Salinity and Tides in Alluvial Estuaries

The book describes an integrated theory that links estuary shape to tidalhydraulics tidal mixing and salt intrusion. The shape of an alluvial estuaryis characte... » 

The book describes an integrated theory that links estuary shape to tidalhydraulics tidal mixing and salt intrusion. The shape of an alluvial estuaryis characterised by exponentially varying width and the absence of bottomslope. This topography is closely related to tidal parameters hydraulicparameters and parameters that describe 1dimensional mixing and saltintrusion. Starting from the fundamental equations for conservation of mass andmomentum analytical equations are derived that relate the topography to tidalparameters tidal excursion phase lag tidal damping tidal amplificationwave celerity lateral and vertical mixing and salt intrusion.The book presents a review of the state of the art a comprehensive theoreticalbackground and ample case illustrations from all over the world. It providestools with which human interference in estuary dynamics can be described andpredicted resulting from for instance upstream fresh water abstractiondredging climate change or sealevel rise. In describing the interactionsbetween tide topography water quality and river discharge it provides usefulinformation for hydraulic engineers morphologists ecologists and peopleconcerned with water quality in alluvial estuaries.Although the book can be used as a text book it is mainly a monograph aimed atgraduate students and researchers. Provides new integrated theory for tidal hydraulics tidal mixing and saltintrusion in alluvial estuaries Presents a consistent set of analytical equations to compute tidal movementtidal mixing and salt intrusion derived from the fundamental laws ofconservation of mass and momentum Serves as a practical guidewith many illustrations of applications in realestuaries «