Title: Sand Transport and Sand Bypassing at Selected Inlets
Abstract:This chapter describes sand transport patterns and sand bypassing at seven inlets; five of these are located on the east coast of the USA (Price Inlet, Breach Inlet, Captain Sam's Inlet, Mason Inlet a...This chapter describes sand transport patterns and sand bypassing at seven inlets; five of these are located on the east coast of the USA (Price Inlet, Breach Inlet, Captain Sam's Inlet, Mason Inlet and Wachapreague Inlet), one inlet is located in the Bay of Plenty on the North Island of New Zealand (Katikati Inlet) and another is part of the Dutch Wadden Sea coast (Ameland Inlet). The inlets are selected because they are still in their natural state and have been extensively studied. Emphasis is on the mode of bypassing, location stability and their relationship with the P/M ratio. In judging the results, it should be pointed out that estimates of longshore sand transport have limited accuracy.Read More
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Date: 2017-06-22
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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