Wind tunnel investigation of the influence of surface moisture content on the entrainment and erosion of beach sand by wind using sands from tropical humid coastal southern China

Wind erosion has major impacts on dune growth, desertification, and architecture on sea coasts. The deflation threshold shear velocity is a crucial parameter in predicting erosion, and surface moisture greatly affects this threshold and thus sand stability. Wind tunnel studies have shown that reduced moisture contents decrease entrainment thresholds and increase wind erosion, but field and wind tunnel test data is lacking for tropical humid coastal areas. In this study, we investigated the influence of surface moisture contents (at 1 mm depth) on sand entrainment and erosion using tropical humid coastal sands from southern China. Shear velocities were deduced from velocity profiles above the sand. The threshold shear velocity increased linearly with increasing ln100M (M, gravimetric moisture content). The increase was steepest below a moisture content of 0.0124 (i.e., at M_1.5, the moisture content in the sand at a matric potential of − 1.5 MPa). We compared several popular models that predict threshold shear velocity of moisture sediment, and found substantial differences between their predicted results. At a surface moisture content of 0.0124, the predicted increase in the wet threshold shear velocity compared with the dry threshold shear velocity ranged from 34% to 195%. The empirical model of Chepil and Selah simulated the data well for M < 0.0062 (i.e., 0.5M_1.5), whereas Belly's empirical model simulated the data best for M > 0.0062. Wind erosion modulus increased with increasing effective wind velocity following a power function with a positive exponent at all moisture contents, but decreased with increasing surface moisture content following a power function with a negative exponent. When wind speed and moisture content varied simultaneously, wind erosion modulus was proportional to the 0.73 power of effective wind velocity, but inversely proportional to the 1.48 power of M. The increase in resistance to erosion at low moisture contents probably results from cohesive forces in the water films surrounding the sand particles. At a moisture content near M_1.5, wind erosion ceases nearly for all wind velocities that we tested.     

Wind tunnel test of the influence of moisture on the erodibility of loessial sandy loam soils by wind

Loessial sandy loam soils are the major soil categories in the northern Loess Plateau, China. Owing to a dry, windy climate and sparse surface cover, wind erosion is a serious problem and dust (sand) storms occur frequently. Soil moisture is one of the most important factors influencing resistance to wind erosion. The influence of moisture content on the erodibility of sandy loam soils was investigated through wind tunnel simulations. Results showed that the threshold velocity for soil particle movement by wind increases with increasing soil moisture by a power function. The intrinsic factor in the increase in soil resistance due to moisture content is the cohesive force of soil water. Cohesive forces of the film and capillary water are different; the influence of soil moisture on threshold velocity was shown to follow a step-like pattern. The wind erosion modulus of sandy loam was directly proportional to the cube of the wind velocity or the square of the effective wind velocity (V−V_t). There existed a negative exponential relationship between the wind erosion rate and soil moisture content. Initially, as soil moisture increased the decrease in the wind erosion rate was rather rapid. When the moisture content reached more than 4%, the rate of decrease in erosion slowed and became almost constant with successive increments of moisture. This suggests that different soil moisture contents can prevent wind erosion at different levels. Four percent soil moisture could only reduce the erodibility of the sandy loam soil by a small degree.     

Spatial trends of dustfall over northern China in the spring and their influencing factors

The spatial trends of dustfall of different sizes over northern China during April and May 2001,and March 2002,and their influencing factors,were analyzed.We divided the dustfall into seven grades based on particle size.Total dustfall and dustfall for each grade were highest in desert regions then in regions undergoing desertification,and the total dustfall,dustfall 100 μm and dustfall 250 μm were higher in western agricultural regions closer to desert areas than in eastern agricultural regions.The spatial trends in dustfall 300 μm in diameter were most strongly correlated with dust events,and the content of coarse particles increased with increasing severity of dust events.Because the spatial trend for dust events appears to be controlled by geomorphic conditions,vegetation coverage,soil moisture,and the distance from dust source,dustfall 300 μm in diameter appears to have the same controlling factors as dust events,but the control decreases with increasing particle size.Wind,the driving force for dust emissions,also influenced the spatial trends in dustfall 200 μm in diameter,and especially for dustfall 50 to 100 μm in diameter.Although dustfall 300 μm in diameter and precipitation were not strongly spatially correlated,there is some evidence that high precipitation decreased deposition by restraining blowing sand.The coarser the dustfall,the weaker the correlation with wind speed;however,transport of larger particles still occurs,and further research will be required to test the possibility that this dust is entrained mainly by the small-scale dust devils that are commonly observed in the study area.     

金沙江干热河谷不同植被坡面土壤水分时空分布特征

于2016年7~12月和2017年4月的旱、雨季期间，以金沙江干热河谷苴那小流域内的银合欢（Leucaena Benth）林地、车桑子（Dodonaea angustifolia）灌丛地和扭黄茅（Heteropogon cantortus）草地为研究对象，通过网格法和土钻法采集并测定了（0~100 cm）土层的土壤含水量，应用经典统计法和地统计学方法分析该区域不同林草植被下坡面土壤水分的动态变化特征。结果表明：（1）研究区土壤含水量总体较低，雨季显著大于旱季，旱、雨季均表现为灌丛地>草地>林地，呈中度至强度变异（0.07~0.28之间）。（2）不同林草植被下旱、雨季土壤水分具有相似的空间自相关性，自相关系数均由正向负转变，但由正向负转变的滞后距离有所不同，且雨季大于旱季，呈中等或强等空间自相关性。（3）不同林草植被下的土壤水分空间结构不同，林地、灌丛地和草地旱雨季最佳拟合模型均为球状模型；相同林草植被下各土层旱、雨季土壤水分的空间分布特征相似，但旱季的分布格局差异更显著，不同林草植被下深层土壤水分分布比表层土壤水分的分布更为复杂，土壤水分呈明显的斑块或条带状分布，含水量高值区和低值区位置不固定。总之不同林草植被类型会改变局部地段土壤水分空间分布，降雨会加强这种差异的趋势，但土壤水分仍具一定空间连续性。     

Velocity profile of a sand cloud blowing over a gravel surface

Particle dynamic analyzer (PDA) measurement technology was used to study the turbulent characteristics and the variation with height of the mean horizontal (in the downwind direction) and vertical (in the upward direction) particle velocity of a sand cloud blowing over a gravel surface. The results show that the mean horizontal particle velocity of the cloud increases with height, while the mean vertical velocity decreases with height. The variation of the mean horizontal velocity with height is, to some extent, similar to the wind profile that increases logarithmically with height in the turbulent boundary layer. The variation of the mean vertical velocity with height is much more complex than that of the mean horizontal velocity. The increase of the resultant mean velocity with height can be expressed by a modified power function. Particle turbulence in the downwind direction decreases with height, while that in the vertical direction is complex. For fine sands (0.2–0.3 mm and 0.3–0.4 mm), there is a tendency for the particle turbulence to increase with height. In the very near-surface layer (<4 mm), the movement of blown sand particles is very complex due to the rebound of particles on the bed and the interparticle collisions in the air. Wind starts to accelerate particle movement about 4 mm from the surface. The initial rebound on the bed and the interparticle collisions in the air have a profound effect on particle movement below that height, where particle concentration is very high and wind velocity is very low.     

中国干旱区不同成因沉积物吹蚀速率的实验研究

通过对中国干旱区8种不同成因沉积物吹蚀速率的风洞实验,从风蚀动力机制上讨论沙漠的物质来源及其与沙丘发育和沙漠形成的关系。对比风洞实验测定结果发现,在我国西北干旱区及其周围分布最广的8种沉积物中,吹蚀速率从大到小依次是：湖相沙 > 河流沙 > 砂页岩风化物 > 洪积物 > 冰水沙 > 花岗岩风化物 > 坡积物 > 冰碛物。吹蚀速率与沉积物组成中0.063~2 mm的易蚀性颗粒含量和分选性成显著线性正相关,与 < 0.063 mm的粉粘粒和 > 2 mm的砾石含量成显著线性负相关。根据不同沉积物吹蚀速率的差异性,可以将这8种沉积物划分为4类：(1) 湖相沙和河流沙在干燥条件下极易遭受风蚀,是最主要的沙源物质;(2) 砂页岩风化物、洪积物和冰水沙吹蚀速率较强,为次要的沙源物质;(3) 花岗岩风化物和坡积物吹蚀速率较差,仅能提供少量沙物质;(4) 冰碛物对风力有较强的抗蚀性,所能提供的沙物质数量甚微。我国沙漠的形成除了强盛的风力条件以外,内陆湖盆的干涸导致大范围湖相沙层的暴露以及流水对碎屑物质的前期分选起到了关键作用,这可能是我国沙漠一般分布在内陆湖盆周围或河流沿岸的主要物质原因。     

Origin and evolution of playas and blowouts in the semiarid zone of Tierra de Pinares (Duero Basin, Spain)

A large number of blowouts and playas occur in the marginal sectors of the aeolian deposits located in the southern sector of the Duero Depression (Tierra de Pinares) in Spain. The blowouts are relict landforms that were developed on sand sheets by deflation during dry periods with lower vegetation cover and a deeper water table. The studied blowouts form complexes of NW–SE and NNW–SSE elongated hollows with accompanying dunes up to 4 km long in the leeward margins. Some hollows host lakes or swampy areas related to a shallow water table. The dunes formed by NE–ENE winds show steep windward slopes and gentle leeward slopes. The studied playas, with prevalent NNW–SSE orientations, result from the aeolian excavation of terrace deposits and the underlying marly bedrock. It is probable that the formation of these depressions in an initial stage was related to deflation processes affected preferentially NNW–SSE sandy channels perpendicular to the dominant wind direction. The precipitation of salts in the playas generates aggregates of clay particles (peloids) that are easily removed by the wind. Once the bottom reached the substratum, the deepening of the depressions progressed by the deflation of particles produced by weathering of the argillaceous bedrock.     

大柴旦盐湖采卤区地层剖面盐渍土基本类型及其抗剪强度试验研究

选取柴达木盆地大柴旦盐湖采卤区作为试验区,对区内地层剖面盐渍土的基本类型进行划分,即通过测定Na+、Mg2+、Cl-等易溶盐离子的方法,得出区内采卤区地层剖面盐渍土的主要类型是以亚氯盐渍土为主。在此基础上,对盐渍土进行扰动试样的室内直剪试验研究,以获取抗剪强度指标粘聚力c值与内摩擦角φ值。试验结果表明,该区盐渍土的含盐量由地表开始向下呈逐渐降低趋势,即由地表的6.89%降到地下4.5 m处的1.11%。粘聚力c值主要受试样含水量大小的影响,表现出随着含水量的增加,粘聚力c值呈降低现象,即当含水量由19.8%上升至23.3%时,粘聚力c值由35.4 k Pa下降至24.9 k Pa,下降率约为29.7%;而当含水量由23.3%下降至17.4%时,粘聚力c值则由24.9 k Pa上升至34.1 k Pa,上升率约为36.9%。内摩擦角φ值则受试样粒径影响相对较为明显,随着试样中粘粒含量的增多,粗粒含量相对减少,内摩擦角呈逐渐增大的趋势,即由24.1°上升至33.3°,增加率约为37.3%。随着试样中含盐量的增加,粘聚力c值和内摩擦角φ值均呈线性增加趋势。该研究成果将有助于进一步探讨含水量、颗粒大小以及含盐量对盐渍土试样抗剪强度变化的影响,且对区内盐田及其相应的基础设施建设有一定的理论指导意义。     

跃移砂粒起跳的受力机制

根据作者拍摄的高速电影摄影实验发现, 沙粒起跳后垂直加速度均为负值, 亦即沙粒跳离地面后再无大于重力的、向上的外力作用于其上, 从而排除了八种起跳学说中的五种有关非接触力的起动学说, 即: 升力起动说、压差起动说、湍流起动说, 负压起动说和涡旋起动说。在余下的三种有关接触力的起动学说中, 作者估算后认为: 跃移起跳是斜面飞升与冲击碰撞相结合作用的结果。在凸凹不平的地面上滚动的沙粒只需很小的速度(厘米/秒量级)就可离地而去, 并从风中获取更多的能量。在地面上滚动或在空中飞行的沙粒, 以不同的角度冲击其它颗粒, 能以锐角和钝角反弹飞开。运动沙粒的动能只需有1/10转换为转动动能, 就可使沙粒获得数百以至上千转/秒的转速。     

VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF GRAIN-SIZE PARAMETERS OF DRIFTING PARTICLES DURING SAND STORMS IN THE TAKLAMAKAN DESERT,CENTRAL ASIA

The vertical distributions of grain-size parameters of drifting sand flux during sand storms in the Taklamakan Desert, Central Asia, were investigated through field observation and laboratory wind-tunnel tests. The results show that grain-size parameters of the drifting sands near the ground surface are similar to those of the source deposits. Fine and very fine sands in the flux layer near the ground surface (from zero to 20 cm high) comprise more than 85% of the sample's weight, with a mean diameter of 0.09 mm. The distributions of transported particles are mainly negatively skewed, with good sorting. The creep population consists of poorly sorted coarser particles. In the saltation layer, particle size becomes finer as a power function of height from 4 to 14 cm. Sorting in the saltation layer is good and improves as a logarithmic function of height. The higher the transport layer, the more negatively skewed the particle distribution becomes as a logarithmic function of height. It becomes more leptokurtic as a power function of height in the transport layer from zero to 12 cm high. Grain-size parameters change irregularly at heights above 14 cm. Regional differences in the vertical distribution of grain-size compositions are affected by source deposits, wind speeds, and transport rates, but source has more influence on the sorting of the drifting material than wind velocity.     

橡胶-大叶千斤拔复合生态系统中的植物生长与土壤水分养分动态

对橡胶-大叶千斤拔复合生态系统和橡胶纯林进行连续3 a的对比观测研究,结果表明在橡胶林里种植大叶千斤拔能促进橡胶生长,橡胶平均基径、平均胸径和平均树高分别比橡胶纯林高出11.0%、9.62%和3.78%.与橡胶纯林相比.混作后土壤含水量的季节变化较为缓和且旱季含水量较高;且0～10 cm和10～30 cm的土壤容重每年分别约下降0.03 g/cm3和0.01～0.02 g/cm3.随着种植年限的增加,土壤中有机质、全氮、全磷、全钾含量都呈现出先降后升的趋势,而在对照中土壤有机质、全氮、全磷、全钾含量均呈现不断下降的趋势.表明混作后植物的生长及土壤养分状况比橡胶纯林都有所改善.     

齐大山铁矿尾矿矿砂对环境污染的风洞实验

在开发矿产资源的同时又面临着环境资源的破坏,以及环境的污染问题,如在采矿和冶炼中产生的弃土和尾矿等废弃物,如处理不当在风力的作用下会产生对环境的污染.本文针对齐大山铁矿尾矿进行了有关方面的风洞吹砂实验;1、干尾矿砂(含水率为0.14%),与大于起砂风速的2次方呈正比关系;2、尾矿砂的输砂率随含水量的增加而减少非常明显.因此,给尾矿砂加入一定量的水分,使其保持不低于3-4%的水分,能有效的降低尾矿砂的吹扬量。     

紊流风场中起跳沙粒的轨迹特征

运用颗粒流体二相流的随机行走扩散模型(DRW)研究了紊流风场下起跳沙粒的运动轨迹特性。得出了轨迹特性(长度、高度、撞击角)随沙粒的大小和风速的变化规律,发现随沙粒粒径的减小紊流脉动对轨迹的影响显著增大。粒径在200μm以下时,紊流风场下计算得的轨迹形状与平均风场下得到的轨迹有明显差异。     

科尔沁沙地沙丘-草甸相间地土壤颗粒的分形特征

选择科尔沁沙地典型沙丘-草甸相间地为研究区,利用土壤颗粒的体积分形模型计算了研究区49个采样点土壤颗粒的分形维数,并建立了分形维数与土壤颗粒不同粒级间的相关关系,以探讨半干旱寒冷地区土壤颗粒的分形特征与土壤物理性质以及养分含量之间的关系。结果表明:(1)研究区土壤颗粒的分形维数为1.33~2.50,变幅较大,且呈现出自中部的草甸、农田地带向南、北方向的沙丘地带递减的趋势;土壤颗粒的体积分形维数依照流动沙丘-半流动半固定沙丘-固定沙丘-农田-草甸的顺序而递增。(2)土壤颗粒的分形维数与黏粒、粉粒含量显著正相关,与砂粒含量显著负相关,且表现出明显的对数关系。100 μm是影响土壤颗粒分形维数变化的分界粒径,大于该粒径的颗粒含量越高,土壤颗粒的分形维数越小;反之越大。(3)分形维数与土壤养分含量相关显著,土壤颗粒的分形维数与电导率、pH值及有机质、全氮、全磷含量均显著正相关,但与全钾含量负相关。在分形维数大于2时,基本与土壤饱和含水率正相关、与干容重负相关。     

坝上高原土壤不可蚀性颗粒与耕作方式对风蚀的影响

对河北省坝上高原农田土壤风蚀及其三个主要影响因素（土壤不可蚀性颗粒、土壤微地形和作物残余物）的野外观测和研究结果表明，在棵露平坦的秋翻地，土壤风蚀量随不可蚀性颗粒含量的增加而减少；春翻地土垄高度（犁沟深度）和留茬地作物残余物盖度的增加使土壤风蚀量大大减少，而且土壤微地形作物残余物和土壤不可蚀性颗粒的综合影响，对降低土壤风蚀量更为有效。据此认为，在防护林体系很不完善的坝上高原，只要实行合理的耕作方式，即秋季留茬、增加作物残余物，春季深翻，增高土垄（或加深犁沟深度）可有效地控制土壤风蚀、减轻风蚀危害。     

毛乌素沙地臭柏根系分布及根量

毛乌素沙地臭柏(Sabina vulgaris)灌丛根量、根系直径和分布特征的研究结果表明,臭柏根系分布深度可达2.0 m,水平延伸幅度达灌丛边缘以外1.0 m左右处;其根量主要集中在0~60 cm的土层内,占根系总量的60%~70%,呈倒金字塔型分布。根系直径以< 3 mm的细根居多,占剖面总根量的72%左右,集中分布在0~30cm的土层中。> 7 mm的粗根数量很少,占总根数的0%~5%。臭柏根量和直径分布特征依立地条件及土层深度的不同而异。     

人工固沙植被区土壤水分动态及空间分布

土壤水分是干旱区固沙植被生长发育最主要的限制因子,了解其动态变化特征对沙区人工植被建设具有重要意义。本研究利用EnviroSMART土壤水分监测系统,于2009-2013年对宁夏沙坡头地区人工固沙植被区的土壤水分动态进行连续监测。结果表明:(1)降水对土壤水分状况及动态变化有较大的影响。土壤水分总体处于过度消耗状态,在非生长季,土壤水分没有明显的回升现象。(2)生长季初期(4-5月)为土壤水分弱消耗阶段;生长旺盛期(6-8月)为土壤水分快速消耗阶段,水分变化波动较剧烈,空间异质性最强;生长季末期(9-10月)的土壤水分处于相对稳定状态。(3)土壤水分随深度增加呈“S”形变化趋势,浅层的土壤含水量明显高于其他深度,200 cm深度土壤含水量较低且年际间变化不大(1.53%~2.10%)。湿润年份土壤水分剧烈变化的土层深度为0～100 cm,而干旱年份为0～20 cm。(4)相对于干旱年份,湿润年份的土壤含水量不但较高,而且水分变化波动较为剧烈。当土壤水分较低时,其变异性会随着土壤水分含量的增加而增加。(5)试验区灌木盖度在5年间呈下降趋势,一年生草本受降水量影响年际变化较大。受降水时空分布影响的土壤水分是沙坡头人工植被演替的重要驱动力。     

沙粒起动风速的影响因素研究

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