A comparative study of physical and numerical modeling of tidal network ontogeny

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 892-912

  Zhou, Zeng ^a   Olabarrieta, Maitane ^a,b   Stefanon, Luana ^c   D'Alpaos, Andrea ^c   Carniello, Luca ^c   Coco, Giovanni ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LAGOON; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; MORPHODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SLOPE; TIDAL MODELING;

EID: 84904668173     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014jf003092     Document Type: Article

References (87)

1. Allen, J. (2000), Morphodynamics of Holocene salt marshes: A review sketch from the Atlantic and Southern North Sea coasts of Europe, Quat. Sci. Rev., 1 (Pubitemid 30459308)
2. Bagnold, R. A. (1966), An Approach to the Sediment Transport Problem From General Physics, USGS Professional Paper 422-I, United States Government Printing Office, Wash.
3. Boon, J., and R. Byrne (1981), On basin hyposmetry and the morphodynamic response of coastal inlet systems, Mar. Geol., 40(1-2), 27-48, doi:10.1016/0025-3227 (81) 90041-4.
4. Byrne, R. J., R. A. Gammisch, and G. R. Thomas (1980), Tidal prism-inlet area relations for small tidal inlets, Proceedings of the Seventeenth Coastal Engineering Conference, ASCE, Sydney, Australia, 2517-2533.
5. Carniello, L., A. Defina, S. Fagherazzi, and L. D'Alpaos (2005), A combined wind wave-tidal model for the Venice lagoon, Italy, J. Geophys. Res., 110, F04007, doi:10.1029/2004JF000232.
6. Carniello, L., A. D'Alpaos, and A. Defina (2011), Modeling wind waves and tidal flows in shallow micro-tidal basins, Estuarine Coastal Shelf Sci., 92(2), 263-276, doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2011.01.001.
7. Cleveringa, J., and A. Oost (1999), The fractal geometry of tidal-channel systems in the dutch wadden sea, Geol. Mijnb./Neth. J. Geosci., 78(1), 21-30, doi:10.1023/A:1003779015372. (Pubitemid 30105229)
8. Coco, G., and A. Murray (2007), Patterns in the sand: From forcing templates to self-organization, Geomorphology, 91(3-4), 271-290, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.04.023. (Pubitemid 47365732)
9. Coco, G., Z. Zhou, B. Van Maanen, M. Olabarrieta, and R. Tinoco (2013), Morphodynamics of tidal networks: Advances and challenges, Mar. Geol., 346, 1-16, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2013.08.005.
10. Cowell, P., M. Stive, A. Niedoroda, H. De Vriend, D. Swift, G. Kaminsky, and M. Capobianco (2003a), The coastal-tract (part 1): A conceptual approach to aggregated modeling of low-order coastal change, J. Coast. Res., 19(4), 812-827. (Pubitemid 37435619)
11. Cowell, P., et al. (2003b), The coastal-tract (part 2): Applications of aggregated modeling of lower-order coastal change, J. Coast. Res., 19(4), 828-848. (Pubitemid 37435620)
12. D'Alpaos, A., S. Lanzoni, M. Marani, S. Fagherazzi, and A. Rinaldo (2005), Tidal network ontogeny: Channel initiation and early development, J. Geophys. Res., 110, F02001, doi:10.1029/2004JF000182. (Pubitemid 44618928)
13. D'Alpaos, A., S. Lanzoni, M. Marani, A. Bonometto, G. Cecconi, and A. Rinaldo (2007), Spontaneous tidal network formation within a constructed salt marsh: Observations and morphodynamic modelling, Geomorphology, 91(3-4), 186-197, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.04.013. (Pubitemid 47370921)
14. D'Alpaos, A., S. Lanzoni, M. Marani, and A. Rinaldo (2010), On the tidal prism and channel area relations, J. Geophys. Res., 115, F01003, doi:10.1029/2008JF001243.
15. Dastgheib, A., J. Roelvink, and Z. Wang (2008), Long-term process-based morphological modeling of the Marsdiep tidal basin, Mar. Geol., 256(1-4), 90-100, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2008.10.003.
16. Defina, A. (2000), Two-dimensional shallow flow equations for partially dry areas, Water Resour. Res., 36(11), 3251-3264, doi:10.1029/2000WR900167.
17. Di Silvio, G., C. Dall'Angelo, D. Bonaldo, and G. Fasolato (2010), Long-term model of planimetric and bathymetric evolution of a tidal lagoon, Cont. Shelf Res., 30(8), 894-903, doi:10.1016/j.csr.2009.09.010.
18. Dissanayake, D., A. Wurpts, M. Miani, H. Knaack, H. Niemeyer, and J. Roelvink (2012), Modelling morphodynamic response of a tidal basin to an anthropogenic effect: Ley Bay, East Frisian Wadden Sea-Applying tidal forcing only and different sediment fractions, Coastal Eng., 67, 14-28, doi:10.1016/j.coastaleng.2012.04.001.
19. Dronkers, J. (1986), Tidal asymmetry and estuarine morphology, Neth. J. Sea Res., 20(2-3), 117-131, doi:10.1016/0077-7579 (86) 90036-0.
20. Dronkers, J. (2005), Dynamics of Coastal Systems, 519, Advanced Series on Ocean Engineeering, vol. 25, World Scientific, Singapore.
21. Egozi, R., and P. Ashmore (2009), Experimental analysis of braided channel pattern response to increased discharge, J. Geophys. Res., 114, F02012, doi:10.1029/2008JF001099.
22. Engelund, F., and E. Hansen (1967), A Monograph on Sediment Transport in Alluvial Streams, 62, vol. 33, Teknisk Forlag, Copenhagen.
23. Fagherazzi, S., and T. Sun (2004), A stochastic model for the formation of channel networks in tidal marshes, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L21503, doi:10.1029/2004GL020965. (Pubitemid 40190957)
24. Fagherazzi, S., A. Bortoluzzi, W. E. Dietrich, A. Adami, S. Lanzoni, M. Marani, and A. Rinaldo (1999), Tidal networks: 1. Automatic network extraction and preliminary scaling features from digital terrain maps, Water Resour. Res., 35(12), 3891-3904, doi:10.1029/1999WR900236.
25. Fagherazzi, S., et al. (2012), Numerical models of salt marsh evolution: Ecological, geomorphic, and climatic factors, Rev. Geophys., 50, RG1002, doi:10.1029/2011RG000359.
26. Federici, B., and C. Paola (2003), Dynamics of channel bifurcations in noncohesive sediments, Water Resour. Res., 39(6), 1162, doi:10.1029/ 2002WR001434.
27. Feola, A., E. Belluco, A. D'Alpaos, S. Lanzoni, M. Marani, and A. Rinaldo (2005), A geomorphic study of lagoonal landforms, Water Resour. Res., 41, W06019, doi:10.1029/2004WR003811. (Pubitemid 41004228)
28. Fitz Gerald, M. D., M. S. Fenster, B. A. Argow, and I. V. Buynevich (2008), Coastal impacts due to sea-level rise, Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci., 36(1), 601-647, doi:10.1146/annurev. earth.35.031306.140139. (Pubitemid 351883486)
29. Flint, J.-J. (1973), Experimental development of headward growth of channel networks, Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 84(3), 1087-1094.
30. Friedrichs, C., and D. Aubrey (1988), Non-linear tidal distortion in shallow well-mixed estuaries: A synthesis, Estuarine Coastal Shelf Sci., 27(5), 521-545, doi:10.1016/0272-7714 (88) 90082-0. (Pubitemid 225994)
31. Ganju, N., D. Schoellhamer, and B. E. Jaffe (2009), Hindcasting of decadal-timescale estuarine bathymetric change with a tidal-timescale model, J. Geophys. Res., 114, F04019, doi:10.1029/2008JF001191.
32. Hasbargen, L. E., and C. Paola (2000), Landscape instability in an experimental drainage basin, Geology, 28(12), 1067-1070. (Pubitemid 32876378)
33. Hibma, A., H. Schuttelaars, and Z. Wang (2003), Comparison of longitudinal equilibrium profiles of estuaries in idealized and process-based models, Ocean Dyn., 53(3), 252-269, doi:10.1007/s10236-003-0046-7. (Pubitemid 37181133)
34. Hibma, A., H. Schuttelaars, and H. J. De Vriend (2004), Initial formation and long-term evolution of channel-shoal patterns, Cont. Shelf Res., 24(15), 1637-1650, doi:10.1016/j.csr.2004.05.003. (Pubitemid 39239296)
35. Hoyal, D. C. J. D., and B. A. Sheets (2009), Morphodynamic evolution of experimental cohesive deltas, J. Geophys. Res., 114, F02009, doi:10.1029/2007JF000882.
36. Hughes, S. A. (2002), Equilibrium cross sectional area at tidal inlets, J. Coast. Res., 18(1), 160-174. (Pubitemid 34190465)
37. Hume, T. M., and C. E. Herdendorf (1993), On the use of empirical stability relationships for characterising estuaries, J. Coast. Res., 9(2), 413-422.
38. Iwasaki, T., Y. Shimizu, and I. Kimura (2013), Modelling of the initiation and development of tidal creek networks, Proc. Inst. Civ. Eng. Marit. Eng., 166(2), 76-88, doi:10.1680/maen. 2012.12.
39. Jarrett, J. T. (1976), Tidal prism-inlet area relationships, Gen. Invest. Tidal Inlets Rep. 3. 32 pp., U. S. Army Coastal Eng. Res. Cent., Fort Belvoir, Va.
40. Jewell, S. A., D. J. Walker, and A. B. Fortunato (2012), Tidal asymmetry in a coastal lagoon subject to a mixed tidal regime, Geomorphology, 138(1), 171-180, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.08.032.
41. Kirby, R. (2000), Practical implications of tidal flat shape, Cont. Shelf Res., 20(10-11), 1061-1077, doi:10.1016/S0278-4343 (00) 00012-1. (Pubitemid 30647412)
42. Kirwan, M. L., and A. B. Murray (2007), A coupled geomorphic and ecological model of tidal marsh evolution, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 104(15), 6118-6122, doi:10.1073/pnas.0700958104. (Pubitemid 47186058)
43. Kleinhans, M. G., M. Van Der Vegt, R. T. Van Scheltinga, A. W. Baar, and H. Markies (2012), Turning the tide: Experimental creation of tidal channel networks and ebb deltas, Geol. Mijnb./Neth. J. Geosci., 91(3), 311-323.
44. Lanzoni, S., and G. Seminara (2002), Long-term evolution and morphodynamic equilibrium of tidal channels, J. Geophys. Res., 107(C1), 3001, doi:10.1029/2000JC000468.
45. Lawrence, D. S. L., J. R. L. Allen, and G. M. Havelock (2004), Salt marsh morphodynamics: An investigation of tidal flows and marsh channel equilibrium, J. Coast. Res., 20(1), 301-316. (Pubitemid 38427413)
46. Leopold, L., and W. Langbein (1962), The Concept of Entropy in Landscape Evolution, US Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.
47. Lesser, G., J. Roelvink, J. A. T. M. Van Kester, and G. S. Stelling (2004), Development and validation of a three-dimensional morphological model, Coastal Eng., 51, 883-915, doi:10.1016/j.coastaleng.2004.07.014. (Pubitemid 39267026)
48. Marani, M., S. Lanzoni, D. Zandolin, G. Seminara, and A. Rinaldo (2002), Tidal meanders, Water Resour. Res., 38(11), 1225, doi:10.1029/2001WR000404.
49. Marani, M., E. Belluco, A. D'Alpaos, A. Defina, S. Lanzoni, and A. Rinaldo (2003), On the drainage density of tidal networks, Water Resour. Res., 39(2), 1040, doi:10.1029/2001WR001051.
50. Marchi, E. (1990), Sulla stabilita delle bocche lagunari a marea, Rend Lincei, 9, 137-150.
51. Marciano, R., Z. B. Wang, A. Hibma, H. J. De Vriend, and D. Andrea (2005), Modeling of channel patterns in short tidal basins, J. Geophys. Res., 110, F01001, doi:10.1029/2003JF000092. (Pubitemid 44618946)
52. Mayor-Mora, R. E. (1977), Laboratory investigation of tidal inlets on sandy coasts, GITI Report 11. US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss.
53. Medeiros, S. C., and S. C. Hagen (2012), Review of wetting and drying algorithms for numerical tidal flow models, Int. J. Numer. Methods Fluids, 71, 473-487, doi:10.1002/fld.3668.
54. Meyer-Peter, E., and R. Muller (1948), Formulas for bed-load transport, Proceedings of the 2nd Meeting of the International Association for Hydraulic Structures Research, 39-64, Stockholm.
55. Murray, A. B. (2003), Contrasting the goals, strategies, and predictions associated with simplified numerical models and detailed simulations, in Geophys. Monogr. Ser., vol. 135, pp. 151-165, AGU, Washington, D. C. doi:10.1029/135GM11.
56. Nahon, A., X. Bertin, A. B. Fortunato, and A. Oliveira (2012), Process-based 2DH morphodynamic modeling of tidal inlets: A comparison with empirical classifications and theories, Mar. Geol., 1-11, doi:10.1016/j.margeo. 2011.10.001.
57. Nield, J., D. Walker, and M. Lambert (2005), Two-dimensional equilibrium morphological modelling of a tidal inlet: An entropy based approach, Ocean Dyn., 55(5-6), 549-558, doi:10.1007/s10236-005-0023-4. (Pubitemid 41766627)
58. O'Brien, M. P. (1969), Equilibrium flow areas of inlets on sandy coasts, J. Waterw. Harbors Coastal Eng. Div. ASCE, 95(WW1), 43-52.
59. Perron, J. T., and S. Fagherazzi (2012), The legacy of initial conditions in landscape evolution, Earth Surf. Processes Landforms, 37(1), 52-63, doi:10.1002/esp. 2205.
60. Powell, M. A., R. J. Thieke, and A. J. Mehta (2006), Morphodynamic relationships for ebb and flood delta volumes at Florida's tidal entrances, Ocean Dyn., 56(3-4), 295-307, doi:10.1007/s10236-006-0064-3. (Pubitemid 43954315)
61. Pritchard, D., and A. J. Hogg (2003), Cross-shore sediment transport and the equilibrium morphology of mudflats under tidal currents, J. Geophys. Res., 108(C10), 3313, doi:10.1029/2002JC001570.
62. Rinaldo, A., S. Fagherazzi, S. Lanzoni, M. Marani, and W. E. Dietrich (1999a), Tidal networks: 2. Watershed delineation and comparative network morphology, Water Resour. Res., 35(12), 3905-3917, doi:10.1029/1999WR900237.
63. Rinaldo, A., S. Fagherazzi, L. Stefano, M. Marani, and W. E. Dietrich (1999b), Tidal networks: 3. Landscape-forming discharges and studies in empirical geomorphic relationships, Water Resour. Res., 35(12), 3919-3929, doi:10.1029/1999WR900238.
64. Roelvink, J. A. (2006), Coastal morphodynamic evolution techniques, Coastal Eng., 53(2-3), 277-287, doi:10.1016/j.coastaleng.2005.10.015. (Pubitemid 43192631)
65. Seabergh, W. C., D. B. King Jr., and B. E. Stephens (2001), Tidal inlet equilibrium area experiments, inlet laboratory investigations, DTIC Document. Engineer Research and Develop-ment Center Vicksburg, MS Coastal And Hydraulics Lab, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 81pp.
66. Speer, P., and D. Aubrey (1985), A study of non-linear tidal propagation in shallow inlet/estuarine systems. Part II: Theory, Estuarine Coastal Shelf Sci., 21(2), 207-224, doi:10.1016/0272-7714 (85) 90097-6.
67. Speer, P., D. Aubrey, and C. Friedrichs (1991), Nonlinear hydrodynamics of shallow tidal inlet/bay system, in Tidal Hydrodynamics, edited by B. B. Parker, pp. 321-339, John Wiley, New York.
68. Stefanon, L., L. Carniello, A. D'Alpaos, and S. Lanzoni (2010), Experimental analysis of tidal network growth and development, Cont. Shelf Res., 30(8), 950-962, doi:10.1016/j.csr.2009.08.018.
69. Stefanon, L., L. Carniello, A. D'Alpaos, and A. Rinaldo (2012), Signatures of sea level changes on tidal geomorphology: Experiments on network incision and retreat, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L12402, doi:10.1029/2012GL051953.
70. Stefanon, L., A. D'Alpaos, and L. D'Alpaos (2013), On the applicability of tidal prism-inlet area relationship to northern Adriatic Sea lagoons, European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2013, Vienna, Austria.
71. Stive, M. J. F., and R. Rakhorst (2008), Review of empirical relationships between inlet cross-section and tidal prism, J. Water Resour. Environ. Eng., 23, 89-95.
72. Tambroni, N., M. Bolla Pittaluga, and G. Seminara (2005), Laboratory observations of the morphodynamic evolution of tidal channels and tidal inlets, J. Geophys. Res., 110, F04009, doi:10.1029/2004JF000243.
73. Tambroni, N., C. Ferrarin, and A. Canestrelli (2010), Benchmark on the numerical simulations of the hydrodynamic and morphodynamic evolution of tidal channels and tidal inlets, Cont. Shelf Res., 30(8), 963-983, doi:10.1016/j.csr.2009.12.005.
74. Toffolon, M., and S. Lanzoni (2010), Morphological equilibrium of short channels dissecting the tidal flats of coastal lagoons, J. Geophys. Res., 115, F04036, doi:10.1029/2010JF001673.
75. Townend, I. (2010), An exploration of equilibrium in venice lagoon using an idealised form model, Cont. Shelf Res., 30(8), 984-999, doi:10.1016/j.csr. 2009.10.012.
76. Van De Kreeke, J. (2004), Equilibrium and cross-sectional stability of tidal inlets: Application to the Frisian Inlet before and after basin reduction, Coastal Eng., 51(5-6), 337-350, doi:10.1016/j.coastaleng.2004.05.002. (Pubitemid 40106375)
77. Van Der Wegen, M. (2013), Numerical modeling of the impact of sea level rise on tidal basin morphodynamics, J. Geophys. Res. Earth Surf., 118, 447-460, doi:10.1002/jgrf.20034.
78. Van Der Wegen, M., B. E. Jaffe, and J. A. Roelvink (2011), Process-based, morphodynamic hindcast of decadal deposition patterns in San Pablo Bay, California, 1856-1887, J. Geophys. Res., 116, F02008, doi:10.1029/2009JF001614.
79. Van Der Wegen, M., and J. A. Roelvink (2008), Long-term morphodynamic evolution of a tidal embayment using a two-dimensional, process-based model, J. Geophys. Res., 113, C03016, doi:10.1029/2006JC003983.
80. Van Der Wegen, M., Z. B. Wang, H. H. G. Savenije, and J. A. Roelvink (2008), Long-term morphodynamic evolution and energy dissipation in a coastal plain, tidal embayment, J. Geophys. Res., 113, F03001, doi:10.1029/2007JF000898.
81. Van Der Wegen, M., A. Dastgheib, and J. A. Roelvink (2010), Morphodynamic modeling of tidal channel evolution in comparison to empirical PA relationship, Coastal Eng., 67(9), 827-837, doi:10.1016/j.coastaleng.2010.04.003.
82. Van Maanen, B., G. Coco, and K. Bryan (2011), A numerical model to simulate the formation and subsequent evolution of tidal channel networks, Aust. J. Civ. Eng., 9(1), 61-71.
83. Van Maanen, B., G. Coco, and K. Bryan (2013), Modelling the effects of tidal range and initial bathymetry on the morphological evolution of tidal embayments, Geomorphology, 191, 23-34, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.02.023.
84. Van Rijn, L. (1993), Principle of Sediment Transport in Rivers, Estuaries and Coastal Seas, Aqua Publications, Amsterdam.
85. Van Veen, J., A. Van Der Spek, M. Stive, and T. Zitman (2005), Ebb and flood channel systems in the Netherlands tidal waters, J. Coast. Res., 21(6), 1107-1120, doi:10.2112/04-0394.1. (Pubitemid 41628384)
86. Vlaswinkel, B. M., and A. Cantelli (2011), Geometric characteristics and evolution of a tidal channel network in experimental setting, Earth Surf. Processes Landforms, 36(6), 739-752, doi:10.1002/esp. 2099.
87. Yu, Q., Y. Wang, B. Flemming, and S. Gao (2012), Modelling the equilibrium hypsometry of back-barrier tidal flats in the German Wadden Sea (southern North Sea), Cont. Shelf Res., 49, 90-99, doi:10.1016/j.csr.2011.05. 011.