Which outcome occurs when excessive stream discharge impedes estuarine circulation?

💡 Explanation

A large freshwater influx prevents saline water intrusion because a buoyancy-driven circulation weakens; this phenomenon is called gravitational convection. Because the flow decreases the salinity gradient, enhanced mixing leads to destratification, therefore A, rather than the stable salinity pattern observed in normal tidal streams.

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