The morphodynamics of tidal sand waves: A model overview

G Besio, P Blondeaux, M Brocchini, SJMH Hulscher… - Coastal …, 2008 - Elsevier
This paper reviews recent theoretical studies of sand waves which are rhythmic large-scale
bedforms observed in the continental shelf far from the near-shore region. Emphasis is given …

Sandwave migration predictor based on shape information

MAF Knaapen - Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Migration of offshore seabed waves, which endangers the stability of pipelines and
communication cables, is hard to measure. The migration rates are small compared to the …

Predicting offshore tidal bedforms using stability methods

G Vittori, P Blondeaux - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The interaction of tidal currents with a cohesionless sea bottom gives rise to the appearance
of periodic morphological patterns (bedforms) characterized by wavelengths that range from …

Processes controlling the dynamics of compound sand waves in the North Sea, Netherlands

TAGP Van Dijk, MG Kleinhans - Journal of Geophysical …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The understanding of the morphodynamics of harmonic bed forms on the seabed is
essential for modeling marine sediment transport and coastal morphologic development …

Modeling river dune evolution using a parameterization of flow separation

AJ Paarlberg, CM Dohmen‐Janssen… - Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents an idealized morphodynamic model to predict river dune evolution. The
flow field is solved in a vertical plane assuming hydrostatic pressure conditions. The …

Sandwave migration in Monterey submarine canyon, central California

JP Xu, FL Wong, R Kvitek, DP Smith, CK Paull - Marine Geology, 2008 - Elsevier
Repeated high-resolution multibeam bathymetric surveys from 2002 through 2006 at the
head of the Monterey Submarine Canyon reveal a sandwave field along the canyon axis …

On the formation of sand waves and sand banks

G Besio, P Blondeaux, G Vittori - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2006 - cambridge.org
A fully three-dimensional model is proposed for the generation of tidal sand waves and sand
banks from small bottom perturbations of a flat seabed subject to tidal currents. The model …

The influence of storms on sand wave evolution: A nonlinear idealized modeling approach

GHP Campmans, PC Roos… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We present a new 2DV nonlinear process‐based morphodynamic model to investigate the
effects of storms, specifically wind‐driven flow and wind waves, on finite amplitude tidal sand …

Reversed sediment wave migration in the Irish Sea, NW Europe: A reappraisal of the validity of geometry-based predictive modelling and assumptions

KJJ Van Landeghem, JH Baas, NC Mitchell… - Marine Geology, 2012 - Elsevier
The observation and prediction of the mobility of the seabed are in high demand with rapidly
expanding offshore engineering developments and the increasing urgency to start mitigation …

Application of spatial cross correlation to detection of migration of submarine sand dunes

GP Duffy, JE Hughes‐Clarke - Journal of Geophysical …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Knowledge of migration rates of bedforms provides an indirect indication of the behavior of
tidally averaged bottom currents, enables optimization of hydrographic survey frequency …