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The total annual production of biogenic silica (BSi) of the Antarctic Ocean is estimated at about 50 tera (T = 1012) mol Si. This flux is calculated using available direct measurements of integrated silicic acid uptake rates, indirect estimates from field distribution of orthosilicic acid in austral winter compared with that in austral summer and/or after conversion of l4C primary production using appropriate Si/C mole ratios measured for the four Antarctic subsystems: the Polar Front Zone, the Permanently Open Ocean Zone, the Seasonal Ice Zone, and the continental shelves and coastal zones. We show that most of the total production of BSi occurs in the surface layers of the Permanently Open Ocean Zone and in the Seasonal Ice Zone, the contribution of the coastal areas being less relevant. Our results fit well with the previously described distributions of the net accumulation rates of opal in Antarctic abyssal and coastal sediments. The mean ratio of net opal accumulation at the sea-bed to the net production of BSi in the surface layer of the Antarctic Ocean is about 15%. 相似文献
2.
采用2. 0 mol/dm~3Na_2CO_3溶液5h单点化学提取-硅钼蓝连续分光光度分析法分别测定了大亚湾西部海域13个表层沉积物和1个沉积物岩芯中生物硅的含量.表层沉积物和沉积物岩芯中生物硅含量占比分别为0. 69%~2. 02%和1. 24%~2. 05%,平均值分别为1. 42%和1. 60%.结果证实西大亚湾沉积物中生物硅含量水平与我国南海近岸海域基本一致.在210Pbex测年的基础上,通过分析沉积物岩芯中生物硅、有机物、无机碳等多指标,揭示近百年来大亚湾周边环境变化对海洋环境的影响,证实了上世纪80年代以来西大亚湾周边农业、海水养殖业和工业发展等人类活动加剧了该海域生态环境变化,尤其90年代核电站运行对海洋生态变化造成一定的影响. 相似文献
3.
We have elucidated the seasonal and spatial variation in the potential denitrifying activity in estuarine and coastal lagoonal
sediments in Lakes Shinji and Nakaumi, Japan. The denitrifying activity increased from summer through autumn and was positively
correlated with the temperature of the overlying water at all sites except one, where the bottom was always more reductive
than at the other sites and there was no NO3
− as a substrate for denitrification from spring to autumn. Moreover, the relationship between the denitrifying activity and
the distance from the sea showed different trends in estuarine and lagoonal sediments. These spatial differences indicate
that different factors regulate the denitrification in estuarine and lagoonal sediments. Denitrifying activity in estuarine
sediment was regulated by the discharge of freshwater containing NO3
− or organic matter, while in the lagoonal sediments the occurrence of nitrification via the intrusion of oxic seawater into
the reductive sediment appears to be a key requirement for the process of denitrification. Therefore, the denitrifying activity
in the lagoonal sediment appears to be greater near the sea. Water intrusion is one of the key factors controlling denitrification
in coastal marine ecosystems by affecting the supply of substrate available for denitrification. 相似文献
4.
O. Ragueneau M. Gallinari L. Corrin S. Grandel P. Hall A. Hauvespre R. S. Lampitt D. Rickert H. Stahl A. Tengberg R. Witbaard 《Progress in Oceanography》2001,50(1-4)
Within the framework of the EU-funded BENGAL programme, the effects of seasonality on biogenic silica early diagenesis have been studied at the Porcupine Abyssal Plain (PAP), an abyssal locality located in the northeast Atlantic Ocean. Nine cruises were carried out between August 1996 and August 1998. Silicic acid (DSi) increased downward from 46.2 to 213 μM (mean of 27 profiles). Biogenic silica (BSi) decreased from ca. 2% near the sediment–water interface to <1% at depth. Benthic silicic acid fluxes as measured from benthic chambers were close to those estimated from non-linear DSi porewater gradients. Some 90% of the dissolution occurred within the top 5.5 cm of the sediment column, rather than at the sediment–water interface and the annual DSi efflux was close to 0.057 mol Si m−2 yr−1. Biogenic silica accumulation was close to 0.008 mol Si m−2 yr−1 and the annual opal delivery reconstructed from sedimentary fluxes, assuming steady state, was 0.065 mol Si m−2 yr−1. This is in good agreement with the mean annual opal flux determined from sediment trap samples, averaged over the last decade (0.062 mol Si m−2 yr−1). Thus ca. 12% of the opal flux delivered to the seafloor get preserved in the sediments. A simple comparison between the sedimentation rate and the dissolution rate in the uppermost 5.5 cm of the sediment column suggests that there should be no accumulation of opal in PAP sediments. However, by combining the BENGAL high sampling frequency with our experimental results on BSi dissolution, we conclude that non-steady state processes associated with the seasonal deposition of fresh biogenic particles may well play a fundamental role in the preservation of BSi in these sediments. This comes about though the way seasonal variability affects the quality of the biogenic matter reaching the seafloor. Hence it influences the intrinsic dissolution properties of the opal at the seafloor and also the part played by non-local mixing events by ensuring the rapid transport of BSi particles deep into the sediment to where saturation is reached. 相似文献
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Surface sediment from the coastal bays of Gwangyang and Masan in South Korea were analyzed for their contents and isotopic
values of organic carbon and total nitrogen. The sources and diagenetic alteration of organic matter were also assessed. Total
organic carbon varied from 0.22% to 3.48% (average = 1.40%, n = 75), and C/N ratios varied from 2.4 to 15.2 (average = 8.79,
n = 75). δ13Corg ranged from −19.92‰ to −25.86‰ (average = −21.21‰, n = 75), and δ15NTN ranged from 8.57‰ to 3.93‰ (average = 6.49‰, n = 75). Total organic carbon in both areas was associated with grain-size,
with higher contents in finer grained sediment. The high carbon content observed in Masan Bay sediment correlated with its
higher C/N ratio. δ13Corg and δ15NTN varied widely, attributable to various influences such as the input of terrestrial organic matter and diagenetic alteration.
The depleted δ13Corg and higher δ15NTN observed in the sediment of Gwangyang Bay reflected terrestrial supply, implying that biogeochemical processes, i.e. bacterial
degradation, were more active in Masan Bay sediment, which showed less depleted δ13Corg and higher δ15NTN than Gwangyang Bay sediment. δ15NTN was the more useful indicator of biogeochemical processes in the highly anoxic sediment. These results indicate that the
δ13Corg and δ15NTN of sedimentary organic matter in coastal bays can indicate the source and degree of diagenetic alteration of sedimentary
organic matter. 相似文献
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近百年来黄河改道及输沙量变化对山东半岛泥质楔沉积物粒度特征的影响 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
对山东半岛泥质楔柱状样进行沉积物粒度分析,并在210Pb测年基础上结合黄河年输沙量、悬浮泥沙粒径、河口位置及沿岸流强弱替代指标等数据研究近百年来黄河改道及输沙量变化对远端沉积区沉积特征的影响。研究结果显示,研究区沉积物粒度的变化是黄河入海泥沙特征和沿岸流等水动力作用共同影响的结果。1884–1939年及1947–1999年,研究区沉积物粒度特征的变化主要受到沿岸流强弱的影响;1939–1947年及1999–2012年,受1938–1947年花园口决堤以及20世纪90年代末以来黄河年输沙量持续偏低致使源区泥沙不足的影响,沉积物粒度相对粗化,与沿岸流强度的相关性减弱。与黄河入海泥沙近端沉积区不同,研究区粒度特征对黄河尾闾改道事件不敏感,且对花园口决堤及年输沙量低于临界值的响应有一定程度的延迟,这与该区沉积物经历了再悬浮过程及中间复杂的物质混合有关。黄河改道及输沙量变化仍然是远端沉积区沉积特征演化不可忽视的因素。 相似文献
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Toshihiro Miyajima Yoshiyuki Tanaka Isao Koike Hiroya Yamano Hajime Kayanne 《Journal of Oceanography》2007,63(4):643-659
A Geographic Information System (GIS)-aided flow-tracking technique was adopted to investigate nutrient exchange rates between
specific benthic communities and overlying seawater in a fringing reef of Ishigaki Island, subtropical Northwestern Pacific.
Net exchange rates of NO3
−, NO2
−, NH4
+, PO4
3−, Total-N and Total-P were estimated from concentration changes along the drogue trajectories, each of which was tracked by
the Global Positioning System and plotted on a benthic map to determine the types of benthic habitat over which the drogue
had passed. The observed nutrient exchange rates were compared between 5 typical benthic zones (branched-coral (B) and Heliopora communities (H), seaweed-reefrock zone (W), bare sand area (S), and seagrass meadow (G)). The dependence of nutrient exchange
rates on nutrient concentrations, physical conditions and benthic characteristics was analyzed by multiple regression analysis
with the aid of GIS. The spatial correlation between nutrient exchange rates and benthic characteristics was confirmed, especially
for NO3
− and PO4
3−, which were usually absorbed in hydrographically upstream zones B and W and regenerated in downstream zones H and G. NO3
− uptake in zones B and W was concentration-dependent, and the uptake rate coefficient was estimated to be 0.58 and 0.67 m
h−1, respectively. Both nutrient uptake in zone W and regeneration in zone H were enhanced in summer. The net regeneration ratio
of NO3
−/PO4
3− in zone H in summer ranged 5.2 to 34 (mean, 17.4), which was somewhat higher than previously measured NO3
−/PO4
3− for sediment pore waters around this zone (1.1–8.5). Nutrient exchanges in zone S were relatively small, indicating semi-closed
nutrient cycling at the sediment-water interface of this zone. NH4
+ efflux from sediments was suggested in zone G. The data suggest that the spatial pattern of nutrient dynamics over the reef
flat community was constrained by zonation of benthic biota, and that abiotic factors such as nutrient concentrations and
flow rates, influenced nutrient exchange rates only in absorption-dominated communities such as zones B and W. 相似文献
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Organic carbon accumulation and sulfate reduction rates in slope and basin sediments of the Ulleung Basin,East/Japan Sea 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
This study investigated the organic carbon accumulation rates (OCARs) and sulfate reduction rates (SRRs) in slope and basin
sediments of the Ulleung Basin, East/Japan Sea. These sediments have high organic contents at depths greater than 2,000 m;
this is rare for deep-sea sediments, except for those of the Black Sea and Chilean upwelling regions. The mean organic carbon
to total nitrogen molar ratio was estimated to be 6.98 in the Ulleung Basin sediments, indicating that the organic matter
is predominantly of marine origin. Strong organic carbon enrichment in the Ulleung Basin appears to result from high export
production, and low dilution by inputs of terrestrial materials and calcium carbonate. Apparent sedimentation rates, calculated
primarily from excess 210Pb distribution below the zone of sediment mixing, varied from 0.033 to 0.116 cm year−1, agreeing well with previous results for the basin. OCARs fluctuated strongly in the range of 2.06–12.5 g C m−2 year−1, these rates being four times higher at the slope sites than at the basin sites. Within the top 15 cm of the sediment, the
integrated SRRs ranged from 0.72 to 1.89 mmol m−2 day−1, with rates approximately twice as high in the slope areas as in the basin areas. SRR values were consistently higher in
areas of high sedimentation and of high organic carbon accumulation, correlating well with apparent sedimentation rates and
OCARs. The sulfate reduction rates recorded in the basin and slope sediments of the Ulleung Basin are higher than those reported
for other parts of the world, with the exception of the Peruvian and Chilean upwelling regions. This is consistent with the
high organic carbon contents of surface sediments of the Ulleung Basin, suggesting enhanced organic matter fluxes. 相似文献
9.
Problems with biogenic silica measurement in marginal seas 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
Surface sediment samples from the Bohai, Yellow Sea, and the Pacific were used to assess biogenic silica (BSi) content and to study uncertainties in BSi measurements. The contents of BSi in the Bohai and Yellow Sea are all less than 1%. The dissolution of BSi in sediments from the Bohai and Yellow Sea is very important to maintain high levels of silicate in the water column. The non-biogenic silica from clay minerals has an obvious effect on BSi of sediment samples in the Bohai and Yellow Sea with low BSi and high clay minerals. The solid to solution ratio was found to have a great influence on BSi measurement, which can induce uncertainties up to 75%. The effect of loss by sorption and centrifugation is negligible. Interlaboratory comparison of techniques for BSi measurement by the wet alkaline extraction technique of Mortlock and Froelich [Deep-Sea Res. 36 (1989) 1415-1426] with clay correction was suggested to give no significant differences. However, differences in sediment compositions and reagent to sample ratio may limit the application of the wet alkaline extraction method. 相似文献
10.
Sedimentation rates in ten sediment cores from Hiroshima Bay in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan were determined with the |2210|0Pb
technique, and heavy metals were analyzed. The sedimentation rates vary from 0.18 to 0.33 g cm|2-2|0 yr|2-1|0. The highest
sedimentation rates were observed in the northern part of the bay at the mouth of Ota River, while lower sedimentation rates
not more than 0.20 g cm−2 yr−1 were observed at stations close to narrow water-ways, or where water depth was shallow. The contents of copper and zinc in
the sediment cores began to increase around 1930 as a result of increased human activity, and have remained almost unchanged
since 1970 possibly because of regulation of pollutant discharge. The natural background values of copper and zinc in the
sediment of this bay range from 16 to 27 mgkg−1 and 70 to 105 mg kg−1, respectively. The total amounts of anthropogenic copper and zinc deposited in the sediments since about 1930 are estimated
to be 0.5–2.7 ton km−2 and 2.2–14.5 ton km−2, respectively. At the present-day, the anthropogenic loads of copper and zinc to the sediments of the whole bay are 26 ton
yr−1 and 183 ton yr−1, and these values constitute 39% and 48% of the total sedimentary loads at the present-day, respectively. 相似文献
11.
Using time series of hydrographic data in the wintertime and summertime obtained along 137°E from 1971 to 2000, we found that
the average contents of nutrients in the surface mixed layer showed linear decreasing trends of 0.001∼0.004 μmol-PO4 l−1 yr−1 and 0.01∼0.04 μmol-NO3 l−1 yr−1 with the decrease of density. The water column Chl-a (CHL) and the net community production (NCP) had also declined by 0.27∼0.48
mg-Chl m−2 yr−1 and 0.08∼0.47 g-C-NCP m−2 yr−1 with a clear oscillation of 20.8±0.8 years. These changes showed a strong negative correlation with the Pacific Decadal Oscillation
Index (PDO) with a time lag of 2 years (R = 0.89 ± 0.02). Considering the recent significant decrease of O2 over the North Pacific subsurface water, these findings suggest that the long-term decreasing trend of surface-deep water
mixing has caused the decrease of marine biological activity in the surface mixed layer with a bidecadal oscillation over
the western North Pacific. 相似文献
12.
Kerstin Kolditz Olaf Dellwig Jan Barkowski Thomas H. Badewien Holger Freund Hans-Jürgen Brumsack 《Geo-Marine Letters》2012,32(1):49-60
De-embankment in the salt marshes of the island of Langeoog was carried out in 2004, thereby inducing an artificial transgression
within an area of 2.2 km2. Material from three suspended matter traps (SMTs) located along a N–S transect was collected monthly between January 2006
and February 2007. Besides geochemical (major and trace elements) and grain-size analyses, the duration and height of water
cover were continuously measured by pressure gauges during the sampling period at two sites, thus revealing inundation frequency
(max. 280 year−1) and level (max. 2.4 m). Generally, the silt-dominated SMT material exhibits a geochemical composition similar to that of
suspended particulate matter from the adjacent Wadden Sea. However, distinctly increasing enrichments of TOC, P, Mn and Mo
from the shoreline towards the higher salt marsh clearly indicate fractionation processes during material transport. Geochemical
comparison with older Holocene coastal deposits reveals a mixture of brackish and tidal flat sediments, thus reflecting an
early stage of sea-level rise and the development from a terrestrial towards a marine-dominated system. Sedimentation rates
are higher than the local sea-level rise, as revealed by vertical salt marsh growth. Storm surges deliver the highest amounts
of sediment and play an important role in salt marsh accumulation within the study area. Average accumulation rates of TOC
(780 t year−1), P (54 t year−1) and Mn (5.2 t year−1) in the de-embanked area suggest that the former sand-dominated sediments currently receive significant amounts of reactive
organic-rich material, thus fostering biogeochemical cycling. 相似文献
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Sedimentary inorganic nitrogen and its isotope ratio in the western subarctic Pacific over the last 145 kyr 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
We have measured inorganic nitrogen (IN) content and the isotope ratio of IN (δ15NIN) in a sediment core covering the last 145 kyr in the western subarctic Pacific (WSAP). IN content was generally high during
glacial periods and shows positive correlations with both eolian dust content and the ratio of organic carbon (C) to organic
nitrogen (ON) (C/ON) found in our previous studies. This means that IN was transported from continental areas to the WSAP
together with eolian dust and that the IN was not contaminated by volcanic materials, because the eolian dust content was
reconstructed using metal components to remove contaminating volcanic materials. Therefore, IN content in the WSAP sediments,
the clay fraction of which is not greatly affected by drift deposits seen at the other sites in this region, may potentially
be an effective proxy for eolian dust, without the need to consider contamination by volcanic materials. δ15NIN was generally low during glacial periods and shows negative correlations with IN, eolian dust, and C/ON. The possible causes
of the observed variations in δ15NIN are as follows: (1) authigenic fixation of NH4
+ in water-column and pore water of sea-floor sediments to clay minerals; (2) contamination of measured IN by highly resistant
organic matter; or (3) variations in the continental source region of the eolian dust supplied to the WSAP and climatically
induced changes in δ15N of soil organic matter there. The last mechanism shows the potential for δ15NIN to be used as a proxy for climate change on land, and is consistent with other published explanations of the spatial distribution
of δ15NIN in modern sea-floor sediments. 相似文献
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Box cores were collected close to river mouths along the eastern Brazilian shelf at water depths of 10–30 m. One core was
taken from more than 1000 m depth at the shelf slope. 210Pb and 226Ra activities were measured to establish sediment accumulation rates. Seven of the 10 cores exhibited an exponential decrease
with depth of excess 210Pb activities. The sediments from the sheltered Sudeste Channel off Caravelas revealed the highest sediment accumulation rate
of 0.81 cm yr−1. The sediments at the shelf slope seaward of the Rio Doce revealed the lowest accumulation rate of 0.13 cm yr−1. Sediment accumulation rates increased towards the Caravelas Bank. Current patterns and the morphology of the seabed favor
sediment deposition in this area. 相似文献
15.
Geochemistry of pore waters from the Xisha Trough, northern South China Sea and their implications for gas hydrates 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Shao-Yong Jiang Tao Yang Lu Ge Jing-Hong Yang Hong-Fei Ling Neng-You Wu Jian Liu Dao-Hua Chen 《Journal of Oceanography》2008,64(3):459-470
This paper reports all available geochemical data on sediments and pore waters from the Xisha Trough on the northern continental
margin of the South China Sea. The methane concentrations in marine sediments display a downhole increasing trend and their
carbon isotopic compositions (δ
13C = −25 to −51‰) indicate a thermogenic origin. Pore water Cl− concentrations show a range from 537 to 730 mM, and the high Cl− samples also have higher concentrations of Br−, Na+, K+, and Mg2+, implying mixing between normal seawater and brine in the basin. The SO4
2− concentrations of pore waters vary from 19.9 to 36.8 mM, and show a downhole decreasing trend. Calculated SMI (sulfate-methane
interfaces) depths and sulfate gradients are between 21 and 47 mbsf, and between −0.7 and −1.7 mM/m, respectively, which are
similar to values in gas hydrate locations worldwide and suggest a high methane flux in the basin. Overall, the geochemical
data, together with geological and geophysical evidence, such as the high sedimentation rates, high organic carbon contents,
thick sediment piles, salt and mud diapirs, active faulting, abundant thermogenic gases, and occurrence of huge bottom simulating
reflector (BSR), are suggestive of a favorable condition for occurrence of gas hydrates in this region. 相似文献
16.
Nicolai Mirlean Paulo Baisch Marcelo P. Travassos Cristina Nassar 《Geo-Marine Letters》2011,31(1):65-73
Arsenic levels (up to 130 mg kg−1) substantially exceeding the official threshold have recently been documented in beach and nearshore sediments along more
than 50 km of coastline in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo between 19°50′ and 20°12′S. In an attempt to assess the sources
of this enrichment, we performed a study on arsenic distribution in the main mineral substances and living organisms in the
beach environment. Laboratory tests on arsenic retention by beach carbonate debris have also been carried out. The data suggest
that sedimentary arsenic occurs largely bound to particles of the calcareous red alga Corallina panizzoi, whereby live specimens contained much smaller amounts of this metalloid than was the case for nonliving material (2.4 and
20.3 mg kg−1, respectively). Experimental tests confirmed the ability of C. panizzoi detritus to retain arsenic at pH intervals and ionic strength characteristic of seawater. There are two potential sources
of that metalloid for calcareous debris in sediments: brown macroalgae, which were found to contain high levels of As (up
to 66.3 mg kg−1), and ferruginized sandstones (up to 23.0 mg kg−1). We argue that any contribution of brown algae to beach sediment enrichment by As would be minor, and consider the ferrous
sandstones from coastal sedimentary rocks of the Barreiras Group as the principal large-scale source of arsenic in the marine
environment of Espírito Santo. The experimental data, together with field studies, corroborate the interpretation that arsenic
anomalies in sediments with calcareous debris can form when weathered continental rocks even only slightly enriched in As
are leached by marine waters, and the As is at least partially retained by biogenic calcareous detritus in nearshore sediments.
Considering that rocks of the Barreiras Group are exposed to marine erosion far to the north of Espírito Santo, we estimate
that marine sediments containing calcareous material are “anomalously” enriched in As along approximately 2,000 km of the
Brazilian tropical coastline. 相似文献
17.
Determinations of Chlorophyll a (Chl a) in eutrophic coastal marine waters were compared using N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and 90% acetone techniques. Measured
Chl a concentrations ranged from 0.89 to 10.65 μg l−1 for 90% acetone extracts and from 0.97 to 12.92 μg l−1 for DMF extracts, respectively, for 24 surface water samples from the Harima-nada, Seto Inland Sea, Japan. Chl a concentrations using DMF as a solvent were consistently higher than those found using 90% acetone (p < 0.001, n= 24). Chl a is thus likely to be underestimated (by 13%) when 90% acetone is used for eutrophic waters.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
18.
Evidence of microphytobenthic roles on coastal shallow water of the Seto Inland Sea,Japan 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
This study describes the temporal variation of microphytobenthic biomass and its controlling factors, as well as the impact
of microphytobenthic activities on coastal shallow sediment in the eastern Seto Inland Sea, Japan. The chlorophyll a (Chl a), phaeopigments and sedimentary biophilic element (C, N, P and Si) contents in surface sediments, as well as nutrient concentrations
at the sediment-water interface (overlying water and pore water) were observed monthly during November 2003 to May 2005 at
one site in Shido Bay (water depth ca. 7 m) and at one site in Harima-Nada (35 m). No correlation was observed between the sedimentary biophilic elements and other
parameters. The maximum chlorophyll a content of 48.2 μg g–1 was found in surface sediments under the photon flux reaching the seafloor of 537 μmol photon m–2 s–1 during the winter period when water transparency was the highest at station S (Shido Bay). Our results suggest that higher
chlorophyll a content in surface sediment was due to the fresh microphytobenthic biomass (mainly benthic diatom). We also found a significant
negative correlation between Chl a and inorganic nutrients in pore water during the low temperature period, especially silicic acid. This result suggests that
the silicic acid was assimilated largely during the increase of microphytobenthic biomass in surface sediment. This study
suggests that the microphytobenthic roles may have a great effect on nutrient budgets during the large supply of irradiance
(winter periods) for their photosynthetic growth in shallow coastal waters. 相似文献
19.
Cyclical variability of suspended sediment concentration over a low-energy tidal flat in Jiaozhou Bay,China: effect of shoaling on wave impact 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
During the spring-neap period of 17–24 August 2004, turbidity, horizontal and vertical current velocities and echo intensity
were measured using OBS-3A and ADP-XR instruments over an intertidal flat within the semi-enclosed Jiaozhou Bay, China, to
examine patterns in suspended sediment concentration (SSC) and possible control factors. SSC was found to be lower than 30 mg
l−1 in most of the water column and for most of the tidal cycle. This is attributed mainly to the low hydrodynamic energy, in
particular weak currents (near-bottom maximum 1- and 8-min-interval velocities were only 26.1 and 14.2 cm s−1, respectively), and limited fine-grained sediment supply by rivers. However, high SSC values ranging from 100 to >1,000 mg
l−1 occurred over short periods at the beginning and the end of inundation. This phenomenon is attributed to the shoaling effect
of frequent wind-generated waves, as a result of which near-bottom SSC fluctuations display a U-shaped trend during each tidal
cycle. 相似文献
20.
The petrophysical properties of sediment drill core samples recovered from the Sardinian margin and the abyssal plain of the
Southern Tyrrhenian Basin were used to estimate the downhole change in porosity and rates of deposition and mass accumulation.
We calculated how the deposited material has changed its thickness as a function of depth, and corrected the thickness for
the compaction. The corresponding porosity variation with depth for terrigenous and pelagic sediments and evaporites was modelled
according to an exponential law. The mass accumulation rate for the Plio-Quaternary is on average 4.8×104 kg m−2 my−1 on the Sardinian margin and for the Pliocene in the abyssal plain. In the latter area, the Quaternary attains its greatest
thickness and a mass accumulation rate of 11–40×104 kg m−2 my−1. The basement response to sediment loading was calculated with Airy-type backstripping. On the lower part of the Sardinian
margin, the basement subsidence rate due to sediment loading has decreased from a value of 300 m my−1 in the Tortonian and during the Messinian salinity crisis (7.0–5.33 Ma) to about 5 m my−1 in the Plio-Quaternary. In contrast, on the abyssal plain this rate has changed from 8–50 m my−1 during the period 3.6–0.46 Ma, to 95–130 m my−1 since 0.46 Ma, with the largest values in the Marsili Basin. The correlation between age and the depth to the basement corrected
for the loading of the sediment in the ocean domain of the Tyrrhenian Basin argues for a young age of basin formation. 相似文献