Objective The purpose of the COAST3D project is - to improve understanding of the physics of coastal sand transport and morphodynamics - to remedy the present lack of validation data of sand transport and morphology suitable for testing numerical models of coastal processes - to test a representative sample of numerical models for predicting coastal sand transport and morphodynamics against this data - to deliver validated modelling tools, and methodologies for their use, in a form suitable for coastal zone management This will be achieved by making field measurements purpose-designed for numerical model evaluation, with adequate boundary conditions and a dense horizontal array of measurement points, in conditions typical of the European coastline. Previous coastal experiments in Europe and elsewhere have placed their main emphasis on hydrodynamics; an innovative feature of the present project is that the emphasis throughout is on sand transport and morphodynamics. Another distinctive feature is that the focus is on non-uniform (3D) coasts, rather than on the relatively well understood (but possibly unrealistic) uniform 2D case. Experiments will be performed at two contrasting sites: a quasi-uniform (2.5D) stretch of the Dutch coastline, in which the three-dimensionality is provide by ripchannels intersecting a breaker-bar system; and a fully 3D site on the UK coast, featuring a beach and spit adjacent to a tidal inlet and rocky headland. This phased approach will allow both the process information and the performance of the numerical models to be more easily interpreted. Innovative techniques will be used in the experiments. Numerical modellers will work interactively with the experimenters, at the planning, experiment, and evaluation phases. Participants from national regulatory authorities will ensure that the project is focused on practical tools for coastal zone management. Programme(s) FP4-MAST 3 - Specific programme of research and technological development in the field of marine science and technology, 1994-1998 Topic(s) 020101 - Coastal processes and morphodynamics Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator HR WALLINGFORD LTD EU contribution No data Address Howbery park OX10 8BA Wallingford United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Centre Internacional d'Investigacio dels Recursos Costaners Spain EU contribution No data Address S/n,c/gran capita 08034 Barcelona See on map Total cost No data MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT PUBLIC WORKS AND WATER MANAGEMENT Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Kortenaerkade 1 2500 EX Den haag ('s-gravenhage) See on map Total cost No data Marine Geological Assistance B.V.B.A. Belgium EU contribution No data Address 232,hundelgemse steenweg 9820 Merelbeke See on map Total cost No data NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Bidston observatory L43 7RA Birkenhead See on map Total cost No data Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht Netherlands EU contribution No data Address 2,heidelberglaan 3508 CC Utrecht See on map Total cost No data STICHTING WATERLOOPKUNDIG LABORATORIUM (WL/DELFT HYDRAULICS) Netherlands EU contribution No data Address 185,rotterdamseweg 185 2600 MH Delft See on map Total cost No data THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY OF ENGLAND AND WALES United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Kingfisher house, goldhay way, oron goldhay PE2 5ZR Peterborough See on map Total cost No data University of Liverpool United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Abercromby square L69 3BX Liverpool See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data University of Plymouth United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Drake circus PL4 8AA Plymouth See on map Total cost No data Université de Caen France EU contribution No data Address Rue de dr. charcot 14530 Luc-sur-mer See on map Total cost No data