Equilibria and Evolution of Estuarine Fringing Intertidal Mudflats

Abstract (2017)

Authors

Bram van Prooijen Environmental Fluid Mechanics - CEG
F Grasso Ifremer
P le Hir Ifremer
P.L.M. de Vet Deltares, Environmental Fluid Mechanics - CEG
Zhengbing Wang Deltares, Coastal Engineering - CEG
B Walles NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Tom Ysebaert NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Wageningen University & Research
Research Group
Environmental Fluid Mechanics (CEG) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2017 Bram van Prooijen, F Grasso, P le Hir, P.L.M. de Vet, Zhengbing Wang, B Walles, Tom Ysebaert
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Published Date

2017

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Hydraulic Engineering

Research Group

Environmental Fluid Mechanics

Abstract

Fringing intertidal flats are common features of elongated estuaries. We generalized the geometry of profiles of individual intertidal flats towards a common relationship, based on extensive measurement data of various estuaries. We found a strong linear relation between the width, slope and height of linear intertidal flat profiles, which also yields well for the mild-sloped upper part of convex-up profiles. Deviations of this linear relation at the lower steeper part of the flats are the result of dominating alongshore currents.