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Environmental flows for the Yangtze Estuary based on salinity objectives

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnsns.2007.10.006

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Environmental flow; Salinity objective; Habitat; Yangtze Estuary

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  1. National Basic Research Program of China [2003CB415204, 2006CB403303]
  2. National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars [50625926]
  3. Open Research Fund Program of the State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science [2004B015]

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Environmental flows based on the salinity objectives for China's Yangtze Estuary were quantified to assess the impacts of changing freshwater inflow on the estuarine ecosystem. The salinity objectives for three benthos habitats in the Yangtze Estuary were studied to determine their requirements during the most critical period of the year. The temporal variation in the natural monthly river discharge represented the temporal variation of the ecological objectives used to maintain natural flow regimes. A numerical model, coupled a hydrodynamic processes model with a salinity model and validated using field data of tidal height, current velocity, and salinity at different stations, was developed to simulate the spatial distribution of salinity as a function of the variation in freshwater inflows. The prediction results of the proposed model agreed well with the field data. Considering the salinity objectives for the different habitats, the environmental flow requirements for the Yangtze Estuary were determined. Annual environmental flows should be 9.63 x 10(11), 6.32 x 10(11), and 4.70 x 10(11) m(3) for the high, medium, and minimum objectives, which are equivalent to 104%, 68%, and 50% of the annual river discharge, respectively. The periods from September to November should be considered as the critical seasons to maintain the minimum environmental flows in the Yangtze Estuary. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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