| | Front Cover |
| | Title Page |
| | Acknowledgement |
| | Table of Contents |
| | List of Figures |
| | List of symbols |
| | List of tables |
| | Abstract |
| | Introduction |
| | Study approach |
| | Results and discussion |
| | Summary and conclusions |
| | Appendix A: Derivation of streamline... |
| | Appendix B: Derivation of analytic... |
| | References |
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| Full Citation |
| Material Information |
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Title: |
Tidal flood water withdrawal, with special reference to Jupiter Inlet, Florida |
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Series Title: |
UFLCEOL |
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Alternate Title: |
Flood water withdrawal with special reference to Jupiter Inlet, Florida. |
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Physical Description: |
xiii, 84 leaves : ill., photos ; 29 cm. |
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Language: |
English |
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Creator: |
DelCharco, Michael James ( Dissertant )
Mehta, Ashish J. ( Thesis advisor )
Thieke, Robert J. ( Reviewer )
Montague, Clay L. ( Reviewer )
University of Florida -- Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering Dept |
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Publisher: |
Coastal & Oceanographic Engineering Dept., University of Florida |
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Publication Date: |
1992 |
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Copyright Date: |
1992 |
| Subjects |
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Subjects / Keywords: |
Jupiter Inlet (Fla)
Tidal inlets -- Florida |
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Genre: |
bibliography ( marcgt )
theses ( marcgt )
non-fiction ( marcgt ) |
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Spatial Coverage: |
United States -- Florida -- Jupiter Inlet |
| Notes |
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Abstract: |
The focus of this study was the flow patterns of a flood tide near an inlet. The objectives
were to examine flood flow patterns with particular reference to non-uniform or selective
withdrawal as influenced by bottom topography and longshore currents, and to test the
applicability of conceptually simple analytic solutions to realistic sandy inlet bottom topographies,
which often include an ebb shoal. Specifically, the applicability of three analytic solutions, two
of which include offshore selective withdrawal, to modeling of tidal water withdrawal during
flood tide under variable bottom topography and varying ratios of longshore current to inlet
velocity, was examined. The three analytic solutions, including those for a horizontal (flat)
bottom, a linearly sloping bottom and a logarithmically sloping bottom, together with a uniform
longshore current, were derived using potential flow theory. These solutions exhibit uniformly
distributed flows, selective offshore withdrawal, or an exaggerated offshore withdrawal,
respectively, depending on the bottom slope. In order to investigate the flow patterns that exist during flood flow at a real inlet, experiments were conducted in a fixed bed hydrodynamic model
of Jupiter Inlet, Florida. Measurements were made to determine streamlines and velocities. A
field study at the prototype also tracked drogue patterns to determine streamlines and velocities.
The physical model tests compared well with the field data. Comparison of the
laboratory and field data was then made to the analytic solutions to determine whether the
topography at Jupiter Inlet, which includes a well-developed ebb shoal, simulates a flat, mean
linearly or logarithmically sloping bottom. By comparing velocities at six selected points, a
significant relationship between the physical model and field data to the flat bottom analytic
solution was evident. The physical model tests and field data suggested that the flood tidal prism
was drawn from the region predominantly shoreward of the ebb shoal, thus implying a nearshore
selective withdrawal. Because the flood tidal prism was drawn from the nearshore, the flow
patterns at Jupiter Inlet did not resemble the analytic solutions of a linearly or logarithmically
sloping bottom, even though over a relatively long distance offshore, the bottom topography does
slope offshore at this inlet. In general, different inlet topographies would lend themselves to
different analytic solutions, two examples being 1) the linearly sloping bottom of Koombana Bay
Inlet, Australia, which shows an offshore selective withdrawal and 2) the basin-like nearfield
topography of Jupiter Inlet which shows a more uniform nearshore withdrawal. The implications
of this study are relevant to inlet management issues such as the mining of an ebb shoal for use
as a source of beach sediment and changes in larval transport patterns due to jetty modifications. |
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General Note: |
Typescript. |
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General Note: |
Vita. |
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Thesis: |
Thesis (M.Eng.)--University of Florida, 1992 |
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Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 82-83) |
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Funding: |
This publication is being made available as part of the report series written by the faculty, staff, and students of the Coastal and Oceanographic Program of the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering. |
| Record Information |
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Bibliographic ID: |
UF00080458 |
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Volume ID: |
VID00001 |
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Source Institution: |
University of Florida |
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Holding Location: |
University of Florida |
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Rights Management: |
All rights reserved by the source institution and holding location. |
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Resource Identifier: |
aleph - 001754888 |
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Front Cover
Front Cover
Title Page
Page i
Acknowledgement
Page ii
Table of Contents
Page iii
Page iv
List of Figures
Page v
Page vi
Page vii
List of symbols
Page viii
Page ix
Page x
List of tables
xi
Abstract
xii
Page xv
Introduction
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Page 9
Page 10
Page 11
Page 12
Page 13
Page 14
Page 15
Study approach
Page 16
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Page 23
Page 24
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Results and discussion
Page 36
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Summary and conclusions
Page 68
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Appendix A: Derivation of streamline equations
Page 73
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Appendix B: Derivation of analytic solution velocities
Page 78
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References
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