Grain-size characteristics and net transport patterns of surficial sediments in the Zhejiang nearshore area, East China Sea

Liang, Juan; Liu, Jian; Xu, Gang; Chen, Bin

doi:10.1016/j.oceano.2019.06.002

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Grain-size characteristics and net transport patterns of surficial sediments in the Zhejiang nearshore area, East China Sea

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Liang Juan , Liu Jian , Xu Gang , Chen Bin

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10.1016/j.oceano.2019.06.002

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Spatial variations in grain-size parameters can reflect sediment transport patterns and depositional dynamic environments. Therefore, 616 surficial sediment samples taken from the Zhejiang nearshore area in the East China Sea were analyzed to better understand the net sediment transport pattern in this region. The study area is generally dominated by clayey silt and has relatively coarse mud sediment in the southeast. The sorting coefficient of surface sediment is higher than 1.4, and sediment is poorly sorted throughout the study area. The skewness has a strong correlation with the mean grain-size diameter. The net sediment transport pathways obtained by the grain-size trend analysis indicate several distinct characteristics of the surficial sediment transport. The sediment is transported southward under the action of the stronger southward Zhejiang-Fujian Coastal Current (ZMCC) in winter in the upper part of the nearshore area. Influenced by the obstruction of the Taiwan Warm Current (TWC) and the tidal current, surficial sediment transport vectors display two areas of grain-size trend convergence and indicate the net deposition environment has a high sedimentation rate. However, the transport is mainly toward the north under the control of the prevailing northward ZMCC and the strong TWC in the summer. The sedimentary rate is closely related to the processes of the sediment transport. On the one hand, sediment transportation affects the depositional rate in a different environment. On the other hand, the modern sedimentary rate can reflect indirectly the sediment source and sediment transportation.

Słowa kluczowe

grain-size trend analysis sediment transport sedimentary rate Zhejiang nearshore area

Wydawca

Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology
Elsevier

Czasopismo

Oceanologia

Rocznik

2020

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No. 62 (1)

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12--22

Opis fizyczny

Bibliogr. 59 poz., mapa, rys., wykr.

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autor

Liang Juan

ljzjou@163.com

School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
School of Marine Science and Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China

autor

Liu Jian

Key Laboratory of Marine Hydrocarbon Resources and Environmental Geology, Ministry of Land and Resources, Qingdao, China
Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, Qingdao, China

autor

Xu Gang

Key Laboratory of Marine Hydrocarbon Resources and Environmental Geology, Ministry of Land and Resources, Qingdao, China
Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, Qingdao, China

autor

Chen Bin

Key Laboratory of Marine Hydrocarbon Resources and Environmental Geology, Ministry of Land and Resources, Qingdao, China
Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, Qingdao, China

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