Essays about: "geomorphology inlet closure"

Found 2 essays containing the words geomorphology inlet closure.

  1. 1. Hydrodynamic modelling and estimation of exchange rates for Bardawil Lagoon, Egypt. An investigation of governing forces and physical processes using numerical models.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Jonas Linnersund; Erik Mårtensson; [2008]
    Keywords : Fysisk geografi; climatology; cartography; Environmental studies; Miljöstudier; wind; water balance; tide; sediment transport; salt balance; renewal time; net intertidal volume; finite element; internal circulation; ADCIRC; CMS-Flow; Bardawil Lagoon; Physical geography; pedology; geomorphology; geomorfologi; marklära; kartografi; klimatologi; Technological sciences; Teknik; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Bardawil Lagoon, a natural lagoon located on the northern coast of the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, there are three inlets of which two are man-made connecting the lagoon with the Mediterranean Sea. The inlets are subjected to changes in morphology, due to sediment transport, over time and this may lead to degrees of closure of either inlet. READ MORE

  3. 2. Seasonal Closure of Chilaw Inlet in Sri Lanka -Physical Processes and Mathematical Modelling-

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Alexandra Angelbratt; Jon Klyft; [2007]
    Keywords : geomorfologi; Fysisk geografi; climatology; Chilaw inlet; Spit Evolution; Tidal inlets; Inlet Closure; klimatologi; kartografi; Sediment Transport; Mathematical Model; Physical geography; geomorphology; cartography; pedology; marklära; Technological sciences; Teknik; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Chilaw inlet, with the affiliated lagoon, is located on the west coast of Sri Lanka about 120 km north of the capital Colombo. Each year during the summer monsoon, which lasts from May to September, the inlet closes due to a sand spit forming across the inlet. READ MORE