在喜马拉雅山石流的磨损设定极限
Elizabeth H Dingle1, Mikaël Attal1, Hugh D Sinclair1
1School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Drummond Street, Edinburgh EH8 9XP, UK.
Nature
|April 28, 2017
概括
在运输过程中, 这表明地震引起的沉积物脉冲将增加甘平原的沙子, 而不是石,
科学领域:
- 地形学
- 河流地形学
- 沉积物学
背景情况:
- 喜马拉雅河运输大量的沉积物.
- 粗的石在进入甘平原后迅速消失.
- 了解石的命运对于预测河流对地震和风暴沉积物的反应至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在运输到甘平原期间调查喜马拉雅河石的命运.
- 了解沉积物脉冲如何影响河道积聚和洪水风险.
- 在甘盆地分析风扇几何,沉积物颗粒大小和石质.
主要方法:
- 风扇的几何分析.
- 沉积物的粒度分析.
- 在甘盆地沉积物的石化分析.
主要成果:
- 中部喜马拉雅山脉的河流中的石流量也类似.
- 在河流运输过程中石磨损将大部分石转化为100公里内的沙子.
- 大多数上游的石在到达甘平原之前就变成了沙子.
结论:
- 大喜马拉雅山脉的地震诱发的沉积物脉冲不太可能导致山面的石堆积.
- 预计沉积物流入会导致沙流量增加.
- 由于加沙流量增加, 预计会有明显的升级和洪水风险.
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