Objective The general objective of the MEDCOAST project is to contribute to the development of 3-D small-scale modelling technology and 3-D modelling strategies to be applied to deep coastal waters in non-tidal seas (mainly the Mediterranean Sea). Specific objectives of the project are: - to better understand the hydrodynamic evolution of Mediterranean deep coastal bays through measurement survey analysis, and inter- comparison with numerical modelling investigations; - to test whether recent advances in the 3-D modelling technology is able to represent these complex and intricated hydrodynamic effects; - to investigate, to define, to test and to validate improvements in 3-D modelling tools and as importantly in modelling strategies for the above-mentioned application cases; - connections between coastal and large-scale 3-D models will be investigated. Four existing 3-D hydrodynamical modelling systems, commonly used for shallow water tidal modelling, will be the basis of the project. They cover a significative range of assumptions, formulation of boundary conditions and numerical techniques in the present 3-D hydrodynamic modelling technology. Guidelines, minimum requirements of the 3-D modelling approach for deep coastal waters and modelling strategy will be delivered by the project. Connections between coastal and large-scale 3-D models will be investigated. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssimulation software Programme(s) FP3-MAST 2 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of marine science and technology, 1990-1994 Topic(s) 0101 - Circulation and exchange of water masses Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Laboratoire d'Hydraulique de France SA Address 6 rue de lorraine 38130 Echirolles France See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CISE - Centro Informazioni Studi ed Esperienze SpA Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via reggio emilia 39 20090 Segrate milano See on map HYDROMOD SCIENTIFIC CONSULTING GBR Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Bahnhofstrasse 52 22871 Wedel See on map Links Website Opens in new window Université de Grenoble I (Université Joseph Fourier) France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Domaine universitaire 38041 Grenoble See on map
