L'objectif principal de cette thèse est d'étudier la dynamique des flux hydrosédimentaires dans le bas cours de l'Orénoque à partir de la mise en œuvre de diverses techniques qui combinent directement la mesure des données in situ et la modélisation par séries chronologiques d'images satellites. Cette thèse aborde pour la première fois trois méthodologies complémentaires pour analyser les flux hydrosédimentaires dans les grands fleuves : (i) un algorithme d'inversion robuste pour l'estimation de MES à l'aide de données Landsat-8(OLI)permet de suivre de façon systématique et fiable les variations spatio-temporelles des flux hydro-sédimentaires de surface, (ii) de même, il a été montré qu'il existe une forte relation entre le coefficient de rétrodiffusion du radar (images Sentinel-1) et les segments fluviaux d'écoulement turbulent. Cette nouvelle utilisation du radar en complément des approches classiques en géomorphologie et hydro-sédimentologie permet d'identifier des sections du fleuve où les MES sont homogénéisées, ce qui est fondamental pour le calcul des flux hydro-sédimentaires en suspension, enfin, (iii) une troisième méthodologie a été mise en œuvre pour mesurer durant le cycle hydrologique, les modifications géomorphologiques d'une île semi-submergée au centre du chenal principal. Grace à des séries topo-bathymétriques fines, associées à une modélisation 3D, l'on peut dorénavant quantifier le charriage de fond. Ces trois approches combinées permettent une évaluation plus précise du bilan hydro-sédimentaire en tenant compte des matières en suspension comme du charriage de fond. Ces études pourront servir aux gestionnaires du fleuve, confrontés à de complexes, lourdes et couteuses opérations de dragage périodiques pour maintenir sa navigabilité, ce qui est d'extrême importance pour les projets de développement socio-économiques de la frange pétrolière du bas cours de l'Orénoque. / The main objective of this thesis is to study the dynamics of hydro-sedimentary flows in the lower Orinoco from the implementation of various techniques that directly combine the measurement of in situ data and the modelling of time series of satellite images. This thesis addresses for the first time three complementary methodologies for the analysis of hydro-sedimentary flows in large rivers: i) a robust inversion algorithm for estimating suspended sediment concentration (SSC) using Landsat-8 (OLI) satellite data allows a systematic and reliable monitoring of spatial and temporal variations of surface hydro-sedimentary flows, (ii) it was shown that there is a strong relationship between the radar backscatter coefficient (Sentinel-1 images) and the turbulent flow segments in the river. This new use of radar, in addition to traditional geomorphological and hydro- sedimentological approaches, allows the identification of river sections in which suspended sediments are homogenized, which is fundamental for the calculation of suspended hydro-sedimentary flows, and finally (iii) a third methodology has been implemented to measure during the hydrological regime the geomorphological modifications of a semi-submerged island in the center of the mainstream. Thanks to a high spatial resolution topo-bathymetric series, combined with 3D modeling, it is now possible to quantify and to gain better understanding of river bed transport. These three combined approaches allow a more accurate evaluation of the hydro-sedimentary equilibrium taking into account suspended solids as well as bedload. These studies can be used by those responsible for river management, who face complex, heavy and costly periodic dredging operations to maintain their navigability, which is of extreme importance for socio-economic development projects in the Orinoco oil belt in the lower Orinoco.

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Submitted by Edisangela Bastos (edisangela@ufpa.br) on 2013-11-01T22:04:26Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 23898 bytes, checksum: e363e809996cf46ada20da1accfcd9c7 (MD5) Dissertacao_RevisaoTaxonomicaGenero.pdf: 5352329 bytes, checksum: 401fc5018d09a5f6c7e84fefdfe01129 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ana Rosa Silva(arosa@ufpa.br) on 2013-11-14T14:56:24Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 23898 bytes, checksum: e363e809996cf46ada20da1accfcd9c7 (MD5) Dissertacao_RevisaoTaxonomicaGenero.pdf: 5352329 bytes, checksum: 401fc5018d09a5f6c7e84fefdfe01129 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-11-14T14:56:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 23898 bytes, checksum: e363e809996cf46ada20da1accfcd9c7 (MD5) Dissertacao_RevisaoTaxonomicaGenero.pdf: 5352329 bytes, checksum: 401fc5018d09a5f6c7e84fefdfe01129 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / O gênero Polycentrus Müller & Troschel é revisado. Quatro espécies são reconhecidas P. schomburgkii redescrita e três espécies novas descritas. A diagnose do gênero é ampliada baseada em dados merísticos, morfológicos e do colorido. Polycentrus “Caxiuanã”, do baixo Amazonas, diferencia-se pela borda ventral do inter-opercular totalmente serreada vs. lisa ou parcialmente serreada nos congêneres, entre outros caracteres. Polycentrus n. sp. “Rio Negro”, do médio Rio Negro, pelo osso lacrimal liso vs. serreado nos congêneres mais a combinação de outros caracteres não exclusivos. Polycentrus n. sp. “Flechal”, da bacia do rio Araguari, diferencia-se por apresentar barra negra vertical no opérculo vs. máculas não formando barras nos congêneres, mais a combinação de outros caracteres não exclusivos. Uma chave dicotômica para espécies, bem como comentários sobres caracteres exclusivos e compartilhados são apresentados. / The genus Polycentrus Müller & Troschel is revised. Four species are recognized, P. schomburgkii is redescribed and three species are described as new. The genus diagnosis is enlarged based in meristic, morfology and colour pattern. Polycentrus n. sp. “Caxiuanã”, from Lowlands Amazon Bansin, is diagnosed by the totaly serrated interopercular edge vs. smooth or partialy serrated on the congeners. Polycentrus sp. n. “Rio Negro” from midle rio Negro, is diagnosed by the smooth lacrhymal bone vs. serrated in congeners plus a combination of non-exclusive characters. Polycentrus n. sp. “Flechal” is diagnosed by a dark opercular vertical bar vs. vertical opercular bar absent plus a combination of non-exclusive characters. A dichotomic key to species and remarks about exclusive characters is provided.

During the Late Pliocene and early Pleistocene, when the paleo-Orinoco delta system transited over the Amacuro Shelf and reached the paleo-shelf-break along the southeastern shoreline of Trinidad. At this time onwards, the shelf-edge delta clinoforms developed further eastward. These deltaic clastic wedges serve as the unique analog in the geological record for an accommodation-driven inner-shelf and shelf-edge delta, developed at an oblique foreland tectonic setting situated at a tropical-equatorial paleogeographic setting. These deposits were influenced by strong Atlantic longshore current, tropical storms, and phytodetrital pulses, and with an exceptionally high sediment accumulation rates. These four aspects make the clastic wedges unique candidates for sedimentological, ichnological, and stratigraphic investigation. The primary objectives of this thesis are to: (a) collect, analyze, and integrate outcrop data on lithofacies, trace fossils, and discontinuity surfaces into a comprehensive depositional and ichnological model for the first growth-fault-guided shelf-marginal pulse of the paleo-Orinoco delta, as recorded in the Mayaro Formation outcrops in southeast Trinidad; and (b) deduce the dominant sedimentary processes during the across shelf transit and their impacts on the benthic infauna as preserved in the Morne L’Enfer Formation outcrops of southwest Trinidad, which are possibly slightly older than the Mayaro Formation. The basal interval of the Morne L’Enfer Formation has specifically been investigated for this purpose, where the deltaic clastic wedges are preserved directly above shelf deposits. The entire Mayaro Formation megasequence is categorized into deposits belonging to twelve different subenvironments based on lithofacies associations and ichnological characteristics. Ichnological evidence indicates that the shelf-edge deltas are one of the most extreme marine environments for benthic metazoans to colonize. However, the combinations and ranking of stress factors affecting the colonizing fauna are diverse and distinct in every individual subenvironment indicating the relative dominances of river-influence, waves, and/or sediment-gravity-flows vis-à-vis slope instability. Due to variations in stress factors, the megasequence also displays dual ichnologic and sedimentologic properties of both the shelf-edge delta lobe(s) and the outer shelf delta lobe(s). A minor transient tidal influence can only be observed in the architectural elements, e.g. elongated interbar embayment and interlobe prodeltaic depocentres, which control topography and enhance tidal effect. Discovery of an unusual monospecific Glossifungites Ichnofacies along an incision surface in the midst of the Mayaro Formation succession enabled a substantial overhaul of the earlier understanding of the formation in terms of its depositional model and stacking pattern. The surface has been re-identified as a canyon/gully cut at the shelf-edge, which possibly acted as a conduit for (a) the mass movements and for (b) the coarse clastic (mostly silt to medium-grained sand) sediment transfer to deep marine settings. The monospecific nature of the Glossifungites Ichnofacies suite indicates that the incision surface was under substantial ecological stresses for the colonizing infauna. The stresses might have arisen from slope instability of the steep canyon/gully walls, mass movements above the incision surface, elevated water turbulence, and lowered salinity from river influx. Five different facies tracts have been identified within the canyon/gully-fill, which crosscuts the shelf-edge delta-front. The facies tracts are dominated by different types of sediment-gravity flow deposits, which are systematically stacked and are almost devoid of trace fossils due to rapid sedimentation rates and slope instability. They are also strikingly different from the surrounding deltaic facies. A high-frequency sequence stratigraphic model involving the influence of growth-fault tectonics on the relative sea-level curve has been invoked to explain the incision of the canyon/gully and its sequential filling processes. On the other hand, the transition from the open shelf to inner-shelf deltaic condition as displayed by the basal members of the Morne L’Enfer Formation is strongly dominated by evidences of river influence with the transient background action of fair-weather waves and storm waves. A peculiar pattern of disappearance of trace fossils produced by irregular sea-urchins highlight that the river influence was quite strong not only at the sediment-water interface but also in the water-column, which affected invertebrate larvae. The initial progradation of the clastic wedge on the shelf was dominated by hyperpycnal flows and waves in contrast to tidal domination in the younger members of the formation.

Ce travail de thèse a porté sur l’étude de littoraux sous l’influence de deux grands deltas, l’Amazone et le Mékong, avec un focus sur les plages et cheniers de Guyane intégrant le système de dispersion vaseuse de l’Amazone, et sur les liens entre la déstabilisation du littoral du delta du Mékong et les changements morpho-bathymétriques des chenaux deltaïques sous influence anthropique croissante. L’étude de la plage de Montjoly en Guyane a été conduite en combinant une approche innovante de photogrammétrie aéroportée SfM (Structure from Motion), des mesures hydrodynamiques, bathymétriques, et la modélisation de la propagation des houles à travers cette bathymétrie. Les résultats obtenus montrent le potentiel considérable de la technique de photogrammétrie SfM pour l’étude géomorphologique des plages, et confirment un modèle de rotation de la plage sous l'influence de banc de vase. Le suivi du second site d’étude, un chenier en recul sur un ancien polder rizicole vaseux, au travers d'une analyse multi décennale d’images satellites et des mesures de terrain, a démontré très finement les taux (atteignant 160 m par an) et mécanismes de recul du substrat vaseux en lien avec sa rhéologie.L’analyse de l'évolution de la bathymétrie des chenaux deltaïques du Mékong sur une décennie (1998 et 2008), conduite à travers une méthode sous SIG, a permis de quantifier une perte nette de 200 millions de m3 de sédiments et un approfondissement de chenaux ne relevant pas de processus naturels mais d'extraction de granulats.Ces prélèvements importants de sédiments ont des répercussions importantes sur les apports de sédiments au littoral du delta qui montre des taux d’érosion importants. / This thesis is a geomorphic study of two separate sites associated with two large deltas: the Amazon and the Mekong, with a focus on a beach and chenier in French Guiana integrated into the mud dispersal system of the Amazon, and on the links between destabilization of the Mekong delta shoreline and morpho-bathymetric changes in the deltaic channels under increasing human influence.The study of Montjoly beach in French Guiana was carried out using a combination of an innovative approach in SfM (Structure from Motion) airborne photogrammetry, hydrodynamic and bathymetric measurements, and wave propagation modelling over the nearshore bathymetry. The results show the strong potential of SfM photogrammetry in high-resolution morphometric and sediment budget surveys of sandy beach, and confirm a previously proposed model of beach rotation under mud-bank influence.The second field site in French Guiana, a retreating chenier over a muddy abandoned polder formerly a rice fields, work based on a multi-decadal analysis of satellite images combined with short-term field topographic and hydrodynamic measurements highlighted high rates of chenier migration (up to 160 m a year) and retreat mechanisms over the muddy substrate due to its rheology.A GIS-based analysis of bathymetric changes in the deltaic channels of the Mekong over a 10-year period (1998 to 2008) enabled the quantification of a net loss of 200 million m3 of sediments and an increase in the mean depth of the channels, which appears as unnatural and due to sand mining.These important sediment extractions have serious repercussions on sediment supply to the Mekong delta coast, which shows important rates of erosion.

L'eau des fleuves, des rivières, des lacs et des réservoirs ne représente que 0,26 % des 2,5 % (35 millions de km3) d'eau douce disponibles à l’état liquide sur Terre, or sa qualité et quantité ont fortement diminué ces dernières années. Sa dégradation a des conséquences sur l'agriculture, la santé, l'environnement et l'économie des territoires et est aujourd'hui au centre des préoccupations sociétales. Les objectifs de la présente thèse sont pour trois fleuves localisés dans le Bouclier des Guyanes, au nord de l'Amérique du Sud (le Maroni, l'Oyapock, l'Orénoque): (i) d'utiliser et d'adapter des outils novateurs de télédétection pour suivre et quantifier, sur du long terme, leurs charges sédimentaires en suspension, (ii) d'évaluer l'existence de tendances spatio-temporelles, ainsi que de ruptures dans les chroniques de données, (iii) de quantifier la part organique et minérale de ces charges, (iv) d'apprécier le rôle des facteurs naturels (débits et précipitations) et anthropiques (surfaces urbaines, agricoles et minières) sur les tendances observées et enfin, (v) de discuter de seuils de charges pour le suivi de la qualité de l'eau. Les résultats ont montré qu'il est possible de suivre les concentrations de matières en suspension, pour les fleuves Orénoque et Maroni avec une erreur relative de 32 et 25% respectivement. Sur la période 2000-2016, des tendances spatio-temporelles régulières ont été observées pour l'Orénoque, alors qu'elles sont en augmentation pour le Maroni avec une rupture en 2009 et en diminution pour l'Oyapock depuis 2008 (données in situ). Un lien fort avec l'augmentation de la déforestation pour les surfaces minières et les précipitations est observé pour le Maroni alors que pour l'Oyapock les tendances sont liées aux débits.Pour les deux années d'études (2014-2016), les charges minérales ont représenté la plus forte fraction des particules transportées dans les eaux du Maroni au Saut Hermina (en moyenne 93 %) et de l'Oyapock au Saut Maripa (en moyenne 82 %) avec une grande variabilité selon les mois de la teneur en carbone dans les matières transportées et pour les deux fleuves. Enfin, les rapports C/N et C/Chl-a ont dévoilé des matières organiques d'origine principalement endogène avec une forte biomasse chlorophyllienne surtout durant les basses eaux. / The water of rivers, lakes and reservoirs represents only 0.26 % of the 2.5 % (35 million of km3) of fresh water available on the liquid state on Earth, but its quality and quantity strongly decreased these last years. Her degradation has consequences on the farming, the health, the environment and the economy of territories and is now in the center of the societal concerns. The objectives of the present thesis are for three rivers located in the Guiana Shield, in the North of South America (the Maroni, the Oyapock, the Orinoco): i) to use and to adapt innovative tools of remote detection to follow and quantify, on the long term, their sedimentary loads, ii) to estimate the existence of spatiotemporal trends, as well as breaks in the chronicles of data, iii) to quantify the organic and mineral part of these loads, iv) to appreciate the role of the natural (discharge and precipitation) and the anthropological factors (urban, agricultural and mining surfaces) on the observed trends and finally, v) to discuss thresholds of concentrations for the quality monitoring of the river water.The results showed that it is possible to follow the concentrations of suspension materials, for rivers Maroni and Orinoco with a relative error of 25 and 32 % respectively. Over the period 2000-2016, regular spatiotemporal trends were observed for the Orinoco, while they are increasing for Maroni with a break in 2009 and in decrease for the Oyapock since 2008 (in situ data). A strong link with the increase of the deforestation for the mining surfaces and the precipitation is observed for the Maroni catchment while for the Oyapock the trend is explained by the specific water discharge.For two years of studies (2014-2016), the mineral loads represented the strongest fraction of particles transported in the Maroni River at Saut Hermina (on average 93 %) and in the Oyapock River at Saut Maripa (on average 82 %) with a high variability according to the months of the content in carbon in the transported materials and for both rivers. Finally, report C/N and C/Chl-a revealed organic matters of mainly endogenous origin with a strong chlorophyll biomass and especially during the low water period.

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委內瑞拉為世界第五大的石油輸出國，且同為石油輸出國家組織的創始會員國之一。石油是委內瑞拉最為重要的產業與經濟活動，而委內瑞拉因石油而富，亦因石油而貧，委內瑞拉所依賴的石油一直以來猶如兩面刃般深刻的影響委內瑞拉的政治、經濟與社會。 　　1992年政變失敗的陸軍中校查維茲打著激烈改革的口號，於1998年贏得委內瑞拉總統大選，終結支配委內瑞拉政治長達50年的「協定民主」，為委內瑞拉的歷史打開了新的一頁。對於查維茲而言，委內瑞拉的石油不但是國家主權獨立的象徵，同時亦應用於國際政治中重要的地緣政治武器。因此，查維茲上台後，便積極展開石油改革計畫，強化對國內石油產業的控制權，重整委內瑞拉國營石油公司，並利用石油收入進行社會發展計畫。此外，配合近年來國際油價的高漲，查維茲在區域與國際政治舞台上，運用委內瑞拉豐富的石油蘊藏與龐大的石油收入，進行合縱連橫，攏絡盟友並且試圖削弱美國的影響力。 　　本研究採用K. J. Holsti所提出的個人、國家、體系與全球四個分析層次作為主要分析架構，以求對於查維茲政權能源政策做出全面性的探討。此論文假設查維茲政權能源政策的發展，決策者為核心因素，藉由在個人層次上，透過決策者個人研究，以求對查維茲個人政治理念有通盤的了解，並探討如何影響委內瑞拉能源政策之發展。再者，選取在國內、體系中對委內瑞拉能源政策影響較深的因素，解釋查維茲政權在這些因素影響下，產生何種政策輸出？最後，探討近年來全球能源環境的變遷與重要的發展趨勢，作為影響查維茲政權能源政策的重要中介因素，解釋全球能源環境的變化與發展對查維茲能源政策有何影響？ / Venezuela is the fifth-largest oil exporter in the world, also, one of the funding members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. In Venezuela, most industries and economic activities are dominated by Petroleum sector, a “double edged sword” which brings both positive and negative effects, and deeply influences the political, economic and social conditions in Venezuela. In 1998, the former lieutenant colonel, Hugo Chávez, who had organized an unsuccessful coup in 1992, seized the power as president in the election with the claim of “radical reformation”. The result in 1998 presidential election terminated the nearly fifty-year long “pacted democracy” and create a unprecendented prospect on Venezuela’s history. To Chávez, the oil is not only the symbol of independence of national sovereignty, but also a useful geopolitical weapon in the field of international politics. Therefore, Chávez began his oil reformation: strengthen the state control to the oil industry, reorganize the national oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, SA, PDVSA, and use the income to facilitate the social policy. Moreover, due to the reason of oil price surging in recent years, the abundant oil reserve and its’ enormous output value enable Chavez to expand his power base and also to put his intention of striking the influence of United State in both regional and international stage to practice. This study adopts K. J. Holsti’s four levels of analysis – individual, state, system and global, as the analytic framework to this research. In this study, the individual level is assumed as the core factor of the energy policy development under the Chávez regime. Chavez’s political ideas and how it influences Venezuela’s energy policy would be examined through the study of his leadership. Furthermore, taking important factors influencing energy policy in both domestic and international level into account, what policies output related to the above factors had Chavez made? Last but not the least, a discussion of global energy environment change in recent years would be made for explaining how it acts as the intermediary factors which influence the energy policy of Chávez regime.