Title of the project
MELODY project: physical sand transport processes in the lower shoreface
Type
PhD Research
Duration
2022-2026
Persons involved
P.F.V.W. Frankemölle, MSc (PhD Candidate)
Prof.dr. S.J.M.H. Hulscher (promotor)
Dr. ir. J.J. van der Werf (daily supervisor)
Funding of the project
NWO
Summary of the research
The lower shoreface is a wave-dominated sandy environment that connects the upper shoreface to the inner shelf. The (Dutch) lower shoreface hosts various bedforms, offshore windfarms and cable networks and is an important area for coastal protection. Sediment transport in this region is small compared to the upper shoreface and especially its cross-shore component is poorly understood, with relatively high uncertainties in modelled transport rates and direction. Storm events are likely to be an important contributor to sand transport, though its influence on sand transport in the lower shoreface is currently unknown.
Within the MELODY project (ModEling LOwer Shoreface Seabed DYnamics for a Climate-Proof Coast), we aim to create an efficient model through which we can identify and quantify the dominant physical processes that induce sediment transport in the lower shoreface. This will be done by creating idealized models and improving on current sand transport models.
Keywords
Lower shoreface
Sand transport
Hydro-morphological modelling
More information
Philippe Frankemölle
Room: Horst-Ring W202
Tel: +31534899752
E-mail: p.f.v.w.frankemolle@utwente.nl