Dehai Song

PhD Student

Telephone: +61 2 6268 8987
Fax: +61 2 6268 8786
Email: dehai.song@student.adfa.edu.au
Location: Room G33 PEMS South

Field of Study - Oceanography

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Hua Wang

Co-Supervisor: Dr Andrew Kiss

Co-Supervisor: Prof Xianwen Bao, Ocean University of China

Research Topic - Modelling of Tides, Sediment and Nutrients Transport Dynamics in Coastal Oceans

This project aims to develop and implement nested high-resolution models to study the inter-annual variability of the circulation and sediment transport dynamics in the Yellow and East China Sea (YECS). The circulation models will be coupled with waves and tides, and incorporate data assimilation techniques. We will explore the major processes of the Yellow and East China Sea inter-annual variability in temperature, salinity and the circulation patterns, using the state-of-the-art data analysis methods including the EOF analysis. Additionally, the remote sensing and the in-situ data will be used to calibrate/validate the numerical model results. The sediment transport model will be based on Wang (2002) and Wang and Pinardi (2002) and be coupled to the Yellow Sea Circulation Model to simulate the sediment transport dynamics of the region. A particular focus of the sediment dynamics will be on the fate of the particulate matter discharged from the major rivers such as Yellow and Yangtze Rivers and their cross-shelf transport mechanisms.