Tide, wave and suspended sediment modelling on an open coast — Holderness (original) (raw)

An intensive series of observations off the Holderness coast was followed by a related set of modelling applications. Observations included: aircraft and satellite remote sensing, H.F. and X-band radar, ship surveys and in situ instruments on the sea bed and at the sea surface. These observations aimed to monitor, over three successive winter periods, the dynamics and sediment distributions in the vicinity of this rapidly eroding coastline. Associated modelling applications Ž. Ž. Ž. included components simulating: i tides and surge currents; ii wave evolution; iii vertical Ž. Ž. distributions of turbulence and SPM suspended particulate matter and iv resulting spatial patterns of sediment transport in the region. Simulations of tidal currents confirmed the accuracy of such models, given accurate fine-resolution bathymetry and appropriate boundary conditions. New developments of WAM, the spectral Ž wave model required for fine-resolution applications in shallow water described by Monbaliu et w al.