NSCPHD1254 Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics

Volume 2013/2014
Content
  • Aims and contents of the course (subject area and scientific content)
    Many practical issues in estuaries and coastal seas, like coastal protection against flooding, navigation into harbors, water and bottom quality or ecology, requires the availability of detailed knowledge about the physical system in its (un)disturbed state. Observations and models of currents, waves, sediment transport and morphological changes in estuaries and coastal seas are a major input for that.
    The aim of this course is to provide the participants with a coherent overview of the state-of-art knowledge about morphodynamic processes in estuaries and coastal seas. This includes topics in hydrodynamics and sediment transport processes. The morphodynamics will also cover a wide range of scales, from the short-term (seconds) and small scale (cm) behaviour of ripples in channels to the long-term (centuries) and large scale (kms) behaviour of the Danish Wadden Sea. Particular attention will be paid to coupling between observations of processes and features and physical concepts. This will be achieved by combining lectures with field exercises. We will also discuss the impact of climate change and sea level rise on the Danish Wadden Sea environment.
  • Format of the course and learning outcome
    The course will consist of a mixture lectures, field-exercises, supervised group projects and an excursion in the area. The morning sessions are reserved for the lectures by international experts and the afternoon sessions will be used to work on field-exercises - group projects. These group projects (of about 4 participants) are small research projects and deal with a specific topic related to the summer course under supervision of an expert. The group projects will end with a 30 minute presentation of the outcome of the project.
    Participants who attend the course will also be expected to give a short presentation of their PhD project or their major research activities.
PhD level
PhD level
Combining lectures with field exercises.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Field Work
  • 50
  • Lectures
  • 40
  • Preparation
  • 20
  • Project work
  • 20
  • Total
  • 130
Credit
5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Other
The group projects will end with a 30 minute presentation of the outcome of the project.
Participants who attend the course will also be expected to give a short presentation of their PhD project or their major research activities.
Marking scale
passed/not passed
Censorship form
No external censorship