Modeling the morphodynamic response of tidal embayments to sea-level rise

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Barend van Maanen
Giovanni Coco
Karin R. Bryan
Carl T. Friedrichs
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[1] National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research,EPOC Laboratory
[2] University of Bordeaux 1,UMR CNRS 5805
[3] Universidad de Cantabria,Environmental Hydraulics Institute, “IH Cantabria”
[4] University of Waikato,Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences
[5] University of Southampton,Faculty of Engineering and the Environment
[6] Virginia Institute of Marine Science,undefined
[7] College of William & Mary,undefined
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Ocean Dynamics | 2013年 / 63卷
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Tidal embayments; Morphodynamics; Sea-level rise; Channel networks; Numerical modeling;
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Sea-level rise has a strong influence on tidal systems, and a major focus of climate change effect studies is to predict the future state of these environmental systems. Here, we used a model to simulate the morphological evolution of tidal embayments and to explore their response to a rising sea level. The model was first used to reproduce the formation of channels and intertidal flats under a stable mean water level in an idealised and initially unchannelled tidal basin. A gradual rise in sea level was imposed once a well-developed channel network had formed. Simulations were conducted with different sea-level rise rates and tidal ranges. Sea-level rise forced headward erosion of the tidal channels, driving a landward expansion of the channel network and channel development in the previously non-inundated part of the basin. Simultaneously, an increase in channel drainage width in the lower part of the basin occurred and a decrease in the overall fraction of the basin occupied by channels could be observed. Sea-level rise thus altered important characteristics of the tidal channel network. Some intertidal areas were maintained despite a rising sea level. However, the size, shape, and location of the intertidal areas changed. In addition, sea-level rise affected the exchange of sediment between the different morphological elements. A shift from exporting to importing sediment as well as a reinforcement of the existing sediment export was observed for the simulations performed here. Sediment erosion in the inlet and the offshore transport of sediment was enhanced, resulting in the expansion of the ebb-tidal delta. Our model results further emphasise that tidal embayments can exhibit contrasting responses to sea-level rise.
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