Boussinesq models and their application to coastal processes across a wide range of scales

JT Kirby - Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean …, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
In this paper, the development of a class of depth-integrated, phase-resolving models for
surface wave propagation, known as Boussinesq-type models (BTMs), is reviewed. This …

Coastal flood modeling challenges in defended urban backshores

TW Gallien, N Kalligeris, MPC Delisle, BX Tang… - Geosciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Coastal flooding is a significant and increasing hazard. There are multiple drivers including
rising coastal water levels, more intense hydrologic inputs, shoaling groundwater and …

Tsunami inundation modeling in constructed environments: A physical and numerical comparison of free-surface elevation, velocity, and momentum flux

H Park, DT Cox, PJ Lynett, DM Wiebe, S Shin - Coastal Engineering, 2013 - Elsevier
A laboratory benchmark test for tsunami inundation through an urban waterfront including
free surface elevation, velocity, and specific momentum flux is presented and compared with …

Climate change impacts on critical international transportation assets of Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS): the case of Jamaica and Saint Lucia

IΝ Monioudi, R Asariotis, A Becker, C Bhat… - Regional Environmental …, 2018 - Springer
This contribution presents an assessment of the potential vulnerabilities to climate variability
and change (CV & C) of the critical transportation infrastructure of Caribbean Small Island …

Urban coastal flood prediction: Integrating wave overtopping, flood defenses and drainage

TW Gallien, BF Sanders, RE Flick - Coastal Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
Flood extent field observations collected following a wave overtopping event are used to
evaluate the accuracy of two urban flood prediction models: a static ('bathtub') model that …

Coastal flooding from wave overtopping and sea level rise adaptation in the northeastern USA

D Xie, QP Zou, A Mignone, JD MacRae - Coastal Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract In the northeastern United States, flooding arising from wave overtopping poses a
constant threat to coastal communities during storm events. The purpose of this study is to …

Predicting tidal flooding of urbanized embayments: A modeling framework and data requirements

TW Gallien, JE Schubert, BF Sanders - Coastal Engineering, 2011 - Elsevier
Numerous urbanized embayments in California are at risk of flooding during extreme high
tides caused by a combination of astronomical, meteorologic and climatic factors (eg, El …

Validated coastal flood modeling at Imperial Beach, California: Comparing total water level, empirical and numerical overtopping methodologies

TW Gallien - Coastal Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Flood extent field observations collected during a winter storm (H s∼ 1.8 m, T p∼ 14 s)
coinciding with a spring high tide are used to evaluate the accuracy of static ('bathtub') and …

1DH Boussinesq modeling of wave transformation over fringing reefs

Y Yao, Z Huang, SG Monismith, EYM Lo - Ocean Engineering, 2012 - Elsevier
To better understand wave transformation process and the associated hydrodynamic
characteristics over fringing coral reefs, we present a numerical study, which is based on …

Comparison of solitary wave overtopping characteristics between vertical and wave absorbing revetments

WD Lee, S Choi, T Kim, GS Yeom - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the wave overtopping characteristics of the solitary wave were investigated in
the vertical revetment (VR) and the wave absorbing revetment (WAR) through hydraulic …