hydrologytidal
Hydrologytidal is the interdisciplinary study of how tides interact with hydrological processes in coastal and estuarine environments. It examines how tidal forcing affects surface water and groundwater storage, flow patterns, and water quality, and how freshwater systems respond to tidal cycles.
The field focuses on regions where freshwater and seawater mix: estuaries, tidal rivers, coastal wetlands, and
Methods include field measurements such as water level gauges, acoustic Doppler current profilers, and groundwater wells;
Key processes include tidal prisms and oscillations, saltwater intrusion and freshwater lenses in coastal aquifers, tidal
Applications involve coastal flood defense planning, management of estuarine ecosystems, infrastructure design near coasts and rivers,
Challenges include managing complex boundary conditions, scale differences between estuarine and regional hydrology, data limitations in