Tidal controls on river delta morphology

AJF Hoitink, ZB Wang, B Vermeulen, Y Huismans… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
River delta degradation has been caused by extraction of natural resources, sediment
retention by reservoirs, and sea-level rise. Despite global concerns about these issues …

Is “morphodynamic equilibrium” an oxymoron?

Z Zhou, G Coco, I Townend, M Olabarrieta… - Earth-Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
Morphodynamic equilibrium is a widely adopted yet elusive concept in the field of
geomorphology of coasts, rivers and estuaries. Based on the Exner equation, an expression …

Anomalous scaling of branching tidal networks in global coastal wetlands and mudflats

F Xu, Z Zhou, S Fagherazzi, A D'Alpaos… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Branching networks are key elements in natural landscapes and have attracted sustained
research interest across the geosciences and numerous intersecting fields. The prevailing …

Critical dependence of morphodynamic models of fluvial and tidal systems on empirical downslope sediment transport

AW Baar, M Boechat Albernaz, WM Van Dijk… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The morphological development of fluvial and tidal systems is forecast more and more
frequently by models in scientific and engineering studies for decision making regarding …

Mesoscopic structure PFC∼ 2D model of soil rock mixture based on digital image

P Shan, X Lai - Journal of Visual Communication and Image …, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil-rock mixture (S/RM) is a very complex discontinuous medium material, which is a
multiphase system consisting of high strength rock blocks (Rocks), relatively soft filling …

[PDF][PDF] The effects of intra-annual variability of river discharge on the spatio-temporal dynamics of saltmarsh vegetation at river mouth bar: Insights from an …

S Zheng, W Gao, D Shao, W Nardin, C Gualtieri… - J. Environ …, 2023 - researchgate.net
Natural or human-induced intra-annual variation of river discharge alters estuarine
hydrological regimes and further affects habitat conditions for saltmarsh vegetation …

Advances in computational morphodynamics using the International River Interface Cooperative (iRIC) software

Y Shimizu, J Nelson, K Arnez Ferrel… - Earth Surface …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Results from computational morphodynamics modeling of coupled flow–bed–sediment
systems are described for 10 applications as a review of recent advances in the field. Each …

Where river and tide meet: The morphodynamic equilibrium of alluvial estuaries

M Bolla Pittaluga, N Tambroni… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate the morphodynamic equilibrium of tidally dominated alluvial estuaries,
extending previous works concerning the purely tidal case and the combined tidal‐fluvial …

Modeling sorting dynamics of cohesive and non-cohesive sediments on intertidal flats under the effect of tides and wind waves

Z Zhou, G Coco, M van der Wegen, Z Gong… - Continental Shelf …, 2015 - Elsevier
We extend a numerical model to explore the morphodynamics of intertidal flats, with a
specific focus on the sorting dynamics of sand and mud. We investigate the effect of tidal …

[HTML][HTML] Control of wind-wave power on morphological shape of salt marsh margins

A Finotello, M Marani, L Carniello, M Pivato… - Water Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Salt marshes are among the most common morphological features found in tidal landscapes
and provide ecosystem services of primary ecological and economic importance. However …