Estuarine morphodynamics and development  modified by floodplain formation

Kleinhans, Maarten G.; Roelofs, Lonneke; Weisscher, Steven A. H.; Lokhorst, Ivar R.; Braat, Lisanne

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-367-2022

Articles | Volume 10, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-367-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-367-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 10, issue 2

Research article

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29 Apr 2022

Research article |

| 29 Apr 2022

Estuarine morphodynamics and development modified by floodplain formation

Maarten G. Kleinhans, Lonneke Roelofs, Steven A. H. Weisscher, Ivar R. Lokhorst, and Lisanne Braat

Data sets

Data supplement to "Estuarine morphodynamics and development modified by floodplain formation" M. G. Kleinhans, L. Roeelofs, S. A. H. Weisscher, I. R. Lokhorst, and L. Braat https://doi.org/10.24416/UU01-R3ZUC9

Video supplement

Data supplement to "Estuarine morphodynamics and development modified by floodplain formation" M. G. Kleinhans, L. Roeelofs, S. A. H. Weisscher, I. R. Lokhorst, and L. Braat https://doi.org/10.24416/UU01-R3ZUC9

Short summary

Floodplain formation in estuaries limit the ebb and flood flow, reducing channel migration and shortening the tidally influenced reach. Vegetation establishment on bars reduces local flow velocity and concentrates flow into channels, while mudflats fill accommodation space and reduce channel migration. These results are based on experimental estuaries in the Metronome facility supported by numerical flow modelling.