Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2019, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (3): 68-78.doi: 10.11978/2018088CSTR: 32234.14.2018088

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Morphodynamic analysis of Haiou sandbody evolution in Pearl River delta since Holocene

Wenyuan MO1,3,Xing WEI2(),Chaoyu WU3   

  1. 1. College of civil Engineering and Architecture of Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
    2. State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography (South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Guangzhou 510301, China
    3. Center for Coastal Ocean Science and Technology Research, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
  • Received:2018-08-27 Revised:2018-10-09 Online:2019-05-20 Published:2019-06-17
  • Contact: Xing WEI E-mail:wes@scsio.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    Natural Science Foundation of China(41206071);Science and Technology Foundation of Guangzhou(201607020042)

Abstract:

Haiou Sandbody (HS) is a characteristic deposition body in the Pearl River delta. Based on the borehole data and the long-term morphodynamic model, the formation and evolution of the HS were studied. The bottom-up sedimentary sequence of the HI during Holocene is river facies, estuary shallow sea facies and delta facies. Since the maximum of the Holocene transgression, Humen tidal current and northeast-southwest tidal current have been the main forces influencing the formation and evolution of HS. From 6000 to 2500 a BP, due to the influence of the northeast to southwest fluctuating tide, the middle and northern parts of HS have been in a scour and non-sedimentary state. From 2500 to 1700 a BP, with the development of Panyu Plain, the northeast-southwest fluctuating trend gradually weakened, and the HS entered a rapid sedimentary period, with the mean deposition rate of about 15 mm·a -1. Between 1700 and 600 a BP, with the formation of the Shawan channel, the middle part of HS developed rapidly. To about 600 a BP, HS basically formed a dew surface.

Key words: Pearl River delta, Haiou sandbody, Holocene, evolution, long-term model

CLC Number: 

  • P736.2