Recent Developments in Ship-Induced Hydrodynamics, Vessel-Generated Waves and Their Effects on Adjacent Shorelines

Dear Colleagues,

The field of monitoring, modeling, and evaluating the effects of vessel-generated waves, either from large container-type vessels or faster recreational crafts, is constantly evolving. New technologies and techniques are being developed to improve our understanding of vessel performance, as well as the robustness and resilience of coastal protective structures. Human activities associated with the accelerating urbanization of coastal areas stresses and degrades the ecosystem in adjacent waterways. The impact is typically a multiscale process in which the accumulation of short-time perturbations is amplified and modulated by local circulation. For example, boat traffic creates an intermittent climate that enhances sediment transport, bank erosion, vegetation stripping, and ecosystem degradation. Understanding, modeling, and predicting such processes requires an effective characterization of a range of subprocesses that include human activity, small scale circulation, sediment transport, and morphodynamics, as well as their complex interaction.

The Journal Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE) is interested in publishing a Special Issue dedicated to showcasing the latest research in this area. JMSE welcomes contributions in all aspects relevant to the problem in the form of original research articles, reviews, and perspectives that highlight recent developments, including theoretical, field, remote sensing, and numerical studies of wave processes and small-scale circulation, channel hydrodynamics, sediment transport, marshland morphodynamics, and marshland ecosystem dynamics, as well as efforts to quantify human activity.

All submissions will be subject to the usual peer-review process and will be evaluated based on their originality, significance, and potential impact on the field. The deadline for submissions is 31 October 2023.

We are looking forward to receiving high-quality contributions that will provide valuable insights into recent developments in vessel-generated waves and their effects on adjacent shorelines to help inspire new lines of research in this exciting field.

Dr. Matt Malej
Dr. Sheremet Alexandru
Guest Editors

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• wave propagation
• vessel hydrodynamics
• coastal erosion
• sediment transport
• numerical models