Hindcast Wave Information for the Great Lakes: Lake Huron. Wave Information Studies of US Coastlines
Abstract
The primary purpose of this study is to provide an accurate and comprehensive database of information descriptive of the long-term wave climate for the Great Lakes. The goal is to accurately represent mean values of wave parameters such as height, period, and direction. At any station, the hindcast values may at times differ from measured values, but this difference will generally be small and, in the mean, approach zero. It is also expected that the extreme values at any station will accurately represent actual conditions and provide reliable design wave information. This report describes the selection of a grid and hindcast sites, methods used to process and prepare input wind fields, numerical model calibration and verification, and production of a 32-year (1956-1987) hindcast. Information of this nature is essential to the efforts currently being undertaken by both US and Canadian interest in developing workable shoreline management guidelines and navigational aids. Projects benefiting from such information include dredging and dredge disposal, beach nourishment and erosion studies, and the design of costal structures, beach nourishment and erosion studies, and the design of coastal structures such as jetties, harbors, revetments, and breakwaters, as well as local projects for improving recreation safety.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA246326
Entities
People
- David B. Driver
- Jon M. Hubertz
- Robin D. Reinhard
Organizations
- Coastal Engineering Research Center