Screen LibraryAdvances in coastal hydraulics /
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| Group Author: | ; |
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| Published: |
World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.,
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| Publisher Address: | Singapore : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xix, 502 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789813231276 9813231270 |
| Index Number: | TC205 |
| CLC: | P753 |
| Call Number: | P753/A244 |
| Contents: |
Note continued: Machine generated contents note: General Framework of the Wave Model / Dissipation by Wave Breaking / Dissipation Due to Cohesive Sediment / Dissipation Due to Vegetation / Concluding Remarks / Acknowledgments / References / Introduction / Study Area / Proposed Harbor Modifications / Measurements and Data / Field measurements / Bathymetric and metocean data sources / Wave climate / Modeling / CMS-wave modeling / B2D modeling / Model calibration and validation / Results for Previous and Present Harbors / Evaluation of Alternatives / Ranking of alternatives / Summary and Conclusions / Indian Ocean Region / Physiography and characteristics / Extreme events and impacts / Tropical cyclones / Tsunamis / Climate change and sea-level rise / Theoretical Developments and Modeling / Shallow-water equations / Cyclone profiles / Nearshore wave-modeling / Available coastal models / Storm surge- and tsunami-modeling in the Indian Ocean region / Storm surge-modeling studies / Tsunami-modeling studies / Application of Delft3D for Storm Surge and Tsunami Modeling / Delft3D / Case study 1: Storm surge model / Case study 2: Tsunami model / Major Challenges and Precautions for the Indian Ocean Region / The Importance of Bathymetry in Coastal Environments / Ship-based echo sounding / Environmental limitations / Utility of Remote Sensing / Previous reviews / Remote sensing platforms / Remote Sensing Methods for Deriving Bathymetry / Direct bathymetry methods / Estimation of intertidal shoreline location / Multi-spectral and hyper-spectral imaging of bottom r Coastlines under threat / Overview / Canopy Geometry / Unidirectional Flows / Key length scales of flows within vegetation canopies / Characterizing drag in rigid vegetation / Characterizing drag in flexible vegetation / Scaling for depth-uniform flow / Large-scale, depth-integrated flows / Vertical and horizontal flow variability / Oscillatory Flow Inside Canopies / Drag and dissipation in oscillating flows / Modeling wave attenuation / Observed attenuation in rigid vegetation / Dissipation in flexible vegetation: Parameterizations based on Reynolds or Keulegan-Carpenter numbers / Dissipation in flexible vegetation: The role of vegetation stiffness / Dissipation in flexible stems: The role of buoyancy / Wave-induced streaming through vegetation / Sedimentation Within Vegetation Canopies / The Prediction of the Long-Term Evolution of Vegetated Shorelines / Conclusions and Future Challenges / Coastal Erosion Rates and Mechanisms in Arctic Alaska / Arctic Coastal Erosion Modeling Efforts -- A Brief Review / Niche erosion/block collapse / Bluff face thaw/slumping or translational-shear ice thaw / Modeling of sites subject to both niche erosion/block collapse and bluff face thaw/slumping / Next Steps in Arctic Coastal Erosion Modeling / Mathematical Models / Sharp interface analytical models / Diffused interface numerical models / Governing equations and numerical solution strategies / Benchmarking Density-Coupled Codes Using Henry-Type Problem / Review of the original Henry problem / Limitations of original Henry problem for benchmarking density coupled codes / Laboratory Experiments for Studying Henry-Type Problems / Flow tank construction / Experimental dataset for constant head boundary condition / Experimental dataset for constant flux boundary conditions / Regional-flux experiments / Areal-recharge flux experiments / Rationale and Motivation / Global-Scale Observatories / ARGO float array / Ocean observatories initiative / HOT and BATS: Blue ocean time-series stations / Coastal Observatories (Platforms) / Platforms / HF radar network / |