Modelling gravel barrier profile response to combined waves and tides using XBeach: Laboratory and field results

Coastal Engineering

Volumn 63, Issue , 2012, Pages 62-80

  Williams, Jon J ^a   de Alegría Arzaburu, Amaia Ruiz ^b   McCall, Robert T ^c   Van Dongeren, Ap ^d  

^a ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d DELTARES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gravel barrier; Overwash; Storm impact; Threshold; XBeach model

Indexed keywords

BEACH FACE; ENGLAND; MORPHODYNAMICS; NEARSHORE CIRCULATION; OVERWASH; PRACTICAL ENGINEERING; SKILL SCORE; STORM IMPACT; STORM IMPACTS; THRESHOLD; THRESHOLD WAVES; TIDAL FORCING; WASHOVER;

EROSION; STORMS; WATER LEVELS;

GRAVEL;

EROSION; MORPHODYNAMICS; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WAVE FORCE;

EID: 84862778884     PISSN: 03783839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2011.12.010     Document Type: Article

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