LAAuthors: Vu Thi Thu Thuy; Advisor: Nielsen, P.; Callaghan, David P.; Participants: - (2013)
This thesis contains new analytical approaches as well as laboratory- and field experiments
conducted to understand the hydrodynamic and morphodynamic responses of tidal inlets to forcing
from tides, river flow and waves on the time scales of closure, flood or storm events. The thesis
outcome is effective new tools for authorities managing coastal zones balancing navigation-, shore
protection- and socio-economic development purposes.
A new method of coastal inlet classification based on dimensionless parameters is
presented. These parameters represent the relative strength of the three main forcing agents: tides,
river flow and waves. This new classification is applied to 178 inlets along the NSW coast of
Australia, and compared with other widely used classification... 
