Author(s)

U. Bethers & J. Sennikovs

Abstract

Mathematical modeling of longshore load transport near Latvian harbour Ventspils U. Bethers, J. Sennikovs Laboratory for mathematical modeling of environmental and technological processes, University of Latvia, 8 Zellu, Riga, Latvia e-mail: bethers@acad.latnet.lv, juris@modlab.lu.lv A longshore load transport near Latvian harbour Ventspils is investigated by means of mathematical modeling. A set of models, including description of wave field, near-shore hydrodynamics, bed and suspended load transport, and seabed dynamics, is developed. The models are verified comparing model's predictions and surveys' results for particular storm period. The impact of different storm events is analyzed. The artificial forcing data sets are synthesized from meteorological data. These data sets are used for model forecasting of sedimentation and erosion rates in typical and critical seasons. 1 Introduction A longshore load transport is a typical feature of about 500 km long, almost sandy Latvian shoreline

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