Impacts of training wall construction on littoral sedimentation under seasonal flow variability and sea-level rise: A case study of the Magdalena River (Colombia)

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dc.contributor.authorTorres-Marchena, Cesar A.
dc.contributor.authorFlores, Raul P.
dc.contributor.authorAiken, Christopher M.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T20:14:40Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T20:14:40Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractTraining walls to improve navigability at river mouths alter natural sediment transport regimes, occasioning morphological changes in the nearby littoral zone. In addition, harbor channels and shorelines are susceptible to on-going changes in global circulation conditions and large-scale engineering interventions. Here we present a process-based modeling approach to determine the relationship between spatial patterns of erosion and depo-sition, seasonal river discharge, and the geometry of coastal defenses. The study uses the Magdalena River delta as an example, where the redistribution of freshwater and sediments after the construction of the "Tajamar" training wall heralded significant morphological changes in the area. The numerical experiments are used to describe how the erosion and deposition patterns within the estuary and delta of the Magdalena River are linked to the seasonal cycle of the Magdalena River and to the geometry of the hard structures. We demonstrate that the construction of the Tajamar and complementary hard structures would have decreased depositional fluxes in the littoral zone, leading to the observed shoreline retreat and disappearance of an extensive coastal lagoon system. It is shown that an aperture in the training walls may help restore the wetlands without compromising navi-gability. In addition, projected increases in mean sea level are shown to decrease velocities within the lower estuary, potentially causing increased sedimentation within the channel and more complex conditions for the management of safe navigation over the Magdalena River estuary.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.coastaleng.2023.104306
dc.identifier.eissn1872-7379
dc.identifier.issn0378-3839
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2023.104306
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/92212
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000982906400001
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaCoastal engineering
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectSediment transport
dc.subjectEstuarine engineering projects
dc.subjectProcess-based modeling
dc.subjectSea level rise
dc.subjectMagdalena river delta
dc.subjecttraining walls
dc.subjectWeir jetty
dc.subjectCoastal protection
dc.subject.ods13 Climate Action
dc.subject.ods14 Life Below Water
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.subject.odspa14 Vida submarina
dc.titleImpacts of training wall construction on littoral sedimentation under seasonal flow variability and sea-level rise: A case study of the Magdalena River (Colombia)
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen183
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sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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