Artificial water sediment regulation scheme influences morphology, hydrodynamics and nutrient behavior in the Yellow River estuary

• Published in: Journal of hydrology (Amsterdam) Vol. 539; pp. 102 - 112
• Main Authors: Xu, Bochao, Yang, Disong, Burnett, William C., Ran, Xiangbin, Yu, Zhigang, Gao, Maosheng, Diao, Shaobo, Jiang, Xueyan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.08.2016
• Subjects: Brackish; China; Control; Estuaries; Fluid dynamics; Fluid flow; Freshwater; humans; Hydrodynamics; hydrology; mixing; Morphology; Nutrient; nutrient content; Nutrients; Radium; river deltas; Rivers; Sediments; tracer techniques; Water sediment regulation scheme; Yellow River; Yellow River estuary; INW, China, People's Rep., Shandong Prov., Huang He Estuary; China; Yellow River; Hydrodynamics; Nutrient; Yellow River estuary; Water sediment regulation scheme; Morphology; Radium

•A small delta was newly formed in the Yellow River estuary during a WSRS.•Material distribution altered to a two-plume pattern.•Estuarine mixing was two times stronger during WSRS.•Nutrients were mostly consumed within one to two weeks after entry to the estuary.•Terrestrial nutrient influenced are...