Skip to main content
Publications | Persons | Institutes | Projects
[ report an error in this record ]basket (0): add | show Print this page

Comparing field observations of sorting patterns along tidal sand waves with theoretical predictions
Van Oyen, T.; Blondeaux, P.; Van den Eynde, D. (2013). Comparing field observations of sorting patterns along tidal sand waves with theoretical predictions, in: Van Lancker, V. et al. (Ed.) MARID 2013: Fourth International Conference on Marine and River Dune Dynamics. Bruges, Belgium, 15-17 April 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 65: pp. 291-296
In: Van Lancker, V.; Garlan, T. (Ed.) (2013). MARID 2013: Fourth International Conference on Marine and River Dune Dynamics. Bruges, Belgium, 15-17 April 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 65. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences/SHOM/Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Oostende. ISBN 978-2-11-128352-7. 338 pp., more
In: VLIZ Special Publication. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. ISSN 1377-0950, more

Available in  Authors 

Keyword
    Marine/Coastal

Authors  Top 
  • Van Oyen, T., more
  • Blondeaux, P.
  • Van den Eynde, D., more

Abstract
    We present a site-by-site comparison between field observations and model predictions of grains size variations over tidal sand waves at six sites in the North Sea. To drive the model, at each location, local sediment characteristics are derived from the described field data, while hydrodynamic conditions are determined from a numerical model for tidal wave propagation in the North Sea. It is found that the theoretical model providesreasonable estimates of the occurring tidally generated bed forms. Moreover, at five of the six locations, the modeldescribes a sorting pattern which concurs with the observed sediment grain size variation, indicating that the model provides a fair description of the processes governing the phenomenon.

All data in the Integrated Marine Information System (IMIS) is subject to the VLIZ privacy policy Top | Authors