The role of morphology and wave-current interaction at tidal inlets: An idealized modeling analysis

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 119, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 8818-8837

  Olabarrieta, Maitane ^a,b   Geyer, W Rockwell ^c   Kumar, Nirnimesh ^d  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

COAWST modeling system; hydrodynamics; nearshore; plane jet; rip current; tidal inlets; vortex force method; wave current interaction

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; FRICTION; GRAVITY WAVE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MOMENTUM; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIP CURRENT; TIDAL CYCLE; TIDAL INLET; VORTICITY; WAVE-CURRENT INTERACTION;

EID: 85027945245     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JC010191     Document Type: Article

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