Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Research/State and Local Joint
Engineering Laboratory of Estuarine Hydraulic Technology, School of Ocean
Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Coasts, Islands
and Reefs/Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory
(Zhuhai), Zhuhai, 519082, China
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal
Engineering, Zhuhai, 519082, China
Bo Li
Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Research/State and Local Joint
Engineering Laboratory of Estuarine Hydraulic Technology, School of Ocean
Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Coasts, Islands
and Reefs/Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory
(Zhuhai), Zhuhai, 519082, China
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal
Engineering, Zhuhai, 519082, China
Junhao Gu
Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Research/State and Local Joint
Engineering Laboratory of Estuarine Hydraulic Technology, School of Ocean
Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Coasts, Islands
and Reefs/Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory
(Zhuhai), Zhuhai, 519082, China
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal
Engineering, Zhuhai, 519082, China
For many problems concerning water resource utilization in estuaries, it is essential to be able to express observed salinity distributions based on simple theoretical models. In this study, we propose an analytical salt intrusion model inspired from a theory for predictions of flood hydrographs in watersheds. The newly developed model can be well calibrated using a minimum of three salinity measurements along the estuary and has been successfully applied in 21 estuaries worldwide.
For many problems concerning water resource utilization in estuaries, it is essential to be able...
