Verification of a 1-dimensional surf prediction model for steep beach conditions
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Cutshaw, Charles Q.
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Surf forecasting
surf model
waves
steep beach
surf model
waves
steep beach
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Thornton, Edward B.
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2002-06
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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Wave breaking is the only source of energy dissipation in the Battjes and Janssen (1978) wave transformation model, which is parameterized by a breaking wave parameter, Y. The Battjes and Janssen (1978) wave transformation model was calibrated by Battjes and Stive (1985) and the calibration was refined by Morris et al. (2001) for waves over shallow sloping beaches. The objective of this study was to further refine the calibration to include steep beaches for a range of wave conditions by analyzing data from a nearshore experiment at Sand City, California. Waves were measured by a cross-shore array of nine pressure sensors. The pressure data were analyzed for Hrms and compared with calculated Hrms by the model. Results were largely inconclusive, which is attributed to wave reflection from the steep beach, something not accounted for in the model. Excluding data collected at low tides and allowing the model to account for reflection would likely reveal a more interesting outcome.
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xiv, 25 p. : ill. (some col.)
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.