Essays about: "rock coasts"

Found 2 essays containing the words rock coasts.

  1. 1. Extreme value modeling of wind effect on dune erosion on the Coast of ̈Angelholm

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Lionel Arpin-Pont; [2020]
    Keywords : Erosion; Wind speed; Extreme value theory; Block maxima; Peaks over threshold; Copula; Husler-Reiss; Dependence function.; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : The movement of the coast line, due to erosion in one direction or aggregation in theother is a natural process as waves, wind as well as the geological nature of the coast itselfare affecting it. Sand dunes are the main protection coasts have at their disposal againstfloods during storm surges or from more passive but long range rainfalls. READ MORE

  3. 2. Wave transformation at a rock platform in Victoria, Australia - A study combining field measurements with numerical modelling

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Hanna Kowalczyk; [2016]
    Keywords : Wave dynamics; wave modelling; shore platform; rock coasts; EBED; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Even though a large part of the world's coastline consists of rocky shores, it is still a neglected field of study in coastal research. To increase the knowledge of wave transformation processes on these shores is important in order to understand erosional patterns and to manage coastal risks. READ MORE