Effect of winds and waves on salt intrusion  in the Pearl River estuary

Gong, Wenping; Lin, Zhongyuan; Chen, Yunzhen; Chen, Zhaoyun; Zhang, Heng

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-139-2018

Articles | Volume 14, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-139-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-139-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 1

Research article

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28 Feb 2018

Research article |

| 28 Feb 2018

Effect of winds and waves on salt intrusion in the Pearl River estuary

Wenping Gong, Zhongyuan Lin, Yunzhen Chen, Zhaoyun Chen, and Heng Zhang

Data sets

Salt transport during a dry season in the Modaomen Estuary, Pearl River Delta, China W. Gong, J. P.-Y. Maa, B. Hong, and J. Shen https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceanoaman.2014.03.024

Short summary

Salt intrusion in the Pearl River Estuary is a dynamic process that is influenced by a range of factors, and few studies have examined the effects of winds and waves. Therefore, we investigate these effects using the Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere-Wave-Sediment Transport modeling system in this region. It was found that enhancement of the salt intrusion is comparable between the remote and local winds. Waves decrease the salt intrusion by increasing the water mixing.