Abstract
The hydraulics theory and wind-wave modelling are used to model annual changes of a threshold (sand bar) height at the mouth of the Narva River in 2002. The changes in the threshold height are attributed to two mechanisms: the cross-shore sediment transport driven by the river flow that erodes the obstacle and the long-shore transport forced by waves that increases the threshold height. It is shown that the flow stratification in the river mouth switches between one- and two-layer modes in different seasons, depending on variations of water level, river discharge and wave activity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 287-302 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Nordic Hydrology |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2007 |