scholarly journals Understanding and predicting the temporal variability of sediment grain size characteristics on high-energy beaches

2016 ◽  
Vol 376 ◽  
pp. 109-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam Prodger ◽  
Paul Russell ◽  
Mark Davidson ◽  
Jon Miles ◽  
Tim Scott
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Temporal Variability ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Sediment Grain Size

Spatial and temporal changes of sediment grain size along Israel’s Mediterranean cliff-dominated beaches

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Onn Crouvi ◽  
Ran Shemesh ◽  
Oded Katz ◽  
Amit Mushkin ◽  
Navot Morag ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Temporal Variation ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Coarse Sand ◽  
Coarse Fraction ◽  
Sand Fraction ◽  
Sediment Grain Size ◽  
Cliff Erosion ◽  
Beach Sediments ◽  
Sand Abrasion

<p>Beach morphodynamics are largely controlled by the interaction of wave climate with beach sediments. Local changes in sediment grain size, shape or density can lead to distinct morphological changes of beach systems subjected to similar energetic inputs. Whereas the spatial variation of grain size along beach profiles has been well studied, the temporal variation in beach grain size has received less attention. Moreover, the fate of cliff-eroded sediments along sandy coasts, with limited tidal effect, was rarely studied as most studies focused on shingle beaches (rocky/pebble rich) especially in coastal environments where tide plays an important role.</p><p>Here we use grain size data to explore the temporal dynamics of beach sediments in cliff-dominated beaches along Israel’s Mediterranean coast and their relationship to cliff erosion as well as sand abrasion/attrition. Our approach is based on repetitive seasonal-scale sampling of surficial sediments along cross shore transects over 3 years. We found that most samples exhibit unimodal particle size distribution (PSD), with a mode either at the fine sand fraction (180-220 µm) composed of quartz, or at the coarse sand to very coarse sand fraction (900-1,200 µm), composed of eolianite rock chips. The coarse fraction dominants the PSD mostly during winter times, whereas at summer times it is usually absent. In addition, this coarse fraction decreases with time that passed since waves reached the cliff base during sea storms. Our results suggest that: 1) The addition of the coarse fraction during winter is related to high-energy wave storms that mobilize and transport cliff-derived materials (taluses) along the beach, and 2) The disappearance of the coarse fraction towards summer is related to sand abrasion by wave and/or by wind action, i.e. breakage of the ~1 mm eolianite rock chips into ~200 µm quartz grains. Our findings emphasize the importance of cliff erosion and sand abrasion in controlling the temporal variation in PSD along cliff-dominated beaches.</p>

Benthos Response to Disturbance in Western Lake Erie: Regional Faunal Surveys

1990 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
pp. 1996-2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter L. McCall ◽  
Frederick M. Soster
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Shallow Lakes ◽  
Temporal Variability ◽  
Lake Erie ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Variability ◽  
Lower Stress ◽  
Sediment Grain Size ◽  
Western Lake ◽  
Differential Adaptation ◽  
Western Lake Erie

Infauna at six stations in western Lake Erie was sampled on four occasions during 1981–1982 to determine if natural patterns of distribution and abundance reflected the response to disturbance that was revealed previously in tray colonization experiments. The distribution of opportunist species was patchy and positively associated with a gradient of bottom disturbance due to prevailing southwest winds. Distribution of late colonizers was more even and either unrelated to the gradient or more abundant in lower stress regions. Except to the extent that it covaried with bottom stress gradients, sediment grain size was not a significant predictor of benthos distribution. Small, shallow-dwelling, early colonizers appeared to suffer higher mortality during an unusually windy period (October 1981–April 1982) than the larger, deeper-dwelling, late colonizers. We suggest that a portion of the spatial and temporal variability of benthos in large, shallow lakes is probably the result of differential adaptation to a variety of bottom disturbances.

scholarly journals Centennial Impacts of the East Asian Summer Monsoon on Holocene Deltaic Evolution of the Huanghe River, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 2799
Author(s):  
Yanping Chen ◽  
Wenzhe Lyu ◽  
Tengfei Fu ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Liang Yi
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Asian Summer Monsoon ◽  
River Delta ◽  
Grain Size Analysis ◽  
Size Analysis ◽  
Sediment Grain Size ◽  
Huanghe River ◽  
Huanghe River Delta ◽  
The Huanghe River

The Huanghe River (Yellow River) is the most sediment laden river system in the world, and many efforts have been conducted to understand modern deltaic evolution in response to anthropological impacts. However, the natural background and its linkage to climatic changes are less documented in previous studies. In this work, we studied the sediments of core YDZ–3 and marine surface samples by grain-size analysis to retrieve Holocene dynamics of the Huanghe River delta in detail. The main findings are as follows: The mean value of sediment grain size of the studied core is 5.5 ± 0.9 Φ, and silt and sand contents are 5.2 ± 2.3% and 8.2 ± 5.3%, respectively, while the variance of clay particles is relatively large with an average value of 86.4 ± 8.5%. All grain-size data can be mathematically partitioned by a Weibull-based function formula, and three subgroups were identified with modal sizes of 61.1 ± 28.9 μm, 30.0 ± 23.9 μm, and 2.8 ± 1.6 μm, respectively. There are eight intervals with abrupt changes in modal size of core YDZ–3, which can be correlated to paleo-superlobe migration of the Huanghe River in the Holocene. Based on these observations, the presence of seven superlobes in the history are confirmed for the first time and their ages are well constrained in this study, including Paleo-Superlobes Lijin (6400–5280 yr BP), Huanghua (4480–4190 yr BP), Jugezhuang (3880–3660 yr BP), Shajinzi (3070–2870 yr BP), Nigu (2780–2360 yr BP), Qikou (2140–2000 yr BP), and Kenli (1940–1780 and 1700–1650 yr BP). By tuning geomorphological events to a sedimentary proxy derived from core YDZ–3 and comparing to various paleoenvironmental changes, we proposed that winter climate dominated Holocene shifts of the Huanghe River delta on millennial timescales, while summer monsoons controlled deltaic evolution on centennial timescales.

East Asian winter monsoon variation during the last 3000 years as recorded in a subtropical mountain lake, northeastern Taiwan

The Holocene ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 095968362110190
Author(s):  
Tsai-Wen Lin ◽  
Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr ◽  
Kweku Afrifa Yamoah ◽  
André Bahr ◽  
George Burr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
East Asian Winter Monsoon ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Winter Monsoon ◽  
Mountain Lake ◽  
Sediment Grain Size ◽  
Global Monsoon ◽  
Asian Winter Monsoon ◽  
The Past ◽  
Monsoon System

The East Asian Winter Monsoon (EAWM) is a fundamental part of the global monsoon system that affects nearly one-quarter of the world’s population. Robust paleoclimate reconstructions in East Asia are complicated by multiple sources of precipitation. These sources, such as the EAWM and typhoons, need to be disentangled in order to understand the dominant source of precipitation influencing the past and current climate. Taiwan, situated within the subtropical East Asian monsoon system, provides a unique opportunity to study monsoon and typhoon variability through time. Here we combine sediment trap data with down-core records from Cueifong Lake in northeastern Taiwan to reconstruct monsoonal rainfall fluctuations over the past 3000 years. The monthly collected grain-size data indicate that a decrease in sediment grain size reflects the strength of the EAWM. End member modelling analysis (EMMA) on sediment core and trap data reveals two dominant grain-size end-members (EMs), with the coarse EM 2 representing a robust indicator of EAWM strength. The downcore variations of EM 2 show a gradual decrease over the past 3000 years indicating a gradual strengthening of the EAWM, in agreement with other published EAWM records. This enhanced late-Holocene EAWM can be linked to the expansion of sea-ice cover in the western Arctic Ocean caused by decreased summer insolation.

Relationships between multibeam backscatter, sediment grain size and Posidonia oceanica seagrass distribution

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (18) ◽  
pp. 1941-1950 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni De Falco ◽  
Renato Tonielli ◽  
Gabriella Di Martino ◽  
Sara Innangi ◽  
Simone Simeone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Posidonia Oceanica ◽  
Sediment Grain Size

scholarly journals Remote sensing of underwater vegetation using single-beam acoustics

2009 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 594-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Quintino ◽  
Rosa Freitas ◽  
Renato Mamede ◽  
Fernando Ricardo ◽  
Ana Maria Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Algal Biomass ◽  
Sediment Grain Size ◽  
Coastal System ◽  
Single Beam ◽  
Acoustic Data ◽  
Sediment Types ◽  
Caulerpa Prolifera ◽  
Sandy Sediments

Abstract Quintino, V., Freitas, R., Mamede, R., Ricardo, F., Rodrigues, A. M., Mota, J., Pérez-Ruzafa, Á., and Marcos, C. 2010. Remote sensing of underwater vegetation using single-beam acoustics. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 67: 594–605. A single-beam, acoustic, ground-discrimination system (QTC VIEW, Series V) was used to study the distribution of underwater macrophytes in a shallow-water coastal system, employing frequencies of 50 and 200 kHz. The study was conducted in Mar Menor, SE Spain, where the expansion of Caulerpa prolifera has contributed to the silting up of the superficial sediments. A direct relationship was identified between algal biomass and sediment-fines content. Acoustic information on sediment grain size and data on algal biomass were obtained in muddy and sandy sediments, including vegetated and non-vegetated seabed. Non-vegetated muddy areas were created by diving and handpicking the algae. The multivariate acoustic data were analysed under the null hypotheses that there were no acoustic differences between bare seabeds with contrasting superficial sediment types or among low, medium, and high algal-biomass areas, having in mind that grain size can act as a confounding factor. Both null hypotheses were rejected, and the results showed that 200 kHz was better than 50 kHz in distinguishing cover levels of algal biomass. The relationship between the 200-kHz acoustic data and algal biomass suggests utility in modelling the latter using the former.

scholarly journals A Dislocation-Based Theory for the Deformation Hardening Behavior of DP Steels: Impact of Martensite Content and Ferrite Grain Size

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yngve Bergström ◽  
Ylva Granbom ◽  
Dirk Sterkenburg
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Deformation Process ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Martensite Content ◽  
Plastic Deformation Process ◽  
Deformation Hardening ◽  
Dp Steels ◽  
Ferrite Grain Size

A dislocation model, accurately describing the uniaxial plastic stress-strain behavior of dual phase (DP) steels, is proposed and the impact of martensite content and ferrite grain size in four commercially produced DP steels is analyzed. It is assumed that the plastic deformation process is localized to the ferrite. This is taken into account by introducing a nonhomogeneity parameter, f(ε), that specifies the volume fraction of ferrite taking active part in the plastic deformation process. It is found that the larger the martensite content the smaller the initial volume fraction of active ferrite which yields a higher initial deformation hardening rate. This explains the high energy absorbing capacity of DP steels with high volume fractions of martensite. Further, the effect of ferrite grain size strengthening in DP steels is important. The flow stress grain size sensitivity for DP steels is observed to be 7 times larger than that for single phase ferrite.

Effect of Nitridation Magnetic Properties of Nanocrystalline Fe-Co Alloy Powders

2010 ◽  
Vol 654-656 ◽  
pp. 1106-1109
Author(s):  
Ya Qiong He ◽  
Chang Hui Mao ◽  
Jian Yang
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Alloy Powder ◽  
High Energy ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Powder Mixtures ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Nitridation Temperature ◽  
Microstructure And Magnetic Properties

Nanocrystalline Fe-Co alloy powders, which were prepared by high-energy mechanical milling, were nitrided under the mixing gas of NH3/H2 in the temperature range from 380°C to 510°C. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to analyze the grain size and reaction during the processing. The magnetic properties of the nitrided powders were measured by Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM). The results show that with the appearance of Fe4N phase after nitride treatment, and the grain-size of FeCo phase decreases with the increase of nitridation temperature between 380°C to 450°C.The saturation magnetization of nitrided alloy powder treated at 480°C is about 18% higher than that of the initial Fe-Co alloy powder, accompanied by the reduction of the coercivity. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) was used, attempting to further analyze the effect of Fe4N phase on microstructure and magnetic properties of the powder mixtures.

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