The Dynamics of Coastal Models

Textbook for graduate students and an introduction for researchers to coastal basins through simple hydrodynamics.

Clifford J. Hearn (Author)

9780521807401, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 10 January 2008

512 pages, 200 b/w illus. 38 tables
25.3 x 18 x 2.8 cm, 1.154 kg

Coastal basins are defined as estuaries, lagoons, and embayments. This book deals with the science of coastal basins using simple models, many of which are presented in either analytical form or Microsoft Excel or MATLAB. The book introduces simple hydrodynamics and its applications, from the use of simple box and one-dimensional models to flow over coral reefs. The book also emphasizes models as a scientific tool in our understanding of coasts, and introduces the value of the most modern flexible mesh combined wave-current models. Examples from shallow basins around the world illustrate the wonders of the scientific method and the power of simple dynamics. This book is ideal for use as an advanced textbook for graduate students and as an introduction to the topic for researchers, especially those from other fields of science needing a basic understanding of the basic ideas of the dynamics of coastal basins.

Preface
Nomenclature
1. Prelude to modeling coastal basins
2. Currents and continuity
3. Box and one-dimensional models
4. Basic hydrodynamics
5. Simple hydrodynamic models
6. Modeling tides and long waves in coastal models
7. Mixing in coastal basins
8. Advection of momentum
9. Aspects of stratification
10. Dynamics of partially mixed basins
11. Roughness in coastal basins
12. Wave and sediment dynamics
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Computer programming / software development [UM], Physical geography & topography [RGB], Oceanography [seas RBKC], Geological surface processes [geomorphology RBGD], Mathematical modelling [PBWH]