APPLICATION OF AN INTEGRATED MODELING SYSTEM FOR RIVERINE, ESTUARINE AND COASTAL PROCESSES TO THE MORPHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF A BARRIER SPIT

摘要

The present paper describes how an integrated numerical modeling system is applied to study morphological processes on and around a barrier spit in the southeastern part of the North Sea. The morphological modeling system is constructed from recently developed flow-, wave-, and sediment transport models based on the Finite Element Method (FEM). The applications in the present paper demonstrate the advantages of using a FEM-based model in an area in which the bathymetry is dynamic and complex. It is demonstrated how one integrated modeling system can be applied to an area in which riverine and coastal processes coexist. The results presented in this paper are from applications in which idealized hydrodynamic conditions are imposed.