Abstract
The swash zone is a highly dynamic boundary between the beach and the surf zone. Swash processes determine whether sediment is either stored on the upper beach or is transported offshore, and thus strongly affect shoreline evolution. The present research focuses on the hydrodynamics, sand transport processes and net sediment transport in the swash zone through a series of large-scale wave flume experiments. This research aims to improve the understanding of swash zone sand transport processes, in particular the role of cross-shore sand advection and wave-swash interactions, and bring new detailed insights into the relation between intra-swash processes and net sand transport rates.Recorded Presentation from the vICCE (YouTube Link): https://youtu.be/tYvJ0pML-kU
Highlights
The swash zone is a highly dynamic boundary between the beach and the surf zone
High temporal and spatial coverage measurements of swash hydrodynamics and sediment concentrations are needed to be able to quantify and understand sediment fluxes near the shoreline. This relation between intra-swash processes and swash averaged sand transport rates are essential to further development of numerical and empirical models for sand transport in the swash zone
The present research focuses on the hydrodynamics, sand transport processes and net sediment transport in the swash zone through a series of large-scale wave flume experiments
Summary
INTRODUCTION The swash zone is a highly dynamic boundary between the beach and the surf zone.
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