Delineating extent and magnitude of river flooding to lakes across a northern delta using water isotope tracers

Hydrological monitoring in complex, dynamic northern floodplain landscapes is challenging, but increasingly important as a consequence of multiple stressors. The Peace-Athabasca Delta in northern Alberta, Canada, is a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance reliant on episodic river ice-jam flood events to recharge abundant perched lakes and wetlands. Improved and systematic monitoring of landscape-scale hydrological connectivity among freshwater ecosystems (rivers, channels, wetlands, and lakes) is needed to guide stewardship decisions in the face of climate change and upstream industrial development. Here, we use water isotope compositions, supplemented by measurements of specific conductivity and field observations, from 68 lakes and 9 river sites in May 2018 to delineate the extent and magnitude of spring ice-jam induced flooding along the Peace and Athabasca rivers. Lake-specific estimates of input water isotope composition (δ_I) were modelled after accounting for influence of evaporative isotopic enrichment. Then, using the distinct isotopic signature of input water sources, we develop a set of binary mixing models and estimate the proportion of input to flooded lakes attributable to river floodwater and precipitation (snow or rain). This approach allowed identification of areas and magnitude of flooding that were not captured by other methods, including direct observations from flyovers, and to demarcate flow pathways in the delta. We demonstrate water isotope tracers as an efficient and effective monitoring tool for delineating spatial extent and magnitude of an important hydrological process and elucidating connectivity in the Peace-Athabasca Delta, an approach that can be readily adopted at other floodplain landscapes.     

Planform cyclicity in an unstable reach: complex fluvial response to environmental change

Long- and short-term channel changes are documented and analysed for a historically unstable reach of the River Severn at Llandinam, mid-Wales. Long-term changes (the last 150 years), reconstructed from 10 archival sources, are characterized by channel planform switching between meandering (1836–1840 and 1948–1963) and braided (1884–1903 and 1975–present) phases. Short-term changes, monitored by detailed planform surveys over a 2·5 year period, showed smaller-scale channel adjustments involving channel switching, bar accretion and channel expansion. Phases of braiding at Llandinam have been triggered by extrinsic controls, primarily flooding, but intrinsic controls (floodplain sediments, planform evolution and channel gradient) have been influential in priming the reach prior to destabilization. Flow regulation on the River Severn since 1968 has partly frozen the planform of the contemporary braid zone. Management of channel planform adjustments, where environmental change is phased in over time, must be informed by a knowledge of the potential for triggered planform switches. In addition, the effects of environmental change on fluvial systems are often historically contingent upon the state of the channel at the time of impact. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Flood-triggered versus earthquake-triggered turbidites: A sedimentological study in clastic lake sediments (Eklutna Lake,Alaska)

Lake sediments in Eklutna Lake, Alaska, reveal the presence of turbidites within varved sequences. These turbidites, which result from flood events and earthquakes, show a similar macroscopic appearance. In order to use turbidites to reconstruct flood variability and/or seismic history in the lake basin, it is crucial to determine the trigger of the turbidity currents. This study examined the turbidite caused by the ad 1964 Great Alaska earthquake as well as turbidites linked to historical flood events in order to differentiate between these earthquake-triggered and flood-triggered turbidites. In a suite of samples from throughout the lake, distinctive proxies are identified that can be associated with event-specific flow characteristics. The study presents straightforward discrimination methods related to the sedimentology and geochemical components of the turbidites. These methods are also applicable to other lakes, particularly proglacial lakes where the sediment composition of onshore and offshore sources is similar. Finally, the discrimination of the turbidite trigger can be used to reconstruct the palaeoflood and seismic history.     

埕北油田弱碱三元复合驱可行性实验研究

埕北油田具有原油黏度高、油层渗透能力强和非均质性严重等特点,水驱开发效果差,剩余油储量大,而生产平台工作时间已达到设计使用寿命,急需高效、快速的提高采收率技术。针对埕北油藏地质、流体性质和开发现状,利用仪器检测和理论分析方法,开展了聚合物溶液、三元复合体系和改性三元复合体系性质和调驱效果实验研究。结果表明,与三元复合体系相比较,添加入Cr^3＋后得到的改性三元复合体系在黏度和界面张力性质方面几乎没有发生变化,但其阻力系数和残余阻力系数有了较大幅度提高。在化学费用相近条件下,“调剖＋三元复合驱”和改性三元复合驱要比三元复合驱增油效果好,采收率增幅可以达到15％以上。推荐埕北油田采用弱碱三元复合驱,三元复合体系配方组成为“大庆超高”聚合物（CP=1600～1800mg／L）＋弱碱Na2CO3（CA=0．6％～1．0％）＋重烷基苯石油磺酸盐（Cs=0．10％～0．15％）＋有机铬（聚：Cr^3＋=120：1～240：1）”,段塞组合方式为“0．025～0．05 PV Cr^3＋聚合物凝胶＋0．12～0．15PV三元复合体系”。     

埕北油田聚合物的筛选与性能评价

埕北油田具有原油黏度高、油层渗透能力强和非均质性严重等特点,水驱开发效果差,剩余油储量大。目前,埕北油田综合含水90%,采出程度30%左右,而生产平台工作时间已达到设计使用寿命,急需高效、快速的开发技术。针对埕北油藏地质、流体性质和开发现状,利用室内仪器检测和理论分析方法,开展了聚合物筛选和聚合物性能评价,利用模糊综合评判方法对聚合物进行了优选,推荐使用中国石油大庆炼化公司生产＂抗盐＂和＂超高＂部分水解聚丙烯酰胺。     

海岸侵蚀作用下海岸带地区极端风暴洪水风险评估 —以上海石化为例

海堤是海岸带地区社会经济活动的重要保护屏障。海岸侵蚀的加剧将导致海堤稳定性和安全性降低, 增加海岸带地 区遭受极端风暴洪水的风险, 进而影响到海岸带地区的安全。本文选择上海石化这一遭受海岸侵蚀较为严重的区域作为研究 区, 利用 GIS 分析了 1972—2020 年近岸海床侵蚀特征, 并基于 2000—2020 年-5 m 等深线变化评估了上海石化近岸海堤的 稳定性。结果表明： 1972—2020 年间上海石化前沿海床整体以侵蚀为主, 石化近岸东侧以及西侧局部的浅滩侵蚀明显, 城 市沙滩中段、第 6 次围堤处以及码头东岸海堤稳定性最低。基于上述研究结果, 考虑海堤稳定性薄弱段出现极端风暴洪水漫 堤或溃堤情景, 模拟并分析了上海石化 2010 年 、2030 年和2050 年遭受千年一遇极端风暴洪水的风险。结果显示： 在 2010 年基准年情景下, 受海岸侵蚀作用最明显的城市沙滩和第6 次围堤区域遭遇极端风暴洪水的风险最高, 到 2050 年, 当前稳 定性较好的海堤安全性也将大大降低, 与 2010 年相比, 上海石化近岸地区的直接经济损失将会增加近 3 倍。     

GPS测时的接收机自主完好性监测算法

描述了测时接收机自主完好性监测(T-RAIM)算法,给定漏检率和误警率,解算出了不同可视卫星数对应的故障检测门限值和非中心化参数,模拟卫星钟出现ramp误差和step误差两种故障情况,分析了异常卫星钟差对故障检测的检验统计量、接收机钟差及其标准差造成的影响。结果表明,T-RAIM算法能很好地解决GPS测时的完好性问题,在一定程度上保证了测时精度的稳定。     

基于FPGA的风廓线雷达信号定时器的设计和实现

详细介绍了信号定时器的特点和工作原理,并给出一种基于现场可编程门阵列(FPGA)的风廓线雷达信号定时器的设计方法.该信号定时器在某风廓线雷达中成功应用,且运行可靠,效果良好.     

In - Depth Colloidal Dispersion Gels Improve Oil Recovery Efficiency

Princinple of colloidal dispersion gels technologyColloidal dispersion gels are made of low concentrations of POlymer and crosslinker. Polymer concentrations normally range from 100 to 1200 ppm.In this concentration range, there is not enoughpolymer to fo…