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Lecture 1 - General introduction and principal water level variation
General introduction wave theory
Water level variations (waves, storm surges, fresh water discharge, seiches, tsunamis, tides)
Case safety against flooding (s-plan, d-plan)
Tide generating forces
Temporal variations of tides
Classification of tides
Lecture 2 - Estuaries
Connection between rivers and oceans/seas
Introduction in sediment transport
Introduction in river morphology
Processes determining tidal propagation in estuaries
Currents, salt intrusion and sediments in estuaries
Case Schelde estuary
Lecture 3 - Hydrometric measurements
Different techniques to measure water levels
Datum control, benchmarks and levelling
Data transmission and validation
Different techniques to measure flow velocities
Measurement techniques for salinity, sediment transport
Examples for the Schelde estuary
Lecture 4 - ATT
Introduction of Admiralty Tide Tables
Practical 1 - ATT
Exercises on application of ATT
Lecture 5 - Harmonic analysis
Introduction on harmonic analysis of tides
Prediction of water levels using harmonic analysis
Practical 2 - Harmonic analysis
Exercise deriving harmonic components using versatile tidana
Exercise predicting water levels using derived harmonic components in versatile tidana
Practical 3 - Field visit
Field visit of tide gauge
Field visit hydrometric instruments at Flanders hydraulics
Lecture 6 - Cotidal lines and models
Cotidal lines
Introduction on numerical models
Case Water level predictions in the Schelde estuary
Description des modalités de validation
- Contrôle continu
- Examen final