{"id":17677,"date":"2023-06-27T10:17:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T15:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/?post_type=research-projects&p=17677"},"modified":"2025-05-28T12:58:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T17:58:46","slug":"enhancing-coastal-resilience-through-thin-layer-placement","status":"publish","type":"research-projects","link":"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/research\/project\/enhancing-coastal-resilience-through-thin-layer-placement\/","title":{"rendered":"Enhancing Coastal Resilience through Thin Layer Placement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Critical to saltmarsh restoration is understanding the physical and ecological drivers of
degradation and fragmentation in saltmarsh ecosystems. Physical and ecological
processes of a broad range of spatiotemporal scales affect the success and effectiveness
of potential thin-layer placement EWN solutions. This project will develop and share
with stakeholders a multiscale monitoring and model framework, an approach which is
in high demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Objective<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To develop a multiscale monitoring and modeling framework to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Quantify the ecological-physical coupling of coastal wetland-oyster reef mosaics
    considering interactions among flow, vegetation, reefs and sediment through field
    studies and experiments;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Develop and validate a multiscale numerical model framework;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Provide theoretical support and assessment tools for the TLP practice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Approach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Field observations on hydrodynamics and sediment transport processes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Small-scale CFD models for flow-vegetation interactions and sediment transport.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Derive and implement improved parameterization of sub-grid processes in largescale eco-geomorphic models.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Investigate the effectiveness of potential thin-layer placement solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      Related NBS Literature<\/h3>\n\n\n\n