Spectral wave modelling of the extreme 2013/2014 winter storms in the North-East Atlantic

Ruju, Andrea; Filipot, Jean-François; Bentamy, Abderrahim; Leckler, Fabien

doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2020.108012

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“…The present modelling approach could be improved using extended offshore bathymetry data and measured offshore waves. This study was particularly focused on a six-week period during the 2012-2013 winter, but the study could be extended to investigate storm events with different hydrodynamic conditions (e.g., the energetic storms of the 2008 or 2013/2014 winter [70,71], events with different combinations of water levels and wave heights [6]) to generalize the conclusions presented here. Future work includes extending this work to evaluate the impacts on the beach and dune morphodynamics, including interactions between the hydrodynamics and changes in the nearshore bathymetry.…”

Section: Extension Of the Modelling Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Wave Dynamics at Vougot Beach, France

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et al. 2021

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Wave dynamics contribute significantly to coastal hazards and were thus investigated at Vougot Beach by simulating both historical and projected future waves considering climate change impacts. The historical period included a major storm event. This period was projected to the future using three globally averaged sea level rise (SLR) scenarios for 2100, and combined SLR and wave climate scenarios for A1B, A2, and B1 emissions paths of the IPCC. The B1 wave climate predicts an increase in the occurrence of storm events. The simulated waves in all scenarios showed larger relative changes at the beach than in the nearshore area. The maximum increase of wave energy for the combined SLR and wave scenarios was 95%, while only 50% for the SLR-only scenarios. The effective bed shear stress from waves and currents showed different spatial variability than that of the wave height, emphasizing the importance of interactions between nearshore waves and currents. Increases in the effective bed shear stress (combined scenarios: up to 190%, and SLR-only scenarios: 35%) indicate that the changes in waves and currents will likely have significant impacts on the nearshore sediment transport. This work emphasizes that combined SLR and future wave climate scenarios need to be used to evaluate future changes in local hydrodynamics and their impacts. These results provide preliminary insights into potential future wave dynamics at Vougot Beach under different climate change scenarios. Further studies are necessary to generalize the results by investigating the wave dynamics during storm events with different hydrodynamical conditions and to evaluate potential changes in sediment transport and morphological evolution due to climate change.

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Section: Extension Of the Modelling Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%