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).
Tom SomdecosteCoastal forecaster / R&D Engineer - Rivages Pro Tech
Background
- Engineering degree (ENSEEIHT, Toulouse)
- Joined RPT team in 2016
- Main investigator in
- Coastal videometry
- Spectral wave modelling
Current projects/topics
- Wave transformation across the coastal area
- Marine flooding modelling and decision-support
- Nearshore circulation and transports
- Local wave and hydrodynamic forecasting
Foreseen contribution in Kostarisk
- Coastal videometry techniques and network management
- Numerical modeling : spectral wave modelling (SWAN), nearshore circulation and transport (MOHID Water), statistical models
- Field deployments : wave, currents, impacts