered in the retrieval algorithm. Relations between net volume scattering of sound attenuation (Sv) due to sediments and ADCP echo intensity (E) were obtained with reasonable accuracy after applying the linear regression method. In the river mouth, an intensive vertical stratification and horizontal inhomogeneity were found, with a higher concentration of sediment in the North Passage and a lower concentration in the North Channel and South Passage. Additionally, The North Passage is characterized by higher sediment concentration in the middle region and lower concentration in the entrance and outlet areas. The maximum sediment flux rate, occurred in the middle region, could reach 6.3×105 and 1.5×105 t/h during the spring and neap tide, respectively. Retrieved sediment fluxes in the middle region are significantly larger than that in the upstream and downstream region. This strong sediment imbalance along the main channel indicates potential secondary sediment supply from southern Jiuduansha Shoals. |
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| Keywords: | acoustic retrieval method suspended sediment Changjiang Estuary ADCP OBS |
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