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Realistic Sedimentary Bedform Prediction: Incorporating Physical and Biological Cohesion (COHBED)

现实的沉积床形态预测：结合物理和生物内聚力 (COHBED)

基本信息

批准号：
NE/I026863/1
负责人：
Sarah Bass
金额：
$ 22.85万
依托单位：
Plymouth University
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2011
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2011 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FI026863%2F1
关键词：
Realistic Sedimentary Bedform Prediction Incorporating

项目摘要

The United Kingdom is a coastal nation with the majority of the population living within a few miles of an estuary or the sea. The nature of the coastline depends on the local conditions of geology and water flow. Rocky coastlines are found where the energy of the sea is high, while mud and sand are found where the energy is lower and these sediments can be deposited. These low energy muddy and sandy (depositional) habitats, are very important for the ecology and economy of the UK. They provide food for many species of birds and fish, but also protect the coastline from the erosive forces of the sea. In addition, they act as a "filter", where pollutants from the rivers are captured and eventually degraded. Because of the importance of these systems, their natural behaviour and stability is of increasing concern as sea levels rise and storm events increase in frequency with climate change. The movement of sediment around the coast of Britain has vast economic and ecological consequences, but surprisingly we have very little scientific information that helps us to predict how natural mudflats and beaches will respond to the changing forces of the tides, wind and waves. When water flows over the sea bottom, the energy of the flow shapes the sediment into wavy features called bedforms (such as ripples). These bedforms help control the erosion and transport of sand, mud, nutrients and pollutants. Information allowing us to predict the shape, size and movement of bedforms is essential for environmental management, hydraulic engineering, benthic habitat biology, computer modelling of particle transport, sedimentary geology, and many other scientific disciplines. However, there is an almost complete lack of knowledge concerning bedforms consisting of mixtures of sand and mud. Sandy sediments are known to be "non-cohesive", because the sand particles do not stick together, whereas muds are made up of smaller particles that do stick together and so are called "cohesive" sediments. This project, COHBED, will take advantage of the latest developments in measurement technologies to produce information about the growth, movement and stability of bedforms that consist of natural mixtures of sands and muds, a natural condition that is very common but has rarely been studied before. In a new departure, this work includes a multidisciplinary team to combine the physics, mathematics, sedimentology, and biology of these systems, since we recognise that the organisms (from bacteria to sea grasses) that inhabit natural systems also change the erosional characteristics and bedform behaviour. This is why COHBED will include laboratory experiments and field surveys. A series of experiments in laboratory flow channels will investigate key factors that control the behaviour and properties of bedforms, such as: - System energy: effects of flow velocity, bed friction and flow depth- Bed properties: particle size, proportion of mud and sand, and biological effects- Time: the speed of bedform growth and rate of change as flow energy changes- Particle erosion: changes in the bedforms as smaller particles are eroded awayThe results of the laboratory studies will be compared with the behaviour of natural systems. Field surveys will be conducted to validate the predictions derived from the laboratory studies, using new techniques that for the first time allow essential simultaneous measurements of flow, sediment and bedform properties. The COHBED project will maintain the UK at the forefront of this research area and will help us to manage our coasts in the face of climate change.

英国是一个沿海国家，大部分人口居住在离河口或大海几英里的范围内。海岸线的性质取决于当地的地质和水流条件。岩石海岸线位于海洋能量高的地方，而泥和沙则位于能量较低的地方，这些沉积物可以沉积。这些低能量的泥泞和桑迪（沉积）栖息地，对英国的生态和经济非常重要。它们为许多鸟类和鱼类提供食物，但也保护海岸线免受海洋侵蚀。此外，它们还充当“过滤器”，捕获河流中的污染物并最终降解。由于这些系统的重要性，它们的自然行为和稳定性日益受到关注，因为海平面上升，风暴事件随着气候变化而增加。英国海岸周围沉积物的运动具有巨大的经济和生态后果，但令人惊讶的是，我们几乎没有科学信息可以帮助我们预测自然泥滩和海滩将如何应对潮汐，风和海浪的变化。当水流过海底时，水流的能量将沉积物塑造成波浪状，称为底形（如波纹）。这些底形有助于控制沙、泥、营养物和污染物的侵蚀和运输。信息使我们能够预测的形状，大小和运动的底形是必不可少的环境管理，水利工程，底栖生物学，计算机模拟的颗粒运输，沉积地质学，和许多其他科学学科。然而，几乎完全缺乏关于由砂和泥的混合物组成的床形的知识。桑迪沉积物被认为是“非粘性”的，因为砂粒不会粘在一起，而泥浆由更小的颗粒组成，这些颗粒会粘在一起，因此被称为“粘性”沉积物。该项目，COHBED，将利用测量技术的最新发展，以产生有关由砂和泥的天然混合物组成的底形的生长，运动和稳定性的信息，这是一种非常常见的自然条件，但以前很少研究。在一个新的出发点，这项工作包括一个多学科的团队，结合联合收割机的物理学，数学，沉积学，和这些系统的生物学，因为我们认识到，生物体（从细菌到海草）栖息在自然系统也改变侵蚀特性和床型行为。这就是为什么COHBED将包括实验室实验和实地调查。实验室流道中的一系列实验将研究控制床形行为和特性的关键因素，例如：-系统能量：流速、床摩擦和流深的影响-床层特性：粒径、泥砂比例和生物效应-时间：床形生长速度和随流动能量变化的变化率-颗粒侵蚀：由于较小的颗粒被侵蚀，底形发生了变化。实验室研究的结果将与自然系统的行为进行比较。将进行实地调查，以验证从实验室研究中得出的预测，使用新技术，首次允许对水流、沉积物和底形特性进行必要的同时测量。COHBED项目将使英国保持在这一研究领域的前沿，并将帮助我们在面对气候变化时管理我们的海岸。