The dynamics of infragravity wave transformation over a fringing reef

A Pomeroy, R Lowe, G Symonds… - Journal of …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
A 3 week field study was conducted to investigate the dynamics of low‐frequency
(infragravity) wave motions over a fringing reef at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Short …

Energy conversion and beach protection: Numerical assessment of a dual-purpose WEC farm

Y Berrio, G Rivillas-Ospina, G Ruiz-Martínez… - Renewable Energy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The installation of wave energy converter (WEC) arrays near the coast can have significant
impacts on sediment dynamics and coastal morphodynamics. However, methodologies for …

The effects of storm clustering on beach profile variability

H Karunarathna, D Pender, R Ranasinghe, AD Short… - Marine geology, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Impacts of storms in resha** coastlines are well known. Also, the far greater impact of
clusters of storms, where storms occur at close succession, has been noted in a number of …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling storm hydrodynamics on gravel beaches with XBeach-G

RT McCall, G Masselink, TG Poate, JA Roelvink… - Coastal …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
In this paper we present a process-based numerical model for the prediction of storm
hydrodynamics and hydrology on gravel beaches. The model comprises an extension of an …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the morphodynamics of gravel beaches during storms with XBeach-G

RT McCall, G Masselink, TG Poate, JA Roelvink… - Coastal …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
This paper presents an extension of the XBeach-G numerical model with a sediment
transport and morphology module, which includes the effect of groundwater ventilation and …

Wave farm impact on the beach profile: A case study

J Abanades, D Greaves, G Iglesias - Coastal Engineering, 2014‏ - Elsevier
If wave energy is to become a fully-fledged renewable, its environmental impacts must be
fully understood. The objective of the present work is to examine the impact of a wave farm …

[HTML][HTML] A statistical-process based approach for modelling beach profile variability

D Pender, H Karunarathna - Coastal Engineering, 2013‏ - Elsevier
This paper presents a methodology for modelling medium term (annual to decadal) cross
shore beach profile change and erosion. The statistical-process based approach (SPA) …

Coastal defence through wave farms

J Abanades, D Greaves, G Iglesias - Coastal Engineering, 2014‏ - Elsevier
The possibility of using wave farms for coastal defence warrants investigation because wave
energy is poised to become a major renewable in many countries over the next decades …

Coupling cross-shore and longshore sediment transport to model storm response along a mixed sand-gravel coast under varying wave directions

RJ Bergillos, G Masselink, M Ortega-Sánchez - Coastal Engineering, 2017‏ - Elsevier
This paper investigates the profile response of a mixed sand-gravel deltaic beach (Playa
Granada, southern Spain) forced by storm waves from varying directions. Beach morphology …

[HTML][HTML] Snatch loading of a single taut moored floating wave energy converter due to focussed wave groups

M Hann, D Greaves, A Raby - Ocean Engineering, 2015‏ - Elsevier
This paper concerns experimental measurements of the interaction of a taut moored floating
body, representing a wave energy converter in survivability mode, with extreme waves …