A Numerical Model for Predicting Shoreline Changes.

Abstract

A mathematical model for long-term, three-dimensional shoreline evolution is developed. The combined effects of variations of sea level; wave refraction and diffraction; loss of sand by density currents during storms, by rip currents, and by wind; bluff erosion and berm accretion; effects of manmade structures such as long groin or navigational structures; and beach nourishment are all taken into account. A computer program is developed with various subroutines which permit modification as the state-of-the-art progresses. The program is applied to a test case at Holland Harbor, Michigan. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA090133

Entities

People

  • Bernard Le Mehaute
  • Mills Soldate

Organizations

  • Tetra Tech

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • 4G Wireless Networks
  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Breakwaters
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Diffraction
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Equations
  • Great Lakes
  • Group Velocity
  • Lake Michigan
  • Mathematical Models
  • Topography
  • Two Dimensional

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  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering