Effect of morphological changes on the hydrodynamics and flushing properties of the Óbidos lagoon (Portugal)

A Oliveira, AB Fortunato, JRL Rego - Continental Shelf Research, 2006 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the effect of natural and artificial morphological changes in a tidal
inlet on the tidal propagation and on the water exchanges with the sea, through data …

Two‐dimensional and three‐dimensional computational models in hydrodynamic and morphodynamic reconstructions of a river bend: sensitivity and functionality

E Kasvi, P Alho, E Lotsari, Y Wang… - Hydrological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This study assesses hydrodynamic and morphodynamic model sensitivity and functionality
in a curved channel. The sensitivity of a depth‐averaged model to user‐defined parameters …

Shoreline changes on the wave-influenced Senegal River delta, West Africa: The roles of natural processes and human interventions

M Sadio, EJ Anthony, AT Diaw, P Dussouillez… - Water, 2017 - mdpi.com
The Senegal River delta in West Africa, one of the finest examples of “wave-influenced”
deltas, is bounded by a spit periodically breached by waves, each breach then acting as a …

Flood deposition and storm removal of sediments in front of a deltaic wave-influenced river mouth

F Zăinescu, A Vespremeanu-Stroe, E Anthony, F Tătui… - Marine Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
Floods and storms are common phenomena at river mouths with some degree of wave
influence. They can have a considerable impact on river-mouth sedimentation and …

Process-based 2DH morphodynamic modeling of tidal inlets: A comparison with empirical classifications and theories

A Nahon, X Bertin, AB Fortunato, A Oliveira - Marine Geology, 2012 - Elsevier
The economical and ecological importance of tidal inlets has fostered the development of
empirical tools for inlet management during the last century. This study aims at confronting …

Local sea level change scenarios for the end of the 21st century and potential physical impacts in the lower Ria de Aveiro (Portugal)

CL Lopes, PA Silva, JM Dias, A Rocha, A Picado… - Continental Shelf …, 2011 - Elsevier
Sea level change is an important consequence of climate change due to its impact on
society and ecosystems. Analyses of tide-gauge data have indicated that the global sea …

Morphological evolution of an ephemeral tidal inlet from opening to closure: The Albufeira inlet, Portugal

AB Fortunato, A Nahon, G Dodet, AR Pires… - Continental Shelf …, 2014 - Elsevier
Like other similar coastal systems, the Albufeira lagoon is artificially opened every year to
promote water renewal and closes naturally within a few months. The evolution of the …

Prediction of short-term morphological change in large braided river using 2D numerical model

T Karmaker, S Dutta - Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
Prediction of annual changes in braided-river morphology is important to assess the
performance of river-training works and channel navigability. A two-dimensional (2D) depth …

Modern empirical and modelling study approaches in fluvial geomorphology to elucidate sub-bend-scale meander dynamics

E Kasvi, J Hooke, M Kurkela, MT Vaaja… - Progress in …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Major developments in theory and modelling techniques have taken place within the past
couple of decades in the field of the fluvial geomorphology. In this review, we examine the …

Towards a probabilistic assessment of process-based, morphodynamic models

M Van der Wegen, BE Jaffe - Coastal Engineering, 2013 - Elsevier
Recent advances in the development of numerical, process-based models have led to
remarkable performance in reproducing measured decadal morphodynamic developments …