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1 Workshop: an overview on free surface flows Paris, November, 2017 Tsunami-like bore formation in coastal and estuarine environments Philippe Bonneton EPOC/METHYS, CNRS, Bordeaux Univ. Tidal bore Gironde Lavigne Y.

2 Introduction Long waves Tsunamis, tides, infragravity waves, meteorological tsunamis, bore Sumatra 2004 tsunami reaching the coast of Thailand

3 Introduction Long waves Tsunamis, tides, infragravity waves, meteorological tsunamis, 7 min 18 min 30 min 40 min a=2m 50 km Serre Green Naghdi model Tissier, Bonneton et al., JCR2011

4 Introduction Long waves Tsunamis, tides, infragravity waves, meteorological tsunamis, dispersive shock inception 7 min 18 min 30 min 40 min a=2m 50 km bore formation

5 Introduction Tsunami bore Sumatra 2004 tsunami reaching the coast of Thailand references: Grue et al Madsen et al

6 Introduction Tsunami bore 21 st November 2016, Sunaoshi River in Tagajo city, Japan (earthquake 7.4)

7 Introduction Tidal bore Bonneton et al. JGR 2015

8 Introduction Tidal bore Gironde estuary, Saint Pardon, Dordogne Jean-Marc Chauvet, Septembre 2014

9 Introduction Tidal bore Large amplitude spring tide 10 th September 2010 Bonneton et al. JGR 2015

10 Introduction Impact of tsunami-like bores Strong impact on coastal and estuarine environments

11 Introduction Impact of tsunami-like bores Sediment transport and erosion Tidal Bores, Bonneton et al Impact on marine structures and buildings Tsunamis, Arikawa et al. 2013

12 Introduction Conditions for tsunami-like bore formation in coastal and estuarine environments tsunami bore tidal bore

13 Introduction collaborations field measurements Bonneton N., Castelle B., Detandt G., Parisot J-P., Sottolichio A. (EPOC, METHYS team, Bordeaux) Frappart F., Roussel N., Darrozes J. (OMP, Toulouse) Martins K. (Bath University) long wave modeling Ricchuito M., Arpaia L., Filippini A. (INRIA, Bordeaux) Lannes D. (IMB, Bordeaux) Marche F. (IMAG, Montpellier), Tissier M. (TU Delft, Netherlands)

14 Outline Introduction Basic conditions for bore formation in the coastal zone Conditions for tidal bore formation in estuaries Conclusion and perspectives

15 Outline Introduction Basic conditions for bore formation in the coastal zone Conditions for tidal bore formation in estuaries Conclusion and perspectives

16 Basic conditions for bore formation Bore inception? D 0 =150 m L c 4000 m deep ocean Continental shelf the continental shelf is relatively flat D 0, A 0, ω 0 =2π/T 0 LL w0 = ggd 0 ω 0

17 Basic conditions for bore formation µ 0 << 1 ε 0 =O(1) Serre / Green Naghdi equations

18 Basic conditions for bore formation µ 0 << 1 ε 0 =O(1) 7 min 18 min 30 min 40 min a=2m 50 km Serre Green Naghdi model Tissier, Bonneton et al., JCR2011

19 Basic conditions for bore formation µ 0 << 1 ε 0 =O(1) 7 min 18 min 30 min 40 min a=2m 50 km Serre Green Naghdi model Tissier, Bonneton et al., JCR2011

20 Basic conditions for bore formation

21 Basic conditions for bore formation t=0 t=t s /4 t=t s /2 t=3t s /4 t=t s x x s

22 Basic conditions for bore formation D 0 =150 m 4000 m deep ocean L c Continental shelf see Madsen et al 2008

23 Basic conditions for bore formation 150 m 4000 m deep ocean L c Continental shelf

24 Basic conditions for bore formation 150 m 4000 m deep ocean L c Continental shelf

25 Basic conditions for bore formation 150 m 4000 m deep ocean L c Continental shelf Continental shelves D m tsunamis: A 0 2 m, T 0 25 min x s = 460 km tides: T min x s >> L c no tidal bore in open continental shelf water

26 Basic conditions for bore formation 150 m 4000 m deep ocean L c Continental shelf tsunamis: bores may occur in large and shallow (few tens of m) coastal environments: marine coastal plains (e.g.: deltas, alluvial estuaries) or carbonate platforms (e.g.: coral reef systems)

27 Basic conditions for bore formation 150 m 4000 m deep ocean L c Continental shelf tsunamis: bores may occur in large and shallow (few tens of m) coastal environments: marine coastal plains (e.g.: deltas, alluvial estuaries) or carbonate platforms (e.g.: coral reef systems) tides: bores can occur in long shallow alluvial estuaries L 100 km D 0 10 m

28 Basic conditions for bore formation 150 m 4000 m deep ocean L c Continental shelf tsunamis: bores may occur in large and shallow (few tens of m) coastal environments: marine coastal plains (e.g.: deltas, alluvial estuaries) or carbonate platforms (e.g.: coral reef systems) tides: bores can occur in long shallow alluvial estuaries

29 Basic conditions for bore formation 150 m 4000 m deep ocean L c Continental shelf tsunamis: bores may occur in large and shallow (few tens of m) coastal environments: marine coastal plains (e.g.: deltas, alluvial estuaries) or carbonate platforms (e.g.: coral reef systems) tides: bores can occur in long shallow alluvial estuaries in such shallow environments friction plays a significant role

30 Outline Introduction Basic conditions for bore formation in the coastal zone Conditions for tidal bore formation in estuaries Conclusion and perspectives

31 Conditions for tidal bore formation Worldwide tidal bores Severn River - England Amazon River Brazil (Pororoca) Kampar River Sumatra (Bono) Qiantang River China

32 Conditions for tidal bore formation Worldwide tidal bores 3 field campaigns : a unique long-term high-frequency database Gironde/Garonne/Dordogne estuary France Bonneton et al. JGR 2015

33 Conditions for tidal bore formation Worldwide tidal bores 3 field campaigns : a unique long-term high-frequency database Gironde/Garonne/Dordogne estuary France Bonneton et al. JGR 2015

34 Conditions for tidal bore formation Physical criteria Large tidal range (Tr 0 =2A 0 ) Chanson (2012) : Tr 0 > m Small water depth coastal plain alluvial estuaries Large-scale funnel-shaped estuaries Scaling analysis Tide propagation in convergent estuaries : Parker 1991, Lanzoni and Seminara 1998, Toffolon et al First scaling analysis of the tidal bore problem

35 Conditions for tidal bore formation Physical criteria Large tidal range Small water depth coastal plain alluvial estuaries Large-scale funnel-shaped estuaries Scaling analysis Identify the characteristic scales of the problem: morphology of alluvial estuaries tidal wave forcing

36 Conditions for tidal bore formation Alluvial estuary morphology Tide-dominated alluvial estuaries show many morphological similarities all over the world Scheldt estuary along-channel coordinate Savenije 2012

37 Conditions for tidal bore formation Alluvial estuary morphology Pungue estuary Graas et al. 2008

38 Conditions for tidal bore formation Alluvial estuary morphology BB = BB 0 ee xx LL BBB L b0 : convergence length D 0 : characteristic water depth

39 Conditions for tidal bore formation Tidal wave forcing A 0 =Tr 0 /2 (mean spring tidal amplitude) T 0 =12.4 h LL www = ggdd 0 /ω 0 Cf 0 : friction coefficient Q 0 : freshwater discharge

40 Conditions for tidal bore formation Tidal wave forcing A 0 =Tr 0 /2 (mean spring tidal amplitude) T 0 =12.4 h LL www = ggdd 0 /ω 0 Cf 0 : friction coefficient

41 Conditions for tidal bore formation Scaling analysis L b0 D 0 A 0 LL www Cf 0 5 external variables

42 Conditions for tidal bore formation Scaling analysis

43 Conditions for tidal bore formation Scaling analysis

44 Conditions for tidal bore formation Scaling analysis

45 Conditions for tidal bore formation Scaling analysis Tidal wave nonlinearity DD ii > 1.5 Bonneton et al., JGR 2015 necessary condition for tidal bore formation by not a sufficient one

46 Conditions for tidal bore formation Scaling analysis explore the 3D dimensionless external parameter space: (ε 0, δ 0, φ 0 ) Field data: 21 convergent alluvial estuaries Bonneton, P., Filippini, A.G., Arpaia, L., Bonneton, N. and Ricchiuto, M Conditions for tidal bore formation in convergent alluvial estuaries. ECSS, 172, Numerical simulations: 225 runs of a Serre/Green Naghdi model Filippini, A.G., Arpaia, L., Bonneton, P., and Ricchiuto, M Modelling analysis of tidal bore formation in convergent estuaries. in press EJM/B Fluids

47 Conditions for tidal bore formation Field data 1 Chao Phya Thailand 2 Columbia USA 3 Conwy UK 4 Corantijn USA 5 Daly Australia 6 Delaware USA 7 Elbe Germany 8 Gironde France 21 convergent alluvial estuaries 8 tidal bore estuaries 9 Hooghly India 10 Humber UK 11 Limpopo Mozambique D 0, L b0, A 0 =Tr 0 /2, Cf 0 12 Loire France 13 Mae Klong Thailand 14 Maputo Mozambique 15 Ord Australia 16 Pungue Mozambique 17 Qiantang China 18 Scheldt Netherlands 19 Severn UK 20 Tha Chin Thailand 21 Thames UK

48 Conditions for tidal bore formation Field data 1 Chao Phya Thailand 2 Columbia USA 3 Conwy UK 4 Corantijn USA 5 Daly Australia 6 Delaware USA 7 Elbe Germany 8 Gironde France 9 Hooghly India 10 Humber UK 11 Limpopo Mozambique 12 Loire France 13 Mae Klong Thailand 14 Maputo Mozambique 15 Ord Australia 16 Pungue Mozambique 17 Qiantang China 18 Scheldt Netherlands 19 Severn UK 20 Tha Chin Thailand 21 Thames UK Tidal bore estuaries: δ D parameter space (ε 0, φ 0 )

49 Conditions for tidal bore formation Field data ε c (φ 0 ) 1 Chao Phya Thailand 2 Columbia USA 3 Conwy UK 4 Corantijn USA 5 Daly Australia 6 Delaware USA 7 Elbe Germany 8 Gironde France 9 Hooghly India 10 Humber UK 11 Limpopo Mozambique 12 Loire France 13 Mae Klong Thailand 14 Maputo Mozambique 15 Ord Australia 16 Pungue Mozambique 17 Qiantang China 18 Scheldt Netherlands 19 Severn UK 20 Tha Chin Thailand 21 Thames UK Tidal bores occur when ε 0 > ε c (φ 0 )

50 Conditions for tidal bore formation Numerical simulations Numerical investigation of the 2D parameter space (ε 0, φ 0 ) Filippini, A.G., Arpaia, L., Bonneton, P., and Ricchiuto, M., EJM-B / Fluids, 2017 Idealized convergent estuaries fully nonlinear weakly dispersive Boussinesq type equations: Serre/Green Naghdi equations

51 Conditions for tidal bore formation Numerical simulations Numerical investigation of the 2D parameter space (ε 0, φ 0 ) Filippini, A.G., Arpaia, L., Bonneton, P., and Ricchiuto, M., EJM-B / Fluids, 2017 Hybrid FV/FE scheme hyperbolic step 3 rd order upwind MUSCL elliptic step 2 nd order continuous FE

52 Conditions for tidal bore formation Numerical simulations SGN / NLSW ε 0 =0.7, φ 0 = 10 Filippini et al. 2017

53 Conditions for tidal bore formation Numerical simulations SGN / NLSW Filippini et al. 2017

54 Conditions for tidal bore formation Numerical simulations Numerical investigation of the 2D parameter space (ε 0, φ 0 ) model based on the NLSW equations 225 runs with δ 0 = 2

55 Conditions for tidal bore formation Numerical simulations one example on the 225 runs SS mmmmmm = mmmmmm ζ Filippini et al. 2017

56 Conditions for tidal bore formation Numerical simulations δ 0 = 2 SS mmmmmm SS mmmmmm Filippini et al. 2017

57 Conditions for tidal bore formation Numerical simulations rate of change of the tidal range TT rr = TT rr LLLL TT rr (0) TT rr (0) damping amplification Theoretical zero-amplification curve: ε 0 φ 0 = δ 0 (δ ) (Savenije et al. 2008) Filippini et al. 2017

58 Conditions for tidal bore formation Estuary classification a b c d

59 Conditions for tidal bore formation Estuary classification ε c (φ 0 ) Tidal bores occur when ε 0 > ε c (φ 0 )

60 Conclusion Criterion for the formation of tsunami-like bore tsunami bore tidal bore tsunamis: bores may occur in large and shallow coastal environments marine coastal plains with gentle slope (e.g.: deltas, alluvial estuaries) carbonate platforms (e.g.: coral reef systems) tides: bores may occur in long shallow alluvial estuaries

61 Conclusion Conditions for tidal bore formation nonlinear tidal wave transformation is mainly governed by the quadratic friction terms Tidal bores occur when ε 0 > ε c (φ 0 )

62 Perspectives Modelling bore formation from large to small scales using SGN equations application to tidal bores in the Gironde/Garonne estuary t (s)

63 Thank you for your attention

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