Nature-based coastal protection is increasingly recognised as a potentially sustainable and cost-effective solution to reduce coastal flood risk.It uses coastal ecosystems such as mangrove forests to create resilient ...Nature-based coastal protection is increasingly recognised as a potentially sustainable and cost-effective solution to reduce coastal flood risk.It uses coastal ecosystems such as mangrove forests to create resilient designs for coastal flood protection.However,to use mangroves effectively as a nature-based measure for flood risk reduction,we must understand the biophysical processes that govern risk reduction capacity through mangrove ecosystem size and structure.In this perspective,we evaluate the current state of knowledge on local physical drivers and ecological processes that determine mangrove functioning as part of a nature-based flood defence.We show that the forest properties that comprise coastal flood protection are well-known,but models cannot yet pinpoint how spatial heterogeneity of the forest structure affects the capacity for wave or surge attenuation.Overall,there is relatively good understanding of the ecological processes that drive forest structure and size,but there is a lack of knowledge on how daily bed-level dynamics link to long-term biogeomorphic forest dynamics,and on the role of combined stressors influencing forest retreat.Integrating simulation models of forest structure under changing physical(e.g.due to sea-level change)and ecological drivers with hydrodynamic attenuation models will allow for better projections of long-term natural coastal protection.展开更多
This paper deals with the hydrodynamic response to waves of a 3-D OWC(oscillating water column)wave energy absorber with converging channel.The theoretical solutions are presented by means of three-dimensional GREEN f...This paper deals with the hydrodynamic response to waves of a 3-D OWC(oscillating water column)wave energy absorber with converging channel.The theoretical solutions are presented by means of three-dimensional GREEN function method.In the calculation,the flow field is divided into two subregions:an inside field and an outside one.In the outside field the solution is represented by oscillating sources distributed on the outer surface of the chamber of the absorber,while the solution of the inside field is expressed by Rakine source-distribution on the inner surface of the chamber.Both solutions are matched on the artificial interface.The calculated.values seem to agree reasonably well with experimental results.展开更多
In this paper,using potential flow theory and assuming that the pressure in the air cabin is proportional to the vertical velocity of the water column,we establish a hydrodynamic model for OWC wave energy convertors,r...In this paper,using potential flow theory and assuming that the pressure in the air cabin is proportional to the vertical velocity of the water column,we establish a hydrodynamic model for OWC wave energy convertors,resulting in a collection of illustrative plates,from which the behaviour of an OWC and the relation between its parameters are discussed. Optimization theory is used to design an optimum convertor working in irregular waves. It is found that the numerical results fit well the experimental data.展开更多
基金supported by the Joint Research Project Sustainable Deltas co-funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFCGrant No.51761135022)+11 种基金the Dutch Research Council(NWOGrant No.ALWSD.2016.026)the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council(EPSRCGrant No.EP/R024537/1)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42176202)the Innovation Group Project of the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory,Zhuhai(Grant No.311021004)the Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology(Grant No.2019ZT08G090)the 111 Project(Grant No.B21018)the ERC H2020 ESTUARIES Project(Grant No.647570)the Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship(Grant No.896888)the China Scholarship Council(Grant No.201706710005)the NWO“LIVING DIKES e Realising Resilient and Climate-Proof Coastal Protection”Project(Grant No.NWA.1292.19.257)。
文摘Nature-based coastal protection is increasingly recognised as a potentially sustainable and cost-effective solution to reduce coastal flood risk.It uses coastal ecosystems such as mangrove forests to create resilient designs for coastal flood protection.However,to use mangroves effectively as a nature-based measure for flood risk reduction,we must understand the biophysical processes that govern risk reduction capacity through mangrove ecosystem size and structure.In this perspective,we evaluate the current state of knowledge on local physical drivers and ecological processes that determine mangrove functioning as part of a nature-based flood defence.We show that the forest properties that comprise coastal flood protection are well-known,but models cannot yet pinpoint how spatial heterogeneity of the forest structure affects the capacity for wave or surge attenuation.Overall,there is relatively good understanding of the ecological processes that drive forest structure and size,but there is a lack of knowledge on how daily bed-level dynamics link to long-term biogeomorphic forest dynamics,and on the role of combined stressors influencing forest retreat.Integrating simulation models of forest structure under changing physical(e.g.due to sea-level change)and ecological drivers with hydrodynamic attenuation models will allow for better projections of long-term natural coastal protection.
文摘This paper deals with the hydrodynamic response to waves of a 3-D OWC(oscillating water column)wave energy absorber with converging channel.The theoretical solutions are presented by means of three-dimensional GREEN function method.In the calculation,the flow field is divided into two subregions:an inside field and an outside one.In the outside field the solution is represented by oscillating sources distributed on the outer surface of the chamber of the absorber,while the solution of the inside field is expressed by Rakine source-distribution on the inner surface of the chamber.Both solutions are matched on the artificial interface.The calculated.values seem to agree reasonably well with experimental results.
文摘In this paper,using potential flow theory and assuming that the pressure in the air cabin is proportional to the vertical velocity of the water column,we establish a hydrodynamic model for OWC wave energy convertors,resulting in a collection of illustrative plates,from which the behaviour of an OWC and the relation between its parameters are discussed. Optimization theory is used to design an optimum convertor working in irregular waves. It is found that the numerical results fit well the experimental data.
