Process-based 2DH morphodynamic modeling of tidal inlets: A comparison with empirical classifications and theories

Marine Geology

Volumn 291-294, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-11

  Nahon, Alphonse ^a   Bertin, Xavier ^b   Fortunato, André B ^a   Oliveira, Anabela ^a  

^a NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Empirical models; Inlet morphodynamics; Morphodynamic modeling; Tidal inlet classification

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; EMPIRICAL MODEL; INLET MANAGEMENT; MODEL RESULTS; MORPHODYNAMIC MODELING; MORPHODYNAMICS; O'BRIEN; SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT; TIDAL INLET; TIDAL PRISM; TIDAL RANGES;

MORPHOLOGY; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUMERICAL MODELS; PRISMS; TIDES; WATER WAVES;

ESTUARIES;

CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DELTA; MORPHODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; TIDAL INLET; TIDAL RANGE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WAVE HEIGHT;

EID: 82155176266     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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