The physics behind Van der Burgh's empirical equation, providing a new predictive equation for salinity intrusion in estuaries

Zhang, Zhilin; Savenije, Hubert H. G.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-3287-2017

Articles | Volume 21, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-3287-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-3287-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 21, issue 7

Research article

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04 Jul 2017

Research article |

| 04 Jul 2017

The physics behind Van der Burgh's empirical equation, providing a new predictive equation for salinity intrusion in estuaries

Zhilin Zhang and Hubert H. G. Savenije

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Final revised paper (published on 04 Jul 2017)
Preprint (discussion started on 15 Nov 2016)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Referee Comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Feb 2017
- AC1: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #1’ comments', Zhilin Zhang, 12 Apr 2017
RC2: 'Major comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 14 Mar 2017
- AC2: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #2’ comments', Zhilin Zhang, 12 Apr 2017

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by Editor and Referees) (23 Apr 2017) by Insa Neuweiler

AR by Zhilin Zhang on behalf of the Authors (12 May 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (16 May 2017) by Insa Neuweiler

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (23 May 2017)

ED: Publish as is (06 Jun 2017) by Insa Neuweiler

AR by Zhilin Zhang on behalf of the Authors (06 Jun 2017) Manuscript

Short summary

An estuary is where fresh water rivers meet the salty open sea. This mixture of salty fresh water leads to a varying water quality. There a model works well showing how far the salty water can travel, with an empirical parameter that needs to be calibrated every time. This paper provides a possible solution for this parameter to make the model predictive. Also, the model was improved by considering 2-D exchange flow. This new model was supported by observations in 18 estuaries around the world.