Tidal Inlets : Hydrodynamics and Morphodynamics (Hardcover)

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.