期刊
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-EARTH SURFACE
卷 127, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
DOI: 10.1029/2021JF006556
关键词
tidal basin; embankment; sea-level rise; morphodynamic modeling
资金
- Ministry of Science and Technology, P.R. China (MOST) [2016YFE0133700]
- Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) [PSA-SA-E-02]
- Natural Science Foundation of China [51739005, U2040216, 41876091]
- Shanghai Committee of Science and Technology [20DZ1204700]
The study reveals the significant impact of tidal flat embankments on the hydro-morphodynamics of a tidal basin, which is more significant than sea-level rise at a centennial time scale. It emphasizes the need for greater management awareness regarding the cumulative impact of human activities. The findings highlight the importance of conserving low-lying floodplains and tidal flats to counteract the drowning impact of sea-level rise.
Reclamation of low-lying tidal flats and floodplains adjacent to present shorelines has been implemented worldwide for both coastal defense and development. While it is technically feasible to monitor the short-term impact of tidal flat embankments, it is challenging to identify long-term and cumulative morphodynamic impact, particularly considering centennial sea-level rise (SLR). In this study, we construct a process-based hydro-morphodynamic model for a schematized tidal basin and examine its morphodynamic evolution under the combined influence of SLR and tidal flat embankments. We see that rising sea levels lead to inundation of low-lying floodplains just above high water, creating new intertidal flats that mitigate the drowning impact of SLR. This mitigation effect is lost if the low-lying floodplains and tidal flats are reclaimed, preventing any shoreline migration under SLR. Removing a large portion of intertidal flats within the tidal basin induces significant changes in basin hypsometry and potentially, a reversal of flood/ebb dominance. The resulting hydro-morphodynamic impact of large-scale tidal flat embankment is more significant than SLR at a centennial time scale. This suggests a need for much greater management awareness regarding the cumulative impact of human activities. These findings imply that allowing lateral shoreline migration under SLR sustains tidal basin's inherent morphodynamic buffering capacity, whereas reclaiming tidal flats significantly alters hydro-morphodynamic adaptation at the decadal to centennial time scales. It highlights the importance of conserving low-lying floodplains and tidal flats in tide-dominated systems to counteract the drowning impact of SLR.
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