The significance of wave reflection on the morphology of intertidal mudflats
The significance of wave reflection on the morphology of intertidal mudflats
The influence of seawalls in modifying the equilibrium form of a shoreline has previously caused extensive debate. A numerical model was used to predict the equilibrium form of muddy intertidal profiles, along a shoreline in Southampton Water, UK. It was found that the profile containing a seawall had a very different profile form to the undefended sites, and that this seawall profile could not be accurately represented in the model. The model was extended to include wave reflection from the seawall, producing a new prediction with a much improved resemblance of the observed profile. It was concluded that the likely cause of the different profile form at the site of the seawall in this case, is due to incident and reflected wave interaction.
Equilibrium form, Seawalls, Wave reflection.
Chellew, Elizabeth
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Rossington, Kate
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Townend, Ian
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Amos, Carl
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Richardson, Stephen
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1 September 2010
Chellew, Elizabeth
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Rossington, Kate
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Townend, Ian
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Amos, Carl
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Richardson, Stephen
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Chellew, Elizabeth, Rossington, Kate, Townend, Ian, Amos, Carl and Richardson, Stephen
(2010)
The significance of wave reflection on the morphology of intertidal mudflats.
McKee Smith, Jane and Lynett, Patrick
(eds.)
In Coastal Engineering 2010: Proceedings of 32nd Conference on Coastal Engineering, Shanghai, China, 2010.
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Abstract
The influence of seawalls in modifying the equilibrium form of a shoreline has previously caused extensive debate. A numerical model was used to predict the equilibrium form of muddy intertidal profiles, along a shoreline in Southampton Water, UK. It was found that the profile containing a seawall had a very different profile form to the undefended sites, and that this seawall profile could not be accurately represented in the model. The model was extended to include wave reflection from the seawall, producing a new prediction with a much improved resemblance of the observed profile. It was concluded that the likely cause of the different profile form at the site of the seawall in this case, is due to incident and reflected wave interaction.
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Published date: 1 September 2010
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32nd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2010, , Shanghai, China, 2010-06-30 - 2010-07-05
Keywords:
Equilibrium form, Seawalls, Wave reflection.
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Local EPrints ID: 469415
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/469415
ISSN: 0161-3782
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Author:
Elizabeth Chellew
Author:
Kate Rossington
Author:
Stephen Richardson
Editor:
Jane McKee Smith
Editor:
Patrick Lynett
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