Symposium Topics

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Wave measurement and analysis:
Direct, optical and radar wave measurement systems. Analysis methods. Wave measurement networks.

2.

Theoretical wave description models:
Wave description. Freak waves. Extreme wave statistics.

3.

Long waves:
Characteristics of the infragravity waves. Oscillations in harbors and semi-enclosed areas. Long waves models. Tsunamis.

4.

Shallow water waves:
Waves-currents interaction. Waves and transport in the surf zone. Run-up and overtopping. Effects on coastal structures.

5.

Waves effects on shallow waters:
Catastrophic effects of waves. Wave effects on shallow waters.

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Physical wave models of wave generation:
Generation and measurement systems in physical models. Waves-structures interaction.

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Numerical wave models:
Wave prediction. Wave propagation. Waves and structures. New technologies for wave modeling. Numerical wave tanks..

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Relevant collaboration projects:
Projects on global scale. National wave networks. Operational oceanographic worldwide networks.

9.

Indian Ocean Tsunami (26th December 2004):
ASCE Special Session. Field surveys, observed damages and effects. Tsunami numerical models. Prevention and monitoring systems.