{"title":"A Practical Post-Processing Method to Obtain Wave Parameters from Phase-Resolving Wave Model Results","authors":"M. P. D. de Jong, M. Borsboom","doi":"10.1260/1759-3131.3.4.203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1260/1759-3131.3.4.203","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a new method to obtain directional and amplitude information from the results of phase-resolving computational wave models. The output of this type of models is the wave field resulting from incoming and reflected wave components combined, whereas specific information on separate wave components (directions, heights, periods) is generally required for design purposes. The new post-processing method that we present to obtain this information has been validated using analytically prescribed wave signals as well as results from a mild-slope model, which is the phase-resolving wave model that has been considered so far. The versatility and usefulness of the method is illustrated in a number of application examples for ports. The results show that the new method is practical and produces reliable results.","PeriodicalId":105024,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124212595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Application of Soft Computing Tools for Wave Prediction at Specific Locations in the Arabian Sea Using Moored Buoy Observations","authors":"J. Vimala, G. Latha, R. Venkatesan","doi":"10.1260/1759-3131.3.4.255","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1260/1759-3131.3.4.255","url":null,"abstract":"The knowledge of design and operational values of significant wave heights is perhaps the single most important input needed in ocean engineering studies. Conventionally such information is obtained using classical statistical analysis and stochastic methods. As the causative variables are innumerable and underlying physics is too complicated, the results obtained from the numerical models may not always be very satisfactory. Soft computing tools like Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Adaptive Network based Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) may therefore be useful to predict significant wave heights in some situations. The study is aimed at forecasting of significant wave height values in real time over a period of 24hrs at certain locations in Indian seas using the models of ANN and ANFIS. The data for the work were collected by National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai. It was found that the predictions of wave heights can be done by both methods with equal efficiency and satisfaction.","PeriodicalId":105024,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122394101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of Climate Change Induced Cyclonic Surge on the Coastal Island: Kutubdia and Sandwip and Proper Adaptive Measures","authors":"Md. M. Hasan, U. Navera","doi":"10.1260/1759-3131.3.4.217","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1260/1759-3131.3.4.217","url":null,"abstract":"Climate change is the burning issue and utmost environmental challenge for the world today and Bangladesh is considered as the most vulnerable in recent days. Besides, due to its geophysical setting Bangladesh coast is frequently visited by the cyclone-induced storm surge. The assessment of impact of climate change induced cyclonic storm surge and evaluation of potential adaptive measures requires use of scientifically based and tested state-of-the-art mathematical modelling tools. In this study SIDR (a severe cyclone that hit the coast of Bangladesh in 2007) has been selected to assess the vulnerability of selected two islands Sandwip and Kutubdia. Three different tracks were simulated to assess the effect of position of Landfall for each island. It is evident from the model results that if SIDR comes with 0.59m Sea Level Rise (SLR) and 1.0m SLR during high tide, maximum surge height above land level will be 5.1 m and 5.5 m for Kutubdia island and 6.5 m and 6.9 m for Sandwip island respectively. If the same cyclone comes with 10% increased wind speed during high tide with 59 cm SLR, surge height may increase by 0.9 m for Sandwip island and 0.45m for Kutubdia island. Again, it has been found from the study that 200m, 400m and 600 m width of Mangrove can reduce the surge height by 12 cm, 15 cm and 18 cm respectively. This reduction is not enough but it reduces current speed to one-third from 1.8 m/s to 0.65 m/s at Sandwip island. As it reduces the current speed to a larger extent it is favourable for the stability of the coastal embankment and other coastal infrastructure. In view of the above it is the high time to revisit the coastal infrastructure to make it climate resilient.","PeriodicalId":105024,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems","volume":"97 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115134506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Extreme Storm Surges and Coastal Flooding: Intangible Flood Losses in Integrated Risk Analysis","authors":"D. R. Dassanayake, A. Burzel, H. Oumeraci","doi":"10.1260/1759-3131.3.4.241","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1260/1759-3131.3.4.241","url":null,"abstract":"German coasts are often affected by extreme storm surges which have already led to major damages along the coastline in the past. The joint research project “XtremRisK” was initiated with the main objective of enhancing the knowledge with respect to the uncertainties of extreme storm surge predictions as well as quantifying exemplarily the flood risk under current conditions and future climate scenarios for two pilot sites in Germany: Sylt Island representative for an open coast and Hamburg for an estuarine urban area. Flood risk is generally determined by the product of the flooding probability and the possible losses associated with the flood event. Flood losses are categorized as tangible and intangible depending on whether or not the losses can be assessed in monetary values. Up to date, intangible loses are not or only partially incorporated in flood risk analysis due to the lack of appropriate evaluation and integration methodologies. This study focuses on developing methodologies for the evaluation of intangible losses due to flooding and for their integration with tangible losses in flood risk analysis","PeriodicalId":105024,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129850133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Shallow Water Hydrodynamic Investigation of Local Scour over Smooth and Rough Sediment Beds","authors":"M. Jayaratne, M. Salim","doi":"10.1260/1759-3131.3.4.229","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1260/1759-3131.3.4.229","url":null,"abstract":"Over the recent years, a number of studies in nearshore sediment transport have been researched but a greater understanding of soil-hydrodynamic interaction has still paramount importance. A series of 2D small-scale physical experiments were performed at the University of East London (UEL) hydraulics laboratory to investigate the influence of flow and sediment properties on soil scour. Measured sediment and flow data were used to develop a simple empirical relationship for scour rate of each crescent zone with the help of dimensional analysis and best-fit technique under smooth bed condition. The proposed paper discusses the extended investigation on soil-hydrodynamic behaviour by increasing the mobile bed roughness to greater values used in earlier experiments by the authors to better understand sediment particle sorting mechanism and their spreading characteristics during scour. Eventually, the proposed experimental work will lead to the comparison, calibration and development of predictive curves of scour rate for different soils of each developing crescent zones.","PeriodicalId":105024,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134536002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Hussain, A. Islam, M. A. Hossain, Md. Tanimul Hoque
{"title":"Assessment of Salinity Distributions and Residual Currents at the Northern Bay of Bengal considering Climate Change Impacts","authors":"M. Hussain, A. Islam, M. A. Hossain, Md. Tanimul Hoque","doi":"10.1260/1759-3131.3.3.173","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1260/1759-3131.3.3.173","url":null,"abstract":"The overall objective of the study is to investigate the future salinity distributions and residual flow scenarios in the northern Bay of Bengal taking into consideration of the change in hydrological and meteorological parameters. Observed and projected meteorological data are employed to generate present and future scenarios in the Northern Bay of Bengal. Numerical experiments through a 3D hydrodynamic model show that both during the monsoon as well as during winter periods, residual currents in the Northern Bay of Bengal display an anti-clockwise circulation concentrating at the eastern part of the bay. The Swatch of No Ground appears to have an important influence on the circulation patterns. Future salinity distributions are calculated through employment of projected meteorological data from regional climate model (RCM) experiments. It shows considerable increase in salinity level which may hamper the freshwater availability and ecological balance in the region in future.","PeriodicalId":105024,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131642987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Engineering Properties of Geotextile Sand Containers and Their Effect on Hydraulic Stability and Damage Development of Low-Crested / Submerged Structures","authors":"D. T. Dassanayake, H. Oumeraci","doi":"10.1260/1759-3131.3.3.135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1260/1759-3131.3.3.135","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the considerable development of Geotextile Sand Container (GSC) technology, no proper design guidelines are yet available for the design of GSC-structures on a sound scientific base. This on-going research study aims to focus on developing simplified formulae and a computational tool for the design of GSC-structures. The significance of important engineering properties including the type geotextile material, the sand fill ratio, the interface friction, and their influence on the hydraulic stability of GSC-structures will also be evaluated. For this purpose and in order to better understand the effects of these properties on the hydraulic stability of GSC-structures, a series of systematic laboratory experiments were conducted. In this paper some of the most important findings are discussed, including the implications for the design practice.","PeriodicalId":105024,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126419187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Numerical Simulation of Solitary Waves Using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Method","authors":"Swapnadip De Chowdhury, S. Sannasiraj","doi":"10.1260/1759-3131.3.3.187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1260/1759-3131.3.3.187","url":null,"abstract":"Understanding shallow water wave propagation is of major concern in any coastal mitigation effort. Many times, a solitary wave replicates a shallow water wave in its extreme sense which includes a tsunami wave. It is mainly due to known physical characteristics of such waves. Therefore, the study of propagation of solitary waves in the near shore waters is of equal importance in the context of non linear water waves. Owing to the significant growth in computational technologies in the last few decades, a significant number of numerical methods have emerged and applied to simulate nonlinear solitary wave propagation. In this study, one such method, the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method has been described to simulate the solitary waves. The split-up of a single solitary wave while it crosses a continental kind of shelf has been simulated by the present model. Then SPH model is coupled with the Boussinesq model to predict the time interval between two successive solitary waves on landfall. It has also been shown to be equally efficient in simulating the wave breaking while a solitary wave propagates over a mild slope.","PeriodicalId":105024,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems","volume":"221 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123284980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation on Harmonic Generation of Submerged Elastic Plate Using Wave Flume Experiments","authors":"M. Thayapraba, K. Murali, V. Subramanian","doi":"10.1260/1759-3131.3.3.151","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1260/1759-3131.3.3.151","url":null,"abstract":"The focus of this research work is towards the understanding of the hydraulic and hydrodynamic performance of submerged rigid and elastic plates when exposed to regular waves and quantifying the energy loss attributed to elasticity. For this purpose, four different plates with different flexural rigidities have been chosen for the wave flume experiments for studying the hydroelastic problem over a range of rigidity parameters. Furthermore, variation of pressures, reflection and transmission characteristics due to regular waves acting on flexible plate were investigated. Based on the systematic experimental study and investigation of the results it was found that the elasticity in the plate significantly improves the performance of the horizontal plate as a wave barrier in the lower B/L (Relative plate width) region where the rigid plate is not effective. The enhancement in energy loss due to higher harmonic generation is about 20–30%.","PeriodicalId":105024,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133439151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Jayaram, Bhaskar T V S Udaya, J. Ajith, A. N. Balchand
{"title":"Application of Satellite Products to Study Upwelling, Chlorophyll and Mixed Layer Depth of Southeastern Arabian Sea","authors":"C. Jayaram, Bhaskar T V S Udaya, J. Ajith, A. N. Balchand","doi":"10.1260/1759-3131.3.2.97","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1260/1759-3131.3.2.97","url":null,"abstract":"The role of wind stress in modulating upwelling and subsequent changes in mixed layer depth and chlorophyll concentration in southeastern Arabian Sea are studied for the period encompassing 2000–2008. During southwest monsoon season favoring upwelling in this region, it is observed that decrease in wind stress is always followed by an increase in chlorophyll concentration with approximately two weeks delay, accompanied by the shoaling of mixed layer depth, whereas the opposite is observed during high wind stress periods. This is attributed to the mixing and entrainment of nutrients into the euphotic zone which enable increase in surface chlorophyll and thereby boosting the primary productivity of the region. Wavelet analysis is used to deduce the temporal variability of winds, chlorophyll and mixed layer for the region. A time lag of 2 weeks is observed between the decrease in wind stress followed by a high in the surface chlorophyll concentration, often well captured by satellite. Another interesting observation is the bimodal variability of chlorophyll-a concentration during summer monsoon is observed in this region which was hitherto unnoticed. This spatial and temporal relation between wind, chlorophyll and mixed layer depth can provide valuable insight towards future studies on upwelling induced productivity for this region.","PeriodicalId":105024,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems","volume":"122 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125684272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}