The impact of a tidal barrage on coastal flooding due to storm surge in the Severn Estuary
| Autor: | Tulio Marcondes Moreira, Thomas A. A. Adcock, Qian Ma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Hydrology
geography Tidal barrage geography.geographical_feature_category Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Energy Engineering and Power Technology Storm surge Ocean Engineering Estuary Storm Peak water Offshore geotechnical engineering Environmental science Surge Coastal flood Water Science and Technology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy. 5:217-226 |
| ISSN: | 2198-6452 2198-6444 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s40722-019-00143-w |
| Popis: | The proposed Severn barrage is a controversial but widely discussed proposal to generate clean and renewable energy. A key concern with this technology is that such structures may cause other environmental problems. However, such structures might also have beneficial environmental effects in some areas, such as mitigating coastal flooding from storm surges. In this paper we model the hydrodynamics of the Severn barrage and surrounding area using a depth-averaged numerical model. We simulate a storm surge event based on realistic meteorological conditions coinciding with a spring tide. We find that to the east of the barrage the peak water level is significantly reduced by the barrage. To the west of the barrage, on the ocean side, the presence of the barrage leads to a small increase in the water levels during a surge event despite the reduction in the tidal amplitude. We examine different operational strategies for the barrage during a storm event – these make a small but perhaps significant difference. Overall a barrage can help to mitigate the impact of storm surges on coastal flooding. |
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