No. 17 (1980), Conference Proceedings
No. 17 (1980)

ARTIFICIAL ROUGHNESS IN PHYSICAL MODELS OF ESTUARIES FOR STORM SURGE INVESTIGATIONS

Conference Proceedings
Published 1980-01-29
D. Berndt
Bundesanstalt fur Wasserbau (Hydraulics Laboratory of the Federal Government), Hamburg
E. Giese
Bundesanstalt fur Wasserbau (Hydraulics Laboratory of the Federal Government), Hamburg
H. Schwarze
Franzius-Institut, University Hannover
H.J. Vollmers
Hochschule der Bundeswehr (University of the Armed Forces) in Munchen
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Keywords

artificial roughness
physical model
estuary
storm surge

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ARTIFICIAL ROUGHNESS IN PHYSICAL MODELS OF ESTUARIES FOR STORM SURGE INVESTIGATIONS. (1980). Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(17), 147. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v17.147
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Abstract

One of the characteristics of the North Sea between the British Isles, the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark is the occurrence of heave storm surges especially in autumn and winter with heights of about 4 m above spring highwater. Coastal areas and especially the estuaries of the tidal rivers are hit by these storm surge events. The mean tidal range at the German coast comes to about 3 m with relatively low daily and semimonthly inequalities of less than 0.5m. Within the framework of long-term developments of the navigation channels of the estuaries as well as of the storm surge protection works, physical model tests had to be carried out in order to predict the influences of such measures on the storm surge heights to be expected.
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