长江中游曲流河段河道的近代演化过程研究

曲流河是冲积平原河流中的重要河型之一,曲流河的河道演变对冲积平原的建设与演化起着非常重要的作用。地处江汉平原的长江中游藕池口至城陵矶段河道是最典型的曲流河段,其曲流河道的几何形态和变化过程较为复杂,对该段河道演化过程的研究在河流的开发利用及水利工程建设中具有很好的理论指导意义。本研究通过对历史资料和多期卫星遥感影像的解译与分析,表明长江中游藕池口至城陵矶河段的曲流河道演化在受自然和人类活动双重影响的情况下,该河段河道的演化仍然维持曲流河特征。受大洪水的切滩作用及松滋口、太平口和藕池口3个分流口对洞庭湖的分水分沙的影响,该段河道的演化过程较为复杂。自然裁弯取直和人工裁弯取直在一定程度上改变着河道演化的进程,但由裁弯取直及上游水利工程引起的纵坡降增加产生的冲淤变化将会维持河道的稳定,同时在该河段实施的护岸工程也会抑制河流的横向侵蚀,曲流河段河道演化进入自调整和自组织过程。     

南苏丹Melut盆地Palogue油田古近系Yabus组河型演化规律及主控因素分析*

针对南苏丹Melut盆地Palogue油田Yabus组独特的辫状河—曲流河沉积体系,利用定量统计和成因动态分析方法,通过引入“微相砂体密度”变量,深入总结了辫状河和曲流河不同的垂向岩相序列,从空间演化角度详细阐述了辫状河和曲流河的差异沉积过程及其河型转化规律,建立了同一物源体系下不同阶段河型转化的沉积模式,并明确了河型转化的主控因素。研究表明: Yabus组河流沉积体系先后经历了3个演化阶段。早期辫状河形成阶段,沉积物顺流加积形成垂向沙坝;中期辫—曲交汇沉积阶段,河流下切作用明显减弱,河流沉积作用转变为侧向加积,在辫状河道中形成斜列砂坝,且辫流坝开始向河道边部迁移形成曲流河点坝;晚期曲流河发育阶段,河道弯度大且砂体沉积规模小。     

Remote sensing-based analysis of the planform changes in the Upper Amazon River over the period 1986–2006

An analysis of the planform changes of the Colombian reach of the Amazon River was carried out over a period of 19.9 years. Remote sensing image processing techniques were applied to Landsat images acquired in 1986, 1994, 2001 and, 2006. These images were selected based on minimal daily water level variations, while providing the widest temporal span. Plan view river changes and geomorphologic characteristics were examined to identify which channel pattern classification best represents this large tropical river system. Discharge was also analyzed to determine whether changes in the river's plan view are a direct response to variations in discharge. The system had a depositional tendency between 1986 and 2006, with a period where erosion was more intense than deposition between 1994 and 2001. Percent change in the plan view area of the system (1.4% yr⁻¹) and the maximum migration rates (125 m yr⁻¹) suggest that this reach of the Amazon is less active than reaches upstream and the downstream reach between the confluences of the Jutaí and Japurá Rivers. Variations in discharge appear to be responsible for deposition and erosion dynamics observed after this remote sensing analysis in the Colombian reach of the Amazon River. Characteristics including multiple channels with vegetated islands developed from within-channel deposition, meandering planform, lateral activity of channel margins, and the absence of islands with saucer-like morphology suggest a multichannel, meandering pattern for this reach of the Amazon, that corresponds to a laterally active anabranching river.     

Prediction of river bank erosion and protection works in a reach of Chenab River,Pakistan

The impacts of floods on river bank erosion are generally significant in the alluvial river reaches. This paper presents the prediction of the river bank erosion along the right bank in the reach of Chenab River (starting from downstream of Marala Barrage) where excessive erosion had been reported. The bank erosion is predicted due to flow/flood events of 2010 by coupling the output from the two-dimensional numerical model to the excess shear stress approach. The predicted bank erosion was compared with the one estimated from Landsat images. The Landsat ETM+ images were processed in the ArcGIS software to assess the external bank erosion. The results show that the excess shear stress approach underpredicts the bank erosion. Therefore, the erodibility coefficient was modified by forcing the best agreement between predicted and estimated (i.e., from Landsat images) bank erosion which was used for further analysis. The results reveal that coupling the output from the numerical model to the excess shear stress approach (by modifying the erodibility coefficient) predicts the river bank erosion with a reasonable level of accuracy, thus helpful to identify the locations for the protection works. The predicted river bank erosion presents good coefficient of determination (R²) of 0.82 when compared with the estimated bank erosion from Landsat images. The findings of the present study will help to implement the river protection works at the identified locations in the selected reach of River Chenab and will also act as a guideline for similar river reaches.     

长江中下游近期河道演变及其主要影响因素

长江河道变迁直接影响其两岩的经济开发和人民生活。本文较详细地阐述了长江中下游近期江岸的冲淤变化、江心洲的演变及岸崩塌变形的特征及规律，分析了影响其演变的主要因素，进而预测了江岸的冲淤趋势。     

Bank failure and erosion on the Ohio river

River bank erosion has benn the focus of recent concern surrounding construction and operation of navigation dams along the Ohio River. Such factors as navigation pool levels, pool fluctuations, and towboat traffic have been alleged to be the cause of severe erosion of Ohio River banks. In this paper available information on Ohio River bank erosion is examined from an historical perspective and from the perspective of recent comprehensive investigations. Historical illustrations, photographs, and published reports indicate a history of significant bank erosion for more than 150 years on the Ohio River. Results of field bank condition reconnaissance studies suggest that construction of navigation dams on the Ohio River has not significantly accelerated or intensified bank erosion. Analysis of erosional mechanisms indicates that bank failure and erosion on the Ohio River are complex and episodic phenomena; however, the principal erosional mechanisms appear to be bank material removal by current tractive forces during flood events and internal erosion of bank materials by bank discharge following floods. It is concluded that waves generated by tow and recreational vessels have little impact on bank stability, but land use changes may affect slope stability and bank erosion.     

近400多年下荆江河段古河道演变过程及特征

为研究下荆江河段古河道演变过程及特征,利用20世纪30年代和50年代的历史地形图、1954年航片、1968年美国KH-4B军事卫星影像及2016年国产GF-1卫星影像,结合古籍资料,全面分析了下荆江古河道的演变特征并反演了其明万历年以来400多年的历史变迁过程.下荆江河段的古河道横向摆动频繁,受河道坚硬岸坡和人工护岸工程约束,空间上为20~32 km的古河道平面摆动带,形态上分为沿主泓线侧向渐变式摆动和河道突变迁徙两种古河道类型,它们是反演下荆江河段古河道的定位依据.历史上,下荆江塑造经历了漫流、支汊分流、单一顺直河道形成和曲流演化发展等复杂过程.明弘治年间,曲流主要出现在监利-城陵矶段,石首至监利段仅微弯;明末清初,东港湖弯道和濠河弯道均自然裁弯取直,下荆江蜿蜒型河道已全面上溯到石首境内,并形成了一系列河曲弯;19世纪中叶,下荆江的河曲发展突出表现在横向移动、河曲颈变窄、凹岸环流侵蚀后退、凸岸堆积淤高推进等特点.此后,下荆江没有出现大的变迁.下荆江河段近代河弯的演变模式有凸岸淤积推进、凹岸崩坍后退型,凸岸撇弯切滩、弯顶消减型和心滩漂移并岸、凹岸串沟过流型.河流的本身作用是其演变的主要原因,但人工修建大堤与大规模围垸是重要外因.      

分层岸滩侧蚀坍塌过程及其水动力响应模拟

非均质岸滩广泛分布于冲积河流中,其侧蚀过程沿垂向具有分层特点。基于全三维水沙模型及河岸侧蚀坍塌力学模式,提出动态网格跟踪技术,构建了非均质岸滩侧蚀沿垂向差异的三维动力学模拟方法。以连续弯道概化水槽为例,模拟分析了非均质河岸侧蚀过程中三维水流结构的响应特征。研究结果表明:坡脚冲刷后,底部主流向凹岸偏移,在已有弯道环流的基础上,于坡脚处出现一反向次生流;上部粘性土层坍塌后,崩塌土体堆积于坡脚处,上部主流明显左偏,下部次生流消失;随着坡脚堆积体的冲刷搬运,下部主流进一步向凹岸偏移;如此循环,主流不断向凹岸偏移,致使岸坡持续崩退、河道摆动。     

The significance of mid-channel bars in an active meandering river

Mid-channel bars are common on many active meandering gravel-bed rivers, but specific information on timescales of development and on the occurrence of bars is lacking. Data from the River Dane in Cheshire, NW England, are presented here which indicate that a sequence of formation from accumulations of coarse gravel on the centre of riffles through to attachment of bars to floodplains is common and takes a period of 5–15 years. The sedimentological and vegetation changes through the sequence are described and the r1e of flow events is discussed. About 10% of bends in this meandering reach contain mid-channel bars at any time. Bars develop in steeper sections of the channel and downstream of sharp corners and rapidly eroding apices. Many of the bars are caused by excessive erosion of the banks which overwidens the channel. In the longer-term the bars become incorporated in the developing meanders.     

岸滩侧蚀对航道条件影响的三维数值模拟——以长江中游太平口水道为例

长江中游河道岸滩侧蚀现象普遍,易对航道稳定形成不利影响,深入研究岸滩侧蚀冲刷机理及其航道响应过程具有重要意义。建立了考虑相邻土体影响的黏性岸滩侧蚀坍塌力学模式,以长江中游太平口水道为例,基于局部网格可动技术,构建了岸滩侧蚀及其河床冲淤变化的三维水沙动力学模型;在模型验证相似的基础上,分析了清水冲刷条件下腊林洲边滩侧蚀对太平口水道航道格局的影响。研究结果表明:模型可较好地模拟由岸滩侧蚀所引发的河势演变过程;上游来沙减少后,太平口水道河床以及未守护低滩部位将进一步产生冲刷;腊林洲边滩稳定与否,对太平口水道“南槽-北汊”航道格局的稳定具有重要作用。     

Large-scale structure of Calamus River deposits (Nebraska, USA) revealed using ground-penetrating radar

The large-scale (i.e. bar-scale) structure of channel deposits of the braided, low-sinuosity Calamus River, Nebraska, is described using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) profiles combined with vibracores. Basal erosion surfaces are generally overlain by medium-scale, trough-cross-stratified (sets 3–25 cm thick), very coarse to medium sands, that are associated with relatively high amplitude, discontinuous GPR reflectors. Overlying deposits are bioturbated, small-scale cross-stratified (sets <3 cm thick) and vegetation-rich, fine to very-fine sands, that are associated with low-amplitude discontinuous reflectors. Near-surface peat and turf have no associated GPR reflectors. In along-stream profiles through braid and point bars, most GPR reflectors dip downstream at up to 2° relative to the basal erosion surface, but some reflectors in the upstream parts of bars are parallel to the basal erosion surface or dip upstream. In cross-stream profiles through bars, GPR reflectors are either approximately parallel to bar surfaces or have low-angle inclinations (up to 6°) towards cut banks of adjacent curved channels. Basal erosion surfaces become deeper towards cut banks of curved channels. These structures can be explained by lateral and downstream growth of bars combined with vertical accretion. Convex upwards forms up to 0·5 m high, several metres across and tens of metres long represent episodic accretion of unit bars (scroll bars and bar heads). Stratal patterns in channel fills record a complicated history of erosion and deposition during filling, including migration of relatively small bars. A revised facies model for this type of sandy, braided river has been constructed based on this new information on large-scale bedding structure.     

黄河下游河型的特性及成因探讨

黄河下游具有辫状河流、弯曲河流和微弯顺直河流3种河型，从横断面上可见，辫状河段的河道变化最频繁且最不稳定，微弯顺直河段最稳定；而弯曲河段明显向上游延伸，随着输沙量在各河段的阶段性变化，冲淤 状况在各河段也表现出阶段性，但加积升高是各河段发展的总趋势，从河相关系可见，弯曲河段和微弯顺直河段基本相似，但和辫状河段有着本质的区别。辫状河段的演变主要受到中上游来水来沙等自然因素的综合影响，但其更大范围的摆动仍然受到人为作用的影响；弯曲河段是河流自动调整的必然结果，两岸河堤对它的形成及向上游的延伸具有促进作用，但对它侧向迁移的特性具有较大的限制作用；而微弯顺直河段是人力强迫下河流局部调整的产物。     

高弯曲与低弯曲河流比较沉积学研究--以长江上、下荆江段为例

以长江上、下荆江河段为例,运用比较沉积学的方法阐述了高弯曲流河与低弯曲流河的沉积单元及沉积特征。由于河流特性、流量及河流边界条件的不同,①虽然上、下荆江都发育了大量的点坝沉积,但在形态、分布位置、成熟度、粒度分布、沉积构造、剖面结构、微地貌特征等七个方面存在明显差别;②虽然上、下荆江都发育有江心洲 (心滩 ),但是其成因、规模、演化规律及沉积结构均不同;③决口扇沉积仅仅发育在上荆江河段,且两岸发育程度几乎均等,下荆江不发育决口扇沉积;④牛轭湖沉积仅发育在下荆江,而且主要分布于下荆江北岸。     

曲流串沟型江心洲形成机制与演化探讨

曲流串沟型江心洲是现代河流水利学研究关注的重要河流要素,不同于曲流河点坝和辫状河心滩,但在油气储层沉积学研究中鲜有关注。选取现代松花江典型河段,开展基于水动力学的沉积数值模拟,恢复曲流串沟型江心洲的演化过程,建立了曲流串沟型江心洲演化模式。研究结果表明:1）洪水期曲流河发生漫滩冲刷,串沟发育扩张,截弯取直,形成分汊河道及江心洲地貌;2）分汊偏移角、相对梯度优势可用于预测短期汊道存在的稳定性;3）串沟型江心洲形成于曲流点坝残余沉积之上,发育洲头侵蚀、洲尾加积、翼部双侧积,但垂向加积主要发育在顶部,不构成沉积主体结构。通过上述研究建立了曲流江心洲沉积模式,揭示了曲流河江心洲内部结构及分汊河道水动力特征,对现代河流治理和地下河流沉积储层刻画有指导意义。     

基于无人机航测黄河源弯曲河道泥沙亏损量计算

弯曲河流的河道冲淤变化在长时间尺度处于动态的平衡状况,其泥沙输移部分来自于凹岸冲刷与凸岸淤积的差值。2018年采用无人机航测获取黄河源典型弯曲河流(麦曲、哈曲、格曲和兰木错曲)连续弯道的低空影像数据,通过图像技术处理后生成高精度地形,进而提取单个弯道和连续弯道的断面地形,计算弯道凸、凹两侧断面面积和相邻断面间的差值。结果表明,凹岸侵蚀崩岸产生的泥沙量与凸岸点边滩淤积的泥沙量是不平衡的,即存在一个泥沙亏损量。对于单个弯道,兰木错曲单位河长的泥沙亏损量约为0.191 m^3,麦曲、哈曲和格曲单位河长的泥沙亏损量约为0.045 m^3,且相同河段的沿程亏损量具有不均匀性,其间接反映不同弯道横向的迁移速率具有差异性。     

嘉陵江干流地质环境问题与对策

嘉陵江是长江水系中流域面积最大的支流,也是我国南方最大的产沙河流。嘉陵江干流地处青藏高原与长江中下游平原之间的过渡带,其植被覆盖率平均为13.5%。区内主要地质环境问题有水土流失、泥沙淤积、库岸再造失稳、地质灾害等。其中水土流失问题尤为突出,嘉陵江干流水土流失面积约20 729 km2,占干流总面积的49.98%;嘉陵江河口多年平均输沙量达1.51×108t,多年平均含沙量2.25 kg/m3。近年来随着"长治"工程和"天保"工程的实施,水土流失逐渐减弱,地质环境质量渐趋好转。建议采取退耕还林还草、重大地质灾害隐患工程治理、渠化两岸、避让搬迁和监测等措施,全面推行地质环境影响评价,保护地质环境,防治水土流失和地质灾害,实现可持续发展。     

黄河下游河床纵向与横向变形的数值模拟——Ⅱ二维混合模型的应用

对前文提出的平面二维混合模型进行了验证与实际工程应用.模拟了概化顺直河段在不同冲淤条件下的河岸后退过程.将混合模型应用于实际工程问题,模拟了黄河下游花园口游荡型河段的河床纵向与横向变形过程.通过对断面平均水位、流速分布、断面形态变化等计算值与原型观测值的对比,两者符合较好.表明该混合模型不仅能较好地模拟出河道内的水沙运动与河床纵向冲淤过程,而且能模拟出滩岸的后退与淤长过程,尤其能模拟滩岸的冲刷与崩塌过程.     

岷江上游槽谷曲流段大型古滑坡成因与复活性分析——以松潘县元坝子古滑坡为例

岷江上游靠近分水岭部位的槽谷曲流河段,由于地壳抬升缓慢,河谷宽、岸坡缓,降雨量相对偏少,通常被认为发生大型滑坡的可能性较小。但通过笔者近年来的调查发现,在岷江上游红桥关至西宁关的槽谷曲流段两岸大型滑坡密集发育,且大多具有地震滑坡的特征,同时个别滑坡受后期江水冲刷、工程开挖等因素影响复活。文章选取其中较为典型的元坝子滑坡为例进行解剖,元坝子滑坡位于岷江曲流凹岸,长780 m,宽480 m,体积293×104 m3。通过地质分析、测年鉴定和数值模拟,认为该滑坡是历史地震引发的大型岩质古滑坡,其发展经历了斜坡裂缝、地震滑坡、河流下切和前缘复活等阶段。稳定性计算结果显示,目前滑坡整体天然工况下稳定性好,极端暴雨工况下欠稳定,受江水冲刷、降雨、融雪等因素影响,出现局部变形复活。建议应加强滑坡变形监测,避免整体滑动造成堵江、威胁成兰铁路安全。     

Sedimentology and morphology of a low-sinuosity river: Calamus River, Nebraska Sand Hills

A study reach of the Calamus River, Nebraska Sand Hills, has a low sinuosity (less than 1.3) and braiding parameter (less than 1). Depending on sinuosity, the channel is occupied by alternate bars and point bars, the emergent parts of which form nuclei for midstream bars (islands). Channel migration occurs by bend expansion and translation, downstream and lateral growth of islands, and by chute cutoff. Channel-bed sediment is mainly medium-grained sand, but gravel and coarser sand sizes occur in thalweg areas adjacent to cutbanks and upstream parts of bars and islands, and finer sands occur on the downstream parts of bars and filling channels. Curved-crested dunes cover most of the channel bed at most flow stages, with ripples restricted to shallow areas near banks. Bed material is mostly large-scale cross-stratified, with small-scale cross-strata interbedded with plant debris occurring in topographically high areas near banks. Vibracores through channel bars show a basal erosion surface overlain by large-scale cross-stratified sands, in turn overlain by small-scale cross-stratified sand interbedded with plant debris. The overall sequence generally fines upwards, but the large-scale cross-stratified portion either fines upwards, coarsens upwards, or shows little grain size variation. Lithofacies distributions vary spatially within and between bars depending on position in the bar and local channel curvature/width, in a similar way to unbraided rivers elsewhere. Lithofacies of bar deposits are similar to those in the active channel, and the elevations of the basal erosion surface and adjacent channel thalweg correspond closely. Channels abandoned by chute cutoff are filled progressively from the upstream end, and comprise deposits similar to the downstream parts of bars (i.e. fining upwards). The downstream extremities of channel fills may contain large proportions of peat relative to sand, but little mud due to the paucity of such fine suspended load in the Calamus.     

The 1988 Orange River flood, Upington Region, Northwestern Cape Province, RSA

This paper describes aspects of the 1988 Orange River flood. The Orange River is a perennial, bedrock-controlled river which experienced severe flooding (flood peak: 8300 m³ s^-1) during February-April of 1988. This flood resulted in the loss of life and damage in excess of $126 million. Negligible bank erosion took place in the main channel margins due to the stabilizing effect of tree-lined banks. In contrast, areas removed from the channel margin were characterized by erosion and deposition. Within the confines of the natural flood channels, macroturbulence gave rise to scour holes which sometimes amalgamated into large erosion fields acres in extent. In many cases scour holes were present but macroturbulence-originating obstacles were not, and it is suggested that these were removed by flood-erosion processes. In some instances amalgamation of scour-hole trails (orientated down-current) led to the formation of steep-sided flood channels. Deposition took the form of large sandsheets constructed from fluvial-dune fields and braid-bar accumulations. Post-flood winds reworked some of the deposited sand into aeolian dunes.