Figure3_HESS_1

<b>Temporal variations in </b><b>salinity </b><b>in February</b><b> 2014 at hydrologic stations</b><b>. a: Baozhen </b><b>station; b: </b><b>Nanmen </b><b>station;</b><b> </b><b>c: </b><b>Chongxi </b><b>station; c: </b><b>Qingcaosha </b><b>station. B</b><b>lack line</b><b>: measured salinity; </b><b>blue line</b><b>: simulated salinity under climatic wind and residual water level conditions at open sea boundaries (Exp 1); red line: simulated salinity under a realistic wind and residual water levels at the open sea boundaries (Exp 2). The dashed green line </b><b>represents salinity of 0.45, which is the standard for drinking water</b><b>.</b>