Introduction

Coastal wetland systems are studied in many areas of the world to understand the influence of tidal water fluctuations on groundwater regimes and nearby shallow waters, such as coastal wetlands, lagoons and creeks. The movement of solutes or seawater intrusions are also important aspects of understanding the tidal water exchange processes involved in coastal systems.

The objective of this example is to illustrate the use of a Head vs Volume boundary condition to simulate the response of a wetland pond to tidal fluctuations across a sand embankment. The model domain has been designed based on a physical model developed by Ebrahimi et al. (2007).