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Unique in North America, the Environmental Hydraulics Laboratory (EHL) simulates swells, tides, and high flow currents to develop sustainable approaches to coastal management to counteract erosion caused by climate change. With a channel 120 meters long, 5 meters wide, and 5 meters deep, it is the fifth-largest infrastructure of its kind in the world. Damien Pham Van Bang (INRS) scientific co-leader of this laboratory, is conducting an experiment called the INÉDINE project (INtercomparison of Scale and Dimensionality of multi-hazard forecasting tools: erosion, coastal submersion, flooding by Embacle). Funded by the Réseau Québec Maritime and the Marine Environmental Observation, Prediction and Response Network, this project aims to develop a comprehensive set of multidisciplinary methodologies and tools for Baie-Saint-Paul to help anticipate changes and define best practices to reduce risks to the community. Currently, a replica of the Baie-Saint-Paul beach profile has been constructed with the same wave regime to study how and how fast the beach erodes. In a second phase, the team will verify if the erosion can be slowed down by vegetation.

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