Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2023, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (4): 91-103.doi: 10.11978/2022176CSTR: 32234.14.2022176

Special Issue: 全球变化专题

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Variations in water and sediments of the Nanliu River flowing into the sea under the influence of extreme weather in the past 60 years

YANG Xialing1(), LI Shushi2(), XU Shanshan1, YU Chongxi3, PAN Jie3   

  1. 1. School of Geography and Planning, Nanning Normal University, Nanning 530100, China
    2. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Environment Change and Disaster in Beibu Gulf (Beibu Gulf University), Qinzhou 535011, China
    3. College of Resources and Environment, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou 535011, China
  • Received:2022-08-13 Revised:2022-10-19 Online:2023-07-10 Published:2022-10-14
  • Supported by:
    Guangxi Natural Science Foundation Key Fund(2018JJD150005); National Natural Science Foundation of China(41866001); Guangxi First-class Discipline of Marine Science, Beibu Gulf University(DRB006); Guangxi First-class Discipline of Marine Science, Beibu Gulf University(DTC003); Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program for Undergraduates of Beibu Gulf University(202011607021); Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program for Undergraduates of Beibu Gulf University(S202111607128)

Abstract:

The change of river inflow sediment is an important content in the study of estuarine delta evolution. Against the backdrop of increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather caused by global warming, it is of great practical significance to study the variability of sediment fluxes in rivers entering the sea under the influence of extreme weather for understanding the environmental evolution of estuarine deltas. This paper takes the Nanliu River, a small and medium-sized river flowing into the sea, as an example. Based on the measured data of water, sediment and floods from 1966 to 2020, the variation coefficient of variation and mathematical statistics are used to analyze the variation law of water and sediment under the influence of extreme weather. The research results show that: 1) the multi-year average daily flow during the transit of tropical cyclones is 7.72×102 m3·s-1, which is 4.73 times that of normal weather of 1.63×102 m3·s-1. The multi-year average of the average daily sediment transport of tropical cyclones was 2.55×104 t, which is 13.42 times that of 0.19×104 t in normal weather. During the tropical cyclone, the amount of sediment entering the sea is large, and it has the characteristics of "rich water and sand"; 2) the multi-year average daily flow and sediment load during the flood period were 8.53×102 m3·s-1 and 3.07×104 t, respectively, which were the average daily flow (1.56×102 m3·s-1) and sediment load (0.17×104 t) 5.46 times and 18.18 times. During floods, the greater the amount of incoming sediment, the greater the flux of sediment into the sea, showing the typical feature of “more incoming and more transportation”; 3) extreme weather has an important contribution to the sediment flux of the Nanliu River into the sea. The multi-year average contribution rates of tropical cyclones to runoff and sediment transport were 6.78%and 19.31%, respectively, while the multi-year average contribution rates of floods to runoff and sediment transport were 14.33%and 36.21%, respectively.

Key words: tropical cyclones, flood, changes in water and sediment, contribution rate