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Enhanced Transport Induced by Tropical Cyclone and River Discharge in Hangzhou Bay
Summary
Despite its title referencing transport and particle movement, this paper uses ocean circulation modeling to study how tropical cyclones and river discharge affect sediment transport in Hangzhou Bay, China — not microplastic pollution. It examines physical oceanography and storm impacts on particle movement and is not relevant to microplastics or human health.
Sediment transport in Hangzhou Bay and the adjacent Changjiang Estuary is extremely complex due to the bathymetry and hydrodynamic conditions in this region. Using the particle tracing method based on the ROMS model, three-dimensional (3D) passive particle transport in Hangzhou Bay and the Changjiang Estuary was simulated. Ocean temperature, salinity, and circulation patterns before and during Severe Tropical Storm Ampil (2018) were reproduced by the model. The circulation in Hangzhou Bay is significantly influenced by the passing of the storm with an enhanced southeastward surface current. The along-front current offshore of the Changjiang Estuary, accompanied by the Changjiang River plume, is weakened by strong mixing under the storm. The transport of passive particles before and during the storm was also simulated based on the current fields of the model. The results show that the passing of the tropical storm enhances mass exchange in Hangzhou Bay by the storm-induced southeast circulation, while particle transport near the Changjiang Estuary decreases as the estuarine plume is weakened by the intense mixing of strong winds of the storm.
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