Antonios Valsamidis

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How can I estimate the shape and scale parameter of the Generalized Pareto Distribution (GPD) given a specific data-set?

I have already estimated the threshold that I will consider, created the pdf of the extreme values that I will take into account and currently trying to fit to this a Generalized Pareto...

19 May 2017 5,098 3 View

Except for longshore drifts, may we consider additional longshore currents which could potentially influence sediment transport and beach evolution?

Even if this not the case for natural beaches, I am thinking that mega-nourishments and artificial islands in particular might be exposed to additional currents to the longshore drift generated by...

20 March 2017 4,993 7 View

Do you know any estuaries which act as sinks of sediment material and cause beach erosion as well as problems to the coastal structures nearby?

I am looking for real cases of esturies where sediment material from beaches in their vicinity is trapped. As a result, coastal structures like groynes or ports near such estuaries may possibly...

26 September 2016 8,752 4 View

Could you please inform me about some 3D or Q3D (process-based) oceanographic and beach models?

So far I have listed the following 3D models: Pechon and Teisson (1996); Gessler et al. (1999); Lesser et al. (2004; part of the "DELFT3D Suite). Similarly, I know about the following Q3D models:...

10 March 2016 9,907 1 View

How can we determine the permeability of a rock groin or a detached rock breakwater?

I mainly want to calculate the portion of sand which can pass through a rock groyne due to the littoral drift.

24 August 2015 351 6 View