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The aim of this paper is to describe the high-resolution vertical distribution of SPM along the transect based on the <jats:italic>in-situ<\/jats:italic> observations (including SPM, attenuation coefficient, and particle backscattering coefficient) from three transects of the winter cruise in the northern South China Sea in 2020. The empirical relationship between SPM and bio-optical parameters with correlation coefficients greater than 0.7 is also established and combined with model data to further discuss the mechanism of river discharge and seawater intrusion effects on the vertical distribution of SPM. In the horizontal distribution, the mass concentration of SPM was high in the nearshore region and was low in the offshore region. In the vertical direction, the mass concentration of SPM in the offshore region was more homogeneous, while the mass concentration of SPM in the nearshore region varied greatly, showing a pattern of high bottom and middle layer or high bottom and surface layer. 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