Resistance of the diffusive boundary layer to salt release from saline sediments to freshwater |
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| Authors: | GAO Zengwen ZHENG Xilai and XU Qinxuan |
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| Institution: | Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Marine Environmental Science and Ecology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China |
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| Abstract: | The diffusive boundary layer (DBL) is the zone for matter exchange between surface water and aquatic sediments.To elucidate the influence of DBL on salt release from saline sediments to freshwater,two experiments with or without wind blowing were con- ducted.According to the experiments,a 3.5 cm DBL is formed above the smoothed sediments at a steady wind field and this thickness is greater than other studies.The observed flux of salt through the DBL is 6% larger than the calculated value from Fick's first law.The results indicate that molecular diffusion is the dominant mechanism for salt transport through the DBL.The presence of DBL suppresses the hydrodynamic enhancement for matter exchange between sediments and overlying water.There- fore,salts in the sediments of a polder reservoir may influence the water quality chronically. |
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| Keywords: | sediment-water interface diffusive boundary layer molecular diffusion salt transport resistance effect |
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