Morphodynamics of Tidal Inlet Systems
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H.E. de Swart [2] ; J.T.F. Zimmerman [1]
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[1] Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Países Bajos
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[2] Utrecht University
Utrecht University
Países Bajos
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- Localización: Annual review of fluid mechanics, ISSN 0066-4189, Nº. 41, 2009, págs. 203-229
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
In this review we discuss the morphodynamics of tidal inlet systems that are typical of barrier coasts formed during a period of continuous sea-level rise during the Holocene. The morphodynamics concerns feedbacks between three major components: the hydrodynamics of tidal currents and wind waves; the erosion, deposition, and transport of sediment under the action of the former hydrodynamic agencies; and the morphology proper, which results from the divergence of the sediment transport. We discuss the morphodynamics of the different units that characterize a tidal inlet system: the overall system, the ebb-tidal delta, the tidal channels, channel networks, tidal bars and meanders, and finally the intertidal zone of tidal flats and salt marshes. In most of these units, stability analysis is a major guide to the establishment of equilibrium structures.
