Advances in coastal hydraulics / editors, Vijay Panchang, James Kaihatu, Texas A & M University, USA.

Other author Panchang, Vijay G., 1958- editor.
Other author Kaihatu, James, editor.
Format Electronic
PublicationSingapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., [2018]
Description1 online resource.
Supplemental ContentEBSCOhost
Subjects
Coastal engineering.
Coast changes.

Contents Intro; Contents; Preface; About the Editors; Chapter 1. Flows Within Marine Vegetation Canopies; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Coastlines under threat; 1.2. Overview; 2. Canopy Geometry; 3. Unidirectional Flows; 3.1. Key length scales of flows within vegetation canopies; 3.2. Characterizing drag in rigid vegetation; 3.3. Characterizing drag in flexible vegetation; 3.4. Scaling for depth-uniform flow; 3.5. Large-scale, depth-integrated flows; 3.6. Vertical and horizontal flow variability; 4. Oscillatory Flow Inside Canopies; 4.1. Drag and dissipation in oscillating flows
Contents 4.2. Modeling wave attenuation; 4.3. Observed attenuation in rigid vegetation; 4.4. Dissipation in flexible vegetation: Parameterizations based on Reynolds or Keulegan-Carpenter numbers; 4.5. Dissipation in flexible vegetation: The role of vegetation stiffness; 4.6. Dissipation in flexible stems: The role of buoyancy; 4.7. Wave-induced streaming through vegetation; 5. Sedimentation Within Vegetation Canopies; 6. The Prediction of the Long-Term Evolution of Vegetated Shorelines; 7. Conclusions and Future Challenges; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2. Arctic Coastal Erosion Modeling
Contents 1. Introduction; 2. Coastal Erosion Rates and Mechanisms in Arctic Alaska; 3. Arctic Coastal Erosion Modeling Efforts -- A Brief Review; 3.1. Niche erosion/block collapse; 3.2. Bluff face thaw/slumping or translational-shear ice thaw; 3.3. Modeling of sites subject to both niche erosion/block collapse and bluff face thaw/slumping; 4. Next Steps in Arctic Coastal Erosion Modeling; References; Chapter 3. Perspectives on Modeling Saltwater Intrusion Processes in Coastal Groundwater Aquifers; 1. Introduction; 2. Mathematical Models; 2.1. Sharp interface analytical models
Contents 2.2. Diffused interface numerical models; 2.2.1. Governing equations and numerical solution strategies; 3. Benchmarking Density-Coupled Codes Using Henry-Type Problem; 3.1. Review of the original Henry problem; 3.2. Limitations of original Henry problem for benchmarking density coupled codes; 4. Laboratory Experiments for Studying Henry-Type Problems; 4.1. Flow tank construction; 4.2. Experimental dataset for constant head boundary condition; 4.3. Experimental dataset for constant flux boundary conditions; 4.3.1. Regional-flux experiments; 4.3.2. Areal-recharge flux experiments
Contents 5. Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 4. Coastal Ocean Observing Systems for the 21st Century; 1. Introduction; 2. Rationale and Motivation; 3. Global-Scale Observatories; 3.1. ARGO float array; 3.2. Ocean observatories initiative; 3.3. HOT and BATS: Blue ocean time-series stations; 4. Coastal Observatories (Platforms); 4.1. Platforms; 4.1.1. HF radar network; 4.1.2. National buoyancy glider network; 4.1.3. Surface vehicles; 4.1.4. Powered cabled arrays; 4.2. Hazards; 4.2.1. Oil spill response and mitigation; 4.2.2. Coastal eutrophication and hypoxia; 4.2.3. Harmful algal blooms
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionOnline resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 11, 2018).
Issued in other formPrint version: Advances in coastal hydraulics. Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., [2018] 9789813231276
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