River Robots: Utilizing novel autonomous technologies, observations and models to investigate freshwater coastal dispersion

该项目将开发和使用新的自主测量平台和最先进的水动力海岸模型来研究两个问题：Q1）河流在沿海海洋中保持其特征的距离有多远？在温暖的蜂蜜模型中，人为的高KH意味着它们过于迅速和均匀地失去了自己的身份; Q2）陆地来源的水生物质如何、在哪里以及何时分散到沿海海洋中？所获得的知识将有助于了解养鱼场（包括化学品）和其他污染源的废水的命运，并为沿海区管理政策和法规提供信息。

This project will develop and use novel autonomous measuring platforms and state-of-the-art hydrodynamic coastal models to investigate two questions: Q1) How far into the coastal ocean do rivers retain their characteristics? In the warm honey model, artificially high KH means that they lose their identity far too rapidly and uniformly; Q2) How, where and when is terrestrially-derived, water-borne material dispersed into the coastal ocean? The knowledge gained will be relevant to understanding the fate of effluent from fish farms (including chemicals) and other sources of pollution, and inform policies and regulations for the management of the coastal zone.