Ebook: Hydrodynamics and Sediment Dynamics of Tidal Inlets

Along much of the shoreline of the world, tidal inlets play an important role in nearshore processes, providing links between the coastal oceans and protected embayments. Their study is of particular importance not only for the understanding of fundamental processes in coastal oceanography but also for engineering and the proper management of the delicate equilibrium of our shorelines. This volume, based on the International Symposium on Hydrodynamics and Sediment Dynamics of Tidal Inlets held at Woods Hole, MA, presents the reader with an overview of contemporary research on these important features. The coverage includes: - mathematical modelling, including a review of inlet hydrodynamics, - observations on hydrodynamics, - sedimentology and morphology, - tidal deltas, - processes and policies pertaining to sedimentation, and the - impacts of shore protection and dredging in beaches.

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Along much of the shoreline of the world, tidal inlets play an important role in nearshore processes, providing links between the coastal oceans and protected embayments. Their study is of particular importance not only for the understanding of fundamental processes in coastal oceanography but also for engineering and the proper management of the delicate equilibrium of our shorelines. This volume, based on the International Symposium on Hydrodynamics and Sediment Dynamics of Tidal Inlets held at Woods Hole, MA, presents the reader with an overview of contemporary research on these important features. The coverage includes: - mathematical modelling, including a review of inlet hydrodynamics, - observations on hydrodynamics, - sedimentology and morphology, - tidal deltas, - processes and policies pertaining to sedimentation, and the - impacts of shore protection and dredging in beaches.

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Along much of the shoreline of the world, tidal inlets play an important role in nearshore processes, providing links between the coastal oceans and protected embayments. Their study is of particular importance not only for the understanding of fundamental processes in coastal oceanography but also for engineering and the proper management of the delicate equilibrium of our shorelines. This volume, based on the International Symposium on Hydrodynamics and Sediment Dynamics of Tidal Inlets held at Woods Hole, MA, presents the reader with an overview of contemporary research on these important features. The coverage includes: - mathematical modelling, including a review of inlet hydrodynamics, - observations on hydrodynamics, - sedimentology and morphology, - tidal deltas, - processes and policies pertaining to sedimentation, and the - impacts of shore protection and dredging in beaches.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages N2-X
Hydrodynamics of Tidal Inlets....Pages 1-23
The Overtide and Filtering Response of Small Inlet/Bay Systems....Pages 24-53
Development and Application of Coastal and Inlet Processes Modeling System....Pages 54-70
Effects of Man-Made Channels on Estuaries: An Example, Apalachicola Bay, Florida....Pages 71-87
Port of Miami Inlet Dynamics....Pages 88-102
Seasonal Climatology of Tidal Non-Linearities in a Shallow Estuary....Pages 103-124
Temporal Variation of Shallow-Water Tides in Basin-Inlet Systems....Pages 125-136
Small-Scale Inlets as Tidal Filters....Pages 137-156
Enhancement of Semidiurnal Tidal Currents in the Tidal Inlets to Mississippi Sound....Pages 157-168
DARTS (Digital Automated Radar Tracking System): Application to Tidal Inlet Hydrodynamic Studies....Pages 169-185
Shoreline Erosional-Depositional Processes Associated with Tidal Inlets....Pages 186-225
Stability of Tidal Inlet Navigation Channels and Adjacent Dredge Spoil Islands....Pages 226-244
Observations of Suspended Sediment Flux over a Tidal Cycle in the Region of the Turbidity Maximum of the Upper St. Lawrence River Estuary....Pages 245-256
An Ephemeral Inlet from the Virginia Barrier Island Chain: Stratigraphic Sequence and Preservational Potential of Infilled Sediments....Pages 257-268
Cyclical Behavior of the Tidal Inlet at Nauset Beach, Chatham, Massachusetts....Pages 269-283
Sediment Trapping at Florida’s East Coast Inlets....Pages 284-296
Processes of Sediment Exchange between Tidal Inlets, Ebb Deltas and Barrier Islands....Pages 297-318
Inlet Flood Tidal Delta Development through Sediment Transport Processes....Pages 319-347
Ebb-Tidal Delta Dynamics for a Tide-Dominated Barrier Island....Pages 348-363
Ebb-Tidal Delta Response to Jetty Construction at Three South Carolina Inlets....Pages 364-381
Evolution of an Ebb-Tidal Delta after an Inlet Relocation....Pages 382-411
Sediment Interaction at Modified Coastal Inlets: Processes and Policies....Pages 412-439
Effects of Shore Protection and Dredging Projects on Beach Configuration Unjettied near Tidal Inlets in New Jersey....Pages 440-454
Back Matter....Pages 455-459

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Along much of the shoreline of the world, tidal inlets play an important role in nearshore processes, providing links between the coastal oceans and protected embayments. Their study is of particular importance not only for the understanding of fundamental processes in coastal oceanography but also for engineering and the proper management of the delicate equilibrium of our shorelines. This volume, based on the International Symposium on Hydrodynamics and Sediment Dynamics of Tidal Inlets held at Woods Hole, MA, presents the reader with an overview of contemporary research on these important features. The coverage includes: - mathematical modelling, including a review of inlet hydrodynamics, - observations on hydrodynamics, - sedimentology and morphology, - tidal deltas, - processes and policies pertaining to sedimentation, and the - impacts of shore protection and dredging in beaches.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages N2-X
Hydrodynamics of Tidal Inlets....Pages 1-23
The Overtide and Filtering Response of Small Inlet/Bay Systems....Pages 24-53
Development and Application of Coastal and Inlet Processes Modeling System....Pages 54-70
Effects of Man-Made Channels on Estuaries: An Example, Apalachicola Bay, Florida....Pages 71-87
Port of Miami Inlet Dynamics....Pages 88-102
Seasonal Climatology of Tidal Non-Linearities in a Shallow Estuary....Pages 103-124
Temporal Variation of Shallow-Water Tides in Basin-Inlet Systems....Pages 125-136
Small-Scale Inlets as Tidal Filters....Pages 137-156
Enhancement of Semidiurnal Tidal Currents in the Tidal Inlets to Mississippi Sound....Pages 157-168
DARTS (Digital Automated Radar Tracking System): Application to Tidal Inlet Hydrodynamic Studies....Pages 169-185
Shoreline Erosional-Depositional Processes Associated with Tidal Inlets....Pages 186-225
Stability of Tidal Inlet Navigation Channels and Adjacent Dredge Spoil Islands....Pages 226-244
Observations of Suspended Sediment Flux over a Tidal Cycle in the Region of the Turbidity Maximum of the Upper St. Lawrence River Estuary....Pages 245-256
An Ephemeral Inlet from the Virginia Barrier Island Chain: Stratigraphic Sequence and Preservational Potential of Infilled Sediments....Pages 257-268
Cyclical Behavior of the Tidal Inlet at Nauset Beach, Chatham, Massachusetts....Pages 269-283
Sediment Trapping at Florida’s East Coast Inlets....Pages 284-296
Processes of Sediment Exchange between Tidal Inlets, Ebb Deltas and Barrier Islands....Pages 297-318
Inlet Flood Tidal Delta Development through Sediment Transport Processes....Pages 319-347
Ebb-Tidal Delta Dynamics for a Tide-Dominated Barrier Island....Pages 348-363
Ebb-Tidal Delta Response to Jetty Construction at Three South Carolina Inlets....Pages 364-381
Evolution of an Ebb-Tidal Delta after an Inlet Relocation....Pages 382-411
Sediment Interaction at Modified Coastal Inlets: Processes and Policies....Pages 412-439
Effects of Shore Protection and Dredging Projects on Beach Configuration Unjettied near Tidal Inlets in New Jersey....Pages 440-454
Back Matter....Pages 455-459
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