Wave runup on atoll reefs

Title

Wave runup on atoll reefs

 Author

Quataert, E.

Contributor

Stive, M.J.F. (mentor)
Van Rooijen, A.A. (mentor)
Storlazzi, C.D. (mentor)
Van Dongeren, A.R. (mentor)
Zijlema, M. (mentor)

Faculty

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

 Department

Hydraulic Engineering

 Date

2015-01-23

 Abstract

The aim of this research was to take the first step in understanding the wave runup process on an atoll reef using the XBeach model. Field data collected from 3 November 2013 to 13 April 2014 at Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands was used. The dataset included data on bathymetry, waves, water levels and wave-induced runup. The data was analysed and subsequently used to model the hydrodynamics across the reef and the wave runup. The hydrostatic and non-hydrostatic XBeach models were used to capture both components of runup, infragravity and incident swash. Finally, a conceptual model was created to investigate the effect of variations in the atoll reef parameter space on the wave runup.

 Subject

runup
coral reef
atoll reef
XBeach
infragravity wave
wave-induced setup
swash
Kwajalein

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 Coordinates

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 Part of collection

Student theses

 Document type

master thesis

 Rights

(c) 2015 Quataert, E.
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