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  • HIGHWAVE is an interdisciplinary project at the frontiers of coastal and ocean engineering...

    HIGHWAVE is an interdisciplinary project at the frontiers of coastal and ocean engineering...

  • Waves, an infinite source of energy for the humanity

    Waves, an infinite source of energy for the humanity

  • and questions for scientists...

    and questions for scientists...

  • Why do waves break?

    Why do waves break?

  • How do they dissipate energy?

    How do they dissipate energy?

  • ...and why is this important?

    ...and why is this important?

  • Predicting the onset of breaking of water waves...

    Predicting the onset of breaking of water waves...

  • to improve wave breaking physics, sea state and ocean weather forecasting models.

    to improve wave breaking physics, sea state and ocean weather forecasting models.

  • in the west of Ireland, storms in the winter of 2013–2014 transported boulders inland distances up to 222 m.

    in the west of Ireland, storms in the winter of 2013–2014 transported boulders inland distances up to 222 m.

  • sometime at elevations up to 29 m above high water...

    sometime at elevations up to 29 m above high water...

  • ...storm-wave energies on coasts remains to be fully understood...

    ...storm-wave energies on coasts remains to be fully understood...

  • Quantifying coastal boulders deposits dynamics helps us understand the transmission of wave energies inshore during high-energy storm events.

    Quantifying coastal boulders deposits dynamics helps us understand the transmission of wave energies inshore during high-energy storm events.

HIGHWAVE KICK OFF IN UCD

A presentation was held at the University Club, on the Belfield Campus of University College Dublin,  (adjacent to the O’Reilly Hall Building, by the lake), on Wednesday October 2nd, 2019 to present Project Highwave, industry, private and public sector partners attended the event to meet the men and women of the wave group...

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On 2 October 2019, Professor Frédéric Dias gave an official presentation of the ERC project HIGHWAVE. There was a variety of guests including the UCD VP for Research, Orla Feely, the head of the School of Mathematics and Statistics, Brendan Murphy, and representatives of the following institutions: Met Eireann, Commissioners of Irish Lights, Royal Irish Academy, Irish Air Corps, Marine Institute, ICHEC, The Office of Public Works. Several members of UCD College of Engineering and Architecture, as well as the Wave Group led by Professor Dias, also attended.

presentation 021019Professor Dias explaining the occurrence of wave breaking.

The presentation gave a brief overview of previous projects that looked at rogue waves and coastal boulder transport and led to the main objectives of HIGHWAVE. One of the main goals of the project is to elevate the current wave forecasting to the level of current weather forecasting. HIGHWAVE will be delivered in four work packages, each dealing with different aspects of breaking of highly energetic waves.

guests 021019HIGHWAVE guests at the UCD University Club

The presentation was well received and the guests had a variety of good questions, from the reactions of the Aran Islands community, to data storage and maintenance. Later, as the project develops, there will be more public presentations to share the progress.

wavegroup 021019Wave Group, School of Mathematics and Statistics (UCD)

 

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