Accession Number:

AD1028126

Title:

Initialization and Setup of the Coastal Model Test Bed: STWAVE

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS VICKSBURG

Personal Author(s):

• Bak,A. S.
• Hesser,Tyler
• Smith,Jane
• Bryant,Mary

Report Date:

2017-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

13.0

Abstract:

The purpose of this Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note CHETN is to introduce the Coastal Model Test Bed CMTB and the application of STWAVE. Numerical models are used by engineers, scientists, and coastal planners in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Districts, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center ERDC, academia, and other public and private agencies to simulate complex scenarios at a reasonable cost. The CMTB has been initiated to evaluate and understand the strengths and weaknesses of numerical hydrodynamic and morphologic models using high-resolution temporal and spatial measurements at the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory CHL Field Research Facility FRF in Duck, NC. The improved evaluation methodology will promote rapid enhancement of model capability and focus research efforts in the coastal environment. The CMTB concept and initial setup methodology are described in this document.

Descriptors:

• model tests
• test beds
• METEOROLOGICAL DATA
• bathymetry
• hydrodynamics
• coastal regions

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE