Tidal Inlet Morphodynamics

How do tidal inlets evolve, and how can we manage them better?

Morphodynamic evolution of tidal inlets and estuaries (specifically ebb-tidal deltas); hydrodynamic processes at tidal inlets and in estuaries; spatial and temporal variations in grain size.

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Relevant Publications

  1. Pearson, S.G., Elias, E.P.L, van Prooijen, B.C., van der Vegt, H., van der Spek, A. & Wang, Z.B. (Submitted 2021-09-30). A Novel Approach to Mapping Ebb-Tidal Delta Morphodynamics and Stratigraphy. Submitted to Geomorphology. [Preprint].

  2. Pearson, S.G., Verney, R., van Prooijen, B.C., Tran, D., Hendriks, H.C.M., Jacquet, M., Wang, Z.B. (2021). Characterizing Mixed Sand and Mud Suspensions using Combined Optical and Acoustic Measurements in Estuarine Environments. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. [Link].
    • AGU Editor’s Highlight [Link].
  3. Elias, E.P.L., van der Spek, A.J.F., Pearson, S.G., & Cleveringa, J. (2019). Understanding sediment bypassing processes through analysis of high-frequency observations of Ameland Inlet, the Netherlands. Marine Geology. [Link]
  4. *van Weerdenburg, R., Pearson, S.G., van Prooijen, B.C., Laan, S., Elias, E.P., Wang, Z.B. (2021). Field measurements and numerical modelling of wind-driven exchange flows in a tidal inlet system in the Dutch Wadden Sea.  Ocean & Coastal Management. [Link].
  5. Pearson, S.G., van Prooijen, B.C., de Wit, F.P. Holzhauer-Meijer, H., de Loof, A.P., & Wang, Z.B. (2019). Observations of suspended particle size distribution on an energetic ebb-tidal delta [Poster]. Coastal Sediments ’19, May 27-31, 2019, St. Petersburg, Florida. [Link].
  6. Reniers, A.J.H.M., de Wit, F.P., Tissier, M.F.S., Pearson, S.G., Brakenhoff, L., van der Vegt, M., & van Prooijen, B.C. (2019). Wave-and current-related ebb-tidal sediment transport: observations and modeling [Oral Presentation]. Coastal Sediments ’19, May 27-31, 2019, St. Petersburg, Florida. [Link].

Relevant Student Theses (Co-)Supervised

  1. Denzel Harlequin. Morphodynamic Modelling of the Ameland Ebb-Tidal Delta. Sep 2020 – Nov 2021. In cooperation with Deltares and Rijkswaterstaat.  Chair: Bram van Prooijen. [Link].
  2. Mayra Ithzel Zaldivar Piña. Sandbank stability at the mouth of a modified Haringvliet Estuary.  [Link]. Feb 2020 – Oct 2020.  In cooperation with Delta21.
  3. Roy van Weerdenburg. Jun 2018 – Jan 2019. Exploring the relative importance of wind for exchange processes around a tidal inlet system [Link].
  4. Albert Monclús Abadal. Assessment of Climate Change Impacts in Sandy Nearshore Inlet Systems [Link]. Feb 2018 – Jul 2018.
  5. Jasper Bak. Nourishment strategies for the Ameland Inlet. [Link]. Mar – Oct 2017. In cooperation with Deltares, Boskalis, and Rijkswaterstaat.

Relevant Blog Posts

Sediment Pathways on Ebb-Tidal Deltas

After 5 years of blood, sweat, and tears, I present to you my PhD thesis: Sediment Pathways on Ebb-Tidal Deltas: New Tools and Techniques for Analysis! I will defend my PhD on March 8th. How do sand and mud move around on our coasts?  This is a question that we need to answer in order…

by sgpearson

Predicting the Unpredictable

Ebb-tidal deltas are notoriously unpredictable. Battered about by waves and tides, their ever-shifting sands can be a royal pain in the arse for everyone from coastal residents to pirates. I have spent most of the past five years trying to identify the pathways that sand takes across these deltas as part of my PhD. However,…

by sgpearson

Casa en la Playa

This morning as I was finishing my first coffee, one of my Deltares colleagues shared a video of a house on the beach in El Salvador. It was a surreal, post-apocalyptic, Planet of the Apes scene, made all the more mysterious by the accompanying news text (translated from Dutch): “Abandoned villa washes up entirely on…

by sgpearson

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