Project Title: Coastal resilience: Indicators to correlate wave forcing and ocean conditions to beach morphology
Doctoral Candidate: Muhammed Said PARLAK
Project Description: The project aims to investigate the indicators to be used in Coastal Resilience analyses of European shorelines. These indicators include and are not limited to marine forcing, geomorphological characteristics, and socio-economic aspects. The investigation mostly focuses on the wave forcing and understanding its impact on other indicators such as hydrodynamic and morphodynamic characteristics. The adopted methodology to study wave dynamics is utilising the remote sensing tools (RST) and combining them with the numerical model chains. The utilization of the RSTs is based on usage of open-source analyses tools and implementations that can exploit the latest advancements in computer vision and signal processing. Therefore, the evolution of wave characteristics from intermediate waters to shallow waters can be evaluated. This evaluation may enhance our understanding of the interaction between wave processes and hydro-morphodynamic conditions. Eventually, it will allow us to conduct more robust and accurate resilience analyses.