Understanding the undular tidal bores in the Qiantang River is essential for effective river management and maintenance.While breaking tidal bores have been studied extensively, reports on undular tidal bores in the Q...Understanding the undular tidal bores in the Qiantang River is essential for effective river management and maintenance.While breaking tidal bores have been studied extensively, reports on undular tidal bores in the Qiantang Riverremain limited. Furthermore, observed data on undular tidal bores fulfilling the requirements of short measurementtime intervals, and spring, medium, and neap tide coverage, and providing detailed data for the global vertical stratificationof flow velocity are quite limited. Based on field observations at Qige in the Qiantang estuary, we analyzedthe characteristics of undular tidal bores. The results showed that the flooding amplitude (a) of the first wave isalways larger than its ebbing amplitude (b). Moreover, the vertical distribution of the maximum flood velocity exhibitesthree shapes, influenced by the tidal range, while that of the maximum ebb velocity exhibites a single shape. Duringthe initial phase of the flood tide in the spring and medium tides, the upper water body experiences multiple oscillatingchanges along the flow direction, corresponding to the alternating process of the crest and trough of the tide levelupon the arrival of the tidal bore. The tidal range is a crucial parameter in tidal bore hydrodynamics. By establishingthe relationship between hydrodynamic parameters and tidal range, other hydrodynamic parameters, such as the tidalbore height, maximum flood depth–averaged velocity, maximum flood stratified velocity at the measurement points,and duration of the flood tide current, can be effectively predicted, thereby providing an important reference for rivermanagement and maintenance.展开更多
The Yangtze River Delta characterized by a dense population and a rapidly developing economy is highly vulnerable to sea-level rise. The data from the China Oceanic Information Network and the Zhejiang Provincial Hydr...The Yangtze River Delta characterized by a dense population and a rapidly developing economy is highly vulnerable to sea-level rise. The data from the China Oceanic Information Network and the Zhejiang Provincial Hydrology Bureau are used to analyze sea-level rise. The rate of sea-level rise in the delta was 2.4 mm per year in 1981-2015. The annual sea-level at Daishan, Dinghai, and Dongtou stations in the south wing of the delta were 4.3, 3.1, and 5 mm per year respectively over the same period. The 10-year averaged results at each station also indicate a perceptible trend of sea-level rise. Sea-level rise is contributed to a larger proportion of intensified erosion, ranging from 3% to 14% in the delta. Meanwhile, the 100-year return period of tidal level has decreased to the 50-year rank at Dongtou and Dinghai stations. Moreover, the arrival time of tidal bores at Yanguan is 4 min earlier under sea-level rise of 0.145 m than that of 0 m. The height of tidal bores and the velocities at the surface and bottom layers have an increase under sea-level rise. The maximum increases of high and low tide levels are 0.122 m and 0.016 m while the maximum increases of the velocities at the surface and bottom layers are 0.07 m s^- 1 and 0.05 m s ^-1, respectively. Sea-level rise will bring about the damage of seawall, thus the design standard of constructing seawalls should adopt a higher level to minimize the associated risks in the Yangtze River Delta and its south wing.展开更多
A multi-glume (mg) mutant was obtained by screening the T-DNA inserted mutant pool. Anatomical observation revealed that the florets of the mutant showed elongated leafy paleas/lemmas and palea/lemma-like structures...A multi-glume (mg) mutant was obtained by screening the T-DNA inserted mutant pool. Anatomical observation revealed that the florets of the mutant showed elongated leafy paleas/lemmas and palea/lemma-like structures, just like multi-glumes. Among the 215 observed florets of the mutant, 14.27% were failed to produce pistil and stamens, 23.72% showed extra floret generated on the same rachilla, while 62.01% consisted of one to nine stamens and one to three pistils in a single floret. On the other hand, in some cases the transparent bulged vesile-like tissue could be observed at the basis of filament. The mutant showed glumaceous Iodicules, which prevented the florets from opening in natural conditions, while the absolute male and female sterility was an obvious character of the current mutant. Observation on the process of floral organ morphogenesis by a scanning electron microscopy (SEM) indicated that no phenotype difference in floret primordia was found between the wild-type and the mutant. Meanwhile, for the mutant, the beginning of stamen and pistil primordial differentiation was later than the wild type and the palea/lemma-like structure continued to differentiate after the formation of normal palea and lemma. Furthermore, in the mutant the asymmetrical division of floral primordial caused variation in the number of stamens and pistils. Therefore, the genetic analyses indicated that the mutation phenotype was a recessive trait controlled by a single gene and co-segregated with the T-DNA. Based on the phenotypic characteristics, it could be deduced that the mutant was the result of homeotic conversion from the function of the class E genes in ABCD model.展开更多
Tidal bores are a unique hydrodynamic phenomenon during flood tide in the Qiantang Estuary.The tidal bore propagation around the similar right-angle shoreline is rarely documented in tidal estuaries.To investigate tid...Tidal bores are a unique hydrodynamic phenomenon during flood tide in the Qiantang Estuary.The tidal bore propagation around the similar right-angle shoreline is rarely documented in tidal estuaries.To investigate tidal bores around this shoreline,a hydrodynamic model combined with a theoretical method is employed to reveal the characteristics of the bore propagation.The theoretical solution of the tidal bore intensity is deduced to illustrate the relationship of the incident tidal bores and the back-flow bores during the propagation.The hydrodynamic model based on shallow water equation is employed to perform the simulation of tidal bores in the estuary.Model results with respect to the bore height and the propagation speed of tidal bores have a favourable agreement with field data.The tidal bore dynamics in the neighborhood of the similar right-angle shoreline are elucidated.The characteristics of tidal bores in terms of water surface,velocity,bore steepness and the intensity are illustrated and the back-flow bore is analyzed by numerical and theoretical methods around the similar right-angle shoreline.The height of the back-flow bore relative to the incident tidal bore ranges from 1.05 to 1.77.Model result reveals that the ambient water depth and the shape of the similar right-angle shoreline are contributed to the back-flow bore formation.展开更多
In order to establish a well-balanced scheme, 2D shallow water equations were transformed and solved by using the Finite Volume Method (FVM) with unstructured mesh. The numerical flux from the interface between cell...In order to establish a well-balanced scheme, 2D shallow water equations were transformed and solved by using the Finite Volume Method (FVM) with unstructured mesh. The numerical flux from the interface between cells was computed with an exact Riemann solver, and the improved dry Riemann solver was applied to deal with the wet/dry problems. The model was verified through computing some typical examples and the tidal bore on the Qiantang River. The results show that the scheme is robust and accurate, and could be applied extensively to engineering problems.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42276176)the Joint Funds of the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.LZJWZ23E090006)+2 种基金the Science and Technology Project of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Water Resources(Grant No.RC2233)the Key Project of Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.LZJWZ23E090003)the Joint Funds of the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.LZJWY24E090002).
文摘Understanding the undular tidal bores in the Qiantang River is essential for effective river management and maintenance.While breaking tidal bores have been studied extensively, reports on undular tidal bores in the Qiantang Riverremain limited. Furthermore, observed data on undular tidal bores fulfilling the requirements of short measurementtime intervals, and spring, medium, and neap tide coverage, and providing detailed data for the global vertical stratificationof flow velocity are quite limited. Based on field observations at Qige in the Qiantang estuary, we analyzedthe characteristics of undular tidal bores. The results showed that the flooding amplitude (a) of the first wave isalways larger than its ebbing amplitude (b). Moreover, the vertical distribution of the maximum flood velocity exhibitesthree shapes, influenced by the tidal range, while that of the maximum ebb velocity exhibites a single shape. Duringthe initial phase of the flood tide in the spring and medium tides, the upper water body experiences multiple oscillatingchanges along the flow direction, corresponding to the alternating process of the crest and trough of the tide levelupon the arrival of the tidal bore. The tidal range is a crucial parameter in tidal bore hydrodynamics. By establishingthe relationship between hydrodynamic parameters and tidal range, other hydrodynamic parameters, such as the tidalbore height, maximum flood depth–averaged velocity, maximum flood stratified velocity at the measurement points,and duration of the flood tide current, can be effectively predicted, thereby providing an important reference for rivermanagement and maintenance.
基金This work was supported by the projects of National Science Foundation of China (41706099, 51779228, 51379190, 41676085), and the Science and Technology Plans of Zhejiang province (2015F50011, 2016F50017). The authors acknowledged the anonymous reviewers' comments to improve this paper.
文摘The Yangtze River Delta characterized by a dense population and a rapidly developing economy is highly vulnerable to sea-level rise. The data from the China Oceanic Information Network and the Zhejiang Provincial Hydrology Bureau are used to analyze sea-level rise. The rate of sea-level rise in the delta was 2.4 mm per year in 1981-2015. The annual sea-level at Daishan, Dinghai, and Dongtou stations in the south wing of the delta were 4.3, 3.1, and 5 mm per year respectively over the same period. The 10-year averaged results at each station also indicate a perceptible trend of sea-level rise. Sea-level rise is contributed to a larger proportion of intensified erosion, ranging from 3% to 14% in the delta. Meanwhile, the 100-year return period of tidal level has decreased to the 50-year rank at Dongtou and Dinghai stations. Moreover, the arrival time of tidal bores at Yanguan is 4 min earlier under sea-level rise of 0.145 m than that of 0 m. The height of tidal bores and the velocities at the surface and bottom layers have an increase under sea-level rise. The maximum increases of high and low tide levels are 0.122 m and 0.016 m while the maximum increases of the velocities at the surface and bottom layers are 0.07 m s^- 1 and 0.05 m s ^-1, respectively. Sea-level rise will bring about the damage of seawall, thus the design standard of constructing seawalls should adopt a higher level to minimize the associated risks in the Yangtze River Delta and its south wing.
文摘A multi-glume (mg) mutant was obtained by screening the T-DNA inserted mutant pool. Anatomical observation revealed that the florets of the mutant showed elongated leafy paleas/lemmas and palea/lemma-like structures, just like multi-glumes. Among the 215 observed florets of the mutant, 14.27% were failed to produce pistil and stamens, 23.72% showed extra floret generated on the same rachilla, while 62.01% consisted of one to nine stamens and one to three pistils in a single floret. On the other hand, in some cases the transparent bulged vesile-like tissue could be observed at the basis of filament. The mutant showed glumaceous Iodicules, which prevented the florets from opening in natural conditions, while the absolute male and female sterility was an obvious character of the current mutant. Observation on the process of floral organ morphogenesis by a scanning electron microscopy (SEM) indicated that no phenotype difference in floret primordia was found between the wild-type and the mutant. Meanwhile, for the mutant, the beginning of stamen and pistil primordial differentiation was later than the wild type and the palea/lemma-like structure continued to differentiate after the formation of normal palea and lemma. Furthermore, in the mutant the asymmetrical division of floral primordial caused variation in the number of stamens and pistils. Therefore, the genetic analyses indicated that the mutation phenotype was a recessive trait controlled by a single gene and co-segregated with the T-DNA. Based on the phenotypic characteristics, it could be deduced that the mutant was the result of homeotic conversion from the function of the class E genes in ABCD model.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42276176,51779228,and 41706099)the Zhejiang Province Public Welfare Technology Application Research Project(Grant No.LGF20E090003)the Science and Technology Project of Zhejiang Water Conservancy(Grant No.RB2001 and RB2121).
文摘Tidal bores are a unique hydrodynamic phenomenon during flood tide in the Qiantang Estuary.The tidal bore propagation around the similar right-angle shoreline is rarely documented in tidal estuaries.To investigate tidal bores around this shoreline,a hydrodynamic model combined with a theoretical method is employed to reveal the characteristics of the bore propagation.The theoretical solution of the tidal bore intensity is deduced to illustrate the relationship of the incident tidal bores and the back-flow bores during the propagation.The hydrodynamic model based on shallow water equation is employed to perform the simulation of tidal bores in the estuary.Model results with respect to the bore height and the propagation speed of tidal bores have a favourable agreement with field data.The tidal bore dynamics in the neighborhood of the similar right-angle shoreline are elucidated.The characteristics of tidal bores in terms of water surface,velocity,bore steepness and the intensity are illustrated and the back-flow bore is analyzed by numerical and theoretical methods around the similar right-angle shoreline.The height of the back-flow bore relative to the incident tidal bore ranges from 1.05 to 1.77.Model result reveals that the ambient water depth and the shape of the similar right-angle shoreline are contributed to the back-flow bore formation.
基金Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (Grant No: M403054).
文摘In order to establish a well-balanced scheme, 2D shallow water equations were transformed and solved by using the Finite Volume Method (FVM) with unstructured mesh. The numerical flux from the interface between cells was computed with an exact Riemann solver, and the improved dry Riemann solver was applied to deal with the wet/dry problems. The model was verified through computing some typical examples and the tidal bore on the Qiantang River. The results show that the scheme is robust and accurate, and could be applied extensively to engineering problems.