Spatial and temporal factors controlling short‐term sedimentation in a salt and freshwater tidal marsh,Scheldt estuary,Belgium, SW Netherlands

During a one‐year period temporal and spatial variations in suspended sediment concentration (SSC) and deposition were studied on a salt and freshwater tidal marsh in the Scheldt estuary (Belgium, SW Netherlands) using automatic water sampling stations and sediment traps. Temporal variations were found to be controlled by tidal inundation. The initial SSC, measured above the marsh surface at the beginning of inundation events, increases linearly with inundation height at high tide. In accordance with this an exponential relationship is observed between inundation time and sedimentation rates, measured over 25 spring–neap cycles. In addition both SSC and sedimentation rates are higher during winter than during summer for the same inundation height or time. Although spatial differences in vegetation characteristics are large between and within the studied salt and freshwater marsh, they do not affect the spatial sedimentation pattern. Sedimentation rates however strongly decrease with increasing (1) surface elevation, (2) distance from the nearest creek or marsh edge and (3) distance from the marsh edge measured along the nearest creek. Based on these three morphometric parameters, the spatio‐temporal sedimentation pattern can be modelled very well using a single multiple regression model for both the salt and freshwater marsh. A method is presented to compute two‐dimensional sedimentation patterns, based on spatial implementation of this regression model. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The causes of bedload pulses in a gravel channel: the implications of bedload grain‐size distributions

Unsteady bedload transport was measured in two c. 5 m wide anabranches of a gravel‐bed braided stream draining the Haut Glacier d'Arolla, Switzerland, during the 1998 and 1999 melt seasons. Bedload was directly sampled using 152 mm square Helley–Smith type samplers deployed from a portable measuring bridge, and independent transport rate estimates for the coarser size fractions were obtained from the dispersion of magnetically tagged tracer pebbles. Bedload transport time series show pulsing behaviour under both marginal (1998) and partial (1999) transport regimes. There are generally weak correlations between transport rates and shear stresses determined from velocity data recorded at the measuring bridge. Characteristic parameters of the bedload grain‐size distributions (D₅₀, D₈₄) are weakly correlated with transport rates. Analysis of full bedload grain‐size distributions reveals greater structure, with a tendency for transport to become less size selective at higher transport rates. The bedload time series show autoregressive behaviour but are dif?cult to distinguish by this method. State–space plots, and associated measures of time‐series separation, reveal the structure of the time series more clearly. The measured pulses have distinctly different time‐series characteristics from those modelled using a one‐dimensional sediment routing model in which bed shear stress and grain size are varied randomly. These results suggest a mechanism of pulse generation based on irregular low‐amplitude bedforms, that may be generated in‐channel or may represent the advection of material supplied by bank erosion events. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF SEDIMENT TRANSPORT IN ALLUVIAL RIVER WITH FLOODPLAINS

1 INTRODUCTION The transport of sediment in rivers with active floodplains is a two-dimensional process because the main channel and the floodplain can have very different transport capacities. Therefore, two-dimensional (2D) models are often used to simulate the streamwise and transverse variations of sediment erosion and deposition. Many 2D numerical models have been presented to simulate sediment transport in floodplains (James, 1985; Pizzuto, 1987; Howard, 1992; Nicholas and Walli…     

河网水流数值模拟方法研究

讨论了河网概化的一般原则,并在分析单一河段水流数学模型的基础上,建立了可以适用于一般河网体系水流数值计算的数学模型,并采用荆江—洞庭湖的相关资料进行了验证.结果表明,模型的计算值与实测值吻合较好,说明该模型具有较好的适用性.     

珠江三角洲地区水文站网布设及水文测验的分析研究

水系复杂的珠江三角洲河网地区具有独特的水文站网布设及水文测验方法。在分析研究目前站网及测验存在的主要问题的同时，对今后的站网建设及测验工作提出了几点有益的建议，将为研究该区的水文规律和特性，为防汛抗旱、治理和开发提供科学依据。     

黄河水资源可持续利用激励机制的研究

文章运用现代管理理念，分析了目前黄河水资源管理机制中存在的问题及改革目前黄河管理机制的必要性。提出了通过合理制度安排，建立有效的激励机制，促使流域内不同成员的行为相互协调，加强在资源保护和合理利用方面的合作，实现黄河水资源可持续利用的合理化建议。     

Alluvial deposits of a mud-dominated stream: the Red River, Manitoba, Canada

Abstract The Red River, Manitoba, is a mud‐dominated, meandering stream that occupies a shallow valley eroded into a clay plain. The valley‐bottom alluvium is the product of incision and lateral migration of river meanders. As revealed by a transect of five boreholes located across the floodplain at each of two successive river meanders, the alluvial deposits range from about 15 to 22 m thick and are composed primarily of silt. Sedimentary structures in the cores are weakly defined and consist mostly of beds of massive silt, thick (>0·4 m) massive silt and disturbed silt. Interlaminated sand and silt, and sand beds form relatively minor deposits, principally within the lower half of the alluvium, and thin beds of medium‐coarse sand and pea gravel can be present locally within the lower metre of the alluvium. The alluvium is interpreted to consist of overbank deposits from 0 to 2–3 m depth, oblique accretion deposits from 2–3 to 8–12 m depth and oblique accretion and/or channel deposits from 8–12 m to the base of the sequence. The massive bedding within the oblique accretion deposits is interpreted to represent the remnants of couplet deposits that were initially composed of interbedded, muddy silt and sand‐sized silt aggregates, as is consistent with the contemporary bank sedimentation. The post‐depositional disintegration and/or compaction of the aggregates has caused the loss of the sand‐sized texture. The disturbed silt beds are interpreted as slump structures caused by large‐scale rotational failures along the convex banks. Overall, the Red River represents a portion of a continuum of muddy, fine‐grained streams; where the alluvium lacks a distinct coarse unit, oblique accretion deposits form a majority of the floodplain, and large‐scale slump features are present.     

河砂资源过度开采对水环境的破坏暨环境地质问题--以山东大汶河河砂开采为例

河砂既是矿产资源，也是宝贵的环境资源，具有涵养水分、保护环境的作用。河砂资源的过度开采，既引起了河岸坍塌地质灾害，又对沿河水环境特别是地下水环境造成破坏。大汶河河砂开采造成了河岸坍塌、河桥报废。使沿河第四系孔隙水和旧县水源地岩溶地下水水位下降，地下水开采资源减少，水质变差。分析结果表明，大汶河河砂的过度开采，不利于环境保护、不利于长远经济和社会效益，应予取缔或严格限制开采规模。     

立堵截流计算机辅助设计软件开发

截流是整个施工导流工程中最关键的工序之一,通过计算机仿真,模拟截流施工的进程,能够为决策机构提供及时、可靠的依据。为此,探讨了截流计算机辅助设计软件的开发技术,介绍了截流计算机辅助设计系统(JLCADS)的主要功能。     

黄河下游河型的特性及成因探讨

黄河下游具有辫状河流、弯曲河流和微弯顺直河流3种河型，从横断面上可见，辫状河段的河道变化最频繁且最不稳定，微弯顺直河段最稳定；而弯曲河段明显向上游延伸，随着输沙量在各河段的阶段性变化，冲淤 状况在各河段也表现出阶段性，但加积升高是各河段发展的总趋势，从河相关系可见，弯曲河段和微弯顺直河段基本相似，但和辫状河段有着本质的区别。辫状河段的演变主要受到中上游来水来沙等自然因素的综合影响，但其更大范围的摆动仍然受到人为作用的影响；弯曲河段是河流自动调整的必然结果，两岸河堤对它的形成及向上游的延伸具有促进作用，但对它侧向迁移的特性具有较大的限制作用；而微弯顺直河段是人力强迫下河流局部调整的产物。