We are an international team of experts discussing salt intrusion research from around the world.
Our goal is to develop a global synthesis of this emerging topic, discern the roles of global climate change and local oceanic processes , and develop tools for observing , modeling and analyzing salt intrusion into tidal rivers.
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2026 Working Group In-Person Meeting in Glasgow!
The SALTWATER SCOR Working Group 172 will meet in person in Glasgow on February 21-22, 2026. The meeting agenda will focus on advancing key research…
Real-Time Prediction of Salt Intrusion in Tidal Estuaries Using Long Short-Term Memory Networks
New study published in JGR: Machine Learning and Computation shows that LSTM networks can make fast and accurate predictions of saltwater entering estuaries, helping with…
Observations of Estuarine Salt Intrusion Dynamics During a Prolonged Drought Event in the Rhine-Meuse Delta
Our new paper on salt intrusion highlights the importance of understanding how forcing conditions influence salt intrusion in a complex, branched delta, especially under drought…
The summer 2022 drought: a taste of future climate for the Po valley (Italy)?
While providing a first quantitative assessment of an event that struck a strategic productive and environmental region of the Italian territory, this brief communication published…
Saltwater Intrusion in a Mediterranean Delta Under a Changing Climate
Published in JGR Oceans, this study indicates that saltwater instrusion into major river branches could extend up to 80% further inland, while the time saltwater…
Effect of hydropower dam flow regulation on salt-water intrusion: São Francisco River, Brazil
Published in the Journal of Marine Systems, this study reveals that hydropower dam regulation on Brazil’s São Francisco River has drastically reduced freshwater discharge. Consequently,…
