Formulation of Sediment Budgets at Inlets

Abstract

This Coastal Engineering Technical Note (CETN) discusses the steps required for developing a sediment budget in coastal reaches that include inlets. The types of data sets and analysis procedures useful in formulating sediment budgets are addressed, as well as a methodology for incorporation of both quantitative and qualitative data. A sediment-budget methodology for inlets and adjacent beaches is presented, and its application is illustrated through an example. This (September 1999) revision supercedes the previous CETN and contains recent developments from the Coastal Inlets Research Program. The revision expands the methodology for formulating sediment budgets along coasts that include inlets, and additional notation and terminology are introduced.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA588560

Entities

People

  • Julie Dean Rosati
  • Nicholas C. Kraus

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

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  • Environmental science

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