광양만의 해수유동의 계절별 특성을 현장관측과 3차원 수치모델(EFDC)을 이용하여 파악하였다. 광양만 해수유동 특성은 전반적으로 섬진강 유출량의 계절적 변동, 해수유동구조 및 온배수 등에 의해 복잡한 형태를 보이는 것을 파악할 수 있었고, 이들 자료는 광양만 선박 안전 및 섬진강 하구역 관리의 기초자료로 사용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

We investigated the spatiotemporal variations of dissolved inorganic nutrients along a saline gradient to estimate nutrient fluxes in the Seomjin River estuary during dry (March 2005, March 2006, March 2007, and March 2008) and rainy seasons (August 2005, July 2006, July 2007, and July 2008). Dissolved inorganic nitrogen concentrations were similar in the endmembers of freshwater for the rainy and dry seasons. In contrast, the concentrations of dissolved inorganic phosphate and silicate in the rainy season were approximately 2-3 times higher than those in the dry season. River discharge was approximately 10 times higher in the rainy season (212 m3 sec-1) than in the dry season (21 m3 sec-1). The fluxes of dissolved inorganic nitrogen, phosphate, and silicate were 2.91, 0.004, and 2.51 tons day-1 in the dry season and 7.45, 0.421, and 30.5 tons day-1 in the rainy season, respectively. Although the range of nutrient concentrations were similar to previous results from investigations in the Seomjin River estuary, the nutrient fluxes were differed according to river discharge for different survey periods.