Estuaries Research Programme Phase 2 dissemination
FD2117 Estuary Simulator and FD2107 Hybrid Estuary Morphological Modelling (July 2007)
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Download the FD2117 leaflet | Download the FD2107 leaflet - Warning these are in leaflet format!
| 10:30 – 10:55 |
The EA / Defra R&D Programme and the Estuaries Research Programme - 121KB | Suresh Surendran. Environment Agency |
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| Introduction to the Day. | Richard Whitehouse, HRW. | |
| 10:55 – 13 :00 |
Session 1:FD2117 – Development and Demonstration of Systems Based Estuary Simulators (EstSim) | Chair: Alun Williams, ABPmer |
| The EstSim Project: Introduction - 271KB | Alun Williams, ABPmer | |
| The Prototype Simulator Interface. | Kevin Morris, Discovery Software | |
| The Systems Approach - 687KB | Alun Williams, ABPmer | |
| Simulation Rationale | Jon French, UCL | |
| Pilot Testing: Thames Estuary and Teign Estuary - 187KB | Richard Whitehouse, HRW | |
| Capabilities and Limitations - 114KB | Ian Townend | |
| Discussion |
| 13.50 - 15.15 |
Session 2: FD2107 - Development of Estuary Morphological Models |
Chair: John Huthnance (POL) |
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| Project Introduction - 777KB | Andrew Lane, POL | |
| Morphological predictions and impacts based on hydrodynamics, inc. managed realignment models - 644KB | video1 | video2 | Richard Soulsby, HRW | |
| “Hybrid” models - 1.15MB | Adrian Wright, ABPmer | |
| Inverse model - 2.65MB | Dominic Reeve, Univ. Plymouth | |
| Model Applications to Mersey, Dee, Ribble, Tamar, Humber, Blackwater, Southampton Water, Tollesbury Creek - 306KB | John Huthnance, POL |
| 16:15 - 18:00 |
Session 3: Morphological Model Application and Testing / The Way Forward | Chair: Richard Whitehouse (HRW) |
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| Morphological Model Application: Thames Estuary - 494KB | Jez Spearman, HRW | |
| The Way forward - Development and Dissemination of Estuary Research Programme (FD2119) 130KB | Richard Whitehouse, HRW | |
| Structured discussion | ||
| 17:30 - 18.00 |
Hands on demonstrations |
