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Dynamics of Micro-Tidal Bays and Estuaries
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Dynamics of Micro-Tidal Bays and Estuaries

A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Oceanography".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2020) | Viewed by 9113

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Dr. Alfredo L. Aretxabaleta

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
Interests: coastal oceanography; water level dynamics; estuarine dynamics; flooding; sediment transport; coastal hazard; salinity; coastal ocean modeling
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Dr. Manel Grifoll

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Laboratori d’Enginyeria Marítima, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya BarcelonaTech (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
Interests: applied marine sciences; estuarine and coastal areas; coupled numerical modelling
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Estuaries and coastal bays control the exchanges between riverine and oceanic systems. The study of these systems usually requires multidisciplinary approaches. Estuaries are subject to intense mixing dynamics that control their ecological and sediment characteristics. This Special Issue will provide a collection of original research articles on recent advances in observations, modeling, and analyses in micro-tidal coastal bays and estuarine systems.

Topic areas include:

  • Observations in estuaries and bays
  • Numerical modelling of estuarine dynamics and ecosystems
  • Circulation in shallow environments
  • Coastal bays and estuarine circulation
  • Wave, tidal and storm forcing of semi-enclosed environments
  • Mixing in estuaries
  • Inlet hydrodynamics and morphodynamics
  • Estuarine response to climate change
  • Water quality and light conditions
  • Residence, flushing and other hydrodynamic time parameters
  • Dynamics around estuarine turbidity maxima
  • Sedimentary processes and morphodynamics in estuaries and bays
Dr. Alfredo L. Aretxabaleta
Dr. Manel Grifoll
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Keywords

  • Estuaries
  • Micro-Tidal Bays
  • Circulation
  • Sediment Transport
  • Waves
  • Tides
  • Coastal Storms
  • Coastal Morphodynamics
  • Inlets

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An Integrated Approach to Study the Morphodynamics of the Lignano Tidal Inlet
by Marco Petti, Silvia Bosa, Sara Pascolo and Erika Uliana
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8(2), 77; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8020077 - 24 Jan 2020
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The morphological evolution of a tidal inlet is the combined result of tides and wind waves, which interact in a non-linear manner and over very different time-scales. Likewise, the presence of maritime structures built in the vicinity of the tidal inlet, for coastal [...] Read more.
The morphological evolution of a tidal inlet is the combined result of tides and wind waves, which interact in a non-linear manner and over very different time-scales. Likewise, the presence of maritime structures built in the vicinity of the tidal inlet, for coastal or port defense or to stabilize the inlet itself, can greatly affect this dynamic equilibrium, changing erosional and depositional patterns of the adjacent shoreline. In this study, the narrowing phenomenon of the Lignano tidal inlet subsequent to the construction of the related port, is examined through an integrated approach in order to propose and verify a possible form of evolution. This approach is the result of the combination of three methods: the historical reconstruction of the shifting of the coastline, an empirical scheme which describes the qualitative morphology of a mixed-energy tidal inlet, and a process-based morphodynamic modeling, which adopts a bi-dimensional depth averaged (2DH) approach. The application of numerical modeling has required the definition of a reduced input set of data representing an average year, in particular for wind and tidal conditions, including the meteorological component. The magnitude and the directions of the simulated dominant sediment transport are coherent with real processes both from a qualitative and a quantitative point of view. Full article
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Tidal Variation in Cohesive Sediment Distribution and Sensitivity to Flocculation and Bed Consolidation in An Idealized, Partially Mixed Estuary
by Danielle R.N. Tarpley, Courtney K. Harris, Carl T. Friedrichs and Christopher R. Sherwood
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2019, 7(10), 334; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse7100334 - 25 Sep 2019
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Particle settling velocity and erodibility are key factors that govern the transport of sediment through coastal environments including estuaries. These are difficult to parameterize in models that represent mud, whose properties can change in response to many factors, including tidally varying suspended sediment [...] Read more.
Particle settling velocity and erodibility are key factors that govern the transport of sediment through coastal environments including estuaries. These are difficult to parameterize in models that represent mud, whose properties can change in response to many factors, including tidally varying suspended sediment concentration (SSC) and shear stress. Using the COAWST (Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere-Wave-Sediment Transport) model framework, we implemented bed consolidation, sediment-induced stratification, and flocculation formulations within an idealized two-dimensional domain that represented the longitudinal dimension of a micro-tidal, muddy, partially mixed estuary. Within the Estuarine Turbidity Maximum (ETM), SSC and median floc diameter varied by a factor of four over the tidal cycle. Downstream of the ETM, the median floc size and SSC were several times smaller and showed less tidal variation (~20% or less). The suspended floc distributions only reached an equilibrium size as a function of SSC and shear in the ETM at peak tidal flow. In general, flocculation increased particle size, which reduced SSC by half in the ETM through increased settling velocity. Consolidation also limited SSC by reduced resuspension, which then limited floc growth through reduced SSC by half outside of the ETM. Sediment-induced stratification had negligible effects in the parameter space examined. Efforts to lessen the computation cost of the flocculation routine by reducing the number of size classes proved difficult; floc size distribution and SSC were sensitive to specification of size classes by factors of 60% and 300%, respectively. Full article
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