In an estuary, stratification processes play a major role in inhibiting estuarine circulation, sediment transport, and the estuarine ecosystem. A detailed examination of the salinity stratification through the gradient Richardson number and the poten...
Saltwater intrusion in regulated estuaries is commonly assessed using intrusion distance; however, its response to barrage operation may also depend on arrival timing, vertical stratification, and bathymetrically influenced near-bed transport. This s...
The interaction between tide, river runoff, and wind in coastal lagoons induces complex salinity gradients, which are remarkable when the meteorological forcing is exacerbated. This work aims to characterize the salinity structure under extreme fresh...
Anthropogenic development can strongly influence natural river processes, leading to environmental changes that negatively affect important habitats and biodiversity and consequently reduce economically important natural resources. This study investi...
This study modelled possible ways of reducing salinity in the Seomjin River estuary to improve habitats for corbicula, which are important components of the ecosystem (ecologically and commercially) in the Seomjin River. Additionally, we analyzed the...
This study aims to quantify the response of sunflower root water uptake to stratified soil water and salinity stress. Based on field observations, the root water uptake function in the existing model was improved by developing a new equation for the...
The central Bohai Sea (CBS) is the distribution center and wintering grounds for economically important species of fish, shrimp, and crabs migrating from the Yellow Sea and the BS. However, the frequency of hypoxia in the CBS has gradually increased,...
The Tortonian–Messinian transition is associated with important climatic and oceanographic changes in the Mediterranean Basin, which have shaped both the biotic and abiotic nature of this setting. The morphological variability of the planktonic...
With increasing air and sea temperatures, the thermodynamic environments over the oceans are becoming more favourable for the development of intense tropical cyclones (TCs) with rapid intensification (RI). The South China coastal region consists of h...
Background: Contrast media are essential tools in diagnostic and interventional imaging, but their relationship with acute kidney injury remains clinically relevant and conceptually debated. This narrative review aimed to synthesize current evidence...
The typhoon impact on an estuarine environment is complex and systematic. A three-dimensional hydrodynamic and salinity transport model with a high-resolution, unstructured mesh and a spatially varying bottom roughness, is applied to investigate the...
Urban estuarine environments face increasing water safety risks due to microbial contamination from combined sewer overflows (CSOs), particularly during heavy rainfall events. In megacities like Tokyo, where waterfronts are widely used for recreation...
The Great Salt Lake is a highly saline terminal lake with considerable fluctuations in water surface elevation and salinity. The lake is divided into two arms by a railroad causeway. River inflows enter the larger south arm, while the north arm only...
Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) was utilized for subsurface soil investigation in the Yellow River Delta, aiming to provide a scientific basis for the remediation performance of saline soils. The study particularly focuses on the red clay layer, a typ...
The Río de la Plata is a large fluvial–estuarine–sea system discharging into the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, which has relevant features such as high fluvial discharge, microtidal astronomical tidal scales, a relevant meteorological tide, and a stro...
We estimated surface salinity flux and solar penetration from satellite data, and performed model simulations to examine the impact of including the satellite estimates on temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen distributions on the Louisiana con...
The hydrodynamic and transport characteristics of the Baltic Sea in the period 2000–2009 were studied using a fully calibrated and validated 3D hydrodynamic model with a horizontal resolution of 4.8 km. This study provided new insight into the type a...
Utilizing data from the four survey voyages in the Beibu Gulf from 2021 to 2022, this study investigates the variations in water temperature and salinity at different survey periods across its central and eastern regions, analyzing their horizontal a...
Multi-year records of satellite remote sensing of sea surface salinity (SSS) provide an opportunity to investigate the climatological characteristics of the SSS response to tropical cyclones (TCs). In this study, the influence of TC winds, rainfall a...
Density, temperature, salinity, and hydraulic head are physical scalars governing the dynamics of aquatic systems. In coastal aquifers, lakes, and oceans, salinity is measured with conductivity sensors, temperature is measured with thermistors, and d...
Density stratification plays a crucial role in estuarine hydrodynamics and material transport. In this study, we utilized a well-calibrated numerical model to investigate the stratification processes and underlying mechanisms in the dynamically wide...
Hypersaline Hamelin Pool, with mean salinity >65, is located in Shark Bay, Western Australia. The high salinity has reduced its biodiversity, but it is home to a diverse assemblage of modern marine stromatolites. The limited exchange of water betw...
The circulation in estuaries promotes the transport of organisms, nutrients, oxygen and sediments. Simultaneously, the mixture of fresh and salt water leads to variations of the physicochemical and biological components of the region. Therefore, it i...
This study investigated the flow patterns and affecting factors in the North Port of Incheon, South Korea, to understand the inner-port circulation characteristics by applying an unstructured grid finite volume community ocean model (FVCOM) together...
Based on satellite surface salinity (SSS) observations from the SMOS, Aquarius and SMAP missions, we investigate the interannual SSS variability during the period from 2010 to 2020 in the Gulf of Guinea, impacted by the Congo River run-off. Combined...
Using multiple-satellite datasets, in situ observations, and numerical simulations, the influence of typhoon-induced precipitation on the oceanic response to Typhoon Kalmaegi has been discussed. It is found that the convective system and precipitatio...
Many continental saline lakes are under the effects of salinity increase and anthropogenic eutrophication exacerbated by global change. The response of the food web to these drivers of change is not straightforward. To understand the consequences of...
Based on Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) data and the Ocean Reanalysis System 5 (ORAS5) dataset, positive salinity anomalies exceeding 2 psu in the northern Bay of Bengal (BoB) and negative salinity anomalies with the peak of the freshening a...
Reconstructing the deep water salinity during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, 26.5~19 ka BP), corresponding to Marine Isotope Stage 2, the most recent and coldest period, is crucial for understanding glacial deep ocean circulation variation and its ef...
Estuaries serve as transitional zones between rivers and the ocean, and their mixed dynamic characteristics are crucial for the transport, transformation, and cycling of materials. This study investigates the mixing characteristics and their dominant...
The steep US Virgin Islands Shelf Break (VISB) and the Virgin Islands Trough (VIT) at the Northeastern Caribbean Sea comprise a dynamic region of the Atlantic Ocean. In situ oceanographic data collected in the region during April 2017 were used to ex...
Industrial development has significantly increased the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere, resulting in the greenhouse effect that harms the global climate and human health. CO2 sequestration in saline aquifers is considered to be one of the effi...
Dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration in estuaries is highly variable at different spatial and temporal scales, which is affected by physical, chemical and biological processes. This study analyzed the spatial–temporal distributions of dissolved oxygen...
Variations of seawater salinity often cause ocean internal waves, water masses and stratification, which affect the stability of the ocean environment. Therefore, the study of seawater salinity is significant for the prediction of changes in the ocea...
We used NASA’s high-resolution (1/48° or 2.3 km, hourly) Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean (ECCO) estimates of salinity at a 1 m depth from November 2011 to October 2012 to detect semi-diurnal and diurnal internal tides (I...
In semi-closed coastal brackish systems, the stratification of the water column due to the interaction between freshwater and seawater can lead to a reduction in the dissolved oxygen (DO) levels in the bottom layers, consequently affecting the benthi...
Coastal areas have become the primary location for nuclear power plant sites due to the convenience of seawater cooling. In China, the diffusion range of thermal discharge water has always been a hot research topic as the basis for sea use areas. The...
Oil shales are developed in the Shale Member of the Middle Jurassic Shimengou Formation in the Qaidam Basin, China. The oil shales can be classified into three quality groups (low-, medium-, and high-quality oil shales) through a comprehensive analys...
To explore the spatial and temporal variations in salinity and suspended-sediment concentration in the Danshuei River estuary of northern Taiwan, two intensive field surveys were conducted in July 2016 and 2019 to assign high- and low-flow conditions...
Spring phytoplankton bloom mechanisms in the Bohai Sea show clear spatial differences, but the physical–biological coupling in the ice-covered Liaodong Bay (LDB) remains poorly understood. Utilizing satellite observations and high-resolution re...
İzmit Bay, a 50 km long inlet at the eastern end of the Marmara Sea, is crucial for the region’s economy, culture, and marine ecosystem. The bay’s water circulation regulates nutrient distribution, stratification, sedimentation, oxyg...
Along the shoreline of the White Sea, due to the post-glacial uplift of the coast, some water bodies with stable stratification have been formed. They have been classified as meromictic as they are at different stages of isolation from the Sea. As se...
Reservoir water and the adjacent soil are ecologically interconnected yet distinct microhabitats in saline coastal wetland ecosystems, but direct comparisons of their bacterial community composition and assembly remain limited. Here, we integrated hi...
Saltwater intrusion is a common issue in the Yangtze River estuary (YRE), significantly affecting the nearshore ecological environment and human activities. Using 20 years of runoff data, a high-resolution Finite-Volume Coastal Ocean Model (FVCOM) is...
Despite the extensive and rapidly growing literature on microplastics in oceans and coastal seas, little information exists on microplastic distribution through the salinity gradient. This study is the first one to evaluate microplastic distribution...
Typhoons are major marine dynamic disasters that affect the coastal ocean areas of China. During a typhoon, the coupling dynamic factors, such as wind, waves, storm surges, and river runoff, greatly enhance the mass and energy exchange at the various...
Coastal waters off west Greenland are strongly influenced by the input of low salinity water from the Arctic and from meltwater from the Greenland Ice Sheet. Changes in freshwater content in the region can play an important role in stratification, ci...
Estuaries are areas that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Understanding how these impacts affect these complex environments and their uses is essential. This paper presents a work based on an analytical solution and 2DH and 3D version...
In this study, we examined the interannual distribution patterns of the giant jellyfish Nemopilema nomurai and their relationship with marine environmental factors using field survey data collected from the East China Sea from 2020 to 2024. Acoustic...
Data from NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive Mission (SMAP) and from the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) were used to examine the freshening that occurred during 2015–2016 in the Southern California Curr...
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