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The Use of Numerical Models in Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphology

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River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics

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Morphodynamics is a complicated field where the interaction between the flow and an erodible bed is studied. Because the bottom changes with time due to erosion or sedimentation, the flow pattern changes correspondingly. This means that a theoretical study of the morphological development of a specific case usually requires not only one flow calculation, but a large number of calculations.

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Deigaard, R., Fredsøe, J. (2001). The Use of Numerical Models in Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphology. In: Seminara, G., Blondeaux, P. (eds) River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04571-8_4

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