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Tidal propagation in an oceanic island with sloping beaches
1Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
2Department of Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
3Division of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee, Scotland, DD1, 4HN, UK
Abstract. In this study, a new analytical solution for describing the tide-induced groundwater fluctuations in oceanic islands with finite length and different slopes of the beaches is developed. Unlike previous solutions, the present solution is not only applicable for a semi-infinite coastal aquifer, but also for an oceanic island with finite length and different sloping beaches. The solution can be used to investigate the effect of higher-order components and beach slopes on the water table fluctuations. The results demonstrate the effect of higher-order components increases with the shallow water parameter or amplitude parameter and the water table level increases as beach slopes decrease.
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Citation: Chang, Y.-C., Jeng, D.-S., and Yeh, H.-D.: Tidal propagation in an oceanic island with sloping beaches, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 14, 1341-1351, doi:10.5194/hess-14-1341-2010, 2010. Bibtex EndNote Reference Manager XML
