Numerical research on evolvement of submarine sand waves in the Northern South China Sea

doi:10.1007/s11707-016-0571-6

Front. Earth Sci.

2017, Vol. 11

Issue (1) : 35-45 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11707-016-0571-6

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Numerical research on evolvement of submarine sand waves in the Northern South China Sea

Qikun ZHOU¹, Guanghai HU¹, Yongfu SUN¹(

), Xiaohui LIU², Yupeng SONG¹, Lifeng DONG¹, Changming DONG^3,⁴

¹. First Institute of Oceanography, SOA, Qingdao 266061, China
². State Key Laboratory of Satellite Ocean Environment Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, SOA, Hangzhou 310012, China
³. School of Marine Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
⁴. Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA

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Abstract

Submarine sand waves, vital to seabed stability, are an important consideration for oceanic engineering projects such as oil pipe lines and submarine cables. The properties of surface sediment and the evolvement of submarine sand waves in a specified area in the South China Sea are studied using both a hydrological model and field observational data. The bottom flow field data between 2010 and 2011 in the study area are simulated by the Regional Ocean Model System (ROMS). The migration of submarine sand waves is calculated using Rubin’s formula along with typhoon data and bottom flow field data, which allows for the analysis of sand wave response under the influence of typhoons. The migration direction calculated by Rubin’s formula and bottom flow are very similar to collected data. The migration distance of different positions is between 0.0 m and 21.8 m, which reciprocates cumulatively. This shows that Rubin’s formula can predict the progress of submarine sand waves with the bottom flow simulated by ROMS. The migration distances of 2 sites in the study area are 2.0 m and 2.9 m during the typhoon “Fanapi”. The proportion of the calculated migration distance by the typhoon is 9.17% and 26.36% of the annual migration distance, respectively, which proves that the typhoon can make a significant impact on submarine sand waves.

Keywords submarine sand waves migration ROMS Rubin’s formula typhoon

Corresponding Author(s): Yongfu SUN

Just Accepted Date: 25 April 2016 Online First Date: 17 May 2016 Issue Date: 23 January 2017

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Qikun ZHOU,Guanghai HU,Yongfu SUN, et al. Numerical research on evolvement of submarine sand waves in the Northern South China Sea[J]. Front. Earth Sci., 2017, 11(1): 35-45.

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