SCALDIS-COAST: A NUMERICAL MODEL FOR LONG-TERM MORPHOLOGY OF THE BELGIAN COAST USING THE TELEMAC-MASCARET SYSTEM

The sea level rise poses a growing threat to the coastal safety. The Flemish Authorities launched the Complex Project Kustvisie (CPKV) to define the overall long-term coastal defense strategy for the Belgian Coast together with all involved stakeholders. In order to strengthen the coastal defense and investigate different future scenarios in an efficient, flexible and integrated way, a reliable estimate of the sediment transport in the coastal zone remains of considerable practical importance. In the present study, a 2D morphodynamic model (Scaldis- Coast) was developed to provide a tool which can be employed to simulate the long-term morphological evolution of the Belgian Coast.