the jetties and inlet navigation channel. Recognition of these conflicts will aid the
engineer in design of an optimal channel for navigation within a systems approach for
management of dredged material and its distribution to the adjacent beaches.
Inlet morphology evolves over decades to centuries, and shoal development and change
can be complex. Thus, the consequences of modifications to an existing inlet may not
be noted for many years. Predictive technology is emerging that can address issues
related to short-term and long-term morphology change at engineering inlets.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This study was conducted under the Inlet Channels and Geomorphology work unit,
Coastal Inlets Research Program (CIRP), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
Discussions with CIRP colleague Julie Dean Rosati benefited this paper. Permission
was granted by Headquarters, USACE, to publish this information.
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