This is a project which is currently making use of HPC facilities at Newcastle University. It is active.
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This project involves the development and implementation of coastal hydrodynamic models to mechanistically explore the role of marine vegetation in attenuating wave energy along UK coastlines. The project is part of a Flood and Coastal Innovation Programmes managed by the Environment Agency. The work integrates the outputs of spatial density models for marine vegetation with fine-scale bathymetric and topographic datasets and measured wave parameters. The outputs of this work will improve our understanding of the role of coastal vegetation in flood-risk mitigation, and provide evidence to support flood risk management authorities when considering the role of marine nature-based solutions in future coastline management strategies, including improved Natural Capital Accounting data.
This project will use the XBeach modelling framework, applied using the Matlab environment and associated XBeach toolkit. Processing will involve handling of text-based and raster inputs, and large netcdf output files. Analysis of model outputs will be conducted in the R environment and will involve manipulation of netcdf files and resulting large data frames.