Infragravity waves: From driving mechanisms to impacts

X Bertin, A de Bakker, AP Van Dongeren, G Coco… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Infragravity (hereafter IG) waves are surface ocean waves with frequencies below those of
wind-generated “short waves”(typically below 0.04 Hz). Here we focus on the most common …

Storm-induced marine flooding: Lessons from a multidisciplinary approach

E Chaumillon, X Bertin, AB Fortunato, M Bajo… - Earth-Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
There is a growing interest for marine flooding related to recent catastrophic events and their
unintended consequences in terms of casualties and damages, and to the increasing …

Importance of wave age and resonance in storm surges: The case Xynthia, Bay of Biscay

X Bertin, N Bruneau, JF Breilh, AB Fortunato… - Ocean Modelling, 2012 - Elsevier
This study aims to hindcast and analyze the storm surge associated with Xynthia, a mid-
latitude depression that severely hit the French central part of the Bay of Biscay on the 27 …

Wave‐current interaction in Willapa Bay

M Olabarrieta, JC Warner… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This paper describes the importance of wave‐current interaction in an inlet‐estuary system.
The three‐dimensional, fully coupled, Coupled Ocean‐Atmosphere‐Wave‐Sediment …

The contribution of short-waves in storm surges: Two case studies in the Bay of Biscay

X Bertin, K Li, A Roland, JR Bidlot - Continental Shelf Research, 2015 - Elsevier
This study investigates the contributions of short waves in storm surges through the hindcast
of two storms that hit the central part of the Bay of Biscay recently. Despite displaying …

Wave‐current interactions in a wave‐dominated tidal inlet

G Dodet, X Bertin, N Bruneau… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Wave‐current interactions play a major role in the dynamics of shallow tidal inlets. This study
investigates these interactions at a natural inlet, with a strong focus on current‐induced …

Effects of mud supply on large-scale estuary morphology and development over centuries to millennia

L Braat, T van Kessel, JRFW Leuven… - Earth Surface …, 2017 - esurf.copernicus.org
Alluvial river estuaries consist largely of sand but are typically flanked by mudflats and salt
marshes. The analogy with meandering rivers that are kept narrower than braided rivers by …

The contribution of short-wave breaking to storm surges: The case Klaus in the Southern Bay of Biscay

L Lavaud, X Bertin, K Martins, G Arnaud, MN Bouin - Ocean Modelling, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigates the contribution of short-wave breaking to storm surges through a
high-resolution hindcast of the sea state and storm surge associated with the extra-tropical …

Assessing climate change impacts on the stability of small tidal inlet systems: Why and how?

TM Duong, R Ranasinghe, D Walstra, D Roelvink - Earth-science reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Coastal zones in the vicinity of tidal inlets are commonly utilised for navigation, fishing, sand
mining, waterfront development and recreation and are under very high population …

Development and validation of a three-dimensional morphodynamic modelling system for non-cohesive sediments

L Pinto, AB Fortunato, Y Zhang, A Oliveira, FEP Sancho - Ocean Modelling, 2012 - Elsevier
The morphology of estuaries and rivers changes constantly due to the dynamic imbalance
between the forcing actions (eg river flow, tides, surface waves and wind) and the …