Hydrodynamic Modelling
Through the Wave Solutions Environmental department Clients will benefit from the skills of a team that couples world-class hydrodynamic and sediment transport modelling specialists with leading coastal engineers and marine environmental scientists. Predicting transport processes is key when evaluating the effect of solutes and discharges such as those associated with dredging, water treatment plants and processing facilities. Such impacts are often at the forefront of community concerns regarding discharges to the marine environment. For such projects, a comprehensive modelling and impact assessment study that captures both the spatial and temporal variability of relevant processes and predictive impacts remains a legislative and licensing imperative and can represent a significant component of project costs. Delays in implementation of baseline studies needed for modelling inputs and assessment can increase the risk of delays in obtaining environmental approvals for the project. Our team is capable of advising on sampling design and deploying oceanographic monitoring equipment for the collection of high quality metocean data inputs.
First pass predictive hydrodynamic and transport modelling techniques are important for assessing the level of environmental risk posed during all stages of development prior to development of 1, 2 and 3D models. Our team is capable of designing and delivering calibrated and validated hydrodynamic and sediment transport models tailored to the needs of our clients. We have a track record of delivering robust predictive hydrodynamic and transport validated models while our seamless operations creates a focused, strategic, timely and transparent service that saves our clients time and money while ensuring delivery of a high quality product on time, every time.
Interpretation and Assessment
Our team of marine scientists provide a suite of capabilities and experience in interpreting and assessing modelling outputs for a range of activities including dredging, desalination plants and waste water treatment facilities. This includes risk analysis with respect to sensitive environmental receptors such as coral reefs and seagrass communities.
Marine Monitoring Technology
Our team can supply marine environmental monitoring instrumentation systems specifically designed to provide high-accuracy measurements during lengthy deployments for water quality parameters and oceanographic, current and wave profiles. Our team is highly experienced in data analysis, interpretation and presentation. Telemetry systems can also be set up to export data in near-real time while all systems employ the latest antifoul technology reducing the costs associated with on-going equipment maintenance.
Project Strategist
Dr. Damian Ogburn is the Senior Principal Environmental Scientist. Damian has 30 years of experience in environmental management, principally with a marine, coastal and catchment focus in both the private sector/industry and government. Damian is experienced in spatio-temporal analytical methods in a wide range of marine, coastal and estuarine habitats with particular expertise in marine monitoring technologies and environmental risk analysis for physico-chemical and biological water quality parameters.
Specialist Modeller
Dr Chris Reed has 22 years experience in conducting hydrodynamic, sediment transport and water quality studies, feasibility studies and design analysis for rivers, lakes, wetlands, bays, estuaries and coastal zones with a focus on coastal tidally and wind dominated environments along the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts, and in South America, Australia and the Philippines. Dr Reed specializes in model development. He is a co-author of the CMS-2D/3D hydrodynamic, wave and sediment transport model, which is part of the US Army Corps of Engineers supported SMS software package. Dr Reed routinely applies standard process-based transport models for industrial clients and governmental agencies and often coordinates with academic institutions. Dr Reed is experienced with the design and implementation of field measurement programs, data collection and data analysis techniques for assessment and monitoring purposes.
Project Management - Modelling
Dr. Darlene Heuff has 14 years of experience in a wide range of areas relating to the modelling of oceanographic processes. With a broad academic background in atmospheric science, oceanography, physics, and mathematics, she has an in-depth understanding of the important underlying physical process which effect local, regional and global circulations. Her expertise includes one, two and three dimensional hydrodynamic modelling; complex bathymetric effects; design and implementation of field programs; wind-driven circulations; density-driven flows; thermally stratified flows; water quality; tsunami generation mechanisms and tsunami propagation; model validation studies; discharges, spills and sediment transport studies. Darlene’s most recent experience includes Project managing the hydrodynamic modelling for the Chevron Wheatstone Project with respect to dredge and ocean discharge modelling.