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

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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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

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RC1: 'Review of “Effects of winds and waves on salt intrusion in the Pearl River Esutary” by Wenping Gong, Zhongyuan Lin, Yunzhen Chen, Zhaoyun Chen and Heng Zhang', Anonymous Referee #1, 01 Oct 2017
- AC1: 'Response to the anonymous referee #1', Heng Zhang, 29 Nov 2017
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 13 Nov 2017
- AC2: 'Response to comments from anonymous Referee #2', Heng Zhang, 29 Nov 2017
RC3: 'comments', Anonymous Referee #3, 15 Nov 2017
- AC3: 'Response to the anonymous referee #3', Heng Zhang, 29 Nov 2017

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AR by Heng Zhang on behalf of the Authors (05 Dec 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (13 Dec 2017) by Neil Wells

ED: Publish as is (10 Jan 2018) by Neil Wells

AR by Heng Zhang on behalf of the Authors (18 Jan 2018)

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.