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MORPHOLOGICAL MODELING OF TIDAL INLET EVOLUTION: AN APPLICATION TO MUNDAÚ INLET, BRAZIL

Nunes De Brito Junior, Almir LU ; Larson, Magnus LU and Fragoso, Carlos Ruberto (2019)
Abstract
The aim of this study was to develop a morphological model for long-term inlet evolution to be applied using a minimum amount of input data and requiring low computational costs. The model was implemented numerically and then validated for a real inlet application: Mundaú inlet (northeastern Brazil), a dynamic inlet with a marked freshwater seasonality and alongshore sand transport, reduced by reef sheltering. The model performance was verified, over a total period of 11 years, comparing the simulated inlet width with Landsat and Google Earth images. The simulated inlet channel morphology presented a satisfactory agreement with observations. With the low computational costs, the developed model represented a reliable approach with... (More)
The aim of this study was to develop a morphological model for long-term inlet evolution to be applied using a minimum amount of input data and requiring low computational costs. The model was implemented numerically and then validated for a real inlet application: Mundaú inlet (northeastern Brazil), a dynamic inlet with a marked freshwater seasonality and alongshore sand transport, reduced by reef sheltering. The model performance was verified, over a total period of 11 years, comparing the simulated inlet width with Landsat and Google Earth images. The simulated inlet channel morphology presented a satisfactory agreement with observations. With the low computational costs, the developed model represented a reliable approach with demonstrated potential to be applied in the quantitative assessment of inlet evolution over long time periods. (Less)
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Coastal Sediments 2019
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World Scientific Publishing
ISBN
9789811204494
DOI
10.1142/9789811204487_0171
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Simulating Morphological Evolution at Coastal Inlets due to Waves and Currents
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English
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study was to develop a morphological model for long-term inlet evolution to be applied using a minimum amount of input data and requiring low computational costs. The model was implemented numerically and then validated for a real inlet application: Mundaú inlet (northeastern Brazil), a dynamic inlet with a marked freshwater seasonality and alongshore sand transport, reduced by reef sheltering. The model performance was verified, over a total period of 11 years, comparing the simulated inlet width with Landsat and Google Earth images. The simulated inlet channel morphology presented a satisfactory agreement with observations. With the low computational costs, the developed model represented a reliable approach with demonstrated potential to be applied in the quantitative assessment of inlet evolution over long time periods.}},
  author       = {{Nunes De Brito Junior, Almir and Larson, Magnus and Fragoso, Carlos Ruberto}},
  booktitle    = {{Coastal Sediments 2019}},
  isbn         = {{9789811204494}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{World Scientific Publishing}},
  title        = {{MORPHOLOGICAL MODELING OF TIDAL INLET EVOLUTION: AN APPLICATION TO MUNDAÚ INLET, BRAZIL}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789811204487_0171}},
  doi          = {{10.1142/9789811204487_0171}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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