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Preface v
Acknowledgments xi
List of Contributors xiii
1. Boussinesq Models and Applications to Nearshore Wave Propagation,
Surf Zone Processes and Wave-Induced Currents
James T. Kirby 1
2. Frequency Domain Wave Models in the Nearshore and Surf Zones
James M. Kaihatu 43
3. Advanced Numerical Methods for Coastal Hydrodynamics
Clive G. Mingham 73
4. Numerical Models for Nearshore Currents
Hideaki Noda 93
5. Spectral Wave Models in Coastal Areas
Jaak Monbaliu 133
6. Probabilistic Models of Waves in the Coastal Zone
Carlos Guedes Soares 159
7. Modeling the Effects of Permeable and Reflective Structures on Waves and Nearshore Flows
Inigo J. Losada 189
8. Perspective on Evolution in Sediment Modeling
Kerry Black 217
9. Large-Scale Finite Element Modeling and Parallel Computation of Sediment Transport in Coastal Areas
Onyx Wing-Hong Wai, Yu-Wu Jiang & Qi-Miao Lu 237
10. Nonlinear Wave Modeling and Sediment Transport in the Surf and Swash Zone
Theophanis V. Karambas 267
11. Modeling the Morphological Response in a Coastal Zone for Different Temporal Scales
Igor O. Leont'yev 299
12. Numerical Modeling of Beach Topography Change
Magnus Larson, Hans Hanson & Nicholas C. Kraus 337
13. Morphodynamic Modeling of Tidal Basins and Coastal Inlets
Marcel J.E Stive & Z.B. Wang 367
14. Modeling Shore Platforms: Present Status and Future Developments
Alan S. Trenhaile 393
15. Merging Scales in Models of Water Circulation: Perspectives from the Great Barrier
Reef
Eric Wolanski, Richard Brinkman, Simon Spagnol, Felicity McAllister Craig Steinberg,
William Skirving & Eric Deleersnijder 411
16. A Numerical Simulation of Japan/East Sea (JES) Thermohaline Structure and Circulation
Peter C. Chu, Shihua Lu, Chenwu Fan & Chang S. Kim 431
17. Analytical Modeling of Pollution Flushing in Well-Mixed Tidal Embayments
Robert W. Barber 467
18. Advances in Water Quality Modeling in the Coastal Environment
Mark S. Dortch 491
19. Neural Network Applications in Coastal Ecological Modeling
Michele Scardi 505
20. Space-Time Transfer Function Models of Beach and Shoreline Data for Medium-Term
Shoreline Monitoring Programs
Placido D. Lavalle 533
21. Progress in Geographical Information Systems and Coastal Modeling: An Overview
David R. Green & Stephen D. King 553
Index 581
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Coast changes Mathematical models