Coastal Management Program - Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

Coastal Management Program - Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research A page dedicated for the activities, achievements, and ongoing projects of the Coastal Management Program at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research.

The Coastal Management (CM) Program at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research is designed to address both natural and man-made stresses on Kuwait’s coast, and to mitigate their impact on the nation’s most vulnerable coastal infrastructures.

On July 18, 2016 a field trip was initiated with cleaning buoy, sensors, and the replacement of EXO (water quality instr...
21/07/2016

On July 18, 2016 a field trip was initiated with cleaning buoy, sensors, and the replacement of EXO (water quality instrument) for KISR-01 in Kuwait Bay.

Dr. Yousef Alosairi was interviewed by Kuwait TV channel to speak about the pollution associated to Kuwait Bay, and how ...
21/07/2016

Dr. Yousef Alosairi was interviewed by Kuwait TV channel to speak about the pollution associated to Kuwait Bay, and how to minimize the effects of these pollutants to increase the awareness of the society.

http://www.alanba.com.kw/ar/kuwait-news/670427/21-07-2016-Alanba newspaper has published an article regarding to the exp...
21/07/2016

http://www.alanba.com.kw/ar/kuwait-news/670427/21-07-2016-

Alanba newspaper has published an article regarding to the explosion of the petrochemical complex in Iran that occurred on 6/7/2016. The Coastal Management Program at Kuwait Institute of Scientific research has made some prediction studies using numerical modeling to test whether the contaminants associated with the explosion of Abu Ali petrochemical complex in Iran will have effects on Kuwait coasts. The model is based on 3-D assumptions and able to predict the detailed hydrodynamic processes at the northern Arabian Gulf. The predictions have shown no harm to Kuwait territorial water. Great job Dr. Yousef Alosairi.

Coastal Management Program (CMP) in Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) had the opportunity to host Discover...
07/06/2016

Coastal Management Program (CMP) in Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) had the opportunity to host Discovery Channel, who are working on the Al-Shagaya Renewable Energy Project and wanted to highlight KISR as a world class institute. As such, they filmed the CMP facilities in action, generating waves using both the wave basin and the glass flume. The crew members were very impressed and looked forward to potential future projects together.

KISR-01 was redeployed on May 30, 2016. The buoy measures water quality parameters such as dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll...
07/06/2016

KISR-01 was redeployed on May 30, 2016. The buoy measures water quality parameters such as dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll level, water temperature, currents, tides, waves, salinity etc. Moreover, it measures metrological parameters like air temperature, wind speed, humidity, solar radiation and rainfall. The recorded data can be accessed online in our facility without the actual need to be in the field to collect the data.

02/03/2016

Project: Rehabilitation of Failaka Marina
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Failaka is considered to be one of the most important islands in kuwait, from a touristic point of view, as it is the second biggest island in the country. Currently, it has a marina which is managed by the Ministry of communication (MOC) and Touristic Enterprise Company.
As the coastal waters around Failaka is very turbid, and the current velocity can reach up to 0.7 to 0.8 m/s during spring tide, this marina has a severe siltation problem. MOC has signed an MOU with KISR in 2015 to carryout studies and come up with solutions to assess the annual sedimentation, revised the current design of armor for the breakwater and assess harbor oscillation for the prevailing wave conditions.
The Coastal Management Program in KISR is carrying out studies to solve these issues. The tools used for the study are: field measurements of needed parameters, physical modeling on the marina in the wave basin (as shown in the footage) and numerical modeling of the flow field and sediment transport.
The results of this study will help MOC in estimating the annual dredging needed and propose modifications to the current marina configuration to reduce the rate of sedimentation.
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Footage Credit: Dr. Yousef Al-Osairi, CMP/KISR.

Via KISR Instagram: أجرى الباحثون في برنامج إدارة السواحل الكويتية في معهد الكويت للأبحاث العلمية دراسة بعنوان "إعادة تأ...
02/03/2016

Via KISR Instagram:

أجرى الباحثون في برنامج إدارة السواحل الكويتية في معهد الكويت للأبحاث العلمية دراسة بعنوان "إعادة تأهيل مرسى جزيرة فيلكا"، بالتعاون مع وزارة المواصلات، بهدف تعديل المرسى للحد من معدل الترسبات الرملية والطينية، بالإضافة إلى تعزيز قوة كاسر الأمواج الحالي للمرسى

ويواجه المرسى عدة تحديات منها إن المياه حول جزيرة فيلكا عكرة جدا، وتبلغ سرعة تيار المياه من 0.7 إلى 0.8 متر في الثانية خلال فترة الحمل (أعلى مد)، مما يتسبب في تراكم الترسبات الطينية، وتسبب في تدهور كاسر الأمواج الحالي وذلك عند تقييم باحثي المعهد له

وقام باحثو المعهد بجمع بيانات حقلية تابعة للموقع، إضافة لاستخدام نماذج فيزيائية للمرسى والذي تم بناؤها بداخل حوض الأمواج في مختبر الهيدروليكا في المعهد، كما تم استخدام نماذج رياضية لدراسة مجال التدفق ونقل الرواسب، وستساعد الحلول المقترحة وزارة المواصلات في حساب عمليات التجريف السنوية
وتعتبر جزيرة فيلكا ثاني أكبر جزر الكويت وأهمها من الناحية السياحية، حيث تملك الجزيرة مرسى يدار من قبل وزارة المواصلات وشركة المشروعات السياحية، ويستخدم هذا المرسى على نطاق واسع كمرفق لرسو العبارات
ويذكر أن كل من معهد الكويت للأبحاث العلمية ووزارة المواصلات قد وقعا مذكرة تفاهم في عام 2015 لإجراء دراسات والتوصل إلى حلول لتقدير كمية الترسب السنوية داخل المرسى، ومراجعة تصميم درع كاسر الأمواج، وتقييم ذبذبة الأمواج السائدة داخل المرسى، كما تبحث وزارة المواصلات عن حلول للتقليل من مشكلة الطمي السنوية داخل المرسى.

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/BCaLYmZSDWD/

As part of the activities held at the field workshop on "Rehabilitation of Desert Ecosystem in Liyah Area" at Liyah area...
21/02/2016

As part of the activities held at the field workshop on "Rehabilitation of Desert Ecosystem in Liyah Area" at Liyah area, the CMP have participated with a booth to showcase the program's past and on-going projects to the guests, and introduce them to the instruments used in the field.

Dr. Neelamani and our technicians are setting up the wave maker for his physical modeling.
12/01/2016

Dr. Neelamani and our technicians are setting up the wave maker for his physical modeling.

CMP and EBMMRP co-organized a seminar from 21 - 22 December 2015, on “How to monitor spatio-temporal coastal dynamics?, ...
08/01/2016

CMP and EBMMRP co-organized a seminar from 21 - 22 December 2015, on “How to monitor spatio-temporal coastal dynamics?, Application of state-of-the-art oceanographic instruments for comprehensive monitoring”.
Instructors of the seminar are Dr. Herminio from JFE Advantech, Japan, Dr. Takahiro Yamamoto, a consultant from EBMMRP and Dr. Tanuspong Pokavanich, a researcher from CMP. Many other researchers from KISR joined and had fruitful discussions about their field survey experiences.

18/12/2015

"KISR-01" Buoy Deployment in Kuwait Bay, 16/12/2015

Coastal Management Program (CMP) in Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) inaugurated the ceremony of Real-tim...
24/11/2015

Coastal Management Program (CMP) in Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) inaugurated the ceremony of Real-time Coastal Assessment Buoy on 18th Nov. 2015. The Buoy System will monitor: Seawater Current Profiling, Wave Height and Period, Seawater Temperature, Seawater Level and Seawater Conductivity in the Kuwaiti Coastline.

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