Temperature changes and thaw of permafrost adjacent to Richards Island, Mackenzie Delta, N.W.T.

1991 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 1834-1842 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry D. Dyke
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Mackenzie Delta ◽  
Temperature Changes ◽  
Sea Floor ◽  
Sea Bottom ◽  
Coastal Retreat ◽  
Water Depths ◽  
Sea Coast

Thawing of ice-bonded sediment below the sea floor accompanies sea-level rise and shoreline retreat along the Beaufort Sea coast. The rate of thaw is primarily controlled by the warm spring and summer discharge of the Mackenzie River, which affects sea-bottom temperatures to water depths of 10–20 m. The intensity of the warming at any one location decreases with depth until continuous sub-0 °C temperatures are encountered. Sea-level rise eventually brings the sea floor into the cold sea-water zone and thawing stops. Therefore thawing is also controlled by the residence time in the warm zone. Sedimentation or scouring can, respectively, slow or accelerate the increase in water depth and thereby modify the rate of thaw progression. This, combined with changes in the rate of coastal retreat, can produce a subbottom frost table with considerable relief. In the extreme, ice bonding within a few metres of the sea floor can be explained by accelerated submergence.

scholarly journals Transboundary geophysical mapping of geological elements and salinity distribution critical for the assessment of future sea water intrusion in response to sea level rise

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 1845-1862 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Jørgensen ◽  
W. Scheer ◽  
S. Thomsen ◽  
T. O. Sonnenborg ◽  
K. Hinsby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Flow ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Preferential Flow ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Saline Water ◽  
Seismic Survey ◽  
Salinity Distribution ◽  
Geological Structures ◽  
The North

Abstract. Geophysical techniques are increasingly being used as tools for characterising the subsurface, and they are generally required to develop subsurface models that properly delineate the distribution of aquifers and aquitards, salt/freshwater interfaces, and geological structures that affect groundwater flow. In a study area covering 730 km2 across the border between Germany and Denmark, a combination of an airborne electromagnetic survey (performed with the SkyTEM system), a high-resolution seismic survey and borehole logging has been used in an integrated mapping of important geological, physical and chemical features of the subsurface. The spacing between flight lines is 200–250 m which gives a total of about 3200 line km. About 38 km of seismic lines have been collected. Faults bordering a graben structure, buried tunnel valleys, glaciotectonic thrust complexes, marine clay units, and sand aquifers are all examples of geological structures mapped by the geophysical data that control groundwater flow and to some extent hydrochemistry. Additionally, the data provide an excellent picture of the salinity distribution in the area and thus provide important information on the salt/freshwater boundary and the chemical status of groundwater. Although the westernmost part of the study area along the North Sea coast is saturated with saline water and the TEM data therefore are strongly influenced by the increased electrical conductivity there, buried valleys and other geological elements are still revealed. The mapped salinity distribution indicates preferential flow paths through and along specific geological structures within the area. The effects of a future sea level rise on the groundwater system and groundwater chemistry are discussed with special emphasis on the importance of knowing the existence, distribution and geometry of the mapped geological elements, and their control on the groundwater salinity distribution is assessed.

scholarly journals Impact of Sea-Level Rise on Sea Water Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers

Ground Water ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian D. Werner ◽  
Craig T. Simmons
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Coastal Aquifers ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Sea Water Intrusion ◽  
Water Intrusion

scholarly journals Assessing groundwater vulnerability to sea water intrusion in the coastline of the inner Puck Bay using GALDIT method

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 00023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawid Potrykus ◽  
Anna Gumuła-Kawęcka ◽  
Beata Jaworska-Szulc ◽  
Małgorzata Pruszkowska-Caceres ◽  
Adam Szymkiewicz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Seawater Intrusion ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Groundwater Vulnerability ◽  
Aquifer Vulnerability ◽  
Galdit Method ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Simulated Scenario ◽  
Puck Bay

In this research, GALDIT method was used to assess seawater intrusion in the coastal aquifer of the inner Puck Bay (Southern Baltic Sea). The impact of potential sea-level rise on groundwater vulnerability for years 2081-2100 was also considered. The study area was categorized into three classes of vulnerability: low, moderate and high. The most vulnerable area is the Hel Peninsula with northern part of the Kashubian Coastland. Increased class of aquifer vulnerability is also adopted to glacial valleys. The results of this research revealed that about 18.9% of the analyzed area is highly vulnerable to seawater intrusion, 25.3% is moderately vulnerable and 55.8% is potentially at low risk. The simulated scenario of predicted sea level rise shows enlargement of high vulnerability areas.

scholarly journals The Formation and Composition of the Gas Content of Sea Ice

1979 ◽  
Vol 22 (86) ◽  
pp. 67-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. L. Tsurikov
Keyword(s):  
Sea Ice ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Major Effect ◽  
Relative Volume ◽  
Gas Content ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Sea Floor ◽  
Sea Bottom ◽  
Initial Freezing ◽  
Air Pockets

Abstract The different factors contributing to the formation of the gas porosity of sea ice are: (Ia) gases captured during the formation of the initial ice cover, (Ib) gases released from solution during the initial freezing of sea-water, (Ic) the inclusion of gases rising from the sea bottom, (2a) the substitution of gas for brine drained from the ice during times of melting, (2b) the release of gas from the brine within the ice during the course of partial freezing, and (2c) the formation of voids filled with water vapour during the course of internal melting. An analysis is made of each of these processes and it is concluded that processes Ib, 2a, and 2C are important. Process Ic may also be a major effect but it is difficult to evaluate until the rate of gas release from the sea floor is better known. The migration of air pockets into the ice from the overlying snow is shown to be a possible but not a significant effect. Available data on the composition of gas in sea ice are reviewed and it is shown to be significantly different from air. Possible causes for these differences are discussed. The porosity of sea ice, i.e. the total relative volume of its gas plus its brine inclusions, is one of the factors strongly affecting its strength, as has been shown by Tsurikov (1947) and by Weeks and Assur (1968). In seas with high salinities the effect of the presence of brine within the ice will usually be the dominant factor. However on water bodies with low salinities the effect of the gas included within the ice may be greater than the effect of the brine. Despite its significance there have not been any attempts at a quantitative analysis of the entrapment of gas in sea ice. This paper is an attempt at such a study.

Generation of metal deposits on the sea floor

1976 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. J. Fryer ◽  
R. W. Hutchinson
Keyword(s):  
Sea Water ◽  
Metal Sulfide ◽  
Base Metals ◽  
Base Metal Sulfide ◽  
Gold Ores ◽  
Sulfide Deposits ◽  
Sea Floor ◽  
Metalliferous Sediments ◽  
Sea Bottom ◽  
Metal Abundances

Recent studies of volcanogenic base metal sulfide deposits and of metalliferous sediments in the Red Sea indicate precipitation of iron and base metals under conditions varying from reducing to oxidizing, at or near sites of fumarolic brine emission onto the sea floor. Differing lithofacies of iron-rich sediments were apparently deposited penecontemporaneously, mainly in response to changing chemical, biological, and sedimentary lithofacies conditions.Iron-rich sediments associated with the cupriferous pyrite bodies of Cyprus have been studied to determine the behavior of Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Pb, Ni, Co, Cr, Sn, Mo, Ag, and Au, when these fumarolic brines enter the sea bottom environment. Variations in metal abundances and ratios indicate that rapidly changing Eh is a major factor controlling metal deposition on the sea floor. The Fe/Mn ratio in these sediments is a useful indicator of the amount of interaction of these fumarolic brines and normal oxygenated sea water. Results suggest that zinc, copper, and gold are concentrated in the high Fe/Mn ratio proximal sediments; nickel is concentrated in the low Fe/Mn ratio distal sediments; and lead, silver, tin, and molybdenum are relatively unaffected by oxidation of the fumarolic brine solution by normal sea water.These concepts of sea floor deposition controlling the distribution of metals may also be applicable to other types of stratabound metalliferous deposits, like certain skarn, greisen, and gold ores, heretofore considered to be of epigenetic origin.

scholarly journals COASTAL VULNERABILITY PREDICTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE: STUDY CASE IN CIREBON COASTAL LAND

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricky Rositasari ◽  
Wahyu B. Setiawan ◽  
Indarto H. Supriadi ◽  
Hasanuddin Hasanuddin ◽  
Bayu Prayuda
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Coastal Area ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Salt Ponds ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Coastal Vulnerability ◽  
Study Case ◽  
Coastal Land

Coastal area is the most vulnerable area to climate change. Cirebon coastal land in Western Java, Indonesia is low-lying coastal area which is one of the potential areal for fish culture and farming. There are also major transportation facilities for western Java province to the whole area in the island (Java) through this area. As low-lying landscape, populated and developing city, Cirebon should be considered vulnerable to future sea level rise. Geomorphology, geo-electric and remote sensing study were conducted during 2008 and 2009 in coastal land of Cirebon. The result showed that most part of coastal area in Cirebon was eroded in various scales which vulnerable turn to worst. Sea water was penetrating throughout several kilometres inland. Valuation on various land-uses would project 1,295,071,755,150 rupiah/ha/year of loss while sea level were rose 0.8 meters that would inundate various land-uses i.e., Shrimp, fish and salt ponds, rice fields and settlement in the area.Keywords: vulnerability, coastal, climate change, sea level rise

scholarly journals COASTAL VULNERABILITY PREDICTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE: STUDY CASE IN CIREBON COASTAL LAND

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricky Rositasari ◽  
Wahyu B. Setiawan ◽  
Indarto H. Supriadi ◽  
Hasanuddin Hasanuddin ◽  
Bayu Prayuda
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Coastal Area ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Salt Ponds ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Coastal Vulnerability ◽  
Study Case ◽  
Coastal Land

<p>Coastal area is the most vulnerable area to climate change. Cirebon coastal land in Western Java, Indonesia is low-lying coastal area which is one of the potential areal for fish culture and farming. There are also major transportation facilities for western Java province to the whole area in the island (Java) through this area. As low-lying landscape, populated and developing city, Cirebon should be considered vulnerable to future sea level rise. Geomorphology, geo-electric and remote sensing study were conducted during 2008 and 2009 in coastal land of Cirebon. The result showed that most part of coastal area in Cirebon was eroded in various scales which vulnerable turn to worst. Sea water was penetrating throughout several kilometres inland. Valuation on various land-uses would project 1,295,071,755,150 rupiah/ha/year of loss while sea level were rose 0.8 meters that would inundate various land-uses i.e., Shrimp, fish and salt ponds, rice fields and settlement in the area.</p><p>Keywords: vulnerability, coastal, climate change, sea level rise</p>

scholarly journals Sea Level Rise Mitigation by Global Sea Water Desalination Using Renewable-Energy-Powered Plants

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 9552
Author(s):  
Muna Hindiyeh ◽  
Aiman Albatayneh ◽  
Rashed Altarawneh ◽  
Mustafa Jaradat ◽  
Murad Al-Omary ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Water Demand ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Water Desalination ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Seawater Desalination ◽  
Desalination Plants ◽  
Global Water

This work suggests a solution for preventing/eliminating the predicted Sea Level Rise (SLR) by seawater desalination and storage through a large number of desalination plants distributed worldwide; it also comprises that the desalinated seawater can resolve the global water scarcity by complete coverage for global water demand. Sea level rise can be prevented by desalinating the additional water accumulated into oceans annually for human consumption, while the excess amount of water can be stored in dams and lakes. It is predicted that SLR can be prevented by desalination plants. The chosen desalination plants for the study were Multi-Effect Desalination (MED) and Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants that are powered by renewable energy using wind and solar technologies. It is observed that the two main goals of the study are fulfilled when preventing an SLR between 1.0 m and 1.3 m by 2100 through seawater desalination, as the amount of desalinated water within that range can cover the global water demand while being economically viable.

scholarly journals Transboundary geophysical mapping of geological elements and salinity distribution critical for the assessment of future sea water intrusion in response to sea level rise

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 2629-2674 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Jørgensen ◽  
W. Scheer ◽  
S. Thomsen ◽  
T. O. Sonnenborg ◽  
K. Hinsby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Flow ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Preferential Flow ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Saline Water ◽  
Seismic Survey ◽  
Salinity Distribution ◽  
Chemical Status ◽  
Transient Electromagnetic

Abstract. Geophysical techniques are increasingly used as tools for characterising the subsurface and they are generally required to develop subsurface models that properly delineate the distribution of aquifers and aquitards, salt/freshwater interfaces and geological structures that affect groundwater flow. In a study area covering 730 km2 across the border between Germany and Denmark a combination of an airborne transient electromagnetic survey (performed with the SkyTEM system), a high-resolution seismic survey and borehole logging has been used in an integrated mapping of important geological, physical and chemical features of the subsurface. The spacing between flight lines is 200–250 m giving a total of about 3200 line km. About 38 km of seismic lines have been collected. Faults bordering a graben structure, deep and shallow buried tunnel valleys, glaciotectonic thrust complexes, marine clay units, and sand aquifers are all examples of geological elements mapped by the geophysical data that control groundwater flow and to some extent hydrochemistry. Additionally, the data provide an excellent picture of the salinity distribution in the area thus providing important information on the fresh-saltwater boundary and the chemical status of groundwater. Although, the westernmost part of the study area along the North Sea coast is saturated with saline water and the TEM data therefore is strongly influenced by the increased electrical conductivity here, buried valleys and other geological elements are still revealed. The salinity distribution indicates preferential flow paths through and along specific geological elements within the area. The effects of future sea level rise on the groundwater system and chemical status are discussed with special emphasis on the importance of knowing the existence, distribution and geometry of the mapped geological elements, and assessing their control on the groundwater salinity distribution.

Quantifying the geomorphologic and urbanization influence on coastal retreat under sea level rise

2019 ◽  
Vol 230 ◽  
pp. 106437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Paula Piazza Forgiarini ◽  
Salette Amaral de Figueiredo ◽  
Lauro Júlio Calliari ◽  
Elaine Siqueira Goulart ◽  
Wiliam Marques ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Coastal Retreat
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