<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The paper deals with the sandy coastal zone at Lubiatowo in Poland (the south Baltic Sea). The study comprises experimental and theoretical investigations of hydrodynamic and lithodynamic processes in the coastal region located close to the seaward boundary of the surf zone and beyond the surf zone. The analysis is based on field data collected at the IBW PAN Coastal Research Station in Lubiatowo. The data consist of wind velocity reconstructed from the long-term wave climate, deep-water wave buoy records and sea bottom soil parameters. Nearbed flow velocities induced by waves and currents, as well as bed shear stresses are theoretically modelled for various conditions to determine sediment motion regimes in the considered area. The paper discusses the possibility of occasional intensive sediment transport and the occurrence of distinct sea bed changes at bigger water depths.</p></abstract>

The paper deals with the sandy coastal zone at Lubiatowo in Poland (the south Baltic Sea). The study comprises experimental and theoretical investigations of hydrodynamic and lithodynamic processes in the coastal region located close to the seaward boundary of the surf zone and beyond the surf zone. The analysis is based on field data collected at the IBW PAN Coastal Research Station in Lubiatowo. The data consist of wind velocity reconstructed from the long-term wave climate, deep-water wave buoy records and sea bottom soil parameters. Nearbed flow velocities induced by waves and currents, as well as bed shear stresses are theoretically modelled for various conditions to determine sediment motion regimes in the considered area. The paper discusses the possibility of occasional intensive sediment transport and the occurrence of distinct sea bed changes at bigger water depths.

Sediment Transport Beyond the Surf Zone Under Waves and Currents of the Non-Tidal Sea: Lubiatowo (Poland) Case Study

Institute of Hydro-Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Koscierska 7, 80-328 Gdansk, Poland

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The paper deals with the sandy coastal zone at Lubiatowo in Poland (the south Baltic Sea). The study comprises experimental and theoretical investigations of...

Sediment Transport Beyond the Surf Zone Under Waves and Currents of the Non-Tidal Sea: Lubiatowo (Poland) Case Study

Publié en ligne: 20 sept. 2016

Pages: 63 - 77

Reçu: 25 mai 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/heem-2016-0005

Mots clés
wave-induced nearbed oscillations, sea currents, wind-driven current, sand grain diameter, bed shear stresses, friction velocity, sediment transport

© by Rafał Ostrowski

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Sediment Transport Beyond the Surf Zone Under Waves and Currents of the Non-Tidal Sea: Lubiatowo (Poland) Case Study

Publié en ligne: 20 sept. 2016

Pages: 63 - 77

Reçu: 25 mai 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/heem-2016-0005

Mots cléswave-induced nearbed oscillations, sea currents, wind-driven current, sand grain diameter, bed shear stresses, friction velocity, sediment transport

© by Rafał Ostrowski

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
wave-induced nearbed oscillations, sea currents, wind-driven current, sand grain diameter, bed shear stresses, friction velocity, sediment transport