High Resolution Morphodynamics and Sedimentary Evolution of Estuaries

Description

Estuaries occur along many of the world’s coastlines irrespective of geologic setting, energy regime, and depositional environment. They represent the interface between fluvial, coastal and marine environments and they contain the sedimentary record of geological changes among these systems. However, detailed case studies on the morphodynamics and sedimentary evolution of different estuarine environments are notably lacking. This book focuses on the use of high-resolution geophysical techniques, field observations and modeling to investigate the morphodynamics of estuaries on both glaciated and non-glaciated coasts and on different time scales. Papers in this book offer a new approach to nearshore and estuary studies, with an emphasis on multidisciplinary techniques and data integration. Results of these studies have important implications for estuary resource management and shoreline stability. This book will be of interest to sedimentologists, coastal and Quaternary geologists, environmental scientists, and coastal managers. Towards an Understanding of the Morphodynamics and Sedimentary Evolution of Estuaries....Pages 1-9 High-Resolution Geophysical Investigations Seaward of the Bann Estuary, Northern Ireland Coast....Pages 11-31 A Seabed Classification Approach Based on Multiple Acoustic Sensors in the Hudson River Estuary....Pages 33-55 Analysis of Land-Cover Shifts in Time and Their Significance....Pages 57-82 Comparison of the Hydrodynamic Character of Three Tidal Inlet Systems....Pages 83-100 Suspended Sediment Fluxes in the Middle Reach of the Bahia Blanca Estuary, Argentina....Pages 101-114 Temporal Variability in Salinity, Temperature and Suspended Sediments in a Gulf of Maine Estuary (Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire)....Pages 115-142 Morphodynamics and Sediment Flux in the Blyth Estuary, Suffolk, UK....Pages 143-171 Controls on Estuarine Sediment Dynamics in Merrymeeting Bay, Kennebec River Estuary, Maine, U.S.A.....Pages 173-194 Coarse-Grained Sediment Transport in Northern New England Estuaries: A Synthesis....Pages 195-213 Morphodynamic Behaviour of a High-Energy Coastal Inlet: Loughros Beg, Donegal, Ireland....Pages 215-242 Complex Morpho-Hydrodynamic Response of Estuaries and Bays to Winter Storms: North-Central Gulf of Mexico, USA....Pages 243-267 Effects of Cold Fronts on Bayhead Delta Development: Atchafalaya Bay, Louisiana, USA....Pages 269-298 Evolving Understanding of the Tay Estuary, Scotland....Pages 299-313 Sedimentological Signatures of Riverine-Dominated Phases in Estuarine and Barrier Evolution Along an Embayed Coastline....Pages 315-334 Paleodeltas and Preservation Potential on a Paraglacial Coast — Evolution of Eastern Penobscot Bay, Maine....Pages 335-360