Study on Characteristics of Hydrodynamic and Pollutant Transport of the Tributary Estuary in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area

2014 ◽  
Vol 675-677 ◽  
pp. 912-917 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Wang ◽  
Ying Liu ◽  
Cui Hong Qin ◽  
Wei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
High Water ◽  
Three Gorges Reservoir Area ◽  
Three Gorges ◽  
The Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
Input Action ◽  
The Three Gorges ◽  
Backwater Effect ◽  
The Impact

To further clarify the impact of construction of the Three Gorges Reservoir on its tributaries. In this study, a three-dimensional hydrodynamic model of Changshou-Fuling section of Yangtze River was developed based on EFDC. Then an analysis of the hydrodynamics and the long term mass transport behaviors under backwater effect in the Taohuaxi River and Longxi River was presented. The results show that mainstream backwater effect plays a significant role in tributary during low-water period. And distinct circulation was shown in tributary estuary. However, in high-water period, estuarine circulation area in Longxi River decreased and disappeared, while the one in Taohuaxi River is still evident. Different input action from mainstreams to tributaries has been discovered.

The Discharge Outlets Layout Optimization of Typical River Section in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area

2014 ◽  
Vol 955-959 ◽  
pp. 3287-3294
Author(s):  
Zheng Wang ◽  
Ying Liu
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
Three Gorges Reservoir Area ◽  
Three Gorges ◽  
Mixing Zone ◽  
Unit Load ◽  
Reservoir Area ◽  
The Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
The Three Gorges ◽  
The Impact

To improve water quality and alleviate pollution in Changshou-Fuling section of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, an analysis methodology of regional key discharge outlet based on hydrodynamic-water quality model was developed. The EFDC model was used to study the impact of different discharge outlets on the transport of contamination in the study area by using the concept of pollutant mixing zone and pollutant mixing zone per unit load. Model calibration was conducted using observed data in 2008. Results indicated that EFDC could perfectly simulate hydrodynamics characteristics and contaminant transport process. Calculated results of pollutant mixing zone per unit load showed that the discharge outlet location in Fuling is more reasonable than that in Changshou. This study provides useful information for optimization of discharge outlets location and prediction of pollutant mixing zone in the study area, which is important for the government to make water pollution control measures.

Soil erosion in the Three Gorges Reservoir area

Soil Research ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xibao Xu ◽  
Yan Tan ◽  
Guishan Yang ◽  
Hengpeng Li ◽  
Weizhong Su
Keyword(s):  
Soil Erosion ◽  
Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
Storage Period ◽  
Three Gorges Reservoir Area ◽  
Three Gorges ◽  
Reservoir Area ◽  
Modis Ndvi ◽  
The Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
The Three Gorges ◽  
The Impact

Spatial and temporal change in soil erosion in the Three Gorges Reservoir area since the water storage of the reservoir began filling to 135 m in 2003 is poorly understood. Using a modified soil erosion model, this study quantifies and analyses change in the extent and intensity of soil erosion in the region from 2000 to 2008. MODIS-NDVI remote sensing data (with 250 m spatial resolution) are used in the modelling and analysis of the study. The total amount, area, and intensity of soil erosion in the reservoir region presented a declining trend from 2000 to 2008. Yet there was an anomaly in the trend, in which extreme soil erosion occurred in 2003 and lasted until 2005. The average volume of soil erosion per year decreased by 4.10 × 106 t and the mean area of land experiencing soil erosion reduced by 1129.6 km2 from the pre-storage period (2000–02) to post-storage period II (2006–08). Land suffering soil erosion at high, very high, and severe levels mainly comprises forest and cropland on slopes with gradients ≥15° and is largely distributed in the eastern and south-western sections of the reservoir area. Land experiencing soil erosion at slight or moderate levels mainly involves cropland and forest on slopes with gradients ≥10° in the central section of the reservoir area. The impact of the Three Gorges Project on soil erosion since 2000 has been mainly mediated through three mechanisms: near-resettlement of rural and urban people; increased frequency and severity of geological hazards induced by rising storage of the reservoir; and implementation of ecological projects in the region. Through the former two mechanisms, soil erosion in the affected communities has been exacerbated, while the ongoing ecological projects appear to offset both the extent and intensity of soil erosion in the reservoir region. Other important factors influencing soil erosion include urban reconstruction and expansion, varying intensity of precipitation, and soil degradation.

Research on Key Technologies and Development of Three-Dimensional Demonstration Platform for Oil Spill Response Simulation in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area

2012 ◽  
Vol 462 ◽  
pp. 209-214
Author(s):  
Shu Zhe Chen ◽  
Li Wen Huang
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Three Gorges Reservoir Area ◽  
Three Gorges ◽  
Reservoir Area ◽  
The Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
The Three Gorges ◽  
Key Technologies ◽  
Oil Spill Response

Three-dimensional demonstration platform for oil spill response simulation in the Three Gorges reservoir area established the oil spill response three-dimensional displaying system including the two-dimensional GIS platform on the basis of environmental dynamic prediction model, oil spill model, GIS and virtual reality technology. The platform for oil spill response simulation in the Three Gorges reservoir area development process and put study emphases on the key technologies. It can provide decision-making basis for pollution emergency disposal in the Three Gorges reservoir area. It also has important significance to improve the level of water environment pollution prediction.

scholarly journals Effects of Landscape Positions and Landscape Types on Soil Properties and Chlorophyll Content of Citrus in a Sloping Orchard in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4288
Author(s):  
Siyue Sun ◽  
Guolin Zhang ◽  
Tieguang He ◽  
Shufang Song ◽  
Xingbiao Chu
Keyword(s):  
Soil Properties ◽  
Chlorophyll Content ◽  
Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
Slope Position ◽  
Three Gorges Reservoir Area ◽  
Three Gorges ◽  
Reservoir Area ◽  
The Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
The Three Gorges ◽  
Landscape Types

In recent years, soil degradation and decreasing orchard productivity in the sloping orchards of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area of China have received considerable attention both inside and outside the country. More studies pay attention to the effects of topography on soil property changes, but less research is conducted from the landscape. Therefore, understanding the effects of landscape positions and landscape types on soil properties and chlorophyll content of citrus in a sloping orchard is of great significance in this area. Our results showed that landscape positions and types had a significant effect on the soil properties and chlorophyll content of citrus. The lowest soil nutrient content was detected in the upper slope position and sloping land, while the highest exists at the footslope and terraces. The chlorophyll content of citrus in the middle and upper landscape position was significantly higher than the footslope. The redundancy analysis showed that the first two ordination axes together accounted for 81.32% of the total variation, which could be explained by the changes of soil total nitrogen, total phosphorus, total potassium, available nitrogen, available potassium, organic matter, pH, and chlorophyll content of the citrus. Overall, this study indicates the significant influence of landscape positions and types on soil properties and chlorophyll content of citrus. Further, this study provides a reference for the determination of targeted land management measures and orchard landscape design so that the soil quality and orchard yield can be improved, and finally, the sustainable development of agriculture and ecology can be realized.

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