Geomorphology of the Boao coastal system and potential effects of human activities - Hainan Island, South China

The Boao coastal system along the eastern coast of Hainan Island is a dynamic delta-tidal inlet-barrier formed during the late Holocene. The delta developed inside a shallow lagoon barred by a sandy barrier with a narrow, shallow tidal inlet opening. Two major distributary channels separated by small islands characterize the delta. The lagoon is silting up receiving and trapping sediments from both the river and, in minor measure during storms, through the tidal inlet opening and barrier washovers. The barrier at the tidal inlet is highly dynamic and changes its form, accreting (migrating spit) against the inlet during fair-weather conditions and being eroded during storms and river floods. The delta has almost completely filled the lagoon and major concerns exist on the effect that ongoing large development plans may have on the environment. These concerns include the effect on floods and rate of siltation once banks of the islands have been stabilized and floodwater and sediment load are impeded from spreading over the lowlands, and the effect of increasing pollutant loads from the new facilities on the ecosystems of the increasingly restricting lagoon water and on the seashores.     

Geomorphology of the Boao coastal system and potential effects of human activities -Hainan Island, South China

1 IntroductionThe objectives of this paper are to analyze the principal characteristics of the W anquan Riverdelta that has developed in a narrow , shallow lagoon, and to determ ine the effect that theever-increasing hum an activities of the area m ay hav…     

Morphologic and stratigraphic evolution of muddy ebb-tidal deltas along a subsiding coast: Barataria Bay, Mississippi River delta

The Barataria barrier coast formed between two major distributaries of the Mississippi River delta: the Plaquemines deltaic headland to the east and the Lafourche deltaic headland to the west. Rapid relative sea‐level rise (1·03 cm year^?1) and other erosional processes within Barataria Bay have led to substantial increases in the area of open water (> 775 km² since 1956) and the attendant bay tidal prism. Historically, the increase in tidal discharge at inlets has produced larger channel cross‐sections and prograding ebb‐tidal deltas. For example, the ebb delta at Barataria Pass has built seaward > 2·2 km since the 1880s. Shoreline erosion and an increasing bay tidal prism also facilitated the formation of new inlets. Four major lithofacies characterize the Barataria coast ebb‐tidal deltas and associated sedimentary environments. These include a proximal delta facies composed of massive to laminated, fine grey‐brown to pale yellow sand and a distal delta facies consisting of thinly laminated, grey to pale yellow sand and silty sand with mud layers. The higher energy proximal delta deposits contain a greater percentage of sand (75–100%) compared with the distal delta sediments (60–80%). Associated sedimentary units include a nearshore facies consisting of horizontally laminated, fine to very fine grey sand with mud layers and an offshore facies that is composed of grey to dark grey, laminated sandy silt to silty clay. All facies coarsen upwards except the offshore facies, which fines upwards. An evolutionary model is presented for the stratigraphic development of the ebb‐tidal deltas in a regime of increasing tidal energy resulting from coastal land loss and tidal prism growth. Ebb‐tidal delta facies prograde over nearshore sediments, which interfinger with offshore facies. The seaward decrease in tidal current velocity of the ebb discharge produces a gradational contact between proximal and distal tidal delta facies. As the tidal discharge increases and the inlet grows in dimensions, the proximal and distal tidal delta facies prograde seawards. Owing to the relatively low gradient of the inner continental shelf, the ebb‐tidal delta lithosome is presently no more than 5 m thick and is generally only 2–3 m in thickness. The ebb delta sediment is sourced from deepening of the inlet and the associated channels and from the longshore sediment transport system. The final stage in the model envisages erosion and segmentation of the barrier chain, leading to a decrease in tidal discharge through the former major inlets. This process ultimately results in fine‐grained sedimentation seaward of the inlets and the encasement of the ebb‐tidal delta lithosome in mud. The ebb‐tidal deltas along the Barataria coast are distinguished from most other ebb deltas along sand‐rich coasts by their muddy content and lack of large‐scale stratification produced by channel cut‐and‐fills and bar migration.     

Synrift stratigraphic geometry in a transfer zone coarse-grained delta complex, Miocene Pohang Basin, SE Korea

The Gojusan fan delta is a coarse‐grained delta complex on the western margin of the Miocene Pohang Basin, SE Korea. The deposits consist of five facies associations (FA): alluvial‐fan conglomerates (FA I), shallow‐marine mouth‐bar sandstones (FA II), fluvial and mouth‐bar conglomerates (FA III), Gilbert‐type foreset conglomerates (FA IV) and hemipelagic mudstones (FA V). Different facies associations characterize the northern, central and southern parts of the delta complex. To the north, FA IV is laterally juxtaposed with FA I or the basement, with scarp‐derived breccias along the contact. Centrally, and to the south, FA I is laterally juxtaposed with FA II, with an abrupt facies change and local inliers of basement rocks along the contact. Early alluvial fan and mouth‐bar deposits are overlain by the topset (FA III) and truncated by the foreset (FA IV) of a Gilbert‐type delta in the central part of the fan delta complex, whereas FA II passes transitionally upward into FA III in the south, with the latter extending basinward into a gently inclined shoal water delta front. Gilbert‐type and shoal‐water geometries are therefore developed in the same delta complex. The composite delta geometry is interpreted as reflecting (1) its development near an extensional transfer zone where the hangingwall relief was variable over short distances along strike, and (2) the operation of intrabasinal faults. This interpretation contrasts with previous studies that viewed the delta complex as having formed along a pull‐apart basin margin.     

鄂尔多斯盆地南部延长组沉积体系和层序特征

鄂尔多斯盆地南部延长组沉积体系类型形成于不同的地质背景，物源方向和沉积环境也不同，因此沉积特征和分布规律差异较大。以主力含油层段长8油组为例，辫状河三角洲体系主要位于盆地西南缘较陡坡带，砂体为长石砂岩，以槽状层理构造发育、前三角洲中有重力流沉积为特征；重力流沉积主要分布在盆地南部渭北地区的长7油层段，以岩屑砂岩为主，形成于深湖环境中，发育的鲍玛组合层序有ABCE、ADE、AE和BCE型序列；东北方向水系形成了曲流河三角洲体系，主要位于盆地东北缓坡带上，三角洲分流河道伸展距离长，朵体规模大，以长石细砂岩为主，河口砂坝发育。     

Sequence stratigraphy of the Upper Oligocene–Lower Miocene of eastern Jylland, Denmark: role of structural relief and variable sediment supply in controlling sequence development

The Upper Oligocene–Lower Miocene succession in eastern Jylland can be subdivided into three sequences (A–C from older to younger) deposited on and around the Ringkøbing-Fyn High. The development of the sequences reflects a complex interaction between eustatic sea-level changes, physiography and variable sediment supply. Superimposed on this, frequent storms promoted longshore sediment transport and the development of spit systems adjacent to structural highs. As a consequence, sequence boundaries and flooding surfaces are not always expressed as portrayed in conventional sequence models; sequence boundaries or flooding surfaces may only be marked by subtle changes in depositional environment that can only be revealed by careful integration of sedimentological observations with palynological data. The influence of the topography resulted in the development of brackish water basins that were sufficiently large to permit the deposition of hummocky cross-stratified sands with muds. These deposits are overlain by clean hummocky and swaley cross-stratified sands that were deposited in a fully marine, high-energy environment. This evolution from mud-rich, storm-influenced sediments to sand-dominated shoreface sediments resulted from a rise in sea level and was not the result of shoreface progradation and downstepping during a sea level fall. In addition to the topographic control on sequence development, sediment supply to the study area changed significantly during the deposition of the three sequences. Initially the basin was sediment-starved, favouring the formation of glaucony-rich sediments. The sediment input gradually increased and the influence of structural highs and lows became less significant with time. Consequently, both sequence boundaries and flooding surfaces are characterized by more conventional features in the younger part of the succession, where a basinward displacement of the shoreline resulted in thick lowstand delta deposits.     

长江三角洲（江南）地区第四纪海侵层的划分及时代归属

依据多年积累的钻孔剖面、微体生物化石、孢子花粉、古地磁和“C测年等资料综合分析研究，本区第四系有5个主要海侵层，从老到新为第V海侵层（宝山海侵）、第Ⅳ海侵层（嘉定海侵）、第Ⅲ海侵层（昆山海侵）和第Ⅱ海侵层（涌湖海侵）、第1海侵层（镇江海侵），其时代分别为早更新亚世中期（1．8-2．0Ma B．P．）、中更新亚世早期（0．78-0．45MaB．P．）、晚更新亚世早期（126～70Ka B．P．）、晚更新亚世晚期（40-20Ka B．P．）、全新世（始于10Ka B．P．）。     

Hydrocarbon degradation potential of autochthonous bacteria from the Yellow River delta soil

Microbial remediation potential to crude oil-contaminated soils in the Yellow River delta was assessed. Hydrocarbons degradaters were isolated from the soil samples obtained from the Yellow River delta. A selected mixed microbial consortium （MYRD-1） and two individual isolates （YRD-3 and YRD-4） were further tested for optimal performance and degradation of different hydrocarbons. The results demonstrated that the optimal crude oil biodegradation conditions for the mixed microbial consortium were at temperature of 28 ℃, salt concentration of 15‰, and pH of 8, and the optimal C/N/P ratio was found to be 70 ： 3 ： 1. Isolate YRD-3 could only use n-alkanes （C8, C12 and C16） as the sole source of carbon and YRD-4 could transform only naphthalene and phenanthrene. The optimal performance conditions for both isolates were at salt concentration of 20‰, and pH of 7, and C/N/P ratio of 80 ： 5 ： 1, but the temperature for YRD-3 was 24 ℃ and 28 ℃ for YRD-4. Capacity to transform hydrocarbons for the mixed microbial consortium and both isolates could be improved in a liquid medium supplemented using a mixture of alkanes and/or aromatic hydrocarbons （naphthalene and phenanthrene）, but the transformation of different substrates by MYRD-1 was higher than both isolates, showing the importance of mixed bacteria （microbial community） in hydrocarbon degradation.     

塔西南坳陷侏罗系的扇三角洲沉积

塔西南坳陷侏罗系广泛发育扇三角洲沉积。在论述沉积特征的基础上,确认本区的扇三角洲是一个典型的退积型层序。该层序三层结构明显,下部为扇三角洲平原,中部为扇三角洲前缘,上部为前扇三角洲。反映了该区在早中侏罗世时处于活动盆地边缘,湖水由浅变深,沉降速率大于沉积速率的特点。通常扇三角洲的形成受湖盆边界类型和源区距湖盆距离及古气候３个主要背景条件的约束,因此,本区的扇三角洲一般发育在源区距湖盆距离短,靠近山前植被不发育的地带。塔西南坳陷侏罗系生储盖组合发育齐全,湖相暗色泥岩为主要烃源岩,扇三角洲前缘砂体是较好的储集层,上白垩统和第三系膏泥岩则起着主要的封盖作用。本区侏罗系有着良好的油气勘探前景。     

平朔露天矿太原组11^#和9^#煤层的沉积环境分析

平塑露天矿的露采煤层,即１１＾＃和９＾＃煤层是上石炭统太原组Ⅱ－Ⅲ层段扇三角洲－泻湖及扇三角洲－潮坪环境的产物。厚４ｍ的１１＾＃煤层形成于扇三角洲－潮坪环境中,厚１５ｍ的９＾＃煤层形成了扇三角洲平原,扇三角洲前缘（北西部）以及覆水较深的泻湖（中南部）环境中。