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Overview

Ad Reniers is affiliated with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their research primarily centers on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a strong focus on subfields such as Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, and Soil Science.

The scientist's work encompasses a range of topics including Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Aeolian processes and effects, Geological formations and processes, and Soil erosion and sediment transport.

Recent publications by Ad Reniers include:

  • Simulating wave runup on an intermediate-reflective beach using a wave-resolving and a wave-averaged version of XBeach (2020, Coastal Engineering)
  • Uncertainties in coastal flood risk assessments in small island developing states (2020, Natural hazards and earth system sciences)
  • Wave transmission and drag coefficients through dense cylinder arrays: Implications for designing structures for mangrove restoration (2021, Ecological Engineering)
  • The Impact of Wind on Flow and Sediment Transport over Intertidal Flats (2020, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering)
  • Efficient two-layer non-hydrostatic wave model with accurate dispersive behaviour (2020, Coastal Engineering)

Frequent collaborators of Ad Reniers include Marion Tissier, Sierd de Vries, Dirk P. Rijnsdorp, Marcel Zijlema, and Robert McCall.

The scientist regularly publishes in venues such as Coastal Engineering, Coastal Engineering Proceedings, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Scientific Data, and Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans.

Best Publications

  • Modelling storm impacts on beaches, dunes and barrier islands

    Dano Roelvink;Dano Roelvink;Ad Reniers;Ad Reniers;Ap van Dongeren;Jaap van Thiel de Vries

  • Morphodynamic modeling of an embayed beach under wave group forcing

    A. J. H. M. Reniers;J. A. Roelvink;E. B. Thornton

  • Two-dimensional time dependent hurricane overwash and erosion modeling at Santa Rosa Island

    R.T. McCall;J.S.M. Van Thiel de Vries;N.G. Plant;A.R. Van Dongeren

  • Rip current review

    Jamie H. MacMahan;Edward B. Thornton;Ad J. H. M. Reniers

  • Submesoscale dispersion in the vicinity of the Deepwater Horizon spill.

    Andrew C. Poje;Tamay M. Özgökmen;Bruce L. Lipphardt;Brian K. Haus

  • Modeling cross-shore sandbar behavior on the timescale of weeks

    B. G. Ruessink;Y. Kuriyama;A. J. H. M. Reniers;A. J. H. M. Reniers;J. A. Roelvink;J. A. Roelvink

  • A guide to modeling coastal morphology

    Dano Roelvink;Ad Reniers

  • Shoaling and shoreline dissipation of low?frequency waves

    A. Van Dongeren;J.A. Battjes;T. Janssen;T. Janssen;J. Van Noorloos

  • Mean Lagrangian flow behavior on an open coast rip-channeled beach: A new perspective

    Jamie MacMahan;Jeff Brown;Jenna Brown;Edward B. Thornton

  • A laboratory study of longshore currents over barred and non-barred beaches

    A.J.H.M. Reniers;J.A. Battjes

  • RIPEX: Observations of a rip current system

    Jamie H. MacMahan;Edward B. Thornton;Tim P. Stanton;Ad J. H. M. Reniers

  • On the accuracy of automated shoreline detection derived from satellite imagery: A case study of the sand motor mega-scale nourishment

    Gerben Hagenaars;Sierd de Vries;Arjen P. Luijendijk;Wiebe P. de Boer

  • Vertical flow structure during Sandy Duck: observations and modeling

    A.J.H.M. Reniers;E.B. Thornton;T.P. Stanton;J.A. Roelvink

  • Measuring currents, ice drift, and waves from space: the Sea surface KInematics Multiscale monitoring (SKIM) concept

    Fabrice Ardhuin;Yevgueny Aksenov;Alvise Benetazzo;Laurent Bertino

  • Numerical modeling of infragravity wave response during DELILAH

    Ap Van Dongeren;Ad Reniers;Jurjen Battjes;Ib Svendsen

  • Analysis of dune erosion processes in large-scale flume experiments

    J.S.M. van Thiel de Vries;M.R.A. van Gent;D.J.R. Walstra;A.J.H.M. Reniers;A.J.H.M. Reniers

  • On bar growth and decay during interannual net offshore migration

    D.J.R. Walstra;A.J.H.M. Reniers;R. Ranasinghe;R. Ranasinghe;J.A. Roelvink

  • Modeling storm impacts on beaches, dunes and barrier islands

    Dano Roelvink;Ad Reniers;Ap van Dongeren;Jaap van Thiel de Vries

  • Drifter motion in the Gulf of Mexico constrained by altimetric Lagrangian coherent structures

    M. J. Olascoaga;F. J. Beron-Vera;G. Haller;J. Triñanes

  • Surf zone surface retention on a rip-channeled beach

    A. J. H. M. Reniers;A. J. H. M. Reniers;J. H. MacMahan;E. B. Thornton;T. P. Stanton

  • Numerical Modelling of Infragravity Wave Response during Delilah

    A. Van Dongeren;A. Reniers

Frequent Co-Authors

Jamie MacMahan
Jamie MacMahan Naval Postgraduate School
Edward B. Thornton
Edward B. Thornton Naval Postgraduate School
Marcel J. F. Stive
Marcel J. F. Stive Delft University of Technology
Brian K. Haus
Brian K. Haus University of Miami
Ap van Dongeren
Ap van Dongeren IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Timothy P. Stanton
Timothy P. Stanton Naval Postgraduate School
Steven G. Morgan
Steven G. Morgan University of California, Davis
Alan L. Shanks
Alan L. Shanks University of Oregon
Dano (J. A.) Roelvink
Dano (J. A.) Roelvink IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Roshanka Ranasinghe
Roshanka Ranasinghe IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

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