Tidal inlet expansion from sea level rise

J.H. Nienhuis; L. Portos-Amill; H.E. de swart; M.R.W. Roebeling

doi:10.1142/9789811275135_0007

Tidal inlet expansion from sea level rise

J.H. Nienhuis, L. Portos-Amill, H.E. de swart, M.R.W. Roebeling

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Tidal inlets are expected to expand as sea-level rise accelerates, and, in extreme cases, might fully drown barrier islands. Here we report on field observations and model predictions of tidal inlet expansion. Field observations show that many inlets globally have expanded beyond their equilibrium width, and that inlets now occupy 16% of global barrier islands. With a numerical model (BRIE-D), we have simulated barrier island response to sea-level rise, and found that most of the inlet expansion is from barrier island sediment deficits rather than tidal prism expansion. These results aid in the validation of barrier drowning against observations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings Coastal Sediments 2023
Editors	Ping Wang, Elizabeth Royer, Julie D Rosati
Place of Publication	South Florida
Publisher	World Scientific
Pages	71-76
ISBN (Print)	978-981-127-989-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811275135_0007
Publication status	Published - 23 Mar 2023
Event	10th Coastal Sediments Conference, CS 2023: Inlcusive coastal science and engineering for resilient communities - Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, United States Duration: 11 Apr 2023 → 15 Apr 2023 Conference number: 10

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Conference	10th Coastal Sediments Conference, CS 2023
Abbreviated title	CS 2023
Country/Territory	United States
City	New Orleans
Period	11/04/23 → 15/04/23

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