The impact of wind on flow and sediment transport over intertidal flats

Sediment transport over intertidal flats is driven by a combination of waves, tides, and wind-driven flow. In this study we aimed at identifying and quantifying the interactions between these processes. A five week long dataset consisting of flow velocities, waves, water depths, suspended sediment concentrations, and bed level changes was...

Passive design guidelines for Philippine housing based on the bahay kubo: Thermal comfort analyses and conceptual implementation of vernacular design strategies

Philippine low-income housing is uncomfortable since it is not built to deal with the hot and humid climate in a passive way. Since local vernacular architecture is known to have a good climatic responsive performance, the aim of this research is to learn how Philippine vernacular design strategies can improve thermal comfort for low-lying, sub...

Exploring the relative importance of wind for exchange processes around a tidal inlet system: The case of Ameland Inlet

Considering scenarios of sea level rise, the sediment budget of the Wadden Sea is of interest for both coastal safety and for the maintenance of values of this unique environment. Sand nourishments are foreseen on the ebb-tidal deltas of the Wadden Sea to increase the sediment budget, which requires us to predict the fate of the nourishment....

Response of large-scale coastal basins to wind forcing: Influence of topography

Because wind is one of the main forcings in storm surge, we present an idealised process-based model to study the influence of topographic variations on the frequency response of large-scale coastal basins subject to time-periodic wind forcing. Coastal basins are represented by a semi-enclosed rectangular inner region forced by wind. It is...

Wind-driven entrainment in a stably stratified fluid

Experiments on mixed-layer deepening in a straight wind flume initially containing a two-layer fluid were carried out. In order to simulate an effectively unlimited water body, or a situation where the presence of end walls is not yet noticeable, the water from the upper layer was withdrawn at the downstream end, and supplied again at the...