Study of wave runup using numerical models and low-altitude aerial photogrammetry: A tool for coastal management

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 149, Issue , 2014, Pages 160-167

  Casella, Elisa ^a,b   Rovere, Alessio ^d,e   Pedroncini, Andrea ^f   Mucerino, Luigi ^a   Casella, Marco ^f   Cusati, Luis Alberto ^f   Vacchi, Matteo ^b,c   Ferrari, Marco ^a   Firpo, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Environmental Consulting   (Italy)

^c CEREGE   (France)

^d Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^e LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

^f Freelancer and Professional UAV Pilot ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Beach monitoring; CSHORE; Drone; MIKE21; Runup; UAV

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; FLOODING; GIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; SEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; STORM; UNMANNED VEHICLE; WAVE RUNUP;

EID: 84907178311     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.08.012     Document Type: Article

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