Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), NHERI 2023: Combining Gray and Green Infrastructure to Protect Coastlines Through Wave Attenuation

The project discussed in this paper explores the combination of wave attenuation and wave overtopping equations to determine if the relationship is linear. The results and discussion section of this paper focuses on the wave attenuation aspect and the impact that gray and green infrastructure have together on reducing the energy of waves. The data from these experiments can be used to further our knowledge of how to implement mangroves on the coast to improve current protection measures. These results can be used to inform future guides and manuals of practice on how mangroves can be used in conjunction with gray infrastructure when designing sea defenses along shorelines. This project is unique in that no previous studies have attempted to find the relationship between mangroves and wave overtopping. In addition, determining the optimal combination of gray and green infrastructure has not been explored in prior research experiments. This paper can be used in the future by other researchers for comparison with their own wave attenuation and wave overtopping studies in relation to mangroves.

本文所探讨的研究项目，旨在结合波浪衰减（wave attenuation）与波浪越浪（wave overtopping）方程，探究二者间是否存在线性关系。本文的结果与讨论部分，重点围绕波浪衰减维度，以及灰色基础设施（gray infrastructure）与绿色基础设施（green infrastructure）协同降低波浪能的作用效果展开。本实验获取的数据，可用于深化我们对海岸红树林（mangroves）种植方案的认知，以优化现有海岸防护措施。本研究结果可为未来的实践指南与操作手册提供参考，助力海岸线海防设计中红树林与灰色基础设施的协同应用方案制定。本研究项目的独特之处在于，此前尚无研究尝试探究红树林与波浪越浪之间的关联。此外，如何确定灰色与绿色基础设施的最优组合方案，也尚未在既往研究中得到探索。后续其他研究者可参考本文，开展与红树林相关的波浪衰减、波浪越浪研究的对比分析。