Multiple Salinity Equilibria and Resilience of Persian/Arabian Gulf Basin Salinity to Brine Discharge

The Persian/Arabian Gulf is the most important region for seawater desalination. Surrounding countries produce about 50% of global desalinated seawater. If Gulf salinity significantly rises because of desalination effluent (brine), marine ecosystems and the water supply for many population centers w...

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Main Authors: Hamed D. Ibrahim, Pengfei Xue, Elfatih A. B. Eltahir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00573/full