Temperature, salinity and water-age variations in a tidal creek network, Bushehr Port, Iran

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 22 - Trang 1093-1106 - 2018
Seyed Taleb Hosseini1, Vahid Chegini1, Masoud Sadrinasab2, Seyed Mostafa Siadatmousavi3
1Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science, Tehran, Iran
2Khoramshahr University of Marine Science & Technology, Khoramshahr, Iran
3Iran University of Science & Technology, Tehran, Iran

Tóm tắt

The spatio-temporal variability of temperature and salinity was studied for a creek network and its adjacent coastal waters along the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf during warm and cold months. Salinity variations and tidal fluctuations were found to be out of phase throughout the creek. Temperature variations at the creek were exhibit a direct correlation with tidal fluctuations during cold months and were inversely related during warm months. The creek water was colder (warmer) than offshore water during the cold (warm) season. The salinity values observed inside this inverse estuary were higher during the warm season than the corresponding values during the cold season due to a change in evaporation rates; while the open water salinity had an opposite pattern. Using salinity as a tracer, the water-age (WA) was calculated, which shows almost linear increase from the mouth to the head. The maximum WA increases from ~10 days in winter to ~30 days in summer due to the corresponding increase in longitudinal salinity gradient. Based on the calculated non-dimensional Peclet number, the diffusion process is more rapid than the advection process in this water body, especially during the cold season.

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