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Kostarisk joint research laboratory has received government funding managed by the French National Research Agency under the France 2030 Investment Plan (ref. ANR-16-IDEX-0002).

Denis MorichonAss. Prof. at UPPA/SIAME

Background

  • PhD Oceanography Physics (Univ. Québec)
  • Ass. Prof since 2008 at Univ. Pau and Pays de l’Adour (UPPA) in Anglet (SIAME laboratory - IVS (Wave/Structure Interaction) team, and ISA BTP Engineering School)

Current projects/topics

  • Coastal flooding (runup & impact)
  • Wave contribution to cliff collapse
  • Wave transformation over complex bathymetry
  • Machine learning application to coastal risks and bathymetry inversion
  • Harbour oscillations

Foreseen contribution in Kostarisk

  • Kostarisk co-director
  • Numerical modeling : morphodynamic (Xbeach), wave-resolving model (BOSZ, XbeachNH) and Navier-Stokes (NOTUS)
  • Video monitoring
  • Nearshore wave monitoring with remote sensing techniques (GNSS, satellite)
  • Machine learning