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11 Jun 2024
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Exploring the tidal response to bathymetry evolution and present-day sea level rise in a channel–shoal environment
Department K2 Estuary Systems I, Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW), 22880 Hamburg, Germany
Leon Jänicke
IU International University of Applied Sciences, 47059 Duisburg, Germany
Ingo Hache
Department of Hydrology, Elbe-North Sea Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSA), 20148 Hamburg, Germany
Christian Jordan
Leibniz University Hannover, Ludwig-Franzius-Institute for Hydraulic, Estuarine and Coastal Engineering, 30167 Hanover, Germany
Frank Kösters
Department K2 Estuary Systems I, Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW), 22880 Hamburg, Germany
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Short summary
Most coastal environments are sheltered by tidal flats and salt marshes. These habitats are threatened from drowning under sea level rise. Contrary to expectation, recent analyses in the Wadden Sea showed that tidal flats can accrete faster than sea level rise. We found that this phenomenon was facilitated by the nonlinear link between tidal characteristics and coastal bathymetry evolution. This link caused local and regional tidal adaptation with sharp increase–decrease edges at the coast.
Most coastal environments are sheltered by tidal flats and salt marshes. These habitats are...
