The Dynamics of Coastal Models

by Clifford J. Hearn

• ISBN13: 9780521807401
• ISBN10: 0521807409
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-02-04
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Coastal basins are defined as estuaries, lagoons, and embayments. This book deals with the science of coastal basins using simple models, many of which are presented in either analytical form or MS Excel and Matlab. The book introduces simple hydrodynamics and its applications, covering topics from the use of simple box and one-dimensional models to flow over coral reefs. The book also emphasizes models as a scientific tool in our understanding of coasts, and introduces the value of the most modern flexible mesh combined wave-current models. Examples from shallow basins around the world illustrate the wonders of the scientific method and the power of simple dynamics. This book is ideal for use as an advanced textbook for graduate students and as an introduction to the topic for researchers, especially those from other fields of science needing a basic understanding of the basic ideas of the dynamics of coastal embayments.

Table of Contents

Preface

Nomenclature

Prelude to modeling coastal basins

Currents and continuity

Box and one-dimensional models

Basic hydrodynamics

Simple hydrodynamic models

Modeling tides and long waves in coastal models

Mixing in coastal basins

Advection of momentum

Aspects of stratification

Dynamics of partially mixed basins

Roughness in coastal basins

Wave and sediment dynamics

Bibliography

Index

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