TIDAL INLET EXPANSION FROM SEA LEVEL RISE
| Autor: | Nienhuis, J. H., Portos-Amill, L., De swart, H. E., Roebeling, M.r.w., Wang, Ping, Royer, Elizabeth, Rosati, Julie D |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Water systems |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Proceedings Coastal Sediments 2023, 71-76 STARTPAGE=71;ENDPAGE=76;TITLE=Proceedings Coastal Sediments 2023 |
| DOI: | 10.1142/9789811275135_0007 |
| Popis: | Tidal inlets are expected to expand as sea-level rise accelerates, and, in extreme cases, might fully drown barrier islands. Here we report on field observations and model predictions of tidal inlet expansion. Field observations show that many inlets globally have expanded beyond their equilibrium width, and that inlets now occupy 16% of global barrier islands. With a numerical model (BRIE-D), we have simulated barrier island response to sea-level rise, and found that most of the inlet expansion is from barrier island sediment deficits rather than tidal prism expansion. These results aid in the validation of barrier drowning against observations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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