Abstract
We analyzed the Region of Freshwater Influence (ROFI) by three indicators, that is, Estuarine Circulation, Tidal Straining, and Tidal Stirring, using dataset from three large-scale in-situ measurement campaigns in the Ariake Sea. As a result of the present research, the followings were clarified: i) Coastal area off Ohura and Takezaki tends to stratify, but off Shimabara Peninsula to mix well; ii) Stratification is dominated by salinity stratification rather than thermal one in the Ariake Sea. Thus, the analysis taking into account water temperature variation can also evaluate ROFI well.
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