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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).

Matthias DelpeyHead of R&D - Rivages Pro Tech

Background

  • Engineering degree (ENPC, Paris)
  • PhD Pysical Oceanographie (UBO, Brest)
  • 10+ years at Rivages Pro Tech
  • Geophysical fluid dynamics, coastal wave & currents, estuaries

 

Current projects/topics

  • Coastal wave transformation
  • Wave runup, impacts and marine flooding
  • Nearshore morphodynamics
  • Wave energy resource assessment
  • Coastal hydrodynamics and transports
  • Early Warning Systems

Foreseen contribution in Kostarisk

  • Kostarisk co-director
  • Field deployments : wave, currents, impacts
  • Numerical modeling : spectral wave modelling (SWAN), nearshore circulation and transport (MOHID Water), phase-resolving modelling (BOSZ)
  • Videometry
  • Monitoring and forecast systems