Two-dimensional equilibrium morphological modelling of a tidal inlet: An entropy based approach

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 55, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 549-558

  Nield, Joanna Marie ^a   Walker, David John ^a   Lambert, Martin Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Entropy; Morphological modelling; Optimisation; Self organisation; Tidal inlet

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; ENTROPY; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; OPTIMIZATION; RESERVOIR INLETS;

LOCAL LAWS; MORPHOLOGICAL MODELLING; SELF-ORGANIZATION; TIDAL INLET;

TIDES;

INLET; MORPHOLOGY;

MORPHOLOGY; TIDAL INLET;

EID: 28844503438     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-005-0023-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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