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Advanced Research on Marine Geology and Sedimentology

A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Hydrogeology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2025 | Viewed by 3595

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Zhuangcai Tian

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State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Construction and Healthy Operation and Maintenance of Deep Underground Engineering (Research Center for Deep Ocean Science and Underwater Engineering), China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Interests: sediment; internal solitary wave; seafloor; suspension; transport; submarine canyon; bottom boundary layer; nepheloid layer
Dr. Shaotong Zhang

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Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Key Lab of Submarine Geosciences and Prospecting Techniques, MOE, College of Marine Geosciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
Interests: sediment; coastal sediment transport; seafloor; resuspend; transport; shear stress

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The ocean floor is a vast, uncharted territory, rich with geological and sedimentological secrets waiting to be uncovered. Advanced research in marine geology and sedimentology is pivotal for understanding the Earth's history, climate change, and the formation of natural resources.

Utilizing cutting-edge technology, such as deep-sea submersibles, autonomous underwater vehicles, and advanced sonar systems, scientists delve into the abyss to map the seafloor, study tectonic plate movements, and collect samples of sediment and rock. These studies provide insights into the geological processes that shape our planet, including the formation of underwater volcanoes, the shifting of oceanic trenches, and the creation of abyssal plains.

Sedimentology, the study of sediments, complements this research by examining the layers of sediment on the ocean floor. These layers act as a historical archive, recording changes in sea level, ocean currents, and past climates. By analyzing the composition and structure of these sediments, researchers can reconstruct ancient environments and track the evolution of marine ecosystems.

In conclusion, advanced research on marine geology and sedimentology is crucial for expanding our understanding of the Earth's systems and for guiding the sustainable use of our oceanic resources. Understanding the geological structure of the ocean floor can aid in the search for mineral and oil resources, while the knowledge of sedimentary processes can inform strategies for environmental conservation and disaster mitigation.

Dr. Zhuangcai Tian
Dr. Shaotong Zhang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • sediment
  • suspension
  • transport
  • bottom boundary layer
  • nepheloid layer

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Adaptive Penetration Unit for Deep-Sea Sediment Cone Penetration Testing Rigs: Dynamic Modeling and Case Study
by Yusen Zhu, Zhiqiang Zhang, Xiuqing Yang, Zihang Fei, Lei Guo, Gang Xue and Yanjun Liu
Water 2025, 17(8), 1159; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17081159 - 13 Apr 2025
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The reliability and continuity of data are key issues in deep-sea sediment cone penetration testing. Cone penetration testing employs static force to uniformly insert rods into sediment, a process crucial for assessing its mechanics and layering. The clamping manipulator can perform this operation [...] Read more.
The reliability and continuity of data are key issues in deep-sea sediment cone penetration testing. Cone penetration testing employs static force to uniformly insert rods into sediment, a process crucial for assessing its mechanics and layering. The clamping manipulator can perform this operation while accommodating sediment sensors of varying types and sizes. However, its requirement to reset post-penetration creates zero-velocity points that diminish test continuity and should be minimized. To address these limitations, this paper proposes a load-adaptive sediment rig that minimizes zero-velocity points, ensures data continuity, and contributes to sedimentology research. This paper analyzes the mechanical properties and layering patterns of sediment, along with the interaction mechanisms between sediment and mechanical structures. Subsequently, a mechanical structure–sediment-integrated model with adaptive control logic is established. Finally, real sediment data are introduced into the physical model for simulation experiments. The simulation results demonstrate that the load-adaptive rig reduces data breakpoints by 50% and increases the maximum single penetration stroke to 1.8 m. Additionally, the load-adaptive rig provides redundancy between penetration force and stroke, automatically reducing penetration force for greater stroke when encountering low-strength sediments and, conversely, sacrificing part of the stroke for greater force. These improvements significantly enhance the continuity of in situ detection data of sediment. Full article
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Investigating the Element Geochemical Behavior and Provenance of Surface Sediments in the Offshore Area of Sierra Leone, Africa: Insights from Major and Trace Elements
by Mengying Hu, Yingtao Zhu, Wenliang Chen, Bin Yu, Pengpeng Zhang, Chuanqi Hu and Ruijia Jin
Water 2024, 16(23), 3540; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16233540 - 9 Dec 2024
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The element geochemical behavior and provenance of marine sediments are of significance to understanding the oceanic material cycle. Here, we tested the grain size and major and trace elements of 35 surface sediments in the offshore area of Sierra Leone, analyzed the content [...] Read more.
The element geochemical behavior and provenance of marine sediments are of significance to understanding the oceanic material cycle. Here, we tested the grain size and major and trace elements of 35 surface sediments in the offshore area of Sierra Leone, analyzed the content characteristics and controlling factors of the elements, discussed the material source of the sediments, and made a comparative study with the sediments in the offshore area of China. The results show that sandy silt is the main sediment type in the research area, and the average sediment mean grain size (Mz) is 4.15Φ. The content of Ca in the samples is the highest among the major elements (except Si), with an average of 5.1%. The content of Sr is the highest among the trace elements (except Ti, P, and Mn), with an average of 378.2 μg/g. The results of correlation analysis and factor analysis show that there are three main sources of sediments in the research area, namely, terrigenous weathering products, ilmenite-dominated ore, and oceanic biochemical substances. Compared with the sediments in China offshore, the sediments in the study area are more affected by marine biochemistry and have special ore input characteristics. Full article
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Turbidity Currents Carrying Shallow Heat Invading Stable Deep-Water Areas May Be an Unrecognized Source of “Pollution” in the Ocean
by Hao Tian, Guohui Xu, Jingtao Zhao, Yupeng Ren and Hanru Wu
Water 2024, 16(23), 3521; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16233521 - 6 Dec 2024
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When turbidity currents carrying shallow heat enter stable stratified lakes or oceans, they can trigger changes in temperature, dissolved chemicals, oxygen concentrations, and nutrient mixing through the stable stratified environmental water. Although it is common for warm turbidity currents to invade stable regions, [...] Read more.
When turbidity currents carrying shallow heat enter stable stratified lakes or oceans, they can trigger changes in temperature, dissolved chemicals, oxygen concentrations, and nutrient mixing through the stable stratified environmental water. Although it is common for warm turbidity currents to invade stable regions, the impact of turbidity current characteristics on environmental entrainment and the impact of temperature changes caused by the mixing of warm turbidity currents with the environment remains poorly understood. In this study, systematic experiments on warm turbidity currents were conducted to understand how sediment-driven turbidity currents lead to mixing in stable stratification using existing environmental entrainment numbers. The experimental results show that the dimensionless numbers Rs (the ratio of the change in environmental water concentration caused by salinity to sediment load), RT (the ratio of the change in environmental water concentration caused by temperature difference to sediment load), and R0 (non-dimensional density ratio) control the flow process of warm turbid plumes, and corresponding functional relationships are summarized. The frequent occurrence of warm turbidity currents events caused by increasingly prominent environmental problems cannot be ignored, as it directly affects the deep-water environment of lakes or coastal oceans, which may be an important contribution to heat transfer that has not been evaluated in previous ocean events. Full article
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Features and Constitutive Model of Hydrate-Bearing Sandy Sediment’s Triaxial Creep Failure
by Shihui Sun, Xiaohan Zhang and Yunjian Zhou
Water 2024, 16(20), 2947; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16202947 - 16 Oct 2024
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In the longstanding development of hydrate-bearing sediment (HBS) reservoirs, slow and permanent deformation of the formation will occur under the influence of stress, which endangers the safety of hydrate development projects. This paper takes hydrate-bearing sandy sediment (HBSS) as the research object and [...] Read more.
In the longstanding development of hydrate-bearing sediment (HBS) reservoirs, slow and permanent deformation of the formation will occur under the influence of stress, which endangers the safety of hydrate development projects. This paper takes hydrate-bearing sandy sediment (HBSS) as the research object and conducts triaxial compression creep tests at different saturation degrees (20%, 30%, and 40%). The results show that the hydrate-containing sandy sediments have strong creep characteristics, and accelerated creep phenomenon will occur under the long-term action of high stress. The longstanding destructive power of the specimen progressively raises with the increase in hydrate saturation, but the difference in the triaxial strength of the specimen progressively increases. This indicates that the damage to the hydrate structure during long-term loading is the main factor causing the strength decrease. Further, a new nonlinear creep constitutive model was developed by using the nonlinear Burgers model in series with the fractional-order viscoplastic body model, which can well describe the creep properties of HBSS at different saturation levels. Full article
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