Adaptation to Climate Change on the Saltwater Intrusion in Estuaries

The potential impacts of climate change on the estuary and coastal areas includes progressive inundation from sea level rise, heightened storm damage, loss of wetlands, and increased salinity from saltwater intrusion. The effect of global warming on salinity intrusion in estuarine areas was simulated in this study. The results of climate change scenario in 2030, 2050 and 2100 showed an overall effect of salinity intrusion process on precipitation and sea level rise. The objective of this study is to simulate the hydrodynamic regime in the river flow and salinity intrusion at specific locations in the network system for water management purpose under hydrologic conditions of upstream inflow and tides in river estuaries.

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Doan Quang Tri is currently a forecaster at the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting (NCHMF) in Vietnam. He graduated a Ph.D in Environmental Engineering from Dayeh University (Taiwan). A major focus has recently been on environmental management, oil spill, environmental impact assessment, water quality, hydrodynamic, climate change.