Fluvial systems play a crucial role in coastal and riverine ecosystems, making it essential to understand their responses to sea level changes for preserving biodiversity and managing natural resources. The evolution ...Fluvial systems play a crucial role in coastal and riverine ecosystems, making it essential to understand their responses to sea level changes for preserving biodiversity and managing natural resources. The evolution of the modern Indus River Delta offers a rare opportunity to study the interplay between sea level fluctuations, tectonism, sediment supply, and the corresponding fluvial responses. This study employs the ‘SedSim' stratigraphic forward model to simulate the delta's evolution from 200 kyr to the next5 kyr, drawing on data from field observations, Landsat imagery, digital elevation models, and previous studies. The model consists of 205 layers, each representing a 1-kyr time step, covering the last two glacial-interglacial cycles. Between 200 kyr and 130 kyr, during a lowstand period, sedimentation on the delta plain continued due to partial flow from the Indus River. During the last interglacial(130–60 kyr), rising sea levels led to peak sediment deposition, characteristic of a highstand phase. From 60 kyr to 18 kyr, sea levels dropped to their lowest during the Last Glacial Maximum(LGM), resulting in extensive erosion and minimal deposition on the delta plain. From 18 kyr to the present, rapidly rising sea levels, coupled with intensified monsoon activity, increased sedimentation rates and triggered avulsion and aggradation processes. The model accurately predicted depositional thickness across the delta plain, indicating a maximum of ca. 200 m at the shoreline platform, ca. 175 m in the northeastern delta, and ca. 100 m in the central delta. The study underscores the delta's vulnerability to future sea level rise, which–at a projected rate of 1 m/kyr–could significantly influence the densely populated, low-lying delta plain. These findings offer valuable insights into the geomorphic evolution of the Indus Delta and emphasize the socioeconomic implications of sea level change, underscoring the importance of proactive management and adaptation strategies.展开更多
通过现代三角洲沉积的卫星照片可以获取并分析水下分流河道与河口坝的定量数据及其平面分布规律,丰富与完善储层地质知识库。以鄱阳湖三角洲为主要为研究对象,结合Wax Lake Delta现代沉积的卫星照片,对典型的朵状河控三角洲前缘水下分...通过现代三角洲沉积的卫星照片可以获取并分析水下分流河道与河口坝的定量数据及其平面分布规律,丰富与完善储层地质知识库。以鄱阳湖三角洲为主要为研究对象,结合Wax Lake Delta现代沉积的卫星照片,对典型的朵状河控三角洲前缘水下分流河道与河口坝的平面分布特征及其相互关系进行定性及定量研究。结果表明水下分流河道的分叉角度近50°,向湖盆方向宽度变窄(宽度降低0.72倍)、数量变多,呈发散叶脉状;单一的河口坝呈三角状和狭长心滩状,其中三角状河口坝发育在三角洲前缘下部,狭长心滩状河口坝位于三角洲前缘中上部,并且河口坝长度与宽度之间存在较好的线性关系。研究结果可以有效指导相似地下储层的精细微相研究。展开更多
基金the Science and Technology Innovation Project of the Laoshan Laboratory (No. LSKJ202203402)the Major Research Project on the Tethys Geodynamic System from the National Science Foundation of China (No. 92055204)。
文摘Fluvial systems play a crucial role in coastal and riverine ecosystems, making it essential to understand their responses to sea level changes for preserving biodiversity and managing natural resources. The evolution of the modern Indus River Delta offers a rare opportunity to study the interplay between sea level fluctuations, tectonism, sediment supply, and the corresponding fluvial responses. This study employs the ‘SedSim' stratigraphic forward model to simulate the delta's evolution from 200 kyr to the next5 kyr, drawing on data from field observations, Landsat imagery, digital elevation models, and previous studies. The model consists of 205 layers, each representing a 1-kyr time step, covering the last two glacial-interglacial cycles. Between 200 kyr and 130 kyr, during a lowstand period, sedimentation on the delta plain continued due to partial flow from the Indus River. During the last interglacial(130–60 kyr), rising sea levels led to peak sediment deposition, characteristic of a highstand phase. From 60 kyr to 18 kyr, sea levels dropped to their lowest during the Last Glacial Maximum(LGM), resulting in extensive erosion and minimal deposition on the delta plain. From 18 kyr to the present, rapidly rising sea levels, coupled with intensified monsoon activity, increased sedimentation rates and triggered avulsion and aggradation processes. The model accurately predicted depositional thickness across the delta plain, indicating a maximum of ca. 200 m at the shoreline platform, ca. 175 m in the northeastern delta, and ca. 100 m in the central delta. The study underscores the delta's vulnerability to future sea level rise, which–at a projected rate of 1 m/kyr–could significantly influence the densely populated, low-lying delta plain. These findings offer valuable insights into the geomorphic evolution of the Indus Delta and emphasize the socioeconomic implications of sea level change, underscoring the importance of proactive management and adaptation strategies.
文摘通过现代三角洲沉积的卫星照片可以获取并分析水下分流河道与河口坝的定量数据及其平面分布规律,丰富与完善储层地质知识库。以鄱阳湖三角洲为主要为研究对象,结合Wax Lake Delta现代沉积的卫星照片,对典型的朵状河控三角洲前缘水下分流河道与河口坝的平面分布特征及其相互关系进行定性及定量研究。结果表明水下分流河道的分叉角度近50°,向湖盆方向宽度变窄(宽度降低0.72倍)、数量变多,呈发散叶脉状;单一的河口坝呈三角状和狭长心滩状,其中三角状河口坝发育在三角洲前缘下部,狭长心滩状河口坝位于三角洲前缘中上部,并且河口坝长度与宽度之间存在较好的线性关系。研究结果可以有效指导相似地下储层的精细微相研究。
