任美锷先生的论文“Sediment discharge of the Yellow River, China: past, present and future – a synthesis”在《海洋学报》英文版今年的第二期发表，详见：Ren M E, 2015. Sediment discharge of the Yellow River,China: past, present and future – a synthesis. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 34(2),1-8. Doi:10.1007/s13131-015-0619-6.

       编辑部对本文做了如下说明：The paper “Sediment discharge of theYellow River, China: past, present and future – a synthesis” by late Professor Ren Mei-e deals with the river –sea interaction associated with the Yellow River. Although this article was written some six years ago, the ideas expressed by Ren Mei-e are still valuable today; in particular, the analysis of sediment budget in relation to the Yellow River system evolution is of importance for the study of the coastal zone in response to global climate change. On 13th September 2008, Professor Ren asked about the possibility of publishing thismanuscript in a scientific journal, but shortly after the discussion about thearrangement for the submission of the article, he passed away in Nanjing, on 4th November 2008. As such, the chief-editor of the journal decides to publish thepaper as it was.