Computer Modelling of Seas and Coastal Regions: Conference Proceedings 4th

Section 1 - Estuarine Problems: Influence of river mouth sand spit level on the time variation of river stage and bed topography: Modeling of wave field around Abukuma River mouth, Japan; A comparison of interpolation methods for processing randomly scattered bathymetric data. Section 2 - Shallow Water Models: 2D and 3D modelling of wave-driven currents in presence of a groin system in a tidal sea; A comparison of high resolution schemes for transcritical shallow water flow; Modeling seasonal ocean circulation of Prince William Sound, Alaska using freshwater of a line source; A numerical hydrodynamic-ecological model for the prediction of pollution in the Thermaikos Gulf - Effect of the wind direction; Modelling of wave transformation across the inner surf zone and swash oscillations on beaches; The making of a surface current atlas of the St. Lawrence Estuary, Canada; Modelling currents along the western coast of Estonia as superposition of Helmholtz oscillators; Sea level modelling and forecasting in the Northern Adriatic; Management of the Copenhagen Harbour utilising an integrated 2-dimensional modelling system. Section 3 - Siltation and Dredging: Effects of possible land reclamation projects on siltation in the Rotterdam harbour area. A model study; Nonlinear reduced models for rapid assessment of effects; Model study to reduce siltation in harbours using current deflecting walls; Numerical modelling of three-dimensional non-cohesive sediment; transport in Java sea. Section 4 - Tidal Simulation: Two-dimensional branching numerical model for a tidal partially-mixed estuary; Tidal simulation in the Faeroe-Shetland regions using spectral and grid box models. Section 5 - Wave Studies: Numerical investigation on irregular wave bottom boundary layer under laminar motion; Numerical simulation of Middle-America Trench generated tsunamis, their coastal arrival and inundation patterns in Mexico; Solving Boussinesq equations in finite elements; Numerical study of wave breaking for monochromatic and grouping waves in deep water; Numerical modelling of impulsive wave over-topping of coastal structures; Modelling the hydrodynamics of an L-shaped breakwater; Directional characteristics of winter waves off Taishi coast of Taiwan; Numerical simulation of linear wave propagation, wave-induced circulation, sediment transport and beach evolution; A coupled-mode propagation/dissipation model of small-amplitude water waves over variable bathymetry regions; Vector analysis of Morison's equation; Statistical properties of nonlinear random waves over surf and swash zone; Numerical wave propagation in the 2D vertical plane; A numerical model for wave propagation under current effects. Section 6 - Pollution Studies: Signatures contained in suspended particulate matter with application to coastal-ocean environmental studies; Surface-groundwater modelling studies of coastal lakes on the east coast of South Africa; Tidal and non-tidal characteristics of water levels and flow in the Apalachicola Bay, Florida; Integrated measurements of sewage effluent and dredged material discharges; Generation of a marine outfall suitability map using residence time and initial dilution numerical simulations. Section 7 - Coastal Erosion: Study of long shore sediment transport in the vicinity of hydrotechnical constructions; Comparison of nearshore wind-wave measurements and model results in the development of a coupled wind-wave, hydrodynamic and sediment transport model for estimating coastal zone erosion; Scour at Sooyung Seawall caused by wave reflection and liquefaction. Section 8 - Additional Papers: A numerical model for shallow-water flows in complex geometries by the interpolation matrix method; Solution of the wave agitation problem through a variational solution of the Helmoltz equation; Statistics of extreme stormsurge levels at tide-gauges along the Dutch coast. Section 9 - Marina Developments Planning and Financial Aspects - Economic impact of the Mediterranean marinas; Successive steps towards the creation of a Marina at Loutraki- West end of Korinth Canal -- Greece; Financing new marinas in Spain; Environmental Aspects - An engineered solution to the problems of algal blooms in marina lagoons; Numerical simulation of water circulation in marinas of complex geometry by a multi-block technique; Analytical modelling of steady-state pollution levels within a small tidal harbour; Calculations of concentrations of a pollutant, and volume of sea water that enters a marina; The environmental design parameters affecting the new lay-out of the Vuosaari small craft marina. Wave Modelling and Harbour Design - Numerical calculations of ocean surface waves in a coastal zone; Wave overtopping models and seawall freeboards; Use of fast-time and real-time simulation in harbour design: The Dos Bocas case; Haifa Marina Resort - Design and physical model tests; Vertical wall breakwater stability. Case Studies - Lagoon residential and recreational developments case study 1: Al Khaleej Village, Saudi Arabia; Lagoon residential and recreational developments case study 2: Al Khiran Pearl City, Kuwait; Marinas on the Great Lakes of Canada; Would you store your boat in ice?