Initialization and Setup of the Coastal Model Test Bed: STWAVE

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1028126

Entities

People

  • A. Spicer Bak
  • Jane Smith
  • Mary Bryant
  • Tyler Hesser

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coastal Engineering
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Gages
  • Grids
  • High Resolution
  • Measurement
  • Model Tests
  • Pressure Gages
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Research Facilities
  • Simulations
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Beds

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation