开阔水域海洋倾倒区选划的初步研究——以长江口深水航道治理三期工程疏浚物临时海洋倾倒区选划为例

在二雏潮流场基础上,采用泥沙扩散方程和欧拉一拉格郎日质点漂移法对抛泥时泥沙的扩散和淤积进行模拟,从水动力条件角度对航道两侧的倾倒区选划进行研究,分析不同时段和不同倾倒区的淤积率、流失率和容量。以长江口深水航道口门外倾倒区选划为例,对文中提出的倾倒区选划方法进行验证,结果表明,本文提出的方法是合适的,可以作为在开阔水域选划倾倒区的基本方法。     

长江口北槽抛泥流速和悬沙浓度时空分布观测

河口泥沙运动有其独特的规律,需要采用高分辨率的观测手段进行系统的现场观测,以此发现河口流速和泥沙分布结构,进而探讨其形成机制,应用声学多普勒流速剖面仪和声学悬浮泥沙观测系统,通过定点和走航式观测长江河口不同潮型和流态下流速和悬浮泥沙浓度时空分布发现:(1)不同潮型出现高浓度“事件”的次数和成因存在差异,中潮型出现高浓度“事件”的可能性最大;(2)抛泥泥沙浓度垂向分布至少有3种结构类型,即上小下大的“L”型、指数型和上大下小的“漂浮”型;(3)受抛泥泥沙输移的影响,断面流场形成低流速区,它们的强度随落潮流的扩散逐渐减弱;(4)不同潮型的落潮流表现出不同的输移行为,大、小潮型落潮流偏北,中潮型落潮流偏南;(5)在落潮流和颗粒重力共同作用下抛泥泥沙同时存在输移扩散和沉降过程,小潮型抛泥泥沙主要就近扩散和沉降,中潮和大潮型抛泥泥沙输移扩散范围较远。     

淇澳岛东南拋泥区对珠海九洲港航道的影响

应用~(46)Sc放射性示踪沙技术,根据1989年4月的现场测试结果探讨了淇澳岛东南抛泥区泥沙的运移扩散规律及其对珠海经济特区九洲港航道的淤积影响。实验证明,该抛泥区所抛疏浚泥沙的运移扩散主方向恰是九洲港航道所在的方向。对伶仃水道的疏浚而言,该抛泥地的选择是合理的,但对九洲港航道来说,则存在一定的淤积影响,应采取相应的防淤和减淤措施,以提高港口的经济效益。     

黄骅港抛泥区泥沙运移及对航道淤积的影响

利用粒子追踪、中子活化示踪砂技术以及赵冲久和Yalin等相关公式对黄骅港抛泥区泥沙运移规律进行了研究,并在此基础上分析了抛泥区对黄骅港航道淤积的影响。结果表明,在正常天气下,抛泥区的泥沙运移主要受潮流控制;在大风条件下,泥沙运移则受到波浪、潮流、风生流等多种因素的影响;抛泥区泥沙几乎不会对航道淤积产生直接影响,其对航道淤积的影响是间接和有限的。     

长江河口北槽抛泥作业状态下的悬沙浓度分布与扩散过程

在长江河口北槽抛泥过程中，应用ASSM－Ⅰ型声学悬浮泥沙观测系统观测悬沙浓度的时空分布规律，结合多普勒流速剖面仪走航式断面流速测量。研究发现：（1）泥沙浓度垂向分布形成至少三种结构类型，即上小下大的“L”型和指数型，上大下小的“漂浮”型；（2）受抛泥泥沙输移的影响，断面流场形成低流速区，或分布在水体表、中层，或贯穿整个水体，形成流速切变锋，它们的强度随抛泥泥沙输移扩散逐渐减弱；（3）在落潮流和颗粒重力共同作用下，抛泥泥沙同时存在输移扩散和沉降过程。小潮型抛泥泥沙主要就近扩散和沉降，中潮和大潮型抛泥泥沙输移扩散范围较远。     

采用示踪砂方法研究长江口北槽下航道南侧抛泥区泥沙运移趋势

采用中子活化示踪砂技术,对长江口北槽下航道南侧抛泥区泥沙运移趋势进行了现场示踪研究.研究结果表明:在航道南侧抛泥区抛泥,泥沙的运移扩散方向在导堤内基本与航道平行,近似长带形分布.出导堤后运移扩散的主导方向偏向东南.在导堤内进入或越过航道的泥沙量很少,出导堤后进入或越过航道的泥沙量更少.回槽率估算结果表明,在抛泥后第3 d,泥沙回槽率<4.6%;抛泥后第4 d,泥沙回槽率<5.6%;抛泥后第5 d,泥沙回槽率<5.3%.由此得出泥沙回槽率不高,航道南部的抛泥区是较为理想的抛泥区.     

苏北大丰港海域航道临时抛泥区悬沙扩散影响研究

以大丰港航道临时抛泥区抛泥为研究对象,建立苏北辐射沙洲大丰港海域二维潮流泥沙数学模型,研究了航道临时抛泥区抛泥后的泥沙运移特征及对周边航道、锚地的影响。研究表明,在地形和边界的约束作用下,抛泥区的水质点运动具有明显的往复流特征,大潮涨落潮水质点轨迹存在一定的流路分歧;抛泥区抛泥后,高浓度含沙水体呈南北条状形态,轴线与航道基本平行;涨急和涨憩时刻抛泥,悬浮泥沙对航道具有一定的影响,而落急和落憩抛泥,悬浮泥沙对锚地影响相对较大。     

矾石浅滩抛泥区泥沙的运动规律及其对航道回淤影响的研究

１９９２年１０月在“珠江口航道整治规划”研究中应用中子活化示踪沙技术对矾石浅滩抛泥区泥沙的运动规律及其对航道的回淤影响进行了现场测验，就该抛泥区的合理性进行了分析。该抛泥区所抛泥沙主要沿矾石浅滩南移沉积，另有一部分西行进入伶仃航道，为减少航道的淤积，该抛泥区应适当向东迁移。     

北海银滩泥化与硬化成因初探

基于现场调查资料、近岸水动力条件和粘性泥沙基本理论,力图解决广西北海银滩泥化与硬化问题。主要结论如下:(1)银滩海域潮间沙滩岸边和高潮带泥沙特征为浅黄色细砂,水下岸坡沉积物为砂质覆盖,向海则变为泥质沉积,银滩泥化滩面泥沙中含有较高的"腐泥"成分;(2)银滩附近几个主要排污口的污水能够进入银滩海域,悬浮物浓度高值出现在江河或排污口入海口附近;(3)从泥沙输运的直接来源和污水排放导致的间接来源分析沙滩的泥质来源,人类活动的过度频繁造成了大量污水排入银滩海域,势必携带大量的污泥进入该海域;(4)入海泥沙在排放口附近海域落淤,污水中的"腐泥"成分在一定海洋动力条件下,在经历长期的累积固结过程,使沙滩发生泥化与硬化现象;(5)提出了适当的防治对策和建议,开展银滩整治工作。     

黄岛电厂取水工程潮流泥沙数值模拟

建立了基于不规则三角形网格的考虑波浪及其破碎作用的二维潮流场和泥沙场数学模型,对黄岛电厂取水海域的潮流场、泥沙场进行了数值模拟和分析,对电厂取水口的泥淤积强度进行了计算。计算结果表明,电厂取水口附近海区流弱水清,取水口泥沙淤积轻微,对电厂取水基本没有影响。     

Microbial Biomass and Organic Nutrients in the Deep-Sea Sediments of the Central Indian Ocean Basin

In order to assess the impact of deep-sea mining on the in situ benthic life, we measured the microbial standing stock and concentration of organic nutrients in the deep-sea sediments of the Central Indian Ocean Basin in the Indian pioneer area. Sediments were collected using box core and grab samples during September 1996. The total bacterial numbers ranged from 10 10 -10 11 cells per g -1 dry weight sediment. There was a marginal decrease in the number of bacteria from surface to 30 cm depth, though the subsurface section registered a higher number than did the surface. The highest numbers were encountered at depths of 4-8 cm. The retrievable number of bacteria were two orders less in comparison with the direct total counts of bacteria. An almost homogeneous distribution of bacteria, total organic carbon, living biomass, and lipids throughout the depth of cores indicates active microbial and benthic processes in the deep sea sediments. On the other hand, a uniform distribution of total counts of bacteria, carbohydrates, and total organic carbon in all the cores indicates their stable nature and suggests that they can serve as useful parameters for long-term monitoring of the area after the benthic disturbance. Further studies on temporal variability in this region would not only verify the observed norms of distribution of these variables but would also help to understand restabilization processes after the simulated benthic disturbance.     

海上大直径钢管桩打桩过程中桩周土强度弱化研究

海上大直径钢管桩打桩过程中,桩周土体受到强烈扰动而发生强度弱化,掌握桩周土体强度弱化规律对于准确预测打桩过程、保证工程安全具有重要意义。为研究土体强度弱化规律,开展了环剪试验模拟打桩对桩周土体的扰动,测试土体强度随剪切速率的变化规律,建立了描述土体强度弱化规律的拟合公式,引入到打桩分析软件中。研究结果表明：土体的强度折减程度不仅与土体本身的性质有关还受到土体的埋深和剪切速率的影响,埋深越深土体强度折减程度越低,剪切速率越高土体强度折减越高,在打桩分析中可采用这里推荐的线性折减方法来模拟不同深度处土体强度的折减规律。     

Geoacoustic Inversion via Genetic Algorithm and Its Application to Manganese Sediment Identification

An acoustic inversion method using a wide-band signal and two near field receivers is proposed and applied to multiple layered seabed models including a manganese sediment. The inversion problem can be formulated into a probabilistic model comprised of signals, a forward model, and additive noise. The forward model simulates wide-band signals, such as chirp signals, and is chosen to be the source-waveletconvolution plane wave modeling method. The wavelet matching technique, using weighted least-squares fitting, estimates the sediment sound-speed and thickness on which determination of the possible numerical ranges for a priori uniform distribution is based. The genetic algorithm is applied to a global optimization problem to find a maximum a posteriori solution for determined a priori search space. Here the object function is defined by an L 2 norm of the difference between measured and modeled signals. Not only the marginal pdf but also its statistics are calculated by numerical evaluation of integrals using the samples selected during importance sampling process of the genetic algorithm.     

A Review of Some Environmental Issues Affecting Marine Mining

This article reviews information recently available from existing marine and coastal mining for responses to environmental issues affecting marine mining at different depths. It is particularly but not exclusively concerned with those issues affecting seabed biodiversity impact and recovery. Much information has been gathered in the past 10 years from shallow mining operations for construction aggregate, diamonds, and gold, from coastal mines discharging tailings to shallow and deep water, and from experimental deep mining tests. The responses to issues identified are summarized in a series of eight tables intended to facilitate site-specific consideration. Since impacts can spread widely in the surface mixing layer SML, and can affect the biologically productive euphotic zone, the main issues considered arise from the depth of mining relative to the SML of the sea. Where mining is below the SML, the issue is whether it is environmentally better to bring the extraction products to the surface vessel for processing (and waste discharge), or to process the extraction products as much as possible on the seabed. Responses to the issues need to be sitespecific, and dependent on adequate preoperational environmental impact and recovery prediction. For deep tailings disposal from a surface vessel, there are four important environmental unknowns: (1) the possible growth of "marine snow" (bacterial flocs) utilizing the enormous quantities of fine tailings particles (hundreds or thousands of metric tons per day) as nuclei for growth, (2) the possibility that local keystone plankton and nekton species may migrate diurnally down to and beyond the depth of deep discharge and hence be subjected to tailings impact at depth, (3) the burrow-up capability of deep benthos and their ability to survive high rates of tailings deposition, and (4) the pattern and rate of dispersion of a tailings density current through the deep water column from discharge point to seabed. Actions to obtain relevant information in general and site-specifically are suggested.     

Increased Particle Fluxes at the INDEX Site Attributable to Simulated Benthic Disturbance

Particle fluxes were measured 7 m above the sea bottom during the predisturbance, disturbance, and postdisturbance periods by using time series sediment traps attached to seven deep-sea moorings deployed in the INDEX experiment site in the Central Indian Basin. The predisturbance particle fluxes varied between 22.3 to 55.1 mg m -2 day -1 . Increased and variable particle fluxes were recorded by the sediment traps during the disturbance period. The increase observed was 0.5 to 4 times more than the background predisturbance fluxes. The increases in particle fluxes (~4 times) recorded by the sediment trap located in the southwestern direction (DMS-1) were the greatest, which could be the result of preferential movement of resuspended particles generated during the deep-sea benthic disturbance along the general current direction prevailing in this area during the experimental period. Also, the traps located closer to the disturbance area recorded greater fluxes than did the traps far away, across the Deep Sea Sediment Resuspension System path. This variability in recorded particle fluxes by the traps around the disturbance area clearly indicates that physical characteristics such as grain size and density of the resuspended particles produced during the disturbance had an important effect on particle movement. The postdisturbance measurements during ~5 days showed a reduction in particle fluxes of ~50%, indicating rapid particle settlement.     

Determination of In Situ Sediment Shear Strength from Advanced Piston Corer Pullout Forces

The advanced piston corer (APC) has been used by the Ocean Drilling Program since 1985 for recovering soft sediments from the ocean floor. The pullout force measured on extracting the core barrel from the sediment is shown to correlate with the average shear strength of the sediment core measured in the ship's laboratory. A simple rule of thumb is derived relating the shear strength of the sediment to the pullout force. Multiple APC holes at individual sites allow the consistency of the pullout measurements to be assessed. The effects of different operational procedures during APC coring are also explored. Although generally applicable, the correlation between pullout force and laboratory measurements of shear strength breaks down for some APC holes, possibly because of the disturbance of some sediment types during the APC coring process. A better understanding of the physical process of APC coring, and its effect on the properties of the sediment both inside and immediately outside the core barrel, would indicate what confidence can be put on the measurement of pullout force as a way of evaluating the in situ shear strength of deep sea sediments.     

Phylogenetic diversity and phenotypic characterization of cultivable bacterioplankton isolated from polar oceans

A set of 27 marine planktonic bacteria isolated from the polar regions was characterized by 16S rDNA sequencing and physiological and biochemical testing. More than half of these bacteria were positive for caseinase, gelatinase and 13-glucosidase, and could utilize glucose, maltose or malic acid as carbon source for cell growth. Twelve isolates expressed nitrate reduction activities. Except for one antarctic isolate BSwlO175 belonging to Actinobacteria phylum, these isolates were classified as γ-Proteobacteria, suggesting that γ-Proteobacteria dominated in cultivable marine bacterioplankton at both poles. Genus Pseudoalteromonas was the predominant group in the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Sea, and genus ShewaneUa dominated in cultivable bacterioplankton in the Prydz Bay. With sequence similarities above 97%, genus Psychrobacter was found at both poles. These 27 isolates were psychrotolerant, and significant 16S rDNA sequence similarities were found not only between arctic and antarctic marine bacteria （ 〉 99% ）, but also between polar marine bacteria and bacteria from other aquatic environments （ ≥ 98.8% ）, including temperate ocean, deep sea, pond and lake, suggesting that in the polar oceans less temperature-sensitive bacteria may be cosmopolitan and have a bipolar, even global, distribution at the species level.     

Deep-Sea Sediment Compression Curves: Some Controlling Factors, Spurious Overconsolidation, Predictions, and Geophysical Reproduction

Oedometer tests have been carried out on 70 undisturbed surficial clays (at approximately 250 mm below the mudline), mostly collected by free-fall corers from sites widely scattered throughout the deep-sea North Atlantic. Acoustic measurements were also made, initially on contiguous samples and ultimately on the same sample using a geophysically instrumented oedometer which also collected electrical resistivity data. Apart from those quiescent areas below the carbonate compensation depth, such as north of the West Indies where very fine clays exist, most of the samples are silty clays whose geotechnical-geophysical properties are dependent on the type of clay minerals present (and their ability to take in moisture), the sand-size fraction, and the quantity of carbonate present. Thus the pure clays have high compressibilities which decrease on the addition of coarse particles, while the converse is true for the acoustic parameters, these increasing with the sand fraction. Using the notion of the intrinsic compression line for all samples, and comparison to it of the measured compression curves, it is clear that, contrary to some previously held ideas, most deep-sea clays are normally consolidated; the addition of carbonate has the effect of creating an open, stronger sediment skeleton. Interestingly, where information is available, the variation with depth of a sample's acoustic velocity follows the void ratio pressure relationship of the compression curve. This allows the construction of an in-situ sediment compression curve using the in-situ geophysical observations.