An engineering scale model for predicting the shoreline response to variations in waves and water levels

Jon K. Miller, Robert G. Dean

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Abstract

A new model for simulating shoreline changes over the timescales of engineering interest has been developed, calibrated and evaluated using historical shoreline data from thirteen sites within the United States and Australia. The Engineering Scale Shoreline Model (ESlMod), is an equilibrium based model in which the shoreline continuously evolves towards an equilibrium position determined by the dynamic local conditions. The model is forced by variations in the local water surface elevation, including the influence of wave setup. The rate at which the equilibrium shoreline position is approached is a function of the degree of disequilibrium and a coefficient which can either be treated as a calibration constant or parameterized in terms of the local conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering 2006, ICCE 2006
Pages3554-3566
Number of pages13
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Event30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2006 - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 3 Sep 20068 Sep 2006

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference
ISSN (Print)0161-3782

Conference

Conference30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2006
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period3/09/068/09/06

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