Title
Island-terminus evolution related to changing ebb-tidal-delta configuration: Texel, The Netherlands
Author
van Heteren, S.
Oost, A.P.
van der Spek, A.J.F.
Elias, E.P.L.
TNO Bouw en Ondergrond
Publication year
2006
Abstract
Historical maps of southwest Texel and the adjacent ebb-tidal delta, supplemented with quartz OSL (Optically Stimulated Luminescence) ages of dune sand, span four centuries and show several links between coastal development and ebb-tidal-delta behavior. Updrift inlet migration governed recurved-spit formation, and changes in ebb-tidal-delta size and shape resulted in the formation of a bulge at the island terminus. Sustained updrift migration of the ebb-tidal delta resulted in a commensurate position shift of the bulge and eventually in flattening of the coastline. Regional coastal-management measures have had a strong influence on tidal-inlet and ebb-tidal-delta behavior, and therefore also on the changing shape of southwest Texel. Identification of relationships between ebb-tidal-delta behavior and changing barrier-terminus erosion-and-accretion patterns on a decadal to century time scale contributes to our understanding of coastal-system dynamics. Any barrier terminus with preserved sets of dune ridges holds a potential record on past ebb-tidal-delta orientations, which provide clues on past changes in tidal prisms and wave versus tide dominance. Under the current ebb-tidal-delta configuration, the entire westward-oriented coast of southwest Texel is too exposed for lasting accretion. Bulges resulting from future merger of shoals with the coast in this area will be eroded rapidly. © 2006.
Subject
Geosciences
barrier island
beach ridge
coastal processes
dune ridge
luminescence dating
Coastal engineering
Coastal zones
Erosion
Geochronology
Sand
Tsunamis
Barrier island
Beach ridge
Coastal processes
Dune ridge
Luminescence dating
Tides
barrier island
beach ridge
coastal evolution
coastal landform
delta
deltaic deposit
dune
spit
Benelux
Eurasia
Europe
Netherlands
North Holland
Texel
Western Europe
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TNO identifier
239770
ISSN
0025-3227
Source
Marine Geology, 235 (1-4 SPEC. ISS.), 19-33
Document type
article