Ap van Dongeren

TL;DR: In this paper, a nearshore numerical model approach to assess the natural coastal response during time-varying storm and hurricane conditions, including dune erosion, overwash and breaching, is validated with a series of analytical, laboratory and field test cases.

TL;DR: It is shown that, on the basis of current greenhouse gas emission rates, the nonlinear interactions between sea-level rise and wave dynamics over reefs will lead to the annual wave-driven overwash of most atoll islands by the mid-21st century.

TL;DR: In this article, a 3-week field study was conducted to investigate the dynamics of low-frequency (infragravity) wave motions over a fringing reef at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia.

TL;DR: In this article, a numerical model, XBeach, calibrated and validated on field data collected at Roi-Namur Island on Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of Marshall Islands, was used to examine the effects of different coral reef characteristics on potential coastal hazards caused by wave-driven flooding and how these effects may be altered by projected climate change.

TL;DR: In this article, low-frequency (infragravity) wave dynamics on a fringing coral reef were investigated using the numerical model XBeach and water level measurements (tidal and wave setup) obtained during a field study at Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia.