Tropical cyclones can significantly reduce the extent of the Changjiang River plume and induce surface salinification, with Tropical Cyclone Lekima in 2019 causing up to 6.5 psu salinification and an 83% contraction of the plume, according to a combination of satellite and in-situ observations and modelling experiments.
- Shoude Guan
- Mengya Huang
- Jiwei Tian