节点和岩岛对河口分汊的影响

本文主要论述作为先成边界条件的节点(包括矶)和岩岛对河口分汊的影响.指出节点和矶的分布和性质对河口能否形成分汊以及分汊形态等具有不容忽视的作用。表明单个节点易形成喇叭状的少汊河口,多个节点则易导致藕节状展宽及分汊河口,而节点位于口门,则不利于河口展宽而使得河口难以分汊。在研究河口岩岛对河口分汊的作用时,分别从珠江口、韩江口和闽江口三个分汊河口,分析了岩岛的数目多少、规模大小和分布状况,对导致河口形成不同分汊模式的影响。     

科氏力对河口分汊的影响

以长江口、黄河口、珠江口、闽江口等几个分汊河口为例,分析了科氏力在河口分汊中的作用。结果表明,涨落潮流路分歧主要通过形成涨落潮冲刷槽和中央缓流区浅滩而逐渐使河口产生分汊;水面横比降则以横向环流和横向切滩两种形式,或堆积或冲刷,导致河口分汊。     

闽江多汊口门的水沙运动和河床地貌初探

闽江口门由岩岛分割成多汊,主支汊长期稳定,河口属于由地质地貌条件所控制的、强制性多次分汊河口。 闽江口具有潮强流急的特点;口门诸汊道地貌的主要塑造动力为落潮流,而涨潮流则起再修饰作用。河口滞流点在内沙浅滩附近。因此,内沙浅滩的形成,除了与水流扩散有关之外,还与滞流点的存在有关。     

磨刀门拦门沙区域近期地貌演变和航道整治研究

应用近几年的水文和地形实测资料,研究了磨刀门拦门沙区域近期的动力和地貌演变特点.近期地貌演变的主要特点为:深槽外移扩展,一主一支分汊明显;拦门沙内坡冲刷外移,外坡变化不大,纵向宽度变窄;拦门沙西区淤积,拦门沙中心区和拦门沙东区冲刷;地貌轴线总体向南和西南方向偏转.从水动力和地貌演变的角度来看,磨刀门拦门沙区域航道整治应关注下列问题:1)注意河口性质的变化,着重解决径流输沙,波流共同输沙这两个主要问题;2)在工程布置中,应与口门外动力场的特点和地貌演变的总体趋势相适应,以建设双导堤为宜;3)西汊、东汊均是可选择的航线,从综合因素考虑宜选择西汊;4)注重河口分汊的自然规律,注意保护东支汊;5)注意稳定拦门沙中心区.     

鸭绿江口与邻近西海岸沉积记录的耦合

通过对采自鸭绿江口主汊道的5个柱状样的210Pb和137Cs测年以及粒度参数的分析,并与前期合作研究的西汊道及西岸潮滩的4个柱状样沉积物的测年和粒度研究成果进行比对,探讨了流域来水来沙、河口沉积与海岸发育之间的耦合效应及鸭绿江河口地貌演化的新证据。结果表明:鸭绿江口主汊道存在河流和潮流两种沉积作用,不同时期动力作用不同;以潮流作用为主的沉积时段,其沉积特征与西汊道及西岸潮滩的一致;主汊道沉积物的物质来源与西汊道和西岸潮滩的物质来源存在差异。鸭绿江口的主汊道、西汊道及邻近海岸的沉积记录对环境变化、人类活动、流域大洪水等事件均存在响应,响应的时间基本同步,具有耦合效应。沉积记录中存在5个明显的“事件信号”,其中1960年最为重要,是鸭绿江河口地貌发生巨变的时间。     

长江河口下段分汊口的组构模式

长江口自徐六泾以下呈三级分汉、四汉入海格局,比较稳定的径流过程和输沙过程、比较丰富的流域泥沙补给、中等强度的潮汐环境是长江口分汉水道形成、发育的主要水沙条件。分汉口态势变化对下游分汉水道的演变起着关键的作用。追溯了长江口南、北支、南、北港及南、北槽三个分汉口的变化过程,提挈出这三个分汊口在形态结构上的共同特征,概化出分汊口的“板块一沟槽”组构模式,阐述了诸“板块”的组合和分离、“沟槽”的生成和消失对分汊口态势变化的影响。     

1996-2022年黄河三角洲行水河口岸线稳定性研究

黄河清八汊现行河口自改汊以来发生了巨大变化,监测其岸线变化,探讨其稳定程度对海岸带可持续发展以及海岸带韧性评估具有重要意义。本研究利用GPS、GIS、RS技术从1996—2022年黄河三角洲行水河口的220幅遥感影像中推断出年平均海岸线位置,同时根据行水河口摆动次数划分为5个阶段,并以此为基础对海岸线变迁及其稳定性进行定量分析。结果表明：行水河口岸线长期处于动态变化过程中,整体呈淤进状态,各岸段岸线时空变化特征不同,最大侵蚀（-73.89m/a）区出现在两丁坝之间,最大淤积（393.20m/a）区出现在河口区附近。研究区90%的岸线表现为较强淤积至严重淤积,稳定性指数由两丁坝之间（0.135）、2007年出汊前旧河口（0.068）、2007年出汊后新生河口（0.006）依次降低。入海水沙量、河口位置变迁以及沿岸输沙是影响岸线稳定性出现时空差异的主要原因。     

分汊河口地貌演变对整治工程的响应

以概化分汊河口为研究对象,针对两汊中长期地貌演变对整治工程响应的问题,采用平面二维数学模型对整治工程前后分别进行20年地貌演变模拟。分析结果表明:整治工程对落潮含沙量影响较大,工程汊道落潮分沙比有显著下降;整治工程主要导致工程汊道坝田区淤积和航道冲刷,同时也增加了非工程汊道的冲刷及淤积厚度;工程后工程汊道淤积量增加,冲刷量减小,冲淤总量减小,非工程汊道淤积量不变,冲刷量增加,冲淤总量增加。     

珠江蕉门分汊河口分流比水槽实验研究

作为珠江主要的泄洪排沙口门,珠江蕉门主要承泄西北江的径流和泥沙,与虎门通过横向汊道凫洲水道连通,其分水分沙的比例对粤港澳大湾区防洪及通航安全至关重要。针对凫洲水道分流比问题,本文基于蕉门分汊河口的形态特点及地貌特征,设计系列水槽实验,探究凫洲水道分流比、分流比影响因子及其变化趋势等。结果表明:在保证宽度比、深度比和流量比均相似的情况下,该水槽实验可较高精度地模拟蕉门分汊河口分流比。凫洲水道分流比受到蕉门与虎门共同影响:虎门与蕉门的相对流速比越大,凫洲水道分流比越大,其主汊地位越明显。在现有的地貌特征条件下,凫洲水道主支汊转变的阈值是虎门与蕉门相对流速比,约为0.35。研究成果可为蕉门整治、保障其行洪通航安全等提供参考依据。     

鸭绿江口沉积粒度特征及其对沉积环境演化的指示

基于鸭绿江口主汊道10个沉积柱的粒度分析,讨论了鸭绿江口水动力条件、物源输入、沉积事件等沉积环境的演化过程。沉积记录显示,空间上自陆向海潮流对沉积的影响逐渐加强,时间上从上层到下层的径流影响逐渐减弱。沉积物的敏感粒度分析表明,细组分可能来源于鸭绿江径流;粗组分大部分来源于径流悬移质中的较粗部分和跃移质,少部分来源于浅海潮流脊的物质。在可识别的9个沉积事件中,4个与洪水直接相关,其他也表现出对环境事件或流域变化的响应。1960年的沉积事件非常重要,导致了河口地貌"二级分汊,三口入海"的重大地貌格局的形成。鸭绿江河口三角洲沉积与西岸潮滩的沉积具有"耦合效应",1970年、1988—1992年和1995年的沉积事件在鸭绿江口西汊道及西岸潮滩剖面中同样存在,可以用来进行地层的划分和对比。     

Influence of intermittent estuary outflow on coastal sediments of adjacent sandy beaches

Outflows from estuaries potentially contribute to the productivity of adjacent coastal waters, although most previous work has been on estuaries with considerable river discharge. We investigated the influence of estuary outflow on aspects of coastal sediments adjacent to two seasonally intermittent estuaries, the Curdies and Anglesea Rivers, in southwest Victoria, Australia. For each estuary, we measured sediment organic matter, microphytobenthic chlorophyll a and microbial utilization of carbon sources at three locations associated with each estuary: (1) inside estuary mouth, (2) estuary swash and (3) control swash (an open beach distant from any estuarine influences). Sampling occurred one week before and at one and nine weeks after both an artificial mouth opening and a separate natural flood at both estuaries. Significant temporal changes were detected for all three variables at the estuary mouth and estuary swash but the direction of change was inconsistent across the two estuaries and between the artificial mouth opening and natural flood. Organic matter in both estuaries showed no difference after the artificial mouth openings. Only Anglesea showed an increase in organic matter in the estuary mouth and estuary swash after the floods. Microphytobenthic chlorophyll a concentrations were highest when the estuary mouths were closed. Concentrations decreased at all locations at Curdies after the mouth was artificially opened. The estuary mouth at Anglesea sustained high chlorophyll concentrations and the estuary swash increased one week post artificial opening. The flood event resulted in an increase in chlorophyll a at the estuary mouth and swash at both estuaries, one week post flood. At Curdies, the microbial utilization of different carbon sources changed after both mouth events; estuary mouth and estuary swash showed similar patterns at one and nine weeks post opening. At Anglesea, the bacteria utilized different carbon sources between locations and the only significant interaction between location and time was post flood with change in carbon sources utilized by bacteria in the estuary mouth and estuary swash for one and nine weeks post flood. The southern coastline of Australia is characterized by estuaries with small catchments. This study highlights the spatial and temporal variability in the effects of the output of relatively small, intermittent estuaries on coastal sediment of adjacent beaches, particularly during prolonged periods of drought.     

Silting in the Lower Courses of Tidal Sluices in China

Serious sediment deposition often occurs after the construction of tidal sluices in snrall or medium-sized tidal muddy estuaries, so desilting or dredging is needed to meet the demands of flood diseharge, saltwater retaining, and navigation in those areas. In this paper, the problem of sediment deposition induced by construction of tidal sluices is analyzed.Different problems of silting near tidal sluices for different types of estuaries are summed up. at the same time, corresponding methods are given to solve these probleras, and a few successful examples are also given. The idea of comprehensive regulation and utilization of estuaries is put forward, and some proposals for solution of sediment deposition in this kind of estuaries are made.     

黄河口悬浮泥沙时空动态及其驱动机制

受径流输沙、风浪、潮汐等影响,河口近岸海域悬浮泥沙具有显著的时空变化。本文基于小时分辨率的GOCI遥感影像,利用最优遥感反演算法,结合空间分析和统计方法,深入研究黄河口及邻近海域悬沙时空动态特征及驱动机制。结果表明,径流输沙对悬沙浓度的影响以河口近岸区为主,高径流输沙对悬沙浓度分布影响可达距岸约20 km,并向孤东近岸方向扩散。大风可引起清水沟老河口区泥沙强烈再悬浮,形成高浓度悬沙区。涨落潮对小时尺度的悬沙浓度影响显著,并影响悬沙的南北扩散。大潮悬沙浓度变化和扩散范围均大于小潮,潮流流速不同是造成该差异的主要原因。水深与悬沙浓度之间存在较明显的负相关关系,根据不同驱动因素的差异,悬沙浓度随着水深的增加呈现出指数型、幂函数型、线性3种关系。     

The divergent environmental characteristics of permanently-open,seasonally-open and normally-closed estuaries of south-western Australia

This study has compared the environmental characteristics of the basins and saline lower reaches of the tributaries of eight estuaries on the south coast of Western Australia, which differ in their degree of connectivity with the ocean. Although four estuaries between 115.1° and 121.8° E along that coast remain permanently open to the ocean, the others only become open when the volume of river discharge is sufficient to breach the prominent sand bars at their mouths, which occurs annually following heavy winter and early spring rainfall in some estuaries (seasonally open) and infrequently in others (normally closed). Estuaries to the west of 118.5° E are predominantly permanently open, e.g. Oyster Harbour, or seasonally open, e.g. Broke, Irwin and Wilson inlets, whereas those further east, e.g. Wellstead Estuary and Hamersley, Culham and Stokes inlets, where annual rainfall and thus discharge are much lower, only become open after exceptionally heavy discharge. In permanently and seasonally-open estuaries, pronounced haloclines and oxyclines are present in the narrow rivers but not the wide basins where the waters are subjected to wind-driven mixing. The extent of cyclical seasonal fluctuations in environmental conditions differed markedly among the three seasonally-open estuaries and between years in one of those systems. These differences reflected variations in the relationship between the volume of fluvial discharge, which is determined by a combination of the amount of local rainfall, catchment size and extent of clearing of native vegetation, and the amount of intrusion by marine waters, which is largely controlled by the size and duration of the opening of the estuary mouth. The mean seasonal salinities in the basins of the three normally-closed estuaries increased over three years of very low rainfall to 64 in the deepest of these estuaries (Stokes Inlet) to 145 in Hamersley Inlet and to 296 in the shallowest estuary (Culham Inlet). These results demonstrate that the environmental characteristics of estuaries on the south coast of Western Australia differ markedly, even among those of the same type, e.g. seasonally-open estuaries or normally-closed estuaries.     

Mass balance of lead through a small macrotidal estuary: The Morlaix River estuary (Brittany,France)

Dissolved and particulate lead were measured over an annual cycle (12 surveys between February 1998 and January 1999) in the Morlaix River estuary (Brittany, France). The concentrations were investigated in both the water column and the sediment of the river bottom in relation to hydrological conditions. In the water column, dissolved and particulate lead concentrations ranged from 0.1 to 4.4 nM and from 0.04 to 1.9 μmol g^− 1, respectively. Lead concentrations in surface sediment varied from 0.04 to 0.19 μmol g^− 1 and concentrations in the sediment pore water of the estuary were below the detection limit. Compared with the ranges known for pristine estuaries, concentrations of Pb in the water column of the Morlaix River estuary were found to be much higher. Concentrations of Pb also exceeded the lower range of those known for industrialized estuaries. Extensive agricultural activities in the drainage basin may be responsible for Pb levels above pristine conditions. Furthermore, the sediment appeared not to be contaminated. A mass balance was constructed quantifying all known sources and sinks for the Pb in the estuary. Riverine input accounts for most of the total annual metal flux. Burial in sediments was the major sink within the estuary, which acts as a trap especially for the particulate lead. The mass balance shows that the metal accumulation ranged between 414.6 and 446.0 kg year^− 1.     

The variability of settling velocities of suspended fine-grained sediment in the Ems estuary

Settling velocities of suspended fine-grained sediment in estuaries vary over a range of several orders in magnitude. Variations in the suspended sediment concentration are often put forward as the principal cause. However, comparison of settling velocities from a number of estuaries shows that even in the case of the same suspended sediment concentration, large variations in the settling velocities can occur of up to two orders in magnitude. From measurements in the Ems estuary we found that even within a single estuary such large variations can occur. Field measurements and complementary laboratory experiments demonstrate that `other factors' can affect the settling velocity in the same order as the assumed effects of the suspended sediment concentration. To address these `other factors', which include physical–chemical and biological effects, the concept of `flocculation ability' is introduced, as a measure of the effectiveness of the collisions between suspended particles for floc growth. On the basis of the results from the Ems estuary, it is hypothesised that variations in the flocculation ability of the suspended fine-grained sediments are at the root of the large differences in settling properties of suspended fine-grained sediment in estuaries.     

中国河口研究五十年:回顾与展望

提要过去50年中国的河口研究取得了巨大的成就。在理论研究方面,一个显著的特征是动力、沉积和地貌研究相结合,取得了一系列的成果,如河口冲淡水、河口锋、最大浑浊带、泥沙运动、拦门沙的形成、河口不连续现象、河口发育等。在应用方面,如钱塘江河口和长江河口等有许多成功的范例。然而,河口是复杂的,随着人类活动和人工控制的增强,当前河口研究面临着许多新的挑战,人类活动已成为第三驱动力,河口的自然适应与人工控制协调问题将是河口未来理论研究和应用实践的重要问题。     

The concept of an estuary: A definition that incorporates systems which can become closed to the ocean and hypersaline

The majority of the definitions of estuaries have been based on the characteristics of estuaries in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. As previously pointed out (Day, 1980), such definitions do not take into account such features as periodic closure of their mouths and hypersaline conditions during dry periods, which characterise many estuaries in southern Africa and south-western Australia. There is also ambiguity as to whether an estuary sensu stricto must be fed by a river. The following definition was developed to encompass the main characteristics of all estuaries: An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of water that is either permanently or periodically open to the sea and which receives at least periodic discharge from a river(s), and thus, while its salinity is typically less than that of natural sea water and varies temporally and along its length, it can become hypersaline in regions when evaporative water loss is high and freshwater and tidal inputs are negligible. Estuaries are thus regarded as unique ecosystems, which, in the case of fishes, for example, are occupied by species that collectively represent a particular suite of guilds.     

Morphology, hydrography and sediment dynamics in a mangrove estuary: The Konkoure Estuary, Guinea

The Konkouré Estuary in the Republic of Guinea is a poorly understood atypical mangrove system. Sediment dynamics in tropical estuaries are controlled by a combination of processes including river discharge, morphology, salinity, erosion and deposition processes, the settling of mud, physico-chemical processes and mangrove swamps. Here we present a consistent set of data aimed at characterising the estuary and thus, increasing our understanding of tropical systems, as well as studying the impact of human intervention in the region. Water elevations, current measurements, salinity, suspended sediment concentrations, bathymetry and sediment cover are presented following a 3 year survey of the Konkouré Estuary. Here we provide conclusive evidence that the Lower Konkouré is a shallow, funnel shaped, mesotidal, mangrove-fringed, tide dominated estuary, well mixed during low river discharge. The estuary becomes stratified during high river flows and spring tides whereas a salt wedge appears during neap tides. The Konkouré Estuary has been described as hypersynchronous, and has three terminal outlets, two of which are landward-directed, attesting to a tidal pumping effect, while the third one is seaward-directed, and is controlled by the mangrove. The suspended matter is transported by the tidal effect within the middle estuary and is therefore trapped in the Turbidity Maximum zone (TMZ). The location of the TMZ is river-controlled and is correlated with residual currents but not with salinity front. A dam, constructed 130 km upstream, impacts on the hydrodynamics, and reduces the salinity intrusion by about 25%. It causes an increased low river discharge whereas its efficiency over high river flows is unclear.