In 2012 verloren we Jean Jacques Peters, voormalig ingenieur van het Waterbouwkundig Laboratorium (1964 tot 1979) en internationaal expert in sedimenttransport, rivierhydraulica en -morfologie. Als eerbetoon aan hem hebben we potamology (http://www.potamology.com/) gecreëerd, een virtueel gedenkarchief dat als doel heeft om zijn manier van denken en morfologische aanpak van rivierproblemen in de wereld in stand te houden en te verspreiden.
Het merendeel van z’n werk hebben we toegankelijk gemaakt via onderstaande zoekinterface.
Macro-tidal beach morphology in relation to nearshore wave conditions and suspended sediment concentrations at Mariakerke, Belgium
Brand, E.; Montreuil, A.-L.; Dan, S.; Chen, M. (2018). Macro-tidal beach morphology in relation to nearshore wave conditions and suspended sediment concentrations at Mariakerke, Belgium. Regional Studies in Marine Science 24: 97-106. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2018.08.002
In: Regional Studies in Marine Science. Elsevier: Amsterdam. ISSN 2352-4855
This study relates changes in beach morphology to nearshore hydrodynamics and suspended sediment concentrations using in-situ measurements for a macro-tidal, sandy beach in Belgium. More than 1.5years of data were collected and analysed including wave characteristics, water level, monthly beach morphology, and 6 months of suspended sediment concentrations. The results indicate that the beachgrows when the wave steepness is very small (< 0.010) and it erodes when wave steepness is very large (> 0.018). This trend is opposite for medium wave steepness (0.012–0.016) with beach erosion under small waves and accretion under large waves. An increment of the suspended sediment concentration follows wave steepness when it is medium, which is most likely due to the start of wave breaking over a sandbank in front of the coast. Flood dominant cross-shore currents transport the suspended sediment shoreward resulting in partial compensation of the erosion by waves. A conceptual model is established to demonstrate the relation between waves, suspended sediment supply, and morphological change. It shows that the morphodynamics of macro-tidal beaches is not only controlled by wave conditions, but also by the currents and sediment supply.
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