The role of wave energy converter farms on coastal protection in eroding deltas, Guadalfeo, southern Spain

RJ Bergillos, A López-Ruiz, E Medina-López… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Many worldwide coasts are under erosion with climate projections indicating that damages
will rise in future decades. Specifically, deltaic coasts are highly vulnerable systems due to …

Coupling cross-shore and longshore sediment transport to model storm response along a mixed sand-gravel coast under varying wave directions

RJ Bergillos, G Masselink, M Ortega-Sánchez - Coastal Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the profile response of a mixed sand-gravel deltaic beach (Playa
Granada, southern Spain) forced by storm waves from varying directions. Beach morphology …

[HTML][HTML] Automatic methodology to detect the coastline from Landsat images with a new water index assessed on three different Spanish Mediterranean deltas

SP Viaña-Borja, M Ortega-Sánchez - Remote Sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
Due to the importance of coastline detection in coastal studies, different methods have been
developed in recent decades in accordance with the evolution of measuring techniques …

Wave farm effects on the coast: The alongshore position

C Rodriguez-Delgado, RJ Bergillos… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
For wave energy to become a fully-fledged renewable and thus contribute to the much-
needed decarbonisation of the energy mix, the effects of wave farms (arrays of wave energy …

Wave farm impacts on coastal flooding under sea-level rise: A case study in southern Spain

RJ Bergillos, C Rodriguez-Delgado… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Coastal flooding, already an acute problem in many parts of the world, will be exacerbated
in the near future by the sea level rise induced by climate change. The influence of wave …

Dual wave farms and coastline dynamics: The role of inter-device spacing

C Rodriguez-Delgado, RJ Bergillos… - Science of The Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
In dual wave farms, ie, arrays of wave energy converters (WECs) with a dual function–
generation of renewable power and mitigation of coastal erosion–the spacing between the …

Morphodynamics of a composite sand-cobble beach in response to extratropical cyclone Fiona and seasonal wave variability

NK LeRoux, I Pavlovskii, AM O'Sullivan… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change is driving higher coastal water levels, and models project accelerated future
sea-level rise and coastal storm intensification. These dynamics paired with anthropogenic …

Dual wave farms for energy production and coastal protection under sea level rise

C Rodriguez-Delgado, RJ Bergillos… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Climate change is poised to exacerbate coastal erosion. Recent research has presented a
novel strategy to tackle this issue: dual wave farms, ie, arrays of wave energy converters with …

An artificial neural network model of coastal erosion mitigation through wave farms

C Rodriguez-Delgado, RJ Bergillos… - Environmental Modelling & …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel approach based on artificial intelligence (AI) to assess the efficiency of
wave energy converter (WEC) farms in coastal protection isdeveloped. We consider as a …

An integrated methodology to forecast the efficiency of nourishment strategies in eroding deltas

RJ Bergillos, A López-Ruiz, D Principal-Gómez… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Many deltas across the globe are retreating, and nearby beaches are undergoing strong
erosion as a result. Among soft and prompt solutions, nourishments are the most heavily …