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View article: INFLUENCE OF HIGH-ANGLE WAVE INSTABILITY ON LARGE SCALE SHORELINE PROJECTIONS UNDER MEAN SEA LEVEL RISE. LLOBREGAT DELTA CASE STUDY.
INFLUENCE OF HIGH-ANGLE WAVE INSTABILITY ON LARGE SCALE SHORELINE PROJECTIONS UNDER MEAN SEA LEVEL RISE. LLOBREGAT DELTA CASE STUDY. Open
In the context of mean sea-level rise, knowing the processes driving long term coastline evolution is an important concern for coastal management. One of such long-term processes is high-angle wave instability (hereinafter HAWI) than can o…
View article: MODELLING THE DECADAL EVOLUTION OF A DELTAIC COAST UNDER DIFFERENT SOFT INTERVENTIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
MODELLING THE DECADAL EVOLUTION OF A DELTAIC COAST UNDER DIFFERENT SOFT INTERVENTIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION Open
Deltaic coasts are among the most dynamic terrestrial environments, hosting important ecosystems and being intensively used by humans. Their low-altitude makes them especially vulnerable to mean sea level rise (MSLR) and extreme sea levels…
View article: RESHAPING THE UNDERSTANDING OF BEACH RESPONSE TO SEA-LEVEL RISE FOR EQUILIBRIUM SHORELINE MODELLING
RESHAPING THE UNDERSTANDING OF BEACH RESPONSE TO SEA-LEVEL RISE FOR EQUILIBRIUM SHORELINE MODELLING Open
Sandy beaches are highly vulnerable to short-term and long-term erosion due to waves and sea-level rise (SLR), respectively. As global SLR is accelerating due to climate change, reliable projections of shoreline change on long time scales …
View article: Presence and Position of Sand Ridges on the Shelf Strongly Impact Decadal Evolution of Adjacent Shorelines: A Model Study
Presence and Position of Sand Ridges on the Shelf Strongly Impact Decadal Evolution of Adjacent Shorelines: A Model Study Open
Several field and model studies indicate that the decadal evolution of shorelines is affected by the presence of shoreface‐connected sand ridges (sfcr) and tidal sand ridges (tsr) on the shelf. This study uses a coupled shelf‐nearshore num…
View article: Reshaping the understanding of beach response to sea-level rise for equilibrium shoreline modelling
Reshaping the understanding of beach response to sea-level rise for equilibrium shoreline modelling Open
With climate change and accelerating sea-level rise (SLR), long-term predictions of shoreline evolution are crucial to assess climate adaptation plans in coastal areas. Meanwhile, knowledge gaps in the physics of shoreline response to the …
View article: Role of the forcing sources in morphodynamic modelling of an embayed beach
Role of the forcing sources in morphodynamic modelling of an embayed beach Open
The sensitivity of a 2DH coastal area (XBeach) and a reduced-complexity (Q2Dmorfo) morphodynamic model to using different forcing sources is studied. The models are tested by simulating the morphodynamic response of an embayed beach in the…
View article: Role of the forcing sources in morphodynamic modelling of an embayed beach
Role of the forcing sources in morphodynamic modelling of an embayed beach Open
The sensitivity of a 2DH coastal area (XBeach) and a reduced-complexity (Q2Dmorfo) morphodynamic models to using different forcing sources is studied. The models are tested by simulating the morphodynamic response of an embayed beach in th…
View article: Impact of mean sea-level rise on the long-term evolution of a mega-nourishment
Impact of mean sea-level rise on the long-term evolution of a mega-nourishment Open
Mean sea-level rise (MSLR) will induce shoreline recession, increasing the stress on coastal systems of high socio-economic and environmental values. Localized mega-nourishments are meant to alleviate erosion problems by diffusing alongsho…
View article: Long term modelling of a mediterranean embayed beach: reduced-complexity model vs XBeach model
Long term modelling of a mediterranean embayed beach: reduced-complexity model vs XBeach model Open
The response of sandy beaches to the expected sea level rise during the XXI century is a major scientific concern. Process-based 2DH morphodynamic models are unable of making projections to 2100 due to the high computational coast and to t…
View article: Morphodynamic modelling of an embayed Mediterranean beach: effect of the forcing sources
Morphodynamic modelling of an embayed Mediterranean beach: effect of the forcing sources Open
Modelling the response of sandy beaches to sea level rise is a major scientific challenge and several types of models can be applied. Process-based models are useful tools for understanding beach responses on short time scales, but they ar…
View article: Impact of mean sea-level rise on the long-term evolution of a mega-nourishment
Impact of mean sea-level rise on the long-term evolution of a mega-nourishment Open
Mean sea-level rise (MSLR) will induce shoreline recession, increasing the stress on coastal systems of high socio-economic and environmental values. Localized mega-nourishments are meant to alleviate erosion problems by diffusing alongsho…
View article: Long‐Term Morphodynamics of a Coupled Shelf‐Shoreline System Forced by Waves and Tides, a Model Approach
Long‐Term Morphodynamics of a Coupled Shelf‐Shoreline System Forced by Waves and Tides, a Model Approach Open
Sand ridges, with length scales of several km, are prominent features of the seafloor landscape of many sandy continental shelves. Knowledge about the extent to which these ridges influence the large‐scale (i.e., decadal and kilometer scal…
View article: A New Morphodynamic Instability Associated With Cross‐Shore Transport in the Nearshore
A New Morphodynamic Instability Associated With Cross‐Shore Transport in the Nearshore Open
The existing theory for shore‐transverse rhythmic sand bars relies on morphodynamic instabilities involving the wave‐driven longshore current and rip currents. Intriguingly, transverse finger bars are common on coasts with sediment excess,…
View article: Long-Term Performance of Mega-Nourishments: Role of Directional Wave Climate and Initial Geometry
Long-Term Performance of Mega-Nourishments: Role of Directional Wave Climate and Initial Geometry Open
Concentrated mega-nourishments, built as coastal protection measures for decadal time scales, are intended to diffuse, that is to erode and to supply sand to the nearby beaches and dunes by profiting of the natural drivers. Here, we aim to…
View article: A new morphodynamic instability associated to the cross-shore transport in the nearshore
A new morphodynamic instability associated to the cross-shore transport in the nearshore Open
The existing theory for alongshore rhythmic bars relies on morphodynamic instabilities involving the wave-driven longshore current and rip currents. Transverse finger bars are common on coasts with a beach profile above the equilibrium pro…
View article: Emerging crescentic patterns in modelled double sandbar systems under normally incident waves
Emerging crescentic patterns in modelled double sandbar systems under normally incident waves Open
Double sandbar systems often characterize the surf zone of wave-dominated beaches and display a variety of poorly explained spatial configurations. Here, we explore the morphodynamic stability of double-barred beaches using a model based o…
View article: Emerging crescentic patterns in modeled double sandbar systems
Emerging crescentic patterns in modeled double sandbar systems Open
The morphodynamic stability of double-barred beaches is explored using a numerical model based on linear stability analysis. Surfzone hydrodynamics is described by coupling depth and wave averaged conservation of mass and momentum with the…
View article: Assessing Beach and Dune Erosion and Vulnerability Under Sea Level Rise: A Case Study in the Mediterranean Sea
Assessing Beach and Dune Erosion and Vulnerability Under Sea Level Rise: A Case Study in the Mediterranean Sea Open
In this study, we estimate the shoreline retreat, the vulnerability and the erosion rates of an open beach-dune system under projected sea level rise (SLR) and the action of wind-waves (separately and in combination). The methodology is ba…
View article: Self‐organized kilometer‐scale shoreline sand wave generation: Sensitivity to model and physical parameters
Self‐organized kilometer‐scale shoreline sand wave generation: Sensitivity to model and physical parameters Open
The instability mechanisms for self‐organized kilometer‐scale shoreline sand waves have been extensively explored by modeling. However, while the assumed bathymetric perturbation associated with the sand wave controls the feedback between …
View article: Formation mechanisms for self‐organized kilometer‐scale shoreline sand waves
Formation mechanisms for self‐organized kilometer‐scale shoreline sand waves Open
The feedbacks between morphology and waves through sediment transport are investigated as a source of kilometer‐scale shoreline sand waves. In particular, the observed sand waves along Srd. Holmslands Tange, Denmark, are examined. We use a…
View article: The Relativistic Solenoid
The Relativistic Solenoid Open
It is a mistake to believe that the primitive experiments, known as the origin of the physical sciences, have been sufficiently studied and therefore it is impossible to extract from them some new and important knowledge. This view has con…
View article: The Relativistic Electrodynamics Turbine
The Relativistic Electrodynamics Turbine Open
Easy experiments carried out in the dawn of electromagnetism are still being a reason for scientific articles, because its functioning contradicts some laws and rules of electromagnetic theory. Although these experiments led Einstein to di…