Thermodynamics of saline and  fresh water mixing in estuaries

Zhang, Zhilin; Savenije, Hubert H. G.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-241-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-241-2018

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13 Mar 2018

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Thermodynamics of saline and fresh water mixing in estuaries

Zhilin Zhang and Hubert H. G. Savenije

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RC1: 'review comments', Zhengbing Wang, 15 Nov 2017
- SC1: 'Reply to referee #1', Zhilin Zhang, 29 Nov 2017
  - RC2: 'Discussions about a couple of points', Zhengbing Wang, 29 Nov 2017
    - AC1: 'Maximum or Minimum entropy', Hubert H.G. Savenije, 07 Dec 2017
RC3: 'Review', Axel Kleidon, 04 Dec 2017
- AC2: 'More details about the derivations', Hubert H.G. Savenije, 07 Dec 2017

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

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (08 Feb 2018) by Valerio Lucarini

AR by Hubert H.G. Savenije on behalf of the Authors (09 Feb 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (17 Feb 2018) by Valerio Lucarini

AR by Hubert H.G. Savenije on behalf of the Authors (19 Feb 2018)

Short summary

This paper presents a new equation for the dispersion of salinity in alluvial estuaries based on the maximum power concept. The new equation is physically based and replaces previous empirical equations. It is very useful for application in practice because in contrast to previous methods it no longer requires a calibration parameter, turning the method into a predictive method. The paper presents successful applications in more than 23 estuaries in different parts of the world.