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Articles | Volume 18, issue 18
Articles | Volume 18, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5247-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5247-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 18
Research article
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28 Sep 2021
Research article |  | 28 Sep 2021

Long-term spatiotemporal variations in and expansion of low-oxygen conditions in the Pearl River estuary: a study synthesizing observations during 1976–2017

Jiatang Hu, Zhongren Zhang, Bin Wang, and Jia Huang

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In situ observations over 42 years were used to explore the long-term changes to low-oxygen conditions in the Pearl River estuary. Apparent expansion of the low-oxygen conditions in summer was identified, primarily due to the combined effects of increased anthropogenic inputs and decreased sediment load. Large areas of severe low-oxygen events were also observed in early autumn and were formed by distinct mechanisms. The estuary seems to be growing into a seasonal, estuary-wide hypoxic zone.
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