Numerical modeling of shoreline undulations part 1: Constant wave climate

2013 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 64-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kasper Kaergaard ◽  
Jørgen Fredsoe
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Modeling ◽  
Wave Climate

scholarly journals Past and current sediment dispersion pattern estimates through numerical modeling of wave climate: an example of the Holocene delta of the Doce River, Espírito Santo, Brazil

2007 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 333-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abílio C.S.P. Bittencourt ◽  
José M.L. Dominguez ◽  
Louis Martin ◽  
Iracema R. Silva ◽  
Karla O.P. de-Medeiros
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Modeling ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Late Holocene ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Wave Climate ◽  
Aerial Photographs ◽  
Dispersion Pattern ◽  
Dispersion Patterns ◽  
Doce River

This paper presents a numerical modeling estimation of the sediment dispersion patterns caused by waves inciding through four distinct coastline contours of the delta plain of the Doce River during the Late Holocene. For this, a wave climate model based on the construction of wave refraction diagrams, as a function of current boundary conditions, was defined and was assumed to be valid for the four coastlines. The numerical modeling was carried out on basis of the refraction diagrams, taking into account the angle of approximation and the wave height along the coastline. The results are shown to be comparable with existing data regarding the directions of net longshore drift of sediments estimated from the integration of sediment cores, interpretation of aerial photographs and C14 datings. This fact apparently suggests that, on average, current boundary conditions appear to have remained with the same general characteristics since 5600 cal yr BP to the present. The used approach may prove useful to evaluate the sediment dispersion patterns during the Late Holocene in the Brazilian east-northeast coastal region.

scholarly journals Numerical Modeling of Sediment Transport Rate and Shoreline Changes of Jazireh-e Shomali-Jonoubi Port in the Persian Gulf

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-45
Author(s):  
Milad Bamdadi Nejad ◽  
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Mohammad Javad Ketabdari ◽  
Farhad Shojaei ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Modeling ◽  
Sediment Transport ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Wave Climate ◽  
Coastal Structures ◽  
Shoreline Changes ◽  
The Persian Gulf ◽  
Management Operation ◽  
Good Agreement

Studying the sediments and predicting the coastal morphological changes have wide applications in coastal engineering, including coastal management, operation, and design of the structures as well as their maintenance, development, and expansion of coasts and coastal structures, which are of paramount importance. This study aims to model the shoreline changes around the Jazireh-e Shomali-Jonoubi Port, calculate the amount of advancement and recession due to the construction of the breakwater, and to determine the areas exposed to erosion and sedimentation. To this end, a series of primary information, including aerial and satellite images, hydrographic and topographic maps, and the specifications and grading of the sediment of the considered coast, has been collected and the overall morphology of the area has been determined. The input data into the model include a 12-year time series of the wave (height, period, and direction of the wave) and the wave climate. The length of the shoreline is 4 km and a profile perpendicular to the coast with a length of 1500 m has been applied to the model. Finally, using numerical modeling, the net and gross potential rates of annual and cumulative sediment transport, as well as shoreline changes after 12 years, were simulated. The effect and length of sedimentation behind the port’s breakwater after 1, 5, 10 and 12 years are 81, 190, 247 and 267 meters, respectively, which is in good agreement with the actual observations. Because the length of the breakwaters is 300 meters, the sedimentation problem has not yet been established for the port after 12 years.

scholarly journals MORPHOLOGICAL MODELING OF A HIGHLY DYNAMIC TIDAL INLET AT SHIPPAGAN GULLY, CANADA

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (33) ◽  
pp. 108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth Logan ◽  
Ioan Nistor ◽  
Andrew Cornett ◽  
Thierry Faure ◽  
Alain Drouin
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Modeling ◽  
Wave Climate ◽  
Tidal Inlet ◽  
Tidal Cycles ◽  
Alternating Direction ◽  
Extensive Field ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Morphological Modeling ◽  
Morphological Processes ◽  
Wave Induced

This paper is presenting the results of an extensive field and numerical modeling investigation of a morphologically dynamic tidal inlet. Shippagan Gully is a tidal inlet located near Shippagan, New-Brunswick, Canada, on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It is a particularly complex tidal inlet due to the fact that its tidal lagoon transects the Acadian peninsula and is open to the Bay des Chaleurs at its opposite end. As such, two open boundaries with phase lagged tidal cycles drive flow through the inlet, alternating direction with each tide and reaching velocities in excess of 2 m/s. Hydrodynamic and morphological processes at the site are further complicated by the presence of a highly variable wave climate. Presently, shipping practices through the inlet are limited due to continual sedimentation within and immediately offshore from Shippagan Gully. As such, an extensive field study, desktop analysis and numerical and morphological modeling of Shippagan Gully have been conducted in order to provide guidance for future works. Modeling was conducted using the CMS-Wave and CMS-Flow numerical modeling system. Sedimentation inside the inlet was shown to be ebb tide-induced deposition; while wave induced deposition was demonstrated elsewhere. The methodology and selected results of this study are presented herein.

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