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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816413103321

Autore

Thiel de Vries J. S. M. van (Jacob Simon Marie van), <1978->

Titolo

Dune erosion during storm surges / / Jacob Simon Marie van Thiel de Vries

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : IOS Press, c2009

ISBN

6612454598

1-282-45459-5

9786612454592

1-60750-453-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Collana

Deltares select series, , 1877-5608 ; ; v. 3

Disciplina

627.58

Soggetti

Beach erosion

Sand dunes

Storm surges

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-173) and curriculum vitae.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Contents; Abstract; Samenvatting; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Large scale dune erosion tests; Chapter 3 Interaction of dune face and swash zone; Chapter 4 Modeling near dune hydrodynamics; Chapter 5 Modeling near dune sediment suspensions; Chapter 6 Modeling dune erosion; Chapter 7 Conclusions and recommendations; References; List of symbols; Appendix A Description of the morphodynamic model XBeach; Appendix B Model input files; Acknowledgements; Curriculum Vitae

Sommario/riassunto

Explains the dune erosion during storm surges as it occurs along the Dutch coast. This book discusses areas including a large scale erosion experiment designed to improve insight into near dune hydrodynamics, sediment transport and interaction between dune face and swash zone.