The impact of climate change and human activities on streamflow and sediment load in the Pearl River basin

This paper uses monthly streamflow, suspended sediment concentration, and meteorological data to examine the impact of human activity and climate change on streamflow and sediment load in the Pearl River basin from the 1950s to the 2000s. The influences of climate change and human activities on hydrological processes were quantitatively evaluated using the Mann–Kendall abrupt change test and power rating curves. The results showed that:(1) abrupt changes and turning points in streamflow occurred in 1963, 1983, and 1991 which were found to be consistent with global ENSO events and volcanic eruptions. However, abrupt changes in sediment load showed significant spatial differences across the Pearl River basin. For the Xijiang River, an abrupt change in sediment load occurred in 2002, and after 2007 the change becomes significant at the 95% confidence level. At Beijiang and Dongjiang, abrupt changes in sediment load occurred in 1998 and 1988, respectively.(2) The time series of sediment load data was divided into four periods according to abrupt changes. The contribution of climate change and human activities is different in the different rivers. For the Xijiang River, compared with the first period, climate change and human activities contributed 83% and 17%, respectively, to the increasing sediment load during the second period. In the third period, the variation of sediment load followed a decreasing trend. The contribution from climate change and human activities also changed to t236% and -136%, respectively. In the fourth period, climate change and human activities contributed -32% and t132%, respectively. Meanwhile, For the Beijiang River, climate change and human activities contributed 90% and 10% in the second period, the contribution of climate change increased to t115% and human activities decreased to -15% in the third period. In the fourth period, the value for climate change decreased to t36% and human activities increased to t64%. For the Dongjiang River, the contribution of human activities was from 74.5% to 90%, and the values for climate change were from 11% to 25%. Therefore, the effect of human activity showed both spatial and temporal differences, and it seems likely that the decreased sediment load will continue to be controlled mainly by human activities in the future.     

Turbulence and suspended sediment processes in the Garonne River tidal bore in November 2016

A tidal bore is a water discontinuity at the leading edge of a ood tide wave in estuaries with a large tidal range and funneling topography. New measurements were done in the Garonne River tidal bore on 14 15 November 2016, at a site previously investigated between 2010 and 2015. The data focused on long, continuous, high-frequency records of instantaneous velocity and suspended sediment con- centration (SSC) estimate for several hours during the late ebb, tidal bore passage and ood tide. The bore passage drastically modi ed the ow eld, with very intense turbulent and sediment mixing. This was evidenced with large and rapid uctuations of both velocity and Reynolds stress, as well as large SSCs during the ood tide. Granulometry data indicated larger grain sizes of suspended sediment in water samples compared to sediment bed material, with a broader distribution, shortly after the tidal bore. The tidal bore induced a sudden suspended sediment ux reversal and a large increase in suspended sedi- ment ux magnitude. The time-variations of turbulent velocity and suspended sediment properties indicated large uctuations throughout the entire data set. The ratio of integral time scales of SSC to velocity in the x-direction was on average TE,SSC/TE,x 0.16 during the late ebb tide, compared to TE,SSC/ TE,x 0.09 during the late ood tide. The results imply different time scales between turbulent velocities and suspended sediment concentrations.     

Porosity of bimodal sediment mixture with particle filling

The porosity of a bimodal sediment mixture is affected by the filling of fine particles in the voids of coarse particles when the particle size range is wide. The classical ideal packing models tend to overestimate the filling, and, thus, underestimate the porosity of the mixture. In this study, an existing random filling model is improved by considering a three-dimensional packing configuration, and a new model is developed by considering how many fine particles are required and how many are available to cover the surface of coarse particles in the sediment mixture. The developed models are validated using measured data and compared with existing models. The new model can reproduce well the variation trend of the mixture porosity as the fraction of fine particles varies.     

自然水体中悬浮物对反硝化影响的研究进展

悬浮物在自然水体（池塘、河流、湖泊等）中普遍存在,相较于上覆水,是微生物更为倾向的附着载体。相较于沉积物,更易获取硝酸盐,是水体反硝化发生的热点微区。悬浮物在水体中经历一系列碰撞、絮凝、溶解、离子交换、吸附解吸等物理化学过程,从而会引起颗粒物粒径、营养盐浓度等发生变化;悬浮物的沉降和再悬浮过程也会引起上覆水和沉积物之间的物质交换,并在好氧缺氧过渡过程中对氮转化造成影响,从而直接或者间接影响水体反硝化速率。本文概括了国内外关于悬浮物影响水体反硝化的研究进展和热点,总结了不同浓度、粒径、组成和种类的悬浮物对反硝化作用的影响,从溶解氧、功能微生物、无机氮、有机碳等环境因素重点归纳了悬浮物影响反硝化的过程,比较和分析了悬浮物反硝化的测定方法。结合当前悬浮物反硝化研究现状,建议未来可以从新兴污染物悬浮物、机理模型、测定方法等方面展开深入研究。     

三峡水库区间来沙量估算及水库排沙效果分析

三峡水库是控制和开发长江的重要工程,具有巨大的防洪、发电、航运等综合效益.水库排沙比是反映水库拦截泥沙程度的重要指标.针对目前三峡水库排沙比计算没有考虑三峡水库区间来沙,结果偏大的问题,依据三峡水库区间水文站2003-2016年实测水文资料,采用水文学法估算了三峡水库区间月、年入库输沙量,分析了三峡水库排沙效果及主要影响因素.结果表明：1）三峡水库区间年均来沙量约1775×10⁴ t,占总入库沙量的10.3%,近年来沙占比有所增大,其中2013-2016年来沙量占总入库沙量的26.9%;2）三峡水库年均排沙比为21.6%,其中围堰蓄水期为34.1%,初期蓄水期为17.0%,试验性蓄水期为15.4%;3）三峡水库采用"蓄清排浑"方式运行,主汛期7-9月的排沙比一般大于枯季,但2013年以后,出现了主汛期排沙比小于枯季的现象;4）入库细颗粒泥沙的排沙比大于粗颗粒泥沙,其中粒径d ≤ 0.062 mm的细颗粒泥沙排沙比为23.4%,0.062 mm0.125 mm的中粗沙排沙比分别为5.5%和11.1%;5）三峡水库排沙比汛期主要受V/Q影响,枯季主要受入库含沙量的影响;当V/Q约为170×10⁴ s时,水库排沙效果最差;分别建立了汛期和枯季排沙比经验计算式.本文的研究成果可为三峡水库水沙优化调度等提供参考.     

黄、东海二类水体春季表观光谱特性与表层悬浮体浓度反演模式

利用Savitzky-Golay滤波信号处理方法,分析了南黄海、北东海2003年春季水色遥感试验所取得的遥感反射率和表层悬浮体取样数据,以期探讨该海区近岸二类水体表观光谱及其导数光谱特性,及遥感反射率及其导数与水体表层总悬浮颗粒物浓度(TSS)和悬浮泥沙浓度(SS)的关系。结果表明,遥感反射率及其一阶导数均适于水体总悬浮颗粒物浓度与悬浮泥沙浓度反演,但其更高阶导数通常会抑制悬浮泥沙的作用则不建议采用;遥感反射率及其一阶导数与ln(TSS)、ln(SS)的相关性较其与TSS和SS更为显著。基于相关分析所筛选出的较优波段,建立了南黄海、北东海水域春季总悬浮颗粒物浓度与悬浮泥沙浓度统计反演模式。     

膜生物反应器的建模模拟

膜生物反应器相对于传统污水处理方法对污水有较好的处理效果,有着良好的应用前景。文中介绍了膜生物反应器建模的发展和现状,分别就污泥模型、膜污染模型和整合膜生物反应器模型进行了论述,介绍了模型的应用和今后的发展方向。     

黄河入海泥沙在渤海中悬移输送季节变化的数值研究

利用实际的风场和地形等条件,基于一个浪流耦合模型提供的动力场驱动一个悬沙输送模型,研究黄河入海泥沙在渤海中悬浮输运的季节变化特征.通过数值计算发现,69%的黄河入海泥沙最终滞留在滨海区,输往外海的泥沙占入海泥沙总量的31%,尚有4%的泥沙通过渤海海峡输往北黄海.因此,黄河口附近的悬沙含量非常高(≥1kg/m3),且其季节变化主要受到入海水沙通量多寡的影响,丰水丰沙的夏秋季最高.除黄河口外,渤海其他海域海水中悬浮体含量的平面分布具有明显的地区性和季节性,其基本趋势是悬浮体含量随离岸距离的增加而减少,且其季节变化主要受风场时变控制.数值计算得到的悬沙输运年平均结构显示:黄河入海泥沙部分输向渤海湾南岸;而大部分泥沙向东南输向莱州湾,大量泥沙并不在此沉积,继而向东北方向输运,莱州湾只是一个向外输沙的通道.泥沙输运通量的结构与海底冲淤之间有良好的对应关系,最具典型代表性的是黄河口南北两侧涡状通量以及与之对应的泥质沉积区.     

江苏近岸海域悬沙浓度的时空分布特征

2006—2007年间的四个季节在江苏近岸海域69个站位采集水样,获取悬沙浓度。通过对TM遥感数据反演,获取该海域四季大面悬沙浓度,并与调查的实测悬沙浓度进行对比。结果显示,大面调查的非同步数据基本可正确反映大区域悬沙浓度的季节与空间分布趋势。悬沙浓度等值线由高至低、由陆向海分布,底层浓度约为表层的2—3倍;废黄河口和长江口外海域为悬沙浓度高值区,而海州湾为低值分布区,东南部陆架区受台湾暖流影响出现低值中心。冬季整个海域悬沙浓度均较高,其次为春季,夏季最低;废黄河口海域的高值中心在不同季节分布位置有所移动。海底沉积物的再悬浮是苏北近岸悬沙最主要的来源,河流输沙量的季节变化是影响长江口海域悬沙浓度变化的关键因子。相关分析结果表明,潮流为影响悬沙浓度分布的主要控制因子;季风、风暴潮和风浪虽对悬沙的分布具有一定的影响,但冬季的低温环境是形成该季节整个海域悬沙浓度显著偏高的重要因素。