Destruction of intertidal bar morphology during a summer storm surge event: Example of positive morphodynamic feedback
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Destruction of intertidal bar morphology during a summer storm surge event: Example of positive morphodynamic feedback. / Masselink, Gerd; Aagaard, Troels; Kroon, Aart.
I: Journal of Coastal Research, Bind Special Issue, Nr. 64, 2011, s. 105-109.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Destruction of intertidal bar morphology during a summer storm surge event: Example of positive morphodynamic feedback
AU - Masselink, Gerd
AU - Aagaard, Troels
AU - Kroon, Aart
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Onshore migration and subsequent destruction of an intertidal slip-face bar was documented during a 1-day field experiment at Skallingen, Denmark, in August 2010. The experiment coincided with an unusual summer storm that was associated with a 40–50 cm storm surge and offshore waves that were significantly larger than the 5% annual exceedance wave height at the site. High-resolution measurements of morphological change were obtained at a spatial scale of 2 m and a temporal scale of 15 minutes and these were complemented by measurements of inshore waves, longshore currents and wave runup. The measurements demonstrated an example of positive morphodynamic feedback. Once the bar crest elevation started to decrease because of wave overtopping and sediment transport into the runnel on the rising tide, the bar crest lowered and overwash frequency increased, leading to enhanced crest erosion, even under conditions of constant or slowly falling tide conditions. Due to the relatively small spatial scale of slip-face bar systems and the occurrence of positive feedback, they can be destroyed over a single tidal cycle.
AB - Onshore migration and subsequent destruction of an intertidal slip-face bar was documented during a 1-day field experiment at Skallingen, Denmark, in August 2010. The experiment coincided with an unusual summer storm that was associated with a 40–50 cm storm surge and offshore waves that were significantly larger than the 5% annual exceedance wave height at the site. High-resolution measurements of morphological change were obtained at a spatial scale of 2 m and a temporal scale of 15 minutes and these were complemented by measurements of inshore waves, longshore currents and wave runup. The measurements demonstrated an example of positive morphodynamic feedback. Once the bar crest elevation started to decrease because of wave overtopping and sediment transport into the runnel on the rising tide, the bar crest lowered and overwash frequency increased, leading to enhanced crest erosion, even under conditions of constant or slowly falling tide conditions. Due to the relatively small spatial scale of slip-face bar systems and the occurrence of positive feedback, they can be destroyed over a single tidal cycle.
M3 - Journal article
VL - Special Issue
SP - 105
EP - 109
JO - Journal of Coastal Research
JF - Journal of Coastal Research
SN - 0749-0208
IS - 64
ER -
ID: 34203940