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Application of a stochastic differential equation to the prediction of shoreline evolution |
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| Authors: | Ping Dong Xing Zheng Wu |
| Institution: | 1. Division of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Physics and Mathematics, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, UK 2. Department of Applied Mathematics, School of Applied Science, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Haidan District, Beijing, 100083, People’s Republic of China |
| Abstract: | Shoreline evolution due to longshore sediment transport is one of the most important problems in coastal engineering and management. This paper describes a method to predict the probability distributions of long-term shoreline positions in which the evolution process is based on the standard one-line model recast into a stochastic differential equation. The time-dependent and spatially varying probability density function of the shoreline position leads to a Fokker–Planck equation model. The behaviour of the model is evaluated by applying it to two simple shoreline configurations: a single long jetty perpendicular to a straight shoreline and a rectangular beach nourishment case. The sensitivity of the model predictions to variations in the wave climate parameters is shown. The results indicate that the proposed model is robust and computationally efficient compared with the conventional Monte Carlo simulations. |
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