25/10/2014 INTRODUCTIONTOCOASTALHYDRODYNAMICS The Coastal Areas are Popular Coastal Development 25/10/2014 Coastal Infrastructure Coastal Protection Natural Environment 25/10/2014 Shipping and Transportation Coastal Areas as Receiving Waters Design of Structures 25/10/2014 Conflict Between Man and Sea Course Content Wave Properties wave energy .particle movement 25/10/2014 Wave Generation and Propagation Wave Transformation in Shallow Water Refraction Shoaling & Refraction 25/10/2014 Deep Water: ”Chaotic” Wave Conditions Shallow Water: More ”Organized” Wave Conditions Shallow Water: Breaking Waves 25/10/2014 Plunging Wave Through the Surf Zone Up On the Beach 25/10/2014 Statistical Properties of Waves Diffraction Reflection 25/10/2014 Wave Transformation in the Nearshore Diffraction Behind a Breakwater Water Level Variations & Climate Change ...25/10/2014 Coastal Infrastructure Coastal Protection Natural Environment 25/10/2014 Shipping and Transportation Coastal Areas as Receiving Waters Design of Structures