SEDIMENT TRANSPORT PATTERNS AT THE BARRA NOVA INLET, SOUTH PORTUGAL: A CONCEPTUAL MODEL

摘要

An artificial tidal inlet cut through the barrier island system of the Ria Formosa (South Portugal) has been studied. A conceptual model of functioning of the Barra Nova tidal inlet is proposed, mainly based on the morphology survey of the ebb-tidal delta during fair weather conditions following an important storm event, and on the long-term survey by video techniques (Morris et al., 2000).