Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2010, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (6): 22-28.doi: 10.11978/j.issn.1009-5470.2010.06.022cstr: 32234.14.j.issn.1009-5470.2010.06.022

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An intensive saltwater intrusion in the Pearl River Delta during the winter of 2007-2008

LUO Lin, CHEN Ju, YANG Wei, WANG Dong-xiao   

  1. Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Environmental Dynamics, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, CAS, Guangzhou 510301, China
  • Received:2009-06-15 Revised:2009-08-10 Online:2010-12-15 Published:2010-12-15
  • Contact: 王东晓。 E-mail:dxwang@scsio.ac.cn
  • About author:罗琳(1978—), 女, 广西柳州市人, 博士, 主要从事河口水动力与水质研究。E-mail: luolin@scsio.ac.cn
  • Supported by:

    广东省重大科技专项规划项目(2007A032600002); 海洋公益性行业科研专项(200705019); 国家908专项(908-01-ZH2,
    908-02-03-05, 908-01-BC17); 中国科学院南海海洋研究所青年人才领域前沿项目(SQ200810)

Abstract:

Based on the observations in the Pearl River Estuary in the winter of 2007—2008, the authors analyze the charac-teristics of salinity, current and salt intrusion at the Humen, Hengmen and Modaomen channels. The results indicate that the salt intrusion was serious and affected the water supply for Zhuhai and Guangzhou that winter. Runoff, tide and wind affected the salt intrusion together, and their contributions were different at different waterways. The intrusion of saltwater at the Mo-daomen Channel has a particular characteristic and dynamical mechanism.

Key words: Pearl River estuary, salt intrusion, runoff, wind, tide