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Research article
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16 Feb 2022
Research article |
| 16 Feb 2022
| 16 Feb 2022
Responses of estuarine circulation to the morphological evolution in a convergent, microtidal estuary
Rui Zhang
School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Bo Hong
School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, South China University of
Technology, Wushan RD, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510641, China
Lei Zhu
School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai),
Zhuhai 519000, China
Pearl River Estuary Marine Ecosystem Research Station, Ministry of
Education, Zhuhai 519082, China
School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai),
Zhuhai 519000, China
Heng Zhang
School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai),
Zhuhai 519000, China
Pearl River Estuary Marine Ecosystem Research Station, Ministry of
Education, Zhuhai 519082, China
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Latest update: 03 Nov 2025
Short summary
(1) The intensity of the longitudinal estuarine circulation kept increasing as the estuary width continued to decrease.
(2) The changes in water depth were the dominant factor affecting lateral circulation intensity.
(3) The changes in the estuarine circulation were dominated by the changes in the baroclinic pressure gradient force and advection.
(1) The intensity of the longitudinal estuarine circulation kept increasing as the estuary width...
