title: Influence of geographic setting on thermal discharge from coastal power plants.
abstract: Characteristics of thermal discharge from three coastal power plants were studied in China. The three plants, Zhuhai Power Plant, Chaozhou Power Plant and Huilai Power Plant, are located in estuary, bay and open sea, respectively. The water temperatures and ocean currents surrounding the outlet of the three power plants were monitored. The results show that the temperature rise became smaller as the spread of thermal discharge moved toward the open sea, which confirms the results of previous studies. The results also indicated that the influence range of thermal discharge from a coastal power plant is determined by geographic setting. The temperature rise range of the Chaozhou Plant, which is located in a bay, was the largest, followed by that of the Zhuhai Plant located in an estuary, and the temperature rise range of the Huilai Plant located in an open sea was the smallest.
authors: South China Sea Institute of Planning and Environmental Research, SOA, Guangzhou, 510300, China. Electronic address: jiahoulei@163.com.
authors: Hou-Lei
authors: HL
authors: Jia
authors: South China Sea Institute of Planning and Environmental Research, SOA, Guangzhou, 510300, China.
authors: Shu
authors: S
authors: Zheng
authors: South China Sea Institute of Planning and Environmental Research, SOA, Guangzhou, 510300, China.
authors: Jian
authors: J
authors: Xie
authors: South China Sea Institute of Planning and Environmental Research, SOA, Guangzhou, 510300, China.
authors: Xiao-Ming
authors: XM
authors: Ying
authors: South China Sea Institute of Planning and Environmental Research, SOA, Guangzhou, 510300, China.
authors: Cui-Ping
authors: CP
authors: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D004777:Environment; D063366:Estuaries; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D011210:Power Plants; D012623:Seawater; D013696:Temperature
keywords: Coastal power plant; Marine environment; Open sea; Temperature rise; Thermal discharge