A regional application of bayesian modeling for coastal erosion and sand nourishment management

Alessio Giardino*, Eleni Diamantidou, Stuart Pearson, Giorgio Santinelli, Kees den Heijer

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Abstract

This paper presents an application of the Bayesian belief network for coastal erosion management at the regional scale. A "Bayesian erosion management network" (BERM-N) is developed and trained based on yearly cross-shore profile data available along the Holland coast. Profiles collected for over 50 years and at 604 locations were combined with information on different sand nourishment types (i.e., beach, dune, and shoreface) and volumes implemented during the analyzed time period. The network was used to assess the effectiveness of nourishments in mitigating coastal erosion. The effectiveness of nourishments was verified using two coastal state indicators, namely the momentary coastline position and the dune foot position. The network shows how the current nourishment policy is effective in mitigating the past erosive trends. While the effect of beach nourishment was immediately visible after implementation, the effect of shoreface nourishment reached its maximum only 5-10 years after implementation of the nourishments. The network can also be used as a predictive tool to estimate the required nourishment volume in order to achieve a predefined coastal erosion management objective. The network is interactive and flexible and can be trained with any data type derived from measurements as well as numerical models.

Original languageEnglish
Article number61
Number of pages17
JournalWater (Switzerland)
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2019

Keywords

  • Bayesian belief network
  • BERM-N
  • Coastal erosion
  • Coastal state indicators
  • Dune foot
  • Holland coast
  • JarKus data
  • Momentary coastline
  • Sand nourishments
  • Sea level rise

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