%0 Journal Article
%T Salinity Variations over Zhejiang Province Waters, China
%A Xiaohui Zhao
%A Feng Gui
%A Venkata Subrahmanyam Mantravadi
%A Liuzhu Wang
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 5
%N 5
%P 1-12
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2018
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1104562
%X
In this article, we analyzed the monthly, seasonal
and annual salinity variations and their relations with sea surface temperature
(SST), rainfall over the Zhejiang province from 2005 to 2017. SST and rainfall
were chosen as the main influence factors. There is an inverse relationship
between rainfall and salinity. And the SST has a positive relation with
salinity, showing slightly seasonal difference. The vertical variation is
checked from surface to 150 meter depth, and 50 m is suggested to be a
separating layer for salinity variations. We found that monthly changes in
salinity are more variable in seawater at different depths. Seasonal changes in
salinity in this area are significant. In winter and spring, the temperature is
low, evaporation is small, and there
is little rainfall, resulting in relatively higher salinity; frequent typhoon
in summer and autumn with a large amount of freshwater input from the Yangtze
River causes a
lower salinity. For annual changes, we found an increasing trend over the
surface as well as in sub-surface.
In addition, we found initially that the stratification of the saline waters in
Zhejiang Province makes the sub-surface salinity higher.
%K Salinity
%K Sea Surface Temperature
%K Rainfall
%K Seasonal and Annual Variations
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/5293635