Tidal Wave Propagation in the Yellow Sea

Su, Min; Yao, Peng; Wang, Zheng Bing; Zhang, Chang K.; Stive, M.J.F.

doi:10.1142/s0578563415500084

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“…Different from their findings, we found reclamation can even enhance tidal amplitude in Haizhou Bay. However, Su et al (2015) did not investigate the condition of coastal construction encounters further with plausible future SLR, which is offset in this study.…”

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Tidal Responses to Future Sea Level Trends on the Yellow Sea Shelf

Feng

et al. 2019

JGR Oceans

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Quantifying how tides evolve with coupling between future sea level rise (SLR) and different coastline configurations is imperative for proposing appropriate coastal defense strategies. By using numerical models, we investigated tidal changes and determined a realistic trend of SLR on the Jiangsu coastal area and adjacent sea on the Yellow Sea shelf. A notable decrease in tidal range occurs in the northern shelf, and the tide increases mainly in the southern shelf. Tidal changes are of both signs, while the increase in sea level is unidirectional. Thus, the SLR effect on tide is not additive in all locations. We also explored the nonlinearity and spatial similarity in tidal range in response to the SLR considering uniform SLR scenarios with multiple levels and allowing inundation of the natural coastline. The patterns of change in tide evolution on the study domain remain linear until the SLR exceeds 2.0 m. Simulations and comparisons are further conducted between the responses of hardened and natural shoreline configurations to SLR. Hardened shoreline introduces both local and remote spatial variability in tidal responses. On the regional scale, SLR induces a shift in the tidal system in the offshore region, which controls the net energy flux into the embayment upon the coast. On the local scale, tidal dynamics are mainly a competition between net energy flux and tidal dissipation and are plausibly influenced by tidal reflection, which depends on whether a basin is tidally reflective.

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Section: Comparison With Previous Studiesmentioning

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Tidal Responses to Future Sea Level Trends on the Yellow Sea Shelf

Feng

et al. 2019

JGR Oceans

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“…The SYS, which is located between the Shandong Peninsula and the East China Sea, has an area of over 300,000 km 2 and an average depth of 45 m. Tides are a major force in this area, especially the semidiurnal tide (Liu et al, 2013). The tidal amplitude of the M2 constituent is approximately 1 -2 m along the Jiangsu Coast (Yang et al, 2003;Su et al, 2015).…”

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“…The bed slope of the SYS near the river mouth was set to ~0.175‰ ( Figure 4c), according to a schematized 2D numerical model for the Jiangsu coast (i.e., 0.16‰~0.46‰; Zhu and Chang, 2001). The hydraulic roughness was considered using a constant Manning coefficient with a value of 0.016, based on modeling experiences in the SYS (Su et al, 2015). The time step of the flow computation was 60 s for reasons of accuracy and stability.…”

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Exploratory morphodynamic hindcast of the evolution of the abandoned Yellow River delta, 1578–1855 CE

Yao

Wang

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Marine Geology

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The Abandoned Yellow River Delta (AYD), which formed when the Yellow River flowed into the Southern Yellow Sea between 1128 and 1855 AD, is a representative example of the sensitivity of deltas to modifications in their environments. In this study, we established a process-based morphodynamic model to explore the morphological evolution of one such largescale fine-grained delta (the AYD before 1855). The uncertainties in the model settings, which are inevitable when historical data are insufficient, were assessed together with the corresponding influences on the evolution of the deltaic system by considering a series of scenarios. The results indicate that the strength of local tidal forcing is the key factor that determines the shape and evolutionary trend of the delta. Sediment input discharge and the slope of the initial coastal profile have a considerable effect on the overall size of the delta and the relative ratio between subaerial and subaqueous parts of the delta, respectively. Based on the evaluation of the uncertainties and a comparison with historical maps, the simulated AYD was evaluated to be reliable. Through an analysis of the temporal delta evolution and residual sediment transport, the morphological evolution of the AYD before 1855 AD was investigated. The southern delta grew as the shoals merged with the mainland, which is in agreement with an existing hypothesis (Zhang, 1984), whereas the accretion of the northern delta was independent from the shoals in the northern part. Additionally, suggestions are made regarding the distribution of the AYD at the end of its progradation stage, which provides fundamental information for analyzing subsequent erosion processes since 1855 AD. This study differs from existing studies on the AYD, which are all based on geological approaches. It provides insight into the evolution of the AYD through an alternative means, viz. a process-based morphodynamic-modeling approach.

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“…The radial tidal flow field is ascribed to the convergent-like tidal wave in the RSRs, generated by the interaction between the rotating tidal wave of the southern Yellow Sea and the progressive tidal wave propagating from the East China Sea, and it is independent of the local topography of the RSRs (Qian et al, 2015;Su et al, 2015Su et al, , 2017. The dominant tidal constituent in the RSRs is the semidiurnal M2 constituent (Su et al, 2015). The tidal flow field of the M2 constituent shows a radial distribution of velocity in line with the axis of the channels during both flood and ebb (Yao et al, 2013).…”

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On the morphology of radial sand ridges

Zhang

Huang

et al. 2020

Earth Surf Processes Landf

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We use a hydrodynamic model applied to an idealized fan‐shaped basin to explore the morphology and dynamics of radial sand ridges in a convergent coastal system. A positive morphological feedback between channel incision and flow redistribution is responsible for the formation of the channel‐ridge pattern. The selection mechanism of bottom wavelength is associated with flow concentration in the deeper part of the channels. Our results are compared to sediment and hydraulic dynamics in the radial sand ridges (RSRs) in China. In a convergent, sloping basin the tangentially averaged tidal velocity peaks at 47 km from the apex. This distance is similar to the arc distance, 62 km, where the RSRs are most incised. An offshore shift in tidal phase results in stronger flows near the north coastline, explaining the presence of asymmetric channel patterns. A numerical stability analysis indicates that small radial oscillations with a wavelength of 10° to 15° maximize the velocity in the troughs. This oscillation wavelength also emerges in the RSRs, which display a peak in spectral energy at a radial wavelength between 25° to 37.5°. High‐resolution numerical simulations in the RSRs confirm that flow concentration occurs in the deeper part of the channels, keeping them flushed. We therefore conclude that the RSRs display morphometric characteristics similar to other tidal incisions, like tidal inlets and intertidal channels. This result further supports the dominant role of tidal prism and related peak velocities in incising coastal landscapes. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Tidal Wave Propagation in the Yellow Sea

Cited by 23 publications

References 22 publications

Tidal Responses to Future Sea Level Trends on the Yellow Sea Shelf

Tidal Responses to Future Sea Level Trends on the Yellow Sea Shelf

Exploratory morphodynamic hindcast of the evolution of the abandoned Yellow River delta, 1578–1855 CE

On the morphology of radial sand ridges

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