• Journal of Geographical Sciences
  • Vol. 30, Issue 12, 2033 (2020)
Yanjun WANG1、2, Baosheng WU2、*, and Deyu ZHONG2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of River Regulation and Flood Control of Ministry of Water Resources, Yangtze River Scientific Research Institute, Wuhan 430010, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s11442-020-1826-4 Cite this Article
    Yanjun WANG, Baosheng WU, Deyu ZHONG. Simulating cross-sectional geometry of the main channel in response to changes in water and sediment in Lower Yellow River[J]. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020, 30(12): 2033 Copy Citation Text show less
    Study area of the Lower Yellow River with seven hydrological stations: Huayuankou (HYK), Jiahetan (JHT), Gaocun (GC), Sunkou (SK), Aishan (AS), Luokou (LK), and Lijin (LJ)
    Fig. 1. Study area of the Lower Yellow River with seven hydrological stations: Huayuankou (HYK), Jiahetan (JHT), Gaocun (GC), Sunkou (SK), Aishan (AS), Luokou (LK), and Lijin (LJ)
    Typical cross-sectional profile of Susizhuang measured after the flood season of 1990
    Fig. 2. Typical cross-sectional profile of Susizhuang measured after the flood season of 1990
    Temporal changes in water and sediment conditions at Huayuankou Station
    Fig. 3. Temporal changes in water and sediment conditions at Huayuankou Station
    Annual average values of cross-sectional parameters of the main channel in different reachesNote: HJ (HYK-JHT), JG (JHT-GC), GS (GC-SK), SA (SK-AS), AL (AS-LK), LL(LK-LL)
    Fig. 4. Annual average values of cross-sectional parameters of the main channel in different reachesNote: HJ (HYK-JHT), JG (JHT-GC), GS (GC-SK), SA (SK-AS), AL (AS-LK), LL(LK-LL)
    Temporal changes in relative cross-sectional parameters of the main channel in different reaches
    Fig. 5. Temporal changes in relative cross-sectional parameters of the main channel in different reaches
    The relationships between area of the main channel with moving average annual discharge for the past 4 years, and SSC in different reaches
    Fig. 6. The relationships between area of the main channel with moving average annual discharge for the past 4 years, and SSC in different reaches
    The relationships between width of the main channel with annual moving average discharge for the previous 4 years, and SSC in different reaches
    Fig. 7. The relationships between width of the main channel with annual moving average discharge for the previous 4 years, and SSC in different reaches
    The relationships between the depth of the main channel with annual moving average discharge for the previous 4 years, and SSC in different reaches
    Fig. 8. The relationships between the depth of the main channel with annual moving average discharge for the previous 4 years, and SSC in different reaches
    The relationships between the cross-sectional geomorphic coefficient of the main channel with annual moving average discharge for the previous 4 years, and SSC in different reaches
    Fig. 9. The relationships between the cross-sectional geomorphic coefficient of the main channel with annual moving average discharge for the previous 4 years, and SSC in different reaches
    Comparison between computed and measured main channel area in different reaches
    Fig. 10. Comparison between computed and measured main channel area in different reaches
    Comparison between the computed and the measured main channel widths in different reaches
    Fig. 11. Comparison between the computed and the measured main channel widths in different reaches
    Comparison between the computed and the measured main channel depths in different reaches
    Fig. 12. Comparison between the computed and the measured main channel depths in different reaches
    Comparison between the computed and the measured main channel geomorphic coefficients in different reaches
    Fig. 13. Comparison between the computed and the measured main channel geomorphic coefficients in different reaches
    Downstream changes in exponents a and b of the main channel cross-sectional parameters
    Fig. 14. Downstream changes in exponents a and b of the main channel cross-sectional parameters
    Changes in the weighs of the previous water and sediment conditions to the cross-sectional parameters of the main channel downstream
    Fig. 15. Changes in the weighs of the previous water and sediment conditions to the cross-sectional parameters of the main channel downstream
    Period1961-19641965-19731974-19801981-19851986-19992000-2015
    Runoff (108 m3)582.50430.10391.00503.58279.16254.48
    Sediment Load (108 t)7.8713.9910.959.006.860.95
    SSC (kg·m3)13.5032.5428.0017.8624.573.73
    Sediment Coefficient (kg·s·m-6)0.00730.02390.02260.01120.02780.0046
    Table 1.

    Statistics of incoming water and sediment at Huayuankou Station in different periods

    ReachKabβR2KabβR2
    Main channel area AMain channel width W
    HYK-GC0.691.34-0.400.420.890.051.50-0.120.350.86
    GC-SK0.751.28-0.380.400.861.130.93-0.040.340.86
    SK-AS4.400.97-0.210.370.8911.120.57-0.020.340.80
    AS-LJ23.350.71-0.170.350.9442.870.320.040.240.94
    Main channel depth hCross-sectional geomorphic coefficient $\xi $
    HYK-GC12.08-0.13-0.310.270.900.010.940.250.110.87
    GC-SK0.640.36-0.340.420.791.090.150.360.120.63
    SK-AS0.380.42-0.210.420.8810.26-0.180.260.250.62
    AS-LJ0.450.43-0.230.450.8614.53-0.290.300.310.71
    Table 2.

    Values of the coefficient in Equation (4) for the main channel cross-sectional parameters in different reaches

    Yanjun WANG, Baosheng WU, Deyu ZHONG. Simulating cross-sectional geometry of the main channel in response to changes in water and sediment in Lower Yellow River[J]. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020, 30(12): 2033
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