Simulation of Wave and Current Processes Using Novel, Phase Resolving Models

Abstract

The long term goals of this project are to be able to predict nearshore waves, currents, and sediment transport accurately from >20m water depth through to the shoreline. We would like to accomplish this over as large an area as possible; on the order of tens of km2, and to resolve all individual waves. Time periods simulated would be of order hours to days at maximum. We would also like to be able to directly couple these phase-resolving models with non-phase resolving models for integration into larger scale dynamics. OBJECTIVES The specific objectives of this project, which began 2.5 years ago, are to (1) Develop and test novel, fundamentally rotational phase-resolving wave-current systems which may have arbitrary order; (2) Code these theoretical systems and develop them into phase-resolving nearshore surf zone models; and (3) Couple with large scale wave/circulation models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2013
Accession Number
ADA598232

Entities

People

  • Andrew Kennedy

Organizations

  • University of Notre Dame

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Electrical Solitons
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Galerkin Method
  • Information Operations
  • Measurement
  • Sedimentation
  • Shallow Water
  • Simulations
  • Students
  • Universities
  • Water
  • Water Waves
  • Waves

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  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation