Print Email Facebook Twitter An analytical solution for tidal propagation in the Yangtze Estuary, China Title An analytical solution for tidal propagation in the Yangtze Estuary, China Author Zhang, E.F. Savenije, H.H.G. Chen, S.L. Mao, X.H. Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences Department Water Management Date 2012-09-18 Abstract An analytical model for tidal dynamics has been applied to the Yangtze Estuary for the first time, to describe the tidal propagation in this large and typically branched estuary with three-order branches and four outlets to the sea. This study shows that the analytical model developed for a single-channel estuary can also accurately describe the tidal dynamics in a branched estuary, particularly in the downstream part. Within the same estuary system, the North Branch and the South Branches have a distinct tidal behaviour: the former being amplified demonstrating a marine character and the latter being damped with a riverine character. The satisfactory results for the South Channel and the South Branch using both separate and combined topographies confirm that the branched estuary system functions as an entity. To further test these results, it is suggested to collect more accurate and dense bathymetric and tidal information. Subject OA-Fund TU Delft To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:fb8df4d1-33e0-4e8c-96ea-9f4c31ebac59 DOI https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-16-3327-2012 Publisher European Geosciences Union (EGU) ISSN 1027-5606 Source http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/16/3327/2012/ Source Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 16 (9), 2012 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2012 The Author(s)This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License Files PDF Savenije_2012.pdf 15.2 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:fb8df4d1-33e0-4e8c-96ea-9f4c31ebac59/datastream/OBJ/view