Function Evolution and Landscape Planning Strategy of Inland Rivers in Beilun Port City of Ningbo

In the history, the main roles of inland rivers in Beilun Port City of Ningbo were desalination,blocking tides, shipping, and flood control. Nowadays, with the continuous spread and deepening ofurbanization, the ecological environment of river courses has been destroyed. In the past, remediationmeasures based on engineering and technology played a certain role, but can not “cure the root cause”. Itshould respect the historical evolution process of river courses, and highlight the ecological service functionand leisure tourism value of river courses from the coordination perspective of urban and rural ecologicalenvironment, economic industries, society and culture in the planning ideas of ecology, production, andlife integration. Four aspects of the measures are as below: protecting and repairing the ecological matrixof river courses;building green space system and maintaining flood control functions through the waternetwork;protecting cultural heritage along the rivers;developing waterfront leisure tourism scenic area.

Mutual optimization of water utilization structure and industrial structure in arid inland river basins of Northwest China

Water is a key restricting factor of the economic development and eco-environmental protection in arid inland river basins of Northwest China. Although water supplies are short, the water utilization structure and the corresponding industrial structure are unbalanced. We constructed a System Dynamic Model for mutual optimization based on the mechanism of their interaction. This model is applied to the Heihe River Basin where the share of limited water resources among ecosystem, production and human living is optimized. Results show that, by mutual optimization, the water utilization structure and the industrial structures fit in with each other. And the relationships between the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Heihe River Basin can be harmonized. Mutual benefits of ecology, society and economy can be reached, and a sustainable ecology-production-living system can be obtained. This study gives a new insight and method for the sustainable utilization of water resources in arid inland river basins.

Simulation of hydrological processes of mountainous watersheds in inland river basins: taking the Heihe Mainstream River as an example

The hydrological processes of mountainous watersheds in inland river basins are complicated.It is absolutely significant to quantify mountainous runoff for social,economic and ecological purposes.This paper takes the mountainous watershed of the Heihe Mainstream River as a study area to simulate the hydrological processes of mountainous watersheds in inland river basins by using the soil and water assessment tool(SWAT)model.SWAT simulation results show that both the Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency and the determination coefficient values of the calibration period(January 1995 to December 2002)and validation period(January 2002 to December 2009)are higher than 0.90,and the percent bias is controlled within±5%,indicating that the simulation results are satisfactory.According to the SWAT performance,we discussed the yearly and monthly variation trends of the mountainous runoff and the runoff components.The results show that from 1996 to 2009,an indistinctive rising trend was observed for the yearly mountainous runoff,which is mainly recharged by lateral flow,and followed by shallow groundwater runoff and surface runoff.The monthly variation demonstrates that the mountainous runoff decreases slightly from May to July,contrary to other months.The mountainous runoff is mainly recharged by shallow groundwater runoff in January,February,and from October to December,by surface runoff in March and April,and by lateral flow from May to September.

Numerical Study on the Leakage and Diffusion Characteristics of Low-Solubility and Low-Volatile Dangerous Chemicals from Ship in Inland Rivers

Considering the accidents of ships for dangerous chemicals transportation in inland rivers,a numerical method for the simulation of the leakage and diffusion processes of dangerous chemicals in inland rivers is proposed in this paper.Geographic information,such as rivers and buildings in the model,is obtained through Google Earth and structures of rivers and buildings are described by Auto CAD.In addition,the Fluent is adopted to simulate the leakage and diffusion processes of the dangerous chemicals where the standard k-εmodel is used to calculate the turbulent flow.Considering the interaction between chemicals and water,the VOF method is used to describe the leakage,drift and diffusion process of dangerous chemicals groups on the water surface.Taking a section of the Yangtze River as an example,the leakage and diffusion processes from a ship carrying 3,000 tons of low-solubility and low-volatile dangerous chemicals are studied,and the characteristics of leakage and diffusion are analyzed in detail.During the simulation,the area of the maximum group of leaked dangerous chemicals reaches up to about 1800 m2,and the number reaches up to 45.Furthermore,the influence of density,viscosity,water velocity and leakage velocity on the leakage and diffusion processes is investigated in this paper.

The Process of Cultivated Land and Water Resource Distribution Changing in Recent Decades in Upstream and Downstream in Shiyang Inland River Basin in Arid Area of Northwest China

Last century 50 - 70 years, the dam construction of Shiyang Inland River Basin (SIRB) profound impact on the distribution of water resources and arable land in the basin. Through data collection, field surveys and remote sensing image interpretation, we analysis the use of land and water resources change process in the middle and lower reaches of SIRB in recent decades. The results show: (1) The cultivated area of SIRB has been an upward trend in recent decades, The whole basin cultivated area has increased total 229,000 hm2 from 1973 to 2010 and mainly in the middle and lower reaches. Midstream increased by 149,700 hm2 accounting for 65.36 percent of total, downstream increased by 70,000 hm2 accounting for 30.70 percent of total. (2) The amount of surface water resources of downstream reduce significantly gradually since dam construction, and the water table sharp decline. While the volume of surface water resources come downstream from the 1950s accounted for 30 to 40 percent of the total gradually reduced to less than 10% in 2012;(3) since the arable land area of middle and lower reaches of SIRB basin substantial increase, so the surface water resource does not meet irrigation needs. Agricultural irrigation relies heavily on exploitation of groundwater to supplement, resulting in Regional Groundwater Depth dropped rapidly, and forming several huge funnel groundwater settlements. 20 years from 1981 to 2001 the groundwater level of midstream dropped from around 5m to around 10m in Wuwei, and in Minqin dam-region of downstream along faster rate of decline in 20 years fell from 8.52 m to 22.68 m. Dam construction project has changed the pattern of the basin water cycle, the middle reaches closure a large number of surface water resources led to downstream sharp decline. Downstream continued exploitation of groundwater formed a few huge funnel groundwater settlements, it caused serious ecological problems. The basin should adjust the industrial structure and develop water saving irrigation, promote a virtuous cycle of water resources, to achieve sustainable development, seek a sustainable development ways conversion natural oasis to artificial oasis efficiency in arid zone.

SUSTAINABLE EXPLOITATION AND UTILIZATION OF WATER RESOURCES IN THE INLAND RIVERBASIN OF ARID NORTHWEST CHINA

Calculated in terms of surface runoff plus irrepeated groundwater, there is about 8. 67 ×1010m3 of total available water resources in the inland river basins of arid Northwest China. Water resources is the decisive factor for survival of oases and human being. But there have arisen several aspects of Serious eco-environment problems resulted from irrational exploitation and utilization. From now on, the development and utilization of water not only requires to promote regional economy, but also needs to protect and improve the environment based on their potential. Sustainable utilization needs to broaden new sources and saving water at first. Then three measures are recommended.

Hydrological and water cycle processes of inland river basins in the arid region of Northwest China

The increasing shortage in water resources is a key factor affecting sustainable socio-economic development in the arid region of Northwest China(ARNC). Water shortages also affect the stability of the region's oasis ecosystem. This paper summarizes the hydrological processes and water cycle of inland river basins in the ARNC, focusing on the following aspects: the spatial-temporal features of water resources(including air water vapor resources, runoff, and glacial meltwater) and their driving forces; the characteristics of streamflow composition in the inland river basins; the characteristics and main controlling factors of baseflow in the inland rivers; and anticipated future changes in hydrological processes and water resources. The results indicate that:(1) although the runoff in most inland rivers in the ARNC showed a significant increasing trend, both the glaciated area and glacial ice reserves have been reduced in the mountains;(2) snow melt and glacier melt are extremely important hydrological processes in the ARNC, especially in the Kunlun and Tianshan mountains;(3) baseflow in the inland rivers of the ARNC is the result of climate change and human activities, with the main driving factors being the reduction in forest area and the over-exploitation and utilization of groundwater in the river basins; and(4) the contradictions among water resources, ecology and economy will further increase in the future. The findings of this study might also help strengthen the ecological, economic and social sustainable development in the study region.

Modeling the distribution of Populus euphratica in the Heihe River Basin, an inland river basin in an arid region of China

Populus euphratica is a dominant tree species in riparian Tugai forests and forms a natural barrier that maintains the stability of local oases in arid inland river basins. Despite being critical information for local environmental protection and recovery, establishing the specific spatial distribution of P. euphratica has rarely been attempted via precise and reliable species distribution models in such areas. In this research, the potential geographic distribution of P. euphratica in the Heihe River Basin was simulated with MaxEnt software based on species occurrence data and 29 environmental variables. The result showed that in the Heihe River Basin, 820 km^2 of land primarily distributed along the banks of the lower reaches of the river is a suitable habitat for P. euphratica. We built other MaxEnt models based on different environmental variables and another eight models employing different mathematical algorithms based on the same 29 environmental variables to demonstrate the superiority of this method.MaxEnt based on 29 environmental variables performed the best among these models, as it precisely described the essential characteristics of the distribution of P. euphratica forest land. This study verified that MaxEnt can serve as an effective tool for species distribution in extremely arid regions with sufficient and reliable environmental variables. The results suggest that there may be a larger area of P. euphratica forest distribution in the study area and that ecological conservation and management of P.euphratica should prioritize suitable habitat. This research provides valuable insights for the conservation and management of degraded P. euphratica riparian forests.

Sensitivity analyses of different vegetations responding to climate change in inland river basin of China

Terrestrial ecosystem and climate system are closely related to each other. Faced with the unavoidable global climate change, it is important to investigate terrestrial ecosystem responding to climate change. In inland river basin of arid and semi-arid regions in China, sensitivity difference of vegetation responding to climate change from 1998 to 2007 was analyzed in this paper. （1） Differences in the global spatio-temporal distribution of vegetation and climate are obvious. The vegetation change shows a slight degradation in this whole region. Degradation is more obvious in densely vegetated areas. Temperature shows a general downward trend with a linear trend coefficient of -1.1467. Conversely, precipitation shows an increasing trend with a linear trend coefficient of 0.3896. （2） About the central tendency response, there are similar features in spatial distribution of both NDVI responding to precipitation （NDVI-P） and NDVI responding to AI （NDVI-AI）, which are contrary to that of NDVI responding to air temperature （NDVI-T）. Typical sensitivity region of NDVI-P and NDVI-AI mainly covers the northern temperate arid steppe and the northern temperate desert steppe. NDVI-T typical sensitivity region mainly covers the northern temperate desert steppe. （3） Regarding the fluctuation amplitude response, NDVI-T is dominated by the lower sensitivity, typical regions of the warm temperate shrubby, selui-shrubby, bare extreme dry desert, and northern temperate meadow steppe in the east and temperate semi-shrubby, dwarf arboreous desert in the north are high response. （4） Fluctuation amplitude responses between NDVI-P and NDVI-AI present a similar spatial distribution. The typical sensitivity region mainly covers the northern temperate desert steppe. There are various linear change trend responses of NDVI-T, NDVI-P and NDVI-AI. As to the NDVI-T and NDVI-AI, which are influenced by the boundary effect of semi-arid and semi-humid climate zones, there is less correlation of their linear change tendency along the border. There is stronger correlation in other regions, especially in the NDVI-T in the northern temperate desert steppe and NDVI-AI in the warm temperate shrubby, selui-shrubby, bare, extreme and dry desert.

A distributed runoff model for inland mountainous river basin of Northwest China

In order to predict the futuristic runoff under global warming, and to approach to the effects of vegetation on the ecological environment of the inland river mountainous watershed of Northwest China, the authors use the routine hydrometric data to create a distributed monthly model with some conceptual parameters, coupled with GIS and RS tools and data. The model takes sub-basin as the minimal confluent unit, divides the main soils of the basin into 3 layers, and identifies the vegetation types as forest and pasture. The data used in the model are precipitation, air temperature, runoff, soil weight water content, soil depth, soil bulk density, soil porosity, land cover, etc. The model holds that if the water amount is greater than the water content capacity, there will be surface runoff. The actual evaporation is proportional to the product of the potential evaporation and soil volume water content. The studied basin is Heihe mainstream mountainous basin, with a drainage area of 10,009 km 2 . The data used in this simulation are from Jan. 1980 to Dec. 1995, and the first 10 years' data are used to simulate, while the last 5 years' data are used to calibrate. For the simulation process, the Nash-Sutcliffe Equation, Balance Error and Explained Variance is 0.8681, 5.4008 and 0.8718 respectively, while for the calibration process, 0.8799, -0.5974 and 0.8800 respectively. The model results show that the futuristic runoff of Heihe river basin will increase a little. The snowmelt, glacier meltwater and the evaportranspiration will increase. The air temperature increment will make the permanent snow and glacier area diminish, and the snowline will rise. The vegetation, especially the forest in Heihe mountainous watershed, could lead to the evapotranspiration decrease of the watershed, adjust the runoff process, and increase the soil water content.

A model for simulating the response of runoff from the mountainous watersheds of inland river basins in the arid area of northwest China to climatic changes

A model for simulating the response of monthly runoff from the mountainous watersheds to climatic changes is developed. The model is based on the modifications to the HBV runoff model, and therefore represents the characteristics and runoff generation processes of inland river basins in the arid area of northwest China. Taking the mountainous watershed of an inland river, the Heihe River originating from the Qilian Mountains and running through the Hexi Corridor as an example, the monthly runoff changes under different climate scenarios are simulated. The simulation indicates that, during the years from 1994 to 2030, if the annual mean air temperature increases by 0.5℃ , and precipitation keeps unchanged, then the runoff of May and October will increase because of the increase of the snow melt runoff, but the runoff of July and August will decrease to some extent because of the increase of evaporation, and as a result, the annual runoff will decrease by 4 % . If the precipitation still keeps unchanged, and the air temperature increases by 1.0℃ , in addition to the increase of runoff of May and June, the runoff of July and August will decrease in a larger amount, making the annual runoff decrease by 7.11 % . If the air temperature keeps unchanged, the increase of annual precipitation by 10% will cause the increase of runoff by 5 .27% ; while the increase of precipitation by 20% will cause the increase of runoff by 12.35% . When the air temperature increases by 0.5℃ and the precipitation increases by 10% , the runoff will increase only by 1.62% .

内河中游区大型沉管隧道建造关键新技术——以襄阳鱼梁洲隧道为例

为解决内河中游区沉管隧道建造面临的河床冲刷强、强透水地层深厚、防洪要求高等问题,依托襄阳鱼梁洲沉管隧道工程,通过工程调研、理论分析、物模试验、数值模拟、现场测试等手段,对内河沉管隧道建造关键技术进行创新及应用,首次形成如下创新成果:1)提出沉管隧道冲刷安全量化评价方法,给出沉管结构横向稳定性安全系数等5项评价指标及其评价标准体系,填补了沉管隧道防冲安全量化评价方法的空白;2)研发利用管周摩擦力抵抗止水带回弹力的摩擦止推型最终接头,解决常规陆域接头需设置大型圬工结构的问题;3)研发并量产可满足0.3 MPa外水压水密性、100年设计使用寿命的沉管接头外侧止水带国产化产品,其百年应力松弛衰减率仅25.5%,预测使用寿命144年,使中国实现沉管隧道全产业链技术的国产化;4)提出整体式管节不设后浇带全断面顺浇预制工法,实现沉管结构预制工效提高52%、结构接缝减少61%、浇筑裂缝减少60%;5)在内河沉管隧道中采用先铺卵石垫层基础,并研发出全浮式高精度先铺卵石基床整平船;6)研发应用沉管无焊接装配式端封门和柔性水袋压载水系统,可实现舾装设施的便捷循环使用和施工效率的提升。

芜湖内河水环境重金属分布特征及健康风险评价

为明确芜湖内河水体中重金属健康危险程度,以芜湖内河为研究对象,选取芜湖3条典型城市河道设置采样断面,对样品中Cr、Cu、Mn、Ni、Pb、Zn这6种重金属进行测试分析,使用健康风险模型评价重金属对人体健康风险。水样分析结果表明:研究区重金属Mn、Ni超过《地表水环境质量标准》(GB3838—2002)Ⅲ类水标准,Cr、Pb有部分点位超过Ⅲ类水标准。主成分分析结果表明:Cu、Ni、Mn和Zn由工业和生活源控制,Pb属于交通源因子,Cr是自然地质背景和人类活动因子。健康风险评价结果表明:6种重金属不存在非致癌风险,汇成河道和中山南路河道存在非致癌风险,直接摄入途径下,重金属Cr和Ni存在致癌风险。该研究结果可为芜湖城市内河水体重金属污染防治和居民生活安全用水提供措施和建议。

智联无人船内河水深测量与抗水流能力评估

利用无人船无验潮测深与网络RTK技术开展内河水深测量试验,并从测深精度、路径跟踪及最大抗水流能力三个方面评估该自主研发无人船性能。结果表明,无人船水深测量精度高,满足相关规范要求,且无人船在水流速<2.0 m/s条件下,抗水流速能力强,路径跟踪精度良好,外业作业最大抗水流速安全阈值为5.0 m/s。

The changes in the annual distribution of mountain runoff during the period of 1965-2018 in Hexi Corridor,Northwest China

The annual distribution characteristics of river runoff in arid regions have significant implications for water resource stability and management.Based on the mountain runoff data from 1965 to 2018,this study examines the annual change characteristics of monthly runoff of the Shiyang River Basin,Heihe River Basin,and Shule River Basin in the Hexi Corridor,Northwest China.Many indexes are used and analyzed,including the coefficient of variance,the complete regulation coefficient,the concentration degree and concentration period,the magnitude of change,the skewness coefficient,and the kurtosis coefficient of the annual distribution curves.The results reveal the following:(1)The inhomogeneity of annual runoff distribution in the Taolai River and the rivers to the west of it,except the Shiyou River,show an increasing trend.Conversely,the inhomogeneity of the rivers to the east of the Taolai River generally show a downward trend,but the coefficient of variance value is still very high.(2)In the Shiyang River Basin,the annual distribution of the concentration period is characterized by a relatively discrete pattern.Conversely,the Heihe River Basin exhibits a relatively concentrated pattern,and the distribution pattern of the Shule River Basin is quite different.Notably,all concentration periods in the three basins have shifted backward after the 2000s.(3)The Shiyang River Basin exhibits disordered annual distribution curves of runoff in different years.In contrast,the Heihe River Basin presents a typical‘single-peak’pattern with a prominent right-skewed.The Shule River Basin has regular distribution curves,with a gradually significant‘double-peak’pattern from east to west.Overall,there has been a slight change in runoff in the Shiyang River Basin,while the Heihe River Basin and Shule River Basin have experienced significant increases in runoff.The annual distribution curves of runoff in the Liyuan River and the rivers to the east of it exhibit a gentle peak pattern,and the appearance probability of extreme runoff during the year is low.Conversely,the rivers to the west of the Liyuan River,excluding the Danghe River,display a sharp peak and thick tail pattern,indicating that the appearance probability of extreme runoff during the year is high.These findings have practical implications for the planning and management of water resources in the Hexi Corridor.Moreover,they provide a solid foundation for predicting future changes in regional water resources.

内河枢纽港水工钢构件锈蚀特征时空分布规律

内河枢纽港框架直立式码头下部结构多采用钢护筒、钢靠船构件、纵横撑等钢构件,钢构件具有强度高、塑性好等优点的同时也存在易锈蚀、耐腐蚀性差等问题,水工钢构件锈蚀对内河枢纽港长期运营安全存在严重威胁。为了探究水沙冲蚀条件下内河枢纽港水工钢构件锈蚀规律,依托某代表性内河枢纽港工程,开展针对其水工钢构件锈蚀程度的现场检测试验。通过对不同排架、高程、受水沙冲蚀方向等钢构件试验数据结果的详细对比分析,揭示不同钢构件锈蚀程度的时空分布规律,并提出所依托工程的水工钢构件锈蚀经验模型。结果表明:钢构件的锈蚀厚度随服役时间的增加而增大,但随着高程的增加而逐渐减小;同一高程位置处,构件迎水面的锈蚀程度相较于侧水面、背水面更严重。

福州城区内河主要野生鱼类体内抗菌药物残留调查与分析

目的:为更好评价福州内河治理后的生态环境,在福州城区内河首次开展主要野生鱼体内6类抗菌药物残留调查。方法:以光明港、晋安河、白马河和凤坂河等4条福州主要内河水系为调查对象,共布设11个调查站位;并分别于2021年12月和2022年6月共采集27份样品,参照GB/T 22955-2008、GB/T 20762-2006等标准方法进行检测。调查结论:福州城区内河生态环境未受大部分常用抗菌药物污染,总体情况良好。

长三角内河集装箱运输通道布局研究

长三角内河集装箱运输不仅是建设长三角世界级港口群、助力长三角综合立体交通及经济一体化发展的重要组成部分,也是运输结构调整、节能减排降碳的重要方向,符合国家战略导向。通过分析长三角内河集装箱运输发展特点,结合内河集装箱运输通道布局的影响因素,通过定性定量相结合的三阶段分析方法,确定长三角内河集装箱主要运输通道的布局层次,在此基础上提出编制长三角内河集装箱运输通道布局规划、高标准贯通主要通道建设、完善优化物流组织体系以及建立区域集装箱一体化发展机制等建议。

考虑生态限制的内河港口岸线等级评价研究

为明晰港口岸线的优劣情况,给港口开发及整合提供参考,提出了一种考虑生态限制条件的港口岸线等级评价方法。首先,选取自然条件、社会经济、交通发展等3个方面的12个指标,借助物元可拓模型进行港口岸线资源等级初评。然后,以生态限制条件为减分因素对初评结果进行修正,得出岸线等级可划分为4类:一级规划岸线、二级规划岸线、三级规划岸线、四级规划岸线。其中,一级规划岸线最适宜建设深水港,二级规划岸线适宜建港,三级规划岸线和四级规划岸线不宜建港。最后,基于长江重庆段五段不同岸线的数据进行案例分析,分析结果表明:评价结果与实际情况基本一致;改进的等级评价指标、定性定量相结合的方法能够提高评价结果的准确性;将生态因素作为限制条件从综合评价中独立出来进行等级结果修正能够有效避免岸线开发利用时侵占生态资源。

内陆河湖相软土地基原位测试方法适用性分析

以内陆河湖相软土地基为研究对象,结合内陆河湖相软土工程特性和原位测试方法特点,采用现场调研、资料收集、统计分析等方法,对内陆河湖相软土地基原位测试方法适用性进行了较详尽的研究。研究结果表明:相较于室内土工试验,原位测试所测得的内陆河湖相软土工程特性的变异性更小、代表性更好。基于此,筛选出关键原位测试方法的适用范围,并明确了常用的静力触探试验和十字板剪切试验的技术要求、勘察数据应用场景,以及用于内陆河湖相软土地基勘察时需满足的测试要求。