TY - JOUR
T1 - Short term morphological changes of Suang-SI estuary
AU - Hwang, Kao Shu
AU - Lai, Chien Ji
AU - Wu, Yin Jin
AU - Hwung, Hwung Hweng
PY - 2009/1/1
Y1 - 2009/1/1
N2 - Suang-Si estuary and adjacent beaches are one of the most popular beach resorts in TAIWAN. However, the spit of the river mouth sometimes was totally swept away. In few cases, it did not return to its commonly recognized state. Investigations including field surveys, numerical modeling and physical modeling were conducted to look into the mechanisms causing these morphological changes. Results show that the flood scale and the magnitude and direction of waves characterize the short term morphodynamic processes of this estuary. As the peak discharge less than about 1,000 m3/s, flows would still follow the original main channel confined by the geometry of the spit. As the peak flood discharge larger than 1,000 m3/s, it would create a new path discharging into the sea. In cases for even larger flow rate, the spit would be totally swept away. Meanwhile, if the flood happens simultaneously with a typhoon induced waves coming mainly from NE or NNE, the sediment would be transported to deeper water, where it is hardly to be transported back to the coast by natural processes. In cases the typhoons take place in autumn or even later the year, the combined effect by monsoon waves coming from NE and by the storm waves would worsen the situation.
AB - Suang-Si estuary and adjacent beaches are one of the most popular beach resorts in TAIWAN. However, the spit of the river mouth sometimes was totally swept away. In few cases, it did not return to its commonly recognized state. Investigations including field surveys, numerical modeling and physical modeling were conducted to look into the mechanisms causing these morphological changes. Results show that the flood scale and the magnitude and direction of waves characterize the short term morphodynamic processes of this estuary. As the peak discharge less than about 1,000 m3/s, flows would still follow the original main channel confined by the geometry of the spit. As the peak flood discharge larger than 1,000 m3/s, it would create a new path discharging into the sea. In cases for even larger flow rate, the spit would be totally swept away. Meanwhile, if the flood happens simultaneously with a typhoon induced waves coming mainly from NE or NNE, the sediment would be transported to deeper water, where it is hardly to be transported back to the coast by natural processes. In cases the typhoons take place in autumn or even later the year, the combined effect by monsoon waves coming from NE and by the storm waves would worsen the situation.
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U2 - 10.1142/9789814277426_0186
DO - 10.1142/9789814277426_0186
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:84873880975
SN - 0161-3782
SP - 2255
EP - 2267
JO - Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference
JF - Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference
T2 - 31st International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2008
Y2 - 31 August 2008 through 5 September 2008
ER -