冰川发育对赤道地区碳酸盐沉积环境和沉积作用的影响

冰期中的全球性冰川事件不仅对全球性海平面变化，而且对低纬陆棚碳酸盐环境的沉积作用也有重要影响。与温暖时期相比，位于低纬度的华南地区在晚霞旦世冰期，晚奥陶－早志留世冰期，石炭－二叠纪冰期中记录了相对低的沉积速度和低的环境分异（反映在相的侧向变化很小）。敏一段冰期深山可以补与最大冰进所对应的海退面分为两部分。早期的沉积环境以弱咸化和富氧为特征。该环境形成浅色，相对富颗粒的灰岩沉积。随着塞冷气候的侵入，     

Clinoform mechanics in the Gulf of Papua, New Guinea

The largest islands of the Indo-Pacific Archipelago are estimated to account for 20–25% of the global sediment discharge to the ocean, and much (>50%) of this sediment is supplied to wide (>150 km) continental shelves. These conditions are conducive to creation of large-scale morphologic features known as clinoforms—sigmoidal-shaped deposits on the continental shelf. The Gulf of Papua (GOP) receives 3.84 ×10⁸ tons of sediment annually from three principal sediment suppliers, the Fly, Kikori and Purari Rivers, and its prograding clinoform is the focus of this study. During three research cruises, 80 cores and 37 CTD/optical backscatter casts were collected, and an instrumented tripod was deployed twice. Sedimentological and radiochemical results indicate that the GOP clinoform has characteristics similar to those seaward of other major rivers (e.g., Amazon, Ganges–Brahmaputra), specifically sand/mud interbedding on the topset, rapidly accumulating muds on the foreset, and siliciclastic mud mixed with carbonate sand on the bottomset.Using core data and field observations, the mechanics of clinoform progradation are examined. Discrete, large sedimentation events are identified as processes building the clinoform feature. X-radiographs from foreset cores reveal thick beds (>5 cm) between bioturbated sections. Detailed ²¹⁰Pb and grain-size data indicate that low activities and increased clay contents are associated with these beds. They are hypothesized to be formed by fluid–mud deposition in response to periods of large wave-tide bed shear stresses, more likely during the SE-tradewind season, and their regular occurrence produces high rates of mean accumulation (4 cm/y). Bed preservation is determined by the rates of sediment accumulation and bioturbation.To assess the influence of physical oceanographic factors on clinoform shape, bottom shear stresses from tides and surface waves were calculated using available wave and tripod data. This effort reveals that the depth range (25–40 m) of the clinoform rollover point (seaward edge of the topset region) is roughly consistent with the sediment-transport regime. Furthermore, calculations corroborate the core data that suggest possible seasonal sediment storage in the inner topset region (<15-m water depth, during the NW-monsoon winds) with subsequent transfer to foreset beds (more probable during SE-tradewind conditions).A 100-yr sediment budget created with accumulation rate data suggests approximately 20% of the total sediment supplied to the GOP accumulates on the clinoform (creating the clinoform morphology). Less than 5% is believed to escape to the adjacent slope, and much of the remaining 75% is likely trapped on the inner-topset region (<20 m water depth) and within the mangrove forests and flood/delta plains of the northern GOP.     

Clustered streamlined forms in Athabasca Valles, Mars: Evidence for sediment deposition during floodwater ponding

A unique clustering of layered streamlined forms in Athabasca Valles is hypothesized to reflect a significant hydraulic event. The forms, interpreted as sedimentary, are attributed to extensive sediment deposition during ponding and then streamlining of this sediment behind flow obstacles during ponded water outflow. These streamlined forms are analogous to those found in depositional basins and other loci of ponding in terrestrial catastrophic flood landscapes. These terrestrial streamlined forms can provide the best opportunity for reconstructing the history of the terrestrial flooding. Likewise, the streamlined forms in Athabasca Valles may provide the best opportunity to reconstruct the recent geologic history of this young Martian outflow channel.     

Monitoring coastal evolution and associated littoral hazards of French Guiana shoreline with radar images

This paper aims at illustrating different case examples of monitoring active coastal evolutions using remote sensing synthetic aperture radar images (ERS 1–2 and Envisat) in humid tropical areas. Effectively, the radar satellite images may be acquired under most climate conditions, especially in cloudy tropical areas. As case examples, we studied herein French Guiana shoreline and its fast evolution under the combined influences of sea currents, sediments and swells. We focused on two aspects of French Guiana littoral evolution: (1) sedimentation and erosion processes linked to mud banks displacements around Kourou City, and (2) around Iracoubo village. Lastly, we compared this short-term sedimentation balance with long-term data showing the discrepancies of short- and long-term littoral evolutions on whole French Guiana. To conclude, this work demonstrates the importance of SAR imagery to provide high-quality and high-frequency update geographic information for coastal management and littoral hazards especially in such tropical humid and cloudy areas. To cite this article: H. Trebossen et al., C. R. Geoscience 337 (2005).     

Impact des crues sur les bilans sédimentaires de chenaux secondaires de la Loire moyenne (France)

Volumes of sediments eroded and deposited during floods were quantified in a vegetated secondary channel of the Loire River at the study site of Bréhémont (France). The topographic survey highlights the temporal variability in filling of secondary channels. Upstream riffle of secondary channels governs sedimentary supply. In these channels, sediments show a by-passing in the lower parts and an accretion in the higher vegetated areas. The asymmetrical morphology is reinforced during both intense and moderate floods. Sedimentary accretion in the vegetated areas leads progressively to channel narrowing. To cite this article: S. Rodrigues et al., C. R. Geoscience 337 (2005).     

THE OPERATION MODE OF “STORING THE CLEAR WATER AND DISCHARGING THE MUDDY FLOW” FOR RESERVOIRS BUILT ON HEAVILY SILT-LADEN RIVERS——A CASE STUDY OF THE SANMENXIA RESERVOIR

Observation of the operation of the Sanmenxia Reservoir on the Yellow River has led to the conclusion that to preserve a certain effective storage volume for reservoirs built on heavily silt-laden rivers is feasible if the reservoir is operated according to the principle known as“storing the clear water and discharging the muddy flow”. The relative stability of the bed elevation at the end of the backwater and the reservoir‘s erosion and deposition equilibrium depend on the compatibility of the pool level maintained in non-flood seasons with the conditions of flow and sediment load during flood seasons. Operating the reservoir to regulate the flood and sediment load during flood seasons can reduce the rate ofaggradation in the Lower Yellow River. The basic condition for applying the operation mode of “storing the clear water and discharging the muddy flow” is that a sufficient amount of water should be used for discharging sediment during flood seasons. Under the condition of extremely low flow years, reservoir sedimentation cannot be avoided even if this operation mode is adopted.     

Neritic and pelagic carbonate sedimentation in the marine environment: ignorance is not bliss

Synthesis of available data allows us to define general patterns of late Quaternary carbonate production and sedimentation in the global ocean. During high stands of sea level, the neritic and pelagic environments appear to sequester approximately similar amounts of carbonate, whereas during low stands of sea level the decreased neritic zone produces and accumulates approximately an order of magnitude less carbonate. Assuming that global accumulation of deep-sea carbonates remains more or less constant during glacially induced changes in sea level, the ocean becomes depleted with respect to calcium carbonate during high stands and recharges during low stands. Before we can achieve a better understanding of the global carbonate system, however, we need a better understanding of key environments and processes: (a) production and accumulation on continental shelves both as potential sinks (accumulation) and as sources (export to the deep sea); (b) a better measure of pelagic carbonate production; and (c) late Quaternary (late Pleistocene and Holocene) mass accumulation rates in the deep sea.     

Variability of sedimentary sequence: numerical modeling of the deposition-erosion process

Reinterpretation of field studies of bedload transport allowed some power-law relations to be obtained between different quantities. They were taken as a basis for the construction of a numerical model simulating bedload transport. The deposition-erosion process is presented as a sequence of individual events with intensities distributed according to a power law, characteristic of the regime of self-organized criticality. The model output (sedimentary cross sections with the model age of each of its elements) is rich in features resulting from the non-linearity of the underlying process. Analysis of the results of a series of numerical experiments provided an estimation of scale invariance of model sedimentary structures in space and time. These data are tested against observed regularities of spaciotemporal variability of real sedimentary sequences. Good agreement of these data makes it possible to extrapolate the scaling relations obtained to larger scales.     

VERIFICATION TEST OF THE PHYSICAL MODEL IN WUHAN FOR THE GEZHOUBA DAM REGION WITH RESPECT TO ITS FIRST STAGE CONSTRUCTION IN OPERATION ── A SUMMARY REPORT

I. INTRODUCTIONThe Gezhouba Project is located on the main stem of the Yangtze River with a total installed capacity of 2750 MW. The general layout of the project is shown in Fig. l--a. The drainage area upstream of the project is 1 million sq. km with an…     

沉积模型和储层随机建模

沉积模型是地层分析的重要工具，可以分为比例尺模型、概念模型和数学模型三大类型，其中数学模型又可分为确定性模型和随机模型。在实际地层分析及模拟工作中，特别是在小尺度问题的研究中，采用随机模型(或称统计学模型)往往更为有利。储层随机建模技术，作为这方面研究的典范，近年来成为储层预测和风险评价的一项较为有效的手段。然而，由于研究目标的复杂性，不同沉积模型之间的嵌套制约关系亦应引起重视。