Experimental and numerical modelling of flow interaction with natural ecosystems for coastal protection
ABSTRACT: The PhD Thesis Experimental and numerical modelling of flow interaction with natural ecosystems for coastal protection has been performed to make a step forward in the analysis of coastal protection provided by vegetation analyzing, characterizing and quantifying the capacity of these ecos...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis doctoral |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2015 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Cantabria (UC) |
| Repositorio: | UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/6260 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10902/6260 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Modelado experimental Modelado numérico Vegetación costera Atenuación de energía Protección costera Experimental modelling Numerical modelling Coastal vegetation Flow energy attenuation Coastal protection |
| Sumario: | ABSTRACT: The PhD Thesis Experimental and numerical modelling of flow interaction with natural ecosystems for coastal protection has been performed to make a step forward in the analysis of coastal protection provided by vegetation analyzing, characterizing and quantifying the capacity of these ecosystems in attenuating flow energy. In order to achieve this main objective a set of secondary objectives have been set, namely: 1) The analysis of the role of flexible vegetation on wave attenuation; 2) Quantifying coastal protection provided by real salt marsh vegetation; 3) Semi-empirical modelling of wave and current attenuation by vegetation; 4) Advanced numerical modelling of emergent rigid vegetation and 5) The analysis of field vegetation large-scale characteristics on coastal protection. The accomplishment of these objectives has been achieved along the different chapters of this thesis. |
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