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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-181-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-181-2024
Research article
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19 Feb 2024
Research article |  | 19 Feb 2024

Salt intrusion dynamics in a well-mixed sub-estuary connected to a partially to well-mixed main estuary

Zhongyuan Lin, Guang Zhang, Huazhi Zou, and Wenping Gong

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From 2021 to 2022, a particular sub-estuary (East River estuary) suffered greatly from an enhanced salt intrusion. We conducted observation analysis, numerical simulations, and analytical solution to unravel the underlying mechanisms. This study is of help in the investigation of salt dynamics in sub-estuaries connected to main estuaries and of implications for mitigating salt intrusion problems in the regions.
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