Observational characteristics and dynamic mechanism of low-salinity water lens for the offshore detachment of the Changjiang River diluted water in August 2006

• Published in: Acta oceanologica Sinica Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 34 - 45
• Main Authors: Liu, Zhenyu, Zhang, Wenjing, Xiong, Xuejun, Zhu, Shouxian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing The Chinese Society of Oceanography 01.03.2021; Springer Nature B.V; College of Meteorology and Oceanography,National University of Defense Technology,Nanjing 211101,China%First Institute of Oceanography,Ministry of Natural Resources,Qingdao 266061,China%College of Oceanography,Hohai University,Nanjing 211101,China
• Subjects: Baroclinity; Climatology; Dilution; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Ecology; Engineering Fluid Dynamics; Environmental Chemistry; Isobaths; Marine & Freshwater Sciences; Neap tides; Ocean circulation; Oceanography; Offshore; Residual currents; River mouth; River mouths; Rivers; Salinity; Salinity effects; Spring tides; Three dimensional models; Tides; Upwelling; Water; Wind; Wind effects; Winds; Changjiang River; dynamic mechanism; Changjiang River diluted water; observational characteristics; upwelling; numerical simulation; low-salinity water lens; observationalcharacteristics

The Changjiang River diluted water (CDW) spreads into the East China Sea (ECS) primarily in a plume pattern, although in some years, low-salinity water lenses (LSWLs) detach from the main body of the CDW. In-situ observations indicate that in August 2006, a LSWL detached from the main body of the CD...