Community Sediment Transport Model

Abstract

The goal of this project is to produce an open-source model that couples hydrodynamics (circulation and waves), sediment transport, and morphodynamics. The need and value for such a model has been well established by previous NOPP-supported planning efforts (Sherwood et al., 2000; 2002) and the feasibility of the proposed approach has been demonstrated by incorporation of sediment-transport and morphology algorithms into the ONR-supported Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS). The model is intended to be used as both a research tool and for practical applications. An accurate and useful model will require coupling sediment-transport with hydrodynamic forcing and stratigraphy. The development of a coupled, modular, modeling system that includes all of these components (waves, circulation, sediment-transport, morphology, and stratigraphy) will increase our ability to predict the fate and distribution of sediment in coastal environments and provide a tool for advancing our understanding of these processes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA480943

Entities

People

  • Christopher R. Sherwood
  • Timothy Keen
  • Wayne Rockwell Geyer

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Communities
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Geography
  • High Resolution
  • Operating Systems
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Simulations
  • Students
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Three Dimensional
  • Training
  • Websites

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Software Engineering.