Descripción del proyecto
Comportamiento de las dunas costeras en condiciones meteorológicas extremas
El cambio climático afecta a nuestro planeta de muchas maneras. Los fenómenos meteorológicos extremos, así como el aumento del nivel del mar, figuran entre las consecuencias más graves. Las dunas costeras situadas a lo largo del lado europeo del Atlántico han emergido como la primera línea de protección natural contra las inundaciones y la erosión costera. A fin de elaborar herramientas para una gestión costera eficaz a corto y largo plazo, es necesario entender y predecir el comportamiento de las dunas costeras con respecto a tormentas extremas y al aumento del nivel del mar. El proyecto ERoDES, financiado con fondos europeos, llevará a cabo observaciones de campo para predecir el comportamiento de las dunas costeras en condiciones meteorológicas extremas y con un aumento extremo del nivel del mar. Dichas observaciones se realizarán junto con el uso de un modelo basado en procesos y de complejidad reducida, así como el uso de bases de datos de distintos métodos de estudio (detección satelital remota, LiDAR aerotransportada, RTK-GPS, etc.).
Objetivo
The ERoDES research project aims, for the first-time, to develop our ability to understand, anticipate, and make projections on how coastal dunes would respond to future extreme storms and sea level rise along the Atlantic coast of Europe. As climate change is expected to cause more intense extreme weather events and an increase in extreme sea levels along the coastline of Europe and other continents, it is crucial to understand coastal dunes behaviour, since they serve as the first line of protection against coastal erosion and flooding. Field observations, a process-based and a reduced-complexity model will be used to hindcast and forecast dune behaviour at highly diverse coastal environments under previous and future sea level rise and extreme storms scenarios. These results will provide useful information and tools for short-and long-term coastal management strategies along the Atlantic coast of Europe. The researcher has demonstrated over the last few years a strong knowledge and understanding of geomorphological and hydrodynamic processes along diverse coastal environments, and aims to develop his numerical modelling skills through this project, benefiting from the strong experience of the supervisor. Knowledge exchange between the researcher and the host will offer the opportunity to explore niche topic such as the use of Satellite data, and to analyse outstanding but yet unexploited LiDAR datasets. The various achievements of this multidisciplinary project will be disseminated to both academic and non-academic key actors of coastal science and coastal management, adding social and economic repercussions to the scientific impact of the ERoDES project. Communication activities such as a scientific field trip, a science festival, and the presentation of new technologies used in coastal science like drones, will also be organised with the wider public to illustrate how EU-funded research aims to contribute in reducing risk in coastal flooding and erosion.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technology
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringroboticsautonomous robotsdrones
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)Coordinador
33000 Bordeaux
Francia