Tidal Inlets

Hydrodynamics and Morphodynamics

J. van de Kreeke, R. L. Brouwer

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9781107194410
• eBook ISBN: 9781108160667
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Oceanography

This book describes the latest developments in the hydrodynamics and morphodynamics of tidal inlets, with an emphasis on natural inlets. A review of morphological features and sand transport pathways is presented, followed by an overview of empirical relationships between inlet cross-sectional area, ebb delta volume, flood delta volume and tidal prism. Results of field observations and laboratory experiments are discussed and simple mathematical models are presented that calculate the inlet current and basin tide. The method to evaluate the cross-sectional stability of inlets, proposed by Escoffier, is reviewed, and is expanded, for the first time, to include double inlet systems. This volume is an ideal reference for coastal scientists, engineers and researchers, in the fields of coastal engineering, geomorphology, marine geology and oceanography.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Contents
• Preface
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Geomorphology
• 3 Sand Transport Pathways
• 4 Sand Transport and Sand Bypassing at Selected Inlets
• 5 Empirical Relationships
• 6 Tidal Inlet Hydrodynamics; Excluding Depth Variations with Tidal Stage
• 7 Tidal Inlet Hydrodynamics; Including Depth Variations with Tidal Stage
• 8 Cross-Sectional Stability of a Single Inlet System
• 9 Cross-Sectional Stability of a Double Inlet System, Assuming a Uniformly Varying Basin Water Level
• 10 Cross-Sectional Stability of a Double Inlet System, Assuming a Spatially Varying Basin Water Level
• 11 Morphodynamic Modeling of Tidal Inlets Using a Process-Based Simulation Model
• 12 Morphodynamic Modeling of Tidal Inlets Using anEmpirical Model
• 13 River Flow and Entrance Stability
• 14 Engineering of Tidal Inlets
• References
• Index