[Distribution of suspended matter concentration in the Changjiang Estuary and adjacent area after the first-stage storage of the Three Gorges Project].

The first-stage storage of the Three Gorges Project started on the 1st June, 2003 and ended on the 10th June, 2003. In order to investigate the influences of the Three Gorges Project on the Changjiang Estuary and adjacent area environment, a cruise was carried out from the 15th June, 2003 to the 25th June, 2003 to synthetically study the environment. Suspended matter concentrations (SMC) in different water layers at different sites were calculated and distributions of SMC were discussed combining with salinity and temperature of water based on recovered data.