Coastal Modelling

Coastal Modelling consists of all those analyses, always more frequently used, based on numerical simulations which have to reproduce processes and phenomena occurring on coastal areas. Simulations can focus on a large variety of demands and their results represent a suitable tool to support policy decisions. Numerical models, even though need to be calibrated with field measurements, have the great advantange to be continuous in space/time and to forecast future trends also for large scale areas.

From: P. Ciavola, M. Tondello, S. Carniel, M. Sclavo (2012). Artificial deviation of a small inlet (Bevano, Northern Italy): prediction of future evolution and planning of management strategies using open-source community coastal models. Coastal Engineering

Papers dealing with Coastal Modelling:

• Can an early warning system help minimize the impacts of coastal storms? A case study of the 2012 Halloween storm, Northern Italy.

M. Harley, A. Valentini, C. Armaroli, L. Perini, L. Calabrese, P. Ciavola (2015) - Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

• Managing local coastal inundation risk using real-time forecasts and artificial dune placements.

M. Harley, P. Ciavola (2013) - Coastal Engineering

• An early warning system for the on-line prediction of coastal storm risk on the Italian coastline.

M. Harley, A. Valentini, C. Armaroli, P. Ciavola, L. Perini, L. Calabrese (2012) - Coastal Engineering

• Evaluation of XBeach predictions for a real-time warning system in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy.

M. Harley, C. Armaroli, P. Ciavola (2012) - Journal of Coastal Research

• Artificial deviation of a small inlet (Bevano, Northern Italy): prediction of future evolution and planning of management strategies using open-source community coastal models.

P. Ciavola, M. Tondello, S. Carniel, M. Sclavo (2012) - Coastal Engineering