The development and evolution of the coastline of the Qingshuigou sub-delta in the Huanghe River under the background of reduced sediment discharge into the sea

Cao Yin; Li Rui; Yin Pengjun; Fan Zhen; Zuo Fengjiao; Zhan Chao; Wang Qing

doi:10.12284/hyxb2023135

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Cao Yin，Li Rui，Yin Pengjun, et al. The development and evolution of the coastline of the Qingshuigou sub-delta in the Huanghe River under the background of reduced sediment discharge into the sea[J]. Haiyang Xuebao，2023, 45(10)：87–104 doi: 10.12284/hyxb2023135

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The development and evolution of the coastline of the Qingshuigou sub-delta in the Huanghe River under the background of reduced sediment discharge into the sea

doi: 10.12284/hyxb2023135

Institute of Coastal Research, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China

Received Date: 2023-04-15
Rev Recd Date: 2023-05-19

Available Online: 2023-12-14

Publish Date: 2023-10-30

Abstract

Abstract

The shoreline change is the most direct factor in studying landform erosion and deposition. The Huanghe River Delta is the world’s fastest-growing delta, and understanding its coastline changes and evolution trends is crucial to regional ecological environment protection, marine resource development, and infrastructure construction. In this study, we combined modified normalized difference water index (MNDWI) and multi-year water frequency index (MWFI) to analyze water quality in typical years from 1976 to 2021, based on previous research. We visually interpreted 207 remote sensing images to obtain an annual coastline that makes the obtained coastline more scientific and representative. We then analyzed the temporal and spatial evolution and stability characteristics of the coastline through quantitative calculations to explore the Qingshuigou sub-delta coastline of the Yellow River’s evolution mechanism since 1976. Our main findings are as follows: (1) In general, the evolution of Qingshuigou sub-delta coastline shows a trend of rapid sedimentation towards the sea, followed by fluctuations and stability. We can divide it into “rapid development” and “slow development,” with the “dynamic equilibrium” in between, taking 1996 and 2002 as nodes. (2) Over the past 45 years, the stability of the coastline in the study area has continued to increase. The coastline of the section of the coastline and the abandoned estuary section of Qingshuigou is relatively active, and its coastline stability index is generally lower than 0.5. (3) The migration of the sedimentation and erosion center of the land delta corresponds to the estuary location’s change, especially the migration of the sedimentation center, which has a positive relationship in the longitude direction between the change of the estuary position and the position of the estuary, R² = 0.690 4. (4) The Huanghe River’s sediment reduction into the sea, the relocation of the estuary position, and human activities have a significant impact on the delta coastline’s development and evolution. In the long run, the Huanghe River’s silt into the sea is still continuously reducing, and the future of the delta is still facing the threat of erosion.
- coastline,
- decrease of sediment entering the sea,
- relocation of estuary,
- coastline stability,
- multi-year water frequency index,
- Qingshuigou sub-delta of the Huanghe River

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