Evolution of Downdrift-Offset Tidal Inlets: a Model Based on the Brigantine Inlet System of New Jersey

1976 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Lynch-Blosse ◽  
Naresh Kumar
1988 ◽  
Vol 1 (21) ◽  
pp. 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.A. Vogel ◽  
A.C. Radder ◽  
J.H. De Reus

The performance of two numerical wave propagation models has been investigated by comparison with field data. The first model is a refractiondiffraction model based on the parabolic equation method. The second is a refraction model based on the wave action equation, using a regular grid. Two field situations, viz. a tidal inlet and a river estuary along the Dutch coast, were used to determine the influence of the local wind on waves behind an island and a breaker zone. It may be concluded from the results of the computations and measurements that a much better agreement is obtained when wave growth due to wind is properly accounted for in the numerical models. In complicated coastal areas the models perform well for both engineering and research purposes.


1976 ◽  
Vol 1 (15) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Thomas McKinney ◽  
Joseph DeAlteris ◽  
Yung Y. Chao ◽  
Lloyd Stahl ◽  
James Roney

The offshore region in the vicinity of the Beach Haven and Little Egg Inlets of New Jersey is the site of the proposed Atlantic Generating Station, a floating nuclear power plant to be constructed 2.8 n. mi. offshore by Public Service Electric and Gas Company (Figure 1A). In order to assess the impact of this proposed project on the region, a comprehensive study of the nearshore and offshore region was conducted. A complete synopsis of this study is available in PSESG (1976). This paper presents the results of the investigations into the sedimentary processes operative in the offshore region. The dynamics and coastal evolution of the nearshore region is summarized in DeAlteris et al, (1976; this conference). The proposed Atlantic Generating Station (AGS) is located offshore of the complex and transi.ent tidal inlet system of Beach Haven and Little Egg Inlets. These inlets are the major hydraulic connections between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Bay and Little Egg Harbor estuaries. A large, roughly triangular ebb-tidal delta is present at the mouths of and between the two inlet channels. The major offshore bathymetric feature is a broad linear sand ridge, the Beach Haven Ridge, which trends northeast and reaches a maximum elevation of -28 feet (NLW) (Figure 1A). The AGS site is located on the landward flank of the ridge and partially in the adjacent trough in about 40 feet of water. Landward of the wide, northward-deepening trough, the ocean bottom slopes gently up towards the ebb-tidal delta of Beach Haven and Little Egg Inlets. The offshore zone adjacent to the proposed AGS is separated from an extensive tidal marsh lagoon system by a broken chain of barrier islands, from Long Beach Island on the north to Little Beach and Brigantine Islands on the south. The Beach Haven Ridge is one of a system of sand ridges which occur on the shelf surface. In recent years the origin of these features has been the subject of a number of studies. Duane et al, (1972) studied the sand shoals on the inner portions of the eastern continental shelf of the United States. Swift et al, (1973) review the question of the ridge and trough topography of the Middle Atlantic Bight. A detailed description of the geomorphic elements of the inner New Jersey continental shelf for this region is presented in PSESG (1975). Duane et_al, (1972) suggested that the shoreface- connected ridges originated in a shallow nearshore environment in response to the interaction of south-trending, shore-parallel, wind-driven currents and waves during winter storms. They suggest that as sea level rises, and the shoreface retreats, the shoals are abandoned and isolated as "relict" features on the shelf surface. This .concept was proposed i(n part by Moody (1964) from studies of the ridge system at Bethany Beach, Delaware.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (1) ◽  
pp. 2112-2126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward H. Owens ◽  
Robert W. Castle ◽  
Duncan M. FitzGerald ◽  
Helen (Chapman) Dubach

ABSTRACT Tidal inlets are complex systems that provide pathways for oil to enter sheltered and typically environmentally sensitive bays, tidal flats, and wetland complexes. Because of their dynamic nature, attempts to protect these features from oil spills have not always been successful historically, often due to a lack of understanding of how the inlet system operates and where protective actions may be practical. This Field Guide has been prepared to assist oil spill planners and responders to better understand how tidal inlets function and where conditions may exist that permit control actions. Improving understanding of how tidal inlets work can help ensure that realistic expectations and appropriate tactics and equipment are available for deployment locations where they have some potential for success. During a response operation, the Field Guide can be used to ensure that available resources are put to best use and that decision makers select practical strategies based on the environmental conditions at the time. The Field Guide provides separate stepwise approaches for preplanning activities and for response decisions.


2020 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Dayan

Abstract Bayesian decision theory provides a simple formal elucidation of some of the ways that representation and representational abstraction are involved with, and exploit, both prediction and its rather distant cousin, predictive coding. Both model-free and model-based methods are involved.


2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (S2) ◽  
pp. 578-579
Author(s):  
David W. Knowles ◽  
Sophie A. Lelièvre ◽  
Carlos Ortiz de Solόrzano ◽  
Stephen J. Lockett ◽  
Mina J. Bissell ◽  
...  

The extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a critical role in directing cell behaviour and morphogenesis by regulating gene expression and nuclear organization. Using non-malignant (S1) human mammary epithelial cells (HMECs), it was previously shown that ECM-induced morphogenesis is accompanied by the redistribution of nuclear mitotic apparatus (NuMA) protein from a diffuse pattern in proliferating cells, to a multi-focal pattern as HMECs growth arrested and completed morphogenesis . A process taking 10 to 14 days.To further investigate the link between NuMA distribution and the growth stage of HMECs, we have investigated the distribution of NuMA in non-malignant S1 cells and their malignant, T4, counter-part using a novel model-based image analysis technique. This technique, based on a multi-scale Gaussian blur analysis (Figure 1), quantifies the size of punctate features in an image. Cells were cultured in the presence and absence of a reconstituted basement membrane (rBM) and imaged in 3D using confocal microscopy, for fluorescently labeled monoclonal antibodies to NuMA (fαNuMA) and fluorescently labeled total DNA.


1999 ◽  
Vol 63 (12) ◽  
pp. 969-975 ◽  
Author(s):  
WR Cinotti ◽  
RA Saporito ◽  
CA Feldman ◽  
G Mardirossian ◽  
J DeCastro

Author(s):  
Charles Bouveyron ◽  
Gilles Celeux ◽  
T. Brendan Murphy ◽  
Adrian E. Raftery

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