Open AccessNUMERICAL MODEL INVESTIGATION OF SELECTED TIDAL INLET-BAY SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS
Author(s) -
William N. Seelig,
Robert M. Sorensen
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
proceedings of conference on coastal engineering/proceedings of ... conference on coastal engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-1028
pISSN - 0589-087X
DOI - 10.9753/icce.v16.76
Subject(s) - inlet , bay , hydraulics , sediment transport , channel (broadcasting) , geology , sediment , oceanography , estuary , storm surge , tidal current , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental science , storm , geomorphology , geotechnical engineering , engineering , electrical engineering , aerospace engineering
A spatially integrated one-dimensional numerical model of inlet bay hydraulics has been combined with a simple sediment transport model to investigate selected tidal inlet-bay system characteristics. A parametric study has been performed using the models to determine the effect of various factors on the net direction and order of magnitude of inlet channel flow and sediment transport. Factors considered include astronomical tide type, storm surge height and duration, variation in bay surface area, time-dependent channel friction factor, and the addition of a second inlet connecting the bay and sea.