Dr. Pham Thanh Nam

Hydrodynamik und Datenassimilation

Wissenschaftler

Tel: +49 (0) 4152 87-1562

Forschung
Curriculum Vitae
Publikationen

Research

• Wind-induced waves and nearshore wave transformation
• Nearshore wave-induced currents
• Sediment transport and morphological beach evolution
• Sea level change
• Ocean dynamics
• Numerical modelling and statistical analysis

Scientific Employment:

• 04.2020 – present: Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Scientist (Postdoc), research on
- Impact of river runoff on coastal hydrodynamics
- Regional sea level change
• 06.2019 – 03.2020: Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Visisting Researcher (Postdoc), research on velocity skewness and wave asymmetry.
• 04.2014 – 05.2019: Senior Researcher, Department of Marine Mechanics and Environment, Institute of Mechanics, Hanoi, Vietnam
• 12.2011 – 03.2014: Visisting Researcher (Postdoc), Department of Hydrodynamics, Ocean and Coastal Engineering, Leichtweiß-Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany
• 09.2005 – 08.2011: Assistant Researcher, Department of Water Resources Engineering, Lund University, Sweden
• 12.1999 – 09.2005: Assistant Researcher, Department of Marine Mechanics and Environment, Institute of Mechanics, Hanoi, Vietnam

Education:

• 2011: PhD in Coastal Engineering, Lund University, Sweden
• 2007: M.Sc. in Fluid Mechanics, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
• 1999: B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics and Informatics, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam

Fellowships:

• Postdoctoral fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 06.2019-11.2019
• Postdoctoral fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 2012-2014
• Research fellowship, J. Gust. Richert Foundation, 2010
• PhD scholarship, Lars Erik Lundberg Foundation, 2009
• PhD scholarship, Sida/SAREC, 2005-2008

Projects:

• ESM – Advanced Earth System Modelling Capacity (Hereon)
• Modelling beach morphological evolution due to waves and currents (Nafosted, Vietnam, 2015-2019)
• Long-term Simulation of Coastal Evolution and Tidal Inlet Development (Nafosted, Vietnam, 2010-2012)

Journal Articles:

Bonaduce, A., Nam, P.T., Staneva, J., Grayek, S., Raj, R.P., & Breivik, Ø. (2024): Sea state contributions to thermosteric sea-level in high-resolution ocean-wave coupled simulations. Ocean Dynamics, doi:10.1007/s10236-024-01632-9
Nam, P.T., Staneva, J., Bonaduce, A., Stanev, E., & Grayek, S. (2024): Interannual sea level variability in the North and Baltic seas and net flux through the Danish straits. Ocean Dynamics, doi:10.1007/s10236-024-01626-7
Thao, N.T., Staneva, J., Grayek, S., Bonaduce, A., Hagemann, S., Nam, P.T., Kumar, R., & Rakovec, O. (2024): Impacts of extreme river discharge on coastal dynamics and environment: Insights from high-resolution modeling in the German Bight. Regional Studies in Marine Science, Vol 73, 103476, doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103476
Grayek, S., Stanev, E., Nam, P.T.., Bonaduce, A., & Staneva, J. (2022): Consistent data set of coastal sea level: The synergy between tidal gauge data and numerical modelling. Copernicus Ocean State Report, Issue 6, Journal of Operational Oceanography, 15:suppl, 1-220, S.3.4, 110-118, doi:10.1080/1755876X.2022.2095169
Nam, P.T., Staneva, J., Thao, N.T., Larson, M. (2020). Improved calculation of nonlinear near-bed wave orbital velocity in shallow water: validation against laboratory and field data, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8, 81
Nam, P.T., Larson, M., Hanson, H., Oumeraci, H. (2017). Model of nearshore random wave transformation: validation against laboratory and field data, Ocean Engineering 135, 183-193
Nam, P.T., Oumeraci, H., Larson, M., Hanson, H. (2014). Modelling undertow due to random waves, Ocean Dynamics 64 (8), 1209-1219.
Nam, P.T., Larson, M., Hanson, H., Hoan, L.X. (2011). A numerical model of beach morphological evolution due to waves and currents in the vicinity of coastal structures, Coastal Engineering 58, 863-876.
Nam, P.T., Larson, M. (2010). Model of nearshore waves and wave-induced currents around a detached breakwater, Journal of Waterways, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering 136 (3), 156-176.
Nam, P.T., Larson, M., Hanson, H., Hoan, L.X. (2009). A numerical model of nearshore waves, currents, and sediment transport, Coastal Engineering 56, 1084-1096.
Larson, M., Camenen, B., Nam, P.T. (2011). A unified sediment transport model for inlet application, Journal of Coastal Research 59, 27-38
Hoan, L.X., Hanson, H., Larson, M., Donnelly, C., Nam, P.T. (2010). Modeling shoreline evolution at Hai Hau Beach, Vietnam, Journal of Coastal Research 26(1), 31-43
Hoan, L.X., Hanson, H., Larson, M., Nam, P.T. (2011). Modeling regional sediment transport and shoreline response in the vicinity of tidal inlets on the Long Island coast, United States, Coastal Engineering 58, 554-561.

Conference Papers:

Nam, P.T., Staneva, J., Larson, M., Camenen, B., Thao, N.T. (2019). Modeling fine-grained sediment transport due to velocity skewness and asymmetry. Cohesive Sediment Transport (INTERCOH2019), 13-17 October, 2019, Istanbul, Turkey.
Nam, P.T., Staneva, J., Thao, N.T., Larson, M., Hoan, L. (2019). Modelling nonlinear near-bed orbital velocity in the shallow water. Coastal Structures 2019, Hannover, Germany.
Nam, P.T., Staneva, J., Thao, N.T. (2019). Simulating the beach profile change under storm conditions by using XBeach model. National Conference on Mechanics, Hanoi, April, 2019.
Nam, P.T., Thao, N.T. (2018). Calculation of near-bed peak orbital velocities in the nearshore, 21st National Conference on Fluid Mechanics, Quy Nhon, Vietnam.
Thao, N.T., Nam, P.T. (2018). Calculation of asymmetric wave parameters in shallow water and validation with measurement field data from Egmond beach, The Netherlands, 21st National Conference on Fluid Mechanics, Quy Nhon, Vietnam.
Nam, P.T., Ha, D.T., Thao, N.T., Chien, T.M. (2016). A numerical model of beach morphological evolution due to waves and currents. Asia-Pacific Workshop on Marine Hydrodynamics in Naval Architecture, Ocean Technology and Constructions, Hanoi, Vietnam
Nam, P.T., Oumeraci, H., Larson, M., Hanson, H. (2013). Modelling undertow due to random waves. 7th International Conference on Coastal Dynamics 2013, France.
Nam, P.T., Oumeraci, H. (2013). Modelling random wave transformation and wave-induced currents in the nearshore. FZK Kolloquium 2013, Hannover, Germany.
Nam, P.T., Oumeraci, H., Larson, M., Hanson, H. (2012). Employing a high-order scheme for solving the sediment volume conservation equation. 4th International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Nam, P.T., Larson, M., Hanson, H. (2011). Mathematical modeling of coastal sediment transport and beach evolution with special emphasis on coastal structures. 5th International Short Conference on Applied Coastal Research 2011, Aachen, Germany.
Nam, P.T., Larson, M., Hanson, H., Mase, H. (2011). Modelling beach topography evolution due to waves and currents in the vicinity of coastal structures. International Conference on Coastal Structures 2011, Yokohama, Japan.
Nam, P.T., Larson, M., Hanson, H. (2010). Modeling morphological evolution in the vicinity of coastal structure, International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Shanghai, ISSN: 2156-1028.
Nam, P.T., Larson, M. (2009). A model of wave and current fields around coastal structures, Proceedings of Coastal Dynamics 2009, Tokyo, World Scientific, ISBN: 13-978-981-4282-46-8 (with CD-ROM).
Nam, P.T., Larson, M., Hanson, H., Hoan, L.X. (2009). Numerical modeling of nearshore waves, currents, and sediment transport: validation with laboratory data, International Workshop on Environmental Hydraulics, Valencia, CRC/Balkema Press, ISBN: 978-0-415-56697-1.