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4 - Sedimentology and Morphodynamics of Beach–Inlet Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2022

Ping Wang  and
Tanya M. Beck
Ping Wang
Affiliation:
University of South Florida
Tanya M. Beck
Affiliation:
US Army Engineer Research and Development Center
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Summary

A beach–inlet system is composed of several sub-environments, including beach and nearshore, tidal inlet and ebb and flood tidal deltas, and coastal dunes. Building upon Chapter 2, this chapter discusses in detail the sedimentologic characteristics and morphodynamics of the various sub-environments composing a beach–inlet system. Commonly used concepts in quantifying beach morphology and its changes, including equilibrium beach profile, depth of closure, and the Bruun Rule, are reviewed. Coastal dunes and their morphodynamics are discussed in the context of beach–dune interaction. Morphologic and sedimentologic characteristics of tidal inlets and their associated ebb tidal delta and flood tidal delta are described in detail in terms of various morphology features. General patterns of sediment exchange for wave-dominated and mixed-energy beach–inlet systems are introduced.

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equilibrium beach profiledepth of closureebb tidal deltaflood tidal deltaBruun Rulecoastal duneswave-dominated barrier islandmixed-energy barrier island
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Beach-Inlet Interaction and Sediment Management , pp. 97 - 133
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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