Seasonal behaviour of tidal damping and residual water level slope in the Yangtze River estuary: identifying the critical position and river discharge for maximum tidal damping

Cai, Huayang; Savenije, Hubert H. G.; Garel, Erwan; Zhang, Xianyi; Guo, Leicheng; Zhang, Min; Liu, Feng; Yang, Qingshu

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-2779-2019

Articles | Volume 23, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-2779-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-2779-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 23, issue 6

Research article

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01 Jul 2019

Research article |

| 01 Jul 2019

Seasonal behaviour of tidal damping and residual water level slope in the Yangtze River estuary: identifying the critical position and river discharge for maximum tidal damping

Huayang Cai, Hubert H. G. Savenije, Erwan Garel, Xianyi Zhang, Leicheng Guo, Min Zhang, Feng Liu, and Qingshu Yang

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RC1: 'Review of “Seasonal behaviour of tidal damping and residual water level slope in the Yangtze River estuary: identifying the critical position and river discharge for maximum tidal damping” by Cai et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Jan 2019
- AC1: 'Responses to comments by Reviewer #1', Feng Liu, 20 Jan 2019
RC2: 'Comment on "Seasonal behaviour of tidal damping and residual water level in the Yangtze River estuary: Identifying the critical position and river discharge for amximum tidal damping "', Anonymous Referee #2, 29 Mar 2019
- AC2: 'Responses to comments by Reviewer #2', Feng Liu, 31 Mar 2019
AC2: 'Responses to comments by Reviewer #2', Feng Liu, 31 Mar 2019

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ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (13 Apr 2019) by Insa Neuweiler

AR by Feng Liu on behalf of the Authors (15 Apr 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (28 Apr 2019) by Insa Neuweiler

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (27 May 2019)

ED: Publish as is (03 Jun 2019) by Insa Neuweiler

AR by Feng Liu on behalf of the Authors (05 Jun 2019) Manuscript

Short summary

Tide–river dynamics play an essential role in large-scale river deltas as they exert a tremendous impact on delta morphodynamics, salt intrusion and deltaic ecosystems. For the first time, we illustrate that there is a critical river discharge, beyond which tidal damping is reduced with increasing river discharge, and we explore the underlying mechanism using an analytical model. The results are useful for guiding sustainable water management and sediment transport in tidal rivers.