Observations of waves and currents during barrier island inundation

Overwash and inundation on barrier islands can transport sediment onshore, leading to vertical accretion. These processes could ensure barrier island growth in times of sea‐level rise, but wave and current fields during overwash and inundation are not well understood. Field data of water levels, wav...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of geophysical research. Oceans 2017-04, Vol.122 (4), p.3152-3169
Hauptverfasser:	Engelstad, A., Ruessink, B.G., Wesselman, D., Hoekstra, P., Oost, A., van der Vegt, M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	back‐barrier processes Barrier islands Barriers Beach slope Beaches Current measurement Deposition Energy dissipation Flooding Fluid dynamics Fluid flow Fluid mechanics Geophysics Hydrodynamics infragravity waves Island growth island inundation Islands Nearshore currents Ocean currents Ocean waves Sea level Sea level rise Sediment Sedimentation Shallow water Slope stability Stellar winds Storms Tidal bores Water currents Water depth Water levels Wave breaking Wave crests Wave energy Wave power Wave propagation wave transformation Wind waves
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Zusammenfassung:	Overwash and inundation on barrier islands can transport sediment onshore, leading to vertical accretion. These processes could ensure barrier island growth in times of sea‐level rise, but wave and current fields during overwash and inundation are not well understood. Field data of water levels, waves, and currents were collected on a barrier island in the Netherlands to investigate the hydrodynamics during island inundation. Observations show that even in shallow water depths (
ISSN:	2169-9275 2169-9291
DOI:	10.1002/2016JC012545