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Coastal Engineering - Journal Special Issue
Developing Video Systems in Support of Coastal Zone
Management
Editor-in-chief: Hans Burcharth
Guest editors: Mark Davidson & Raul Medina
Contents:
1. Forward. Mark Davidson & Raul Medina. ‘Developing Video Systems in Support
of Coastal Zone Management’
2. Argus Background Paper. Rob Holman & John Stanley. ‘The history and
capabilities of Argus’
3. Argus Developments Paper. Irv Elshoff, John Stanley. ‘Recent developments
in digital coastal video systems.’
4. Frame of Reference Paper. Mark Van Koningsveld, Arno de Kruif, Jose
Jimenez, Mark Davidson. ‘A Frame of Reference Approach to Coastal Zone
Management.’ Mark, please revise.
5. Coastal Protection Paper. Aart Kroon et al. Aart, please advise.
6. Coastal Protection. A. Lamberti, R. Archetti, M. Gonzales Rodriguez, R.
Spanhoff, S. Aarninkhof. 'Human interventions on beaches: defence structures,
beach nourishment and dredging operations'
7. Recreation. Jose Jiminez, Stefan Aarninkhof, Ismael Marino-Tapia, Andres
Osorio, Suzanne Quartel, Carlo Albertazzi, Niels Vinther, Nigel Aird, Rob
Holman, Paolo Ciavola. ‘Beach recreation planning using video-derived coastal
state indicators’
8. Navigation. Raul Medina, Ismael Marino-Tapia, Andres Osario, Ken Kingston,
David Marcano, Mark Davidson. A) ‘Management of Dynamic navigation
channels using video techniques’. B) ‘Long and short term evolution of tidal inlets’
9. Prediction. : Stefan Aarninkhof, Marije Smit, Kenneth Kingston, Gerben
Ruessink, Rob Holman, Raul Medina, Alberto Lamberti, Howard Southgate.
‘Video driven prediction of coastal evolution'.
10. Summary Paper – Comments welcome
Underlined authors are the paper champions!
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Other papers, that may or may not contribute towards the special issue.
Please include any ideas that you may have below using the same
format as the other papers
11. Inlets: Raul Medina, Ken Kingston, Andres Osario, Mark Davidson, Nigel
Aird, Ismael Marino-Tapia. ‘Long and short term evolution of tidal inlets’
Others?
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No.1
1. Title - Forward: Developing Video Systems in Support of Coastal Zone
Management
2. Authors: Mark Davidson & Raul Medina (Guest editors)
3. Objective: To provide an introduction to the philosophy of the CoastView
project, the format and specific content of the journal.
4. Indicative Content:
 Project philosophy.
 Potential advantages / disadvantages of video.
 Concept of CSIs (brief!!).
 Methodology for definition of problems / CSIs.
 Advancement of video technology.
 Ground truth data and fieldwork/ field sites + site description.
 Introduce journal structure / content.
5. Estimated Length of Paper: 3-4 pages
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No.2
1. Title: The history and capabilities of Argus
2. Authors: Rob Holman & Jon Stanley
3. Objectives: To Introduce the history and basic capabilities of Argus in a
structured way, such that the material can serve as a reference for
subsequent chapters.
4. Indicative Content:
 Discussion of the nearshore sampling problem
 Historical developments of optical remote sensing & Argus stations
 Technical discussion of Argus capabilities including accuracies, and
resolution of sensor, multi-camera sampling, time-domain sampling
and the concept of pixel instruments.
 Example algorithms for recovery of geophysical signals
 Description of core Argus sites and the logic behind their selection
5. Estimated Length of Paper: 20 pages
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No. 3
1. Title: Recent developments in digital coastal video systems
2. Authors: Irv Elshoff, John Stanley
3. Objective: To document technical advancements in the digital video
technology during the lifetime of the CoastView project and to provide a
roadmap to future developments.
4. Indicative Content:
 Philosophy: The approach towards digital imaging (cyclic image
collection)
 A detailed description of the digital video system + communication
infrastructure. Also mention low-power mobile Argus station.
 Advantages: Advanced data sampling schemes (simultaneous data
collection from multiple cameras, flexibility), improved image quality
 Roadmap to future developments
5. Length: 10 pages
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No. 4 - Mark, please can you revise the following?
1. Title: A Frame of Reference Approach to Coastal Zone Management.
2. Authors: Mark Van Koningsveld, Arno de Kruif, Jose Jimenez, Mark
Davidson + Others?
3. Objective: To introduce the need for a structured approach. To introduce
the frame of reference concept. To provide a reference for subsequent
papers within the journal.
4. Indicative Content: Detailed description of the frame of reference and its
advantages. Use of the frame of reference within the CoastView project
5. Approximate Length: 15 pages
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No. 5
1. Suggested title: 'Human interventions on beaches: defence structures,
beach nourishment and dredging operations'
Comment Stefan: This title provides good coverage of the type of
interventions being considered in the framework of CoastView. It is not
entirely clear however, what aspect of ‘coastal interventions’ we are looking at
(design, planning, construction, impact assessment, evaluation, etc). Besides,
I would probably also emphasize the high-resolution aspect of video
monitoring, which is a unique characteristic of this paper. What is your opinion
on this suggestion?
‘High-resolution impact assessment of coastal interventions: Defence
structures, beach nourishments and dredging operations' S.A.
2. Suggested Authors: A. Lamberti, R. Archetti UB, M. Gonzales Rodriguez
UC, R. Spanhoff RWS, S. Aarninkhof DH (arbitrary order)
3. Objectives: To show how video techniques can be used to quantify the
effects of human interventions in a set of applications where CoastView has
experience.
Should there be any focus on the advantage of high-resolution data as
compared to traditional monitoring techniques? S. A.
4. Indicative Content: The paper will be structured as follows.
Introduction (Lamberti)
a) Monitoring of defence structures effects
 Waves on breakwaters (Lamberti)
 Run-up on beaches (Archetti)
 Induced currents and morphodynamics (Lamberti)
b) Monitoring of dredging operations and nourishments
(Gonzales)
○ Evaluation of a combined beach and shoreface nourishment in
Egmond. Analysis: Quantification of volumetric changes at intertidal
beach. Key-results: Beach nourishment disappears from intertidal
region within 3-4 months, intertidal dynamics driven by larger-scale
morphology (Aarninkhof/Spanhoff)
c) Monitoring of on-going works and of beach use
 Controlling coastal works (Lamberti)
 Monitoring beach touristic utilization (Archetti)
Discussion (Spanhoff)
Conclusions (Lamberti)
References
Names in brackets refer to authors in charge of the chapters. Authors which
may contribute to chapters are kindly requested to point out their interest.
5. Estimated length of the paper: 20 pages: two per point + summary,
introduction, discussion, conclusions, references
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No. 6 – Coastal Protection Paper. Aart Kroon et al. Aart Please can you
fill in the gaps?
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No. 7
1) Title: Beach recreation planning using video-derived coastal state
indicators
2) Tentative authors and responsibility:
Paper co-ordinator:
José A. Jiménez (CIIRC) [Co-ordination. Paper structuring. First version of
the paper including introduction, theoretical aspects of beach recreation and
planning. Fitting the paper within the Frame of reference. Carrying capacity –
from images supplied by Stefan-].
Co-authors (Attendees to the paper-meeting we hold in Bologna expressing
interest):
Ismael Mariño-Tapia (UP) [Beach safety. Estimation of map of hazards
based on bathymetry]
Andrés Osorio (UCa) [Estimation of carrying capacity –beach user density
and user distributions-; Beach services: use of beach accesses].
Susanne Quartel (UU) [Beach services: determination of location of beach
services-restaurants-. Beach safety: location of rips along the beach].
Carlo Albertazzi (RER) [Fitting the objectives and results within the endusers needs and perspectives].
Niels Vinther (UCo) [Collaboration in the rip current related part].
Nigel Aird (UP) [Not yet defined].
Rob Holman (OSU) [Although Rob did not attend to the paper meeting, after
the presentation of the paper’s scope he told me he has some ideas and
interest in the topic so it will be good to have him as co-author. He could
collaborate by estimating any of the variables/CSI’s considered from his
video-archives. To be later defined with him].
Paolo Ciavola (UF) [Although Paolo did not attend to the paper meeting, after
the presentation of the paper I contacted him to include him as co-author by
involving him to estimate the beach carrying capacity in Italy. He accepted
and it is a way to look for “positive results”].
3) Objective:
The main aim of this paper is to illustrate how video-derived CSIs can be used
to help coastal managers for better beach planning/exploitation/management
for recreational purposes.
4) Topics to be covered:
Although recreational aspects of beaches can be analysed from many
different standpoints, here we restrict the analysis to three main aspects:
beach carrying capacity, services planning and beach safety.
Variables to be included in the analysis:
Beach carrying capacity:
 beach user density
 spatial distribution of beach users (alongshore and across-shore)
 temporal distribution of beach users
 beach zoning (in function of spatial distribution)
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Beach services planning:
 potential affectation of permanent services (very related to coastal
stability with cross-references to be included)
 planning of temporal services
 accesses
Beach safety:
 bathymetry related hazards
 current-related hazards (rip currents and related)
 morphodynamic states (as Australian does)
Comment:
The paper will cover each specific variable/topic from the theoretical
standpoint (i.e. what must be considered and why is relevant for beach
planning in the context of coastal engineering and management) and from the
practical/demonstration standpoints (i.e. estimation using video from the
different existing sites putting effort in complementarity to stress the versatility
of the technique and its broad range of application).
5) Estimated length of the paper: 20
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No. 8
1. Title:’ Management of dynamic navigation channels using video
techniques’
2. Authors: Raul Medina, Ismael Marino-Tapia, Andres Osario, Ken
Kingston, David Marcano, Mark Davidson.
. 3. Objectives: To illustrate how video techniques can be used to understand
and monitor the dynamic evolution of tidal inlets and so to preserve
navigation safety & natural/economic resources
4. Contents:
a) Introduction: Introduction to tidal entrances dynamics. A broad discussion
of issues that affect small and large scale coastal inlets. Management
strategies for small and large scale inlets. Management needs for coastal
inlets. Paper layout.
b) Site description – Teignmouth (UPl), El Puntal (UCa)
c) Results:
1) Navigational Safety: (UPl) Teignmouth – Problem definition,
description of the video solution (methods) – results
2) Dredging: (UC) El Puntal - Problem definition, description of the
video solution (methods) – results
d) Discussion – Critical review of the results. Pros & Cons. Accuracy.
Potential
e) Conclusions
5. Length. 18 pp. Intro 1.5, Site Description 1.5 (inc. figures), Results –
Teignmouth 6, El Puntal 6, Discussion 2, Conclusions 1
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No. 9
1) Title: 'Video driven prediction of coastal evolution'
2) Authors: Stefan Aarninkhof, Marije Smit, Ken Kingston, Gerben Ruessink,
Rob Holman, Raul Medina, Alberto Lamberti, Howard Southgate (arbitrary
order)
3) Aim of the paper: Showing video-driven techniques to predict coastal
evolution.
4) Structure of the paper:
The paper will be divided into three sections.
a. Data extrapolation (using Argus only)
i.e. data-driven modelling
examples:
 Neural Net analysis of bar behaviour (work by Gerben Ruessink)
 PCA analysis of intertidal evolution (work by Kathelijne Wijnberg on
Egmond, so far not yet predictive)
b. Argus feeding into the model (one-way)
examples:
 Intertidal bathymetry to estimate bathing hazards (Plymouth)
 Calibration of hydrodynamic models (Italy)
 Calibration of coastal profile model on the basis of video-derived bar
positions (Weerakoon/ Stefan Aarninkhof)
 Morphological modelling (Marije Smit)
c. Assimilation (iterative combination of Argus and modelling)
examples:
 beach profile calculations done for the navy as preperation for
exercises in Santander. So far the bathymetries used in these
calculations are not updated, which could be done by using Argus info
(Raul Medina)
 Combination of hydrodynamic modelling and Argus (work by Tuba
Özkan Haller, USA)
 assimilation of Argus-based information with process-based models for
morphological development (Marije Smit)
Most of the contents mentioned above are work that still needs to be done.
The names in brackets are the people that suggested the topic, have worked
on it or plan to work on it.
5) Estimated length of the paper: 20 pages: 6 per section + intro + summary
+ discussion
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No. 10: Any comments on the following are welcome:
1. Title (Summary Paper). An evaluation of the utility of coastal video systems
for coastal zone management.
2. Authors (ALL?)
3. Objectives. To summarise contributions made within the special issue and
to critically evaluate the CoastView project outcomes.
4. Indicative content.
 Video capabilities (summary of video advantages and disadvantages,
what’s possible / not possible)
 Video technology (advances (hardware / software) – digital video
benefits)
 Frame of reference – (advantages / disadvantages) + selected
examples
 Where can video help / not help
 A look to the future
5) Estimated length of the paper: 12 pages
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Other papers, that may or may not contribute towards the special issue.
Please include any ideas that you may have below using the same
format as the other papers
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No. 11
1. Title: Long and short term evolution of tidal inlets
2. Author: UC + UPL
3. Objectives: Describe the evolution of natural (UPL) and artificial (UC) inlets
4. Contents: a)
Introduction
Inlets are very dynamics
Inlets have many natural functions.
Also, many users and human activities.
 Many interventions are usually
carried out.
Natural / Artificial Inlets can be found
How do they behave?? What are the main
differences??
b)
Description of the Long / short term evolution of a Natural Inlet
Description of the Long / short term evolution of the Artif. Inlet
Long equilibrium  cycle of sediment beachchannel-shoal
Short variability  erosion under storm events.
Description will be based on long-historical bathymetries and in video images
c)
5. Length 16 pp
Discussion
2 intro
6 Puntal
6 Teigh
2 Discussion