32 results about "Sea level rise" patented technology

An apparatus for pumping and compressing fluids using floats which ride on the tides, swells and waves of the sea lowering an impeller by gravity when the tide falls and discharging fluid through back flow prevention valves above impeller when sea level rises for any reason. Pump will deliver sea water at any selected pressure determined by buoyancy of floats. Increasing buoyancy increases discharge pressure or lift or volume. Sea water pump is open to sea on inlet side when pumping sea water. Sea water seeks its own level rising to sea surface through impeller and back flow prevention valve. When pumping other fluids, pump is not open to sea and connects to fluid sources of supply. The pump is modified to prevent leakage to sea when pumping all other fluids. Fluid volume lift is increased by adding tidal range multipliers to pump and increasing float buoyancy making it possible to deliver greater volumes of fluids each time tide rises.

The invention is David Stauffer's river bottom siphon and hydroelectricity generator for a pollution-free hydroelectric energy generator using a submerged river pipeline and gravity for the delivery of fresh river-water for agriculture and drinking through a fabricated ecosystem to ease the problems of global warming, rising ocean levels, flooding, drought, pollution, depletion of the ozone layer, the blockage of fish migration by dams, and loss of rain forests, grazing land, and agricultural land through a system of large river-bottom pipelines to transfer the abundant supply of fresh water on the bottoms of the Columbia and Mississippi Rivers and, eventually, the Nile, Tigris, Rhine, Yellow, and all other rivers throughout the world to lands in need of fresh water (no really, I'm not joking) invention.

The present invention provides a method of sequestering carbon dioxide and water in a desert environment. In a first step heat that would otherwise cause thermal expansion of the ocean and resultant sea level rise is extracted to produce energy. A portion of the energy is used to desalinate seawater. The desalinate water is pumped into a desert environment and vegetation is planted in the irrigated desert portion. The vegetation sequesters carbon dioxide. The seawater extracted for desalination further reduces sea level rise. Irrigation water moderates the day and nighttime temperature fluctuations of hot deserts. Lowering the daytime temperature increases the deserts potential to sequester water. The commercial and arable potential of the desert is augmented by the enrichment of its soil by composted vegetation, its irrigation and the moderation of its diurnal temperature fluctuations.

The invention discloses a method for fast growth, high yield and high-efficient carbon capture cultivation of grain sorghum and sudan grass. The method comprises the following steps of using the grain sorghum, sorghum halepense, sudan grass and sorghum moench hybrid seeds for propagation; enlarging the planting area; and by fast propagation, high-yield cultivation, multi-time harvest and timely landfill technologies, cradling for 4-6 times a year, and enabling the yield to reach 90-200T/hm<2>. By using the sorghum plant photosynthesis, the CO2 in the atmosphere can be converted into organic compounds to be filled under the ground, therefore, the negative growth in global carbon emission can be achieved, and the atmospheric greenhouse effect can be reduced; the Earth's ice melt can be choked, the sea-level rise can be controlled, the Earth's climate and biodiversity the maintained, and the life time of the humans on the Earth can be prolonged.

The invention belongs to the technical field of coastal zone dam monitoring, and discloses a coastal zone dam stability monitoring and flooding vulnerability evaluation method and system. The method comprises the steps of preparing a satellite-borne SAR single look complex image and global DEM data for assisting the InSAR time sequence analysis, and obtaining dam point cloud data, sea level risingdata and tide inspection data through employing an unmanned plane laser radar; carrying out data preprocessing to realize dam DEM generation, dam deformation rate acquisition, dam future DEM simulation and dam water level simulation; and performing flooding analysis to realize dam flooding analysis and dam flooding scene display. According to the invention, the combination of the satellite-borneInSAR time sequence analysis deformation rate and the unmanned aerial vehicle-mounted laser radar DEM is realized, and high observation precision and space-time resolution are ensured. According to the invention, three components (tidal component, storm water increase and sea level rise) are synthesized for flooding water level simulation, daily conditions and extreme conditions are simulated at the same time, and over-high water level estimation is avoided.

The invention discloses a storm surge extreme water level prediction method based on coupling of a random statistical model and a hydrodynamic model, and belongs to the technical field of ocean science and ocean engineering. The method comprises the following steps: S1, collecting hydrotopographic data in a region, establishing a Delft3D hydrodynamic model, and verifying the Delft3D hydrodynamic model; S2, establishing a main historical typhoon database, and listing a storm surge driving element set; S3, recombining storm surge driving elements on the basis of Monte Carlo; S4, selecting an appropriate typhoon field model and verifying the typhoon field model; and S5, simulating and predicting the extremely high water level based on storm surge of typical historical typhoons. The inventioncomprehensively considers the influence of climate change and sea level rise on the extreme water level value, can be used for predicting the extreme water levels in different recurrence periods and forecasting the numerical value of storm surge, is beneficial to disaster prevention and reduction so as to reduce disaster loss in coastal fragile regions, and is beneficial to reasonable planning anddesign.

The invention discloses a breakwater with good adaptability and a method. The breakwater comprises a plurality of unit structures which are arranged in sequence along the coast. Each unit structure comprises a first coast protecting wall arranged on the coast, a second coast protecting wall arranged behind the first coast protecting wall, a water bag arranged in a groove on the coast ground, and acover plate arranged on the groove, wherein the cover plate can slide up and down along the inner wall of the groove, and the first coast protecting wall and the second coast protecting wall are connected with a guide structure arranged on the coast ground, the guide structure comprises two independent cavities with the upper end and the lower end being closed, a plurality of rows of wave dissipating piles are arranged in the lower front part of the first coast protecting wall, each row of wave dissipating piles comprises a plurality of wave dissipating piles arranged at intervals, and a plurality of staggered wave dissipating blocks are arranged on the guide structure. The breakwater can automatically raise the heights of the first coast protecting wall and the second coast protecting wall when the sea level rises, and can meet the wave-proof requirements of different wave heights.

The invention relates to an automatic sea blocking dyke blocking tides with tides, and belongs to the technical field of building of movable sea blocking dykes. The automatic sea blocking dyke achieves the purpose that impact force, pressure and buoyancy force of flood tide water are used for automatically assembling dyke wallboards into a sea blocking dyke body. In order to achieve the purpose, the automatic sea blocking dyke is formed in the manner that a dyke base with limiting pillars and spoil disposal grooves is arranged on the coast, and the multiple dyke wallboards which are provided with floating barrels in a fixedly-connected manner and connected through flexible structures are connected through hinges. During ebb tides of sea water, the dyke wallboards serve as roads; during flood tides of sea water, the sea level rises, the sea blocking dyke body which is not prone to occurring water seepage and water leakage can be automatically assembled according to rise and fall of floodwater; and in short, the dyke becomes high during the flood tides, and the dyke is hidden during the ebb tidies.

The invention discloses a fast calculation method for engineering sea area sea-level rise. The method comprises the technical steps that multiple kinds of sea surface height data of an engineering sea area are disposed, and a sea-level change data sequence is established; smoothing processing is conducted on the sea-level change data sequence of the engineering sea area; the rise rate of the sea-level is piecewise calculated by using the smoothed data sequence; correlation analysis is conducted on an average sea-level rise rate data sequence and a corresponding temperature data sequence; a future sea-level rise rate calculation model is established by using a correlation analysis result; the future sea-level rise rate is calculated according to time demands for engineering sea area sea-level prediction; a quantity value of the sea-level rise range and an error range thereof are calculated. By means of the method, a predicted value of the seal-level rise range and a predicted error are calculated, the calculated amount is smaller, the sea-level rise trend and the uncertainty of climate prediction under the background of climate change in the future can be objectively reflected, and the requirement for accurately and fast predicting future seal-level rise can be met.

The invention relates to a sandbeach-staying-waiting construction method of a cutter suction dredger. The sandbeach-staying-waiting construction method is characterized by including the steps that a dredger pit area without hard foreign matter is selected, and the cutter suction dredger is sailed to a soil taking area to excavate a dredger pit when the sea level meets the drafting condition; when the water depth can not meet the drafting condition, the cutter suction dredger stays on a sandbeach and is stranded to wait till the sea level rises again; after the water depth meets the requirement and the cutter suction dredger floats, excavation of the dredger pit is conducted again till the dredger pit with the depth and the area meeting requirements is excavated. Compared with the prior art, the sandbeach-staying-waiting construction method has the advantages that the time spent on entering and exiting of the dredger and pipe disassembling is saved, excavation of the dredger pit can be completed only through two days and four tides, construction efficiency is greatly improved compared with a conventional construction method, the structure of the dredger is not influenced by sandbeach staying waiting construction, and economic benefits are quite remarkable.

The invention provides a continental shelf profile determination method and device based on non-delta sea invasion. The continental shelf profile determination method based on non-delta sea invasion comprises the steps of establishing a continental shelf profile two-dimensional model according to the river supply sediment volume and the sea level rising rate of a target work area; under a space rectangular coordinate system, solving the mainland profile two-dimensional model to generate a relational expression capable of representing a non-delta sea invasion gradient and a river length; and determining the continental shelf profile of the target work area according to the relational expression. According to the method and the device for determining the continental shelf section based on the non-delta sea invasion, under the background of the non-delta sea invasion, the influence of river sediment supply and sea level rise on the continental shelf section is comprehensively considered, so that the change condition of the continental shelf section in the historical period of the target work area is more accurately determined.

Iceberg Reclamation industry invention provides an economical method of adapting offshore marine structures for arctic waters into fresh water production plants. The key condition of the invention is that icebergs are not towed or transported, instead the processing plant systematically breaks down icebergs and processes the ice pieces, melts the ice, and enables the transport of fresh water to arid climates and other areas in need of water reserves augmentation. The invention also claims that by decreasing the ice melt into oceans from icebergs this method acts as a sea level rise countermeasure. The method can also be used to clean oceans of floating debris and process the waste economically.

The invention relates to an automatic paper shredder having a thin-film solar battery. The greenhouse effect causes the temperature increase, the sea level rise and other far-reaching influences to the whole ecologic environment and the global climate, so energy treasuring, environment cherishing, energy application amount reduction and energy use efficiency improvement are needed to reduce the greenhouse effect. The invention relates to an application of the thin-film solar battery. The body of the paper shredder is covered with a thin-film solar battery plate, and solar energy is converted to electric energy providing electric power required by the paper shredder, so the paper shredder can run without a power supply sold in the market, thereby the fossil fuel use is reduced, and the greenhouse effect is alleviated.

The invention discloses an anti-reef electric light source device based on automatic triggering during sea level rising, which comprises a stud fixedly mounted on a reef in a threaded manner, the stud is fixedly provided with a sliding rod, and the sliding rod is fixedly provided with a mounting plate located above the water surface through a mounting assembly; and a floating seat floating on the water is mounted on the sliding rod in a sliding manner. The acousto-optic warning lamp has the advantages that through cooperative use of the mounting base, the toothed bar, the supporting rod, the rotating shaft and the scraping plate, the acousto-optic warning lamp can start to work quickly when the flood tide water surface reaches a certain height, and meanwhile the acousto-optic warning lamp is simple in structure and more time-saving and labor-saving to manufacture and mount; the second cover body improves a certain shielding and protecting effect on the part, located above the water body, of the second cover body, and meanwhile the second cover body can shake to a certain extent in the horizontal direction when flapped by sea waves or large sea wind due to the arrangement of the shaking structure, so that the impact force directly borne by the second cover body is reduced; and the cover body II can be better used.

The invention provides a sea level rise-based land risk assessment method and a device and relates to the technical field of the marine environment forecasting technology. The sea level rise-based land risk assessment method comprises the steps of obtaining an evaluation region; according to the coastal defense capability corresponding to the evaluation region and the ground elevation data of the evaluation region, determining the involved area in the evaluation region in each preset sea level rising situation; according to a land-use type corresponding to each land grid in the involved area, determining a corresponding risk coefficient for each land grid; according to the risk coefficient corresponding to each land grid and the involved area of the land grid, determining the sea level rising risk level for each land grid. According to the technical scheme of the sea level rise-based land risk assessment method and the device, the technical problems in the prior art that, existing assessment methods are not high in practicality and difficult to meet the requirements of development programs and engineering designs in coastal cities, can be solved.

The invention discloses a height-adjustable breakwater and a method. The height-adjustable breakwater comprises an anti-wave structure arranged on a seaboard, a first anti-wave wall arranged behind the anti-wave structure, a second anti-wave wall arranged behind the first anti-wave wall, a water bag arranged in a groove formed in the ground of the seaboard, and a cover plate arranged on the groove. The cover plate can slide up and down along the inner wall of the groove. The first anti-wave wall and the second anti-wave wall are connected with a guide structure arranged on the ground of the seaboard. The guide structure comprises two independent cavities, and the upper ends and the lower ends of the two independent cavities are sealed. The lower end of the first anti-wave wall and the lower end of the second anti-wave wall stretch into the two independent cavities. Push plates are arranged at the lower end of the first anti-wave wall and the lower end of the second anti-wave wall. According to the height-adjustable breakwater and the method, the height of the first anti-wave wall and the height of the second anti-wave wall can be automatically increased when the sea level rises sothat the requirements for preventing waves with different heights can be met.

A system for flood water or water flow mitigation includes at least one aqueduct or drain having a first section linking a river, lake, reservoir, water retention pond or dam to another section linked to another lake, reservoir, storage tank or sea, characterized in that the first section are positioned at higher than the other section, and the aqueducts or drains are configured to be placed above ground level or extend upward from sides of river or existing drain, such that invert levels of the aqueducts or drains are higher than sea levels during high tide flooding or sea level increases.

Provided is a nuclear energy sea water desalination steamship. A nuclear power plant steamship is provided with sea water desalination equipment to form the nuclear energy sea water desalination steamship in a combined mode, and different nuclear reactors can be installed on the single-body or double-body steamship according to different needs. The sea water desalination equipment can be installed on the single-body or double-body steamship to form the nuclear energy sea water desalination steamship, or a nuclear power plant steamship and another sea water desalination steamship can together form the nuclear energy sea water desalination device, or a sea water desalination ship can be constructed into an oceangoing ship (with no propelling system). Electric energy generated by the steamship is used for performing sea water desalination, and a pipeline is laid for leading out desalinated water. The nuclear energy sea water desalination steamship can increase the using portion of nuclear energy in the world development process and has profound significance in reducing greenhouse gas emission, slowing down melting of permanent ice sheets of the South Pole and the North Pole and promoting environmental protection of sea level rise.

The invention discloses a breakwater with high safety and a method thereof. The breakwater with high safety comprises a plurality of unit structures arranged in sequence along the coast, each unit structure includes a first anti-wave wall arranged at the seaside, a second anti-wave wall arranged behind the first anti-wave wall, a water bag arranged in a groove on the ground of the coast and a cover plate arranged on the groove. The cover plates can slide up and down along the inner walls of the grooves, the first and second anti-wave walls are connected with guiding structures arranged on theground of the coast correspondingly, and each guiding structure comprises two independent cavities with closed upper and lower ends correspondingly. The lower ends of the first and second anti-wave walls extend into the two independent cavities correspondingly, and pushing plates are arranged at the lower ends of the first and second anti-wave walls correspondingly. The breakwater with high safetyhas the characteristics that when the sea level rises, the height of the first and second anti-wave walls can be automatically raised, and the anti-wave requirements of the different wave heights canbe met.