Tides and Waves on Vegetated Coasts

Abstract

Quantifying coastal and ocean processes is a principal objective of modern practice in coastal and ocean engineering and oceanography. In particular we seek a predictive capability for (Sobey, 1993): a) wave and current patterns on the continental shelf, in the nearshore zone, in coastal bays and estuaries, and in tidal wetlands, b) wave and current interactions with marine structures, in applications ranging from offshore platforms, ocean outfalls and breakwaters to coral reefs and wetland restoration, c) contaminant transport in the coastal environment, including the transport and fate of surface oil slicks, transport of suspended solids (salinity, sediment, nitrogen, pesticides, etc.) and others.