Coastal Engineering · University of Granada
Professor of Hydraulic Engineering
I study how beaches, estuaries, deltas and river mouths respond to waves, tides and river discharges — and how that knowledge can help us manage the coast in a changing climate.
About
I am Professor (Catedrático) of Hydraulic Engineering at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the University of Granada and a member of the Environmental Fluid Dynamics Group at the Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA).
My work combines field campaigns, remote sensing and numerical modelling to understand littoral processes and the morphodynamics of estuaries, deltas and river mouths, with a view to the integrated management of the coastal zone.
I have been a visiting scientist at Oregon State University, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, LNEC (Lisbon) and the EPOC Laboratory of the University of Bordeaux.
Full curriculum vitaeResearch
From individual beaches to entire estuaries, and from storm events to decades, combining field campaigns, remote sensing and numerical modelling.
EstuariesTidal and river-driven hydrodynamics, plume dynamics and morphological response of transitional systems such as the Guadalquivir estuary and the Bay of Cádiz, and the opening and closure of intermittent river mouths.
MorphodynamicsEfficient long-term morphodynamic modelling of estuaries, deltas and river mouths — including wave-schematization methods that preserve storm chronology to accelerate simulations — and their adaptation to climate change, from the Guadiana and the Andalusian coast to the Gironde estuary (France).
ClimateCompound flooding driven by sea level, waves and river discharge, sea-level rise scenarios and ecosystem-based, community-centred strategies to increase the resilience of coastal regions.
BeachesMorphodynamics of sandy and mixed sand–gravel beaches and deltaic coasts of the Mediterranean, shoreline undulations and storm response, with Carchuna beach as a natural laboratory.
ObservationSatellite imagery (Sentinel-2, Landsat), video-monitoring systems and field campaigns to track river mouths, intertidal areas and shorelines at scales from days to decades.
ManagementKnowledge-based decision-support tools for coastal zones and ports — dredging management, maritime-climate and oceanographic data software — aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Projects
Publications
Communications Earth & Environment 7, 807.
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 340, 110052.
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 26, 2065-2088.
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 142, 104676.
Fieldwork
Coastal features observed during field campaigns, mostly along the Andalusian coast.
Contact
Prospective PhD and master's students interested in coastal processes are welcome to write.
miguelos@ugr.es
(+34) 958 241 393
ETS Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos
Office 20, 4th floor · C/ Dr. Severo Ochoa s/n
18071 Granada, Spain
Monday and Wednesday, 9:00–13:00
Other times by appointment via email