<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The wave-induced bedload transport and spatial distribution of its magnitude in the southern Baltic coastal zone of Poland are estimated. The vicinity of Lubiatowo was selected as a representative part of the Polish coast. It was assumed that transport is a function of shear stress; alternative approaches, based on force balances and discharge relationships, were not considered in the present study. Four models were studied and compared over a wide range of bottom shear stress and wind-wave conditions. The set of models comprises classic theories that assume a simplified influence of turbulence on sediment transport (e.g., advocated by authors such as Du Boys, Meyer-Peter and Müller, Ribberink, Engelund and Hansen). It is shown that these models allow to estimate transport comparable to measured values under similar environmental conditions. A united general model for bedload transport is proposed, and a set of maps of wave bedload transport for various wind conditions in the study area is presented.</p></abstract>

The wave-induced bedload transport and spatial distribution of its magnitude in the southern Baltic coastal zone of Poland are estimated. The vicinity of Lubiatowo was selected as a representative part of the Polish coast. It was assumed that transport is a function of shear stress; alternative approaches, based on force balances and discharge relationships, were not considered in the present study. Four models were studied and compared over a wide range of bottom shear stress and wind-wave conditions. The set of models comprises classic theories that assume a simplified influence of turbulence on sediment transport (e.g., advocated by authors such as Du Boys, Meyer-Peter and Müller, Ribberink, Engelund and Hansen). It is shown that these models allow to estimate transport comparable to measured values under similar environmental conditions. A united general model for bedload transport is proposed, and a set of maps of wave bedload transport for various wind conditions in the study area is presented.

Wave-induced bedload transport – a study of the southern Baltic coastal zone

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The wave-induced bedload transport and spatial distribution of its magnitude in the southern Baltic coastal zone of Poland are estimated. The vicinity of...

Wave-induced bedload transport – a study of the southern Baltic coastal zone

Published Online: May 22, 2017

Page range: 1 - 13

Received: Oct 05, 2016

Accepted: Jan 10, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/logos-2017-0001

Keywords
sediment transport models, non-cohesive sediments, bottom shear stress, northern Europe

© 2017 Aleksandra Dudkowska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Wave-induced bedload transport – a study of the southern Baltic coastal zone

Published Online: May 22, 2017

Page range: 1 - 13

Received: Oct 05, 2016

Accepted: Jan 10, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/logos-2017-0001

Keywordssediment transport models, non-cohesive sediments, bottom shear stress, northern Europe

© 2017 Aleksandra Dudkowska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
sediment transport models, non-cohesive sediments, bottom shear stress, northern Europe