▪ Abstract Recent studies of the morphodynamics of the coastal region are reviewed.
Emphasis is given to idealized models that consider a morphological pattern in isolation …

This paper reviews recent theoretical studies of sand waves which are rhythmic large-scale
bedforms observed in the continental shelf far from the near-shore region. Emphasis is given …

Sand banks and elongated sand ridges occur in many coastal and shelf seas where there is
abundant sand and where the currents are strong enough to move sediment, but they have …

We analyze the variability in bedform geometry in laboratory and field studies. Even under
controlled steady flow conditions in laboratory flumes, bedforms are irregular in size, shape …

River dunes are wavelike features in sandy riverbeds that move slowly in a downstream
direction. These bedforms are shaped by the interaction between flowing water and sand …

Shallow-marine tidal deposits form on open shelves, and more specifically in open-mouthed
embayments and semi-enclosed epicontinental seas, where the oceanic tide is amplified by …

Sand waves form a prominent regular pattern in the offshore seabed of sandy shallow seas.
The positions of sand-wave crests and troughs slowly change in time. Sand waves are …

We describe a simple mathematical model capable of reproducing the main features of sand
wave inception and growth. In particular we focus on the prediction of the migration rates …

Sand wave morphology and dynamics on continental shelves vary substantially, and we
hypothesize that these spatial variations depend on local bed properties and hydrodynamic …

Facies models of tide-influenced river deltas are less developed than models for river-and
wave-dominated types because the interaction of river and tidal currents on deltas is …