The characteristics of distribution and change of the seawater temperature and salinity of Cai river estuary and northern part of Nhatrang bay in the dry and rainy seasons

In this paper, some results of analyzing the hydrographic characteristics of the seawater temperature and salinity are presented. The received results showed that: in dry season, the influence of the Cai river water has is limited in Cai river estuary with the approximate transferable distance from the river mouth to the open sea of about 1 km. The isohaline 32%o could be defined as the separate boundary of the Cai river water; In rainy season, due to the river water discharges are high, the influence of Cai river water could be transferred to the open sea and island areas. The immerge of the Cai river water in the open sea areas in rainy season has changed the vertical structure of salinity and temperature in the northern part of Nhatrang bay. In both seasons, the Cai river water have influenced in the surface water layers 0 - 2m and the water layers deeper than 2m are influenced by the sea waters with the salinity of higher than 32%o.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nguyen, Ba Xuan, Tong, Phuoc Hoang Son
Format: Journal Contribution biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 2000
Subjects:Estuary, Temperature, Salinity,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/9280
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