Tidal Inlets - J van de Kreeke

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Résumé :
Using field observations and simple models, this book describes the latest developments in the hydrodynamics and morphodynamics of tidal inlets.

Biographie:
J. van de Kreeke is Emeritus Professor at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, where his research focused on coastal engineering and estuarine and nearshore hydrodynamics. He has published extensively on tidal inlets and is the editor of Physics of Shallow Estuaries and Bays (1986). In 2004, Professor van de Kreeke received the Bob Dean Coastal Research Award from the Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association for world-renowned research on tidal inlets.

Sommaire:
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Geomorphology; 3. Sand transport pathways; 4. Sand transport and sand bypassing at selected inlets; 5. Empirical relationships; 6. Tidal inlet hydrodynamics (neglecting depth variations with tidal stage); 7. Tidal inlet hydrodynamics (including depth variations with tidal stage); 8. Cross-sectional stability of a single inlet system; 9. Cross-sectional stability of a double inlet system; 10. Cross-sectional stability of a double inlet system: spatially varying basin water level; 11. Morphodynamic modeling of tidal inlets: process-based simulation models; 12. Morphodynamic modeling of tidal inlets: empirical models; 13. River flow and entrance stability; 14. Engineering of tidal inlets; References; Index.