Modeling the morphodynamic response of tidal embayments to sea-level rise

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 63, Issue 11-12, 2013, Pages 1249-1262

  Van Maanen, Barend ^a,b,e   Coco, Giovanni ^a,c   Bryan, Karin R ^d   Friedrichs, Carl T ^f  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^f VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel networks; Morphodynamics; Numerical modeling; Sea level rise; Tidal embayments

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL NETWORK; MORPHODYNAMIC RESPONSE; MORPHODYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGICAL ELEMENTS; MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; SEA LEVEL RISE; TIDAL CHANNEL NETWORKS; TIDAL EMBAYMENTS;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; EROSION; NUMERICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTS; TIDES; WATER LEVELS;

SEA LEVEL;

CLIMATE CHANGE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MORPHODYNAMICS; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDAL CHANNEL; TIDAL CYCLE; TIDAL FLAT; TIDAL MODELING; WATER LEVEL;

EID: 84890459020     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-013-0649-6     Document Type: Article

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