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||K2 || Longshore sand transport calibration coefficient|| 0.5K1<K2<1.5K1 | ||K2 || Longshore sand transport calibration coefficient|| 0.5K1<K2<1.5K1 | ||
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||ISMOOTH || Size of the offshore smoothing window | 1 to N | ||ISMOOTH || Size of the offshore smoothing window || 1 to N | ||
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||HAMP || Height amplification factor | ||HAMP || Height amplification factor || | ||
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||THETAAMP || Angle amplification factor | ||THETAAMP || Angle amplification factor || | ||
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||THETADEL || Angle offset | ||THETADEL || Angle offset || | ||
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||D50 || Medium sediment grain size | ||D50 || Medium sediment grain size || | ||
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||BERMHT || Berm height | ||BERMHT || Berm height || | ||
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||DCLOS || Depth of closure | ||DCLOS || Depth of closure || | ||
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||LBCTYPE, RBCTYPE || Left and right boundary condition type || 0 = pinned | ||LBCTYPE, RBCTYPE || Left and right boundary condition type || 0 = pinned | ||
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3 = moving | 3 = moving | ||
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||LMOVY, RMOVY || Shoreline displacement at left and right moving boundary | ||LMOVY, RMOVY || Shoreline displacement at left and right moving boundary || | ||
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||LMOVPER, RMOVPER || Shoreline displacement time step at left and right moving boundary || 1 = per simulation | ||LMOVPER, RMOVPER || Shoreline displacement time step at left and right moving boundary || 1 = per simulation | ||
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3 = per time step | 3 = per time step | ||
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||LGROINY, RGROINY || Length of groin from shoreline to seaward tip for left and right gated boundary | ||LGROINY, RGROINY || Length of groin from shoreline to seaward tip for left and right gated boundary || | ||
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||ISWBEG, ISWEND || Beginning and ending grid cell for seawall | ||ISWBEG, ISWEND || Beginning and ending grid cell for seawall || | ||
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||SWY1, SWY2 || Distance from grid baseline for beginning and ending grid cells for seawall | ||SWY1, SWY2 || Distance from grid baseline for beginning and ending grid cells for seawall || | ||
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||BFDATS || Date beach fill begun || YYYYMMDD | ||BFDATS || Date beach fill begun || YYYYMMDD | ||
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||BFDATE || Date beach fill completed || YYYYMMDD | ||BFDATE || Date beach fill completed || YYYYMMDD | ||
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||IBFS, IBFE || Grid cell number of starting and ending beach fill location | ||IBFS, IBFE || Grid cell number of starting and ending beach fill location || | ||
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||YADD || Amount of shoreline advance (advance of berm) | ||YADD || Amount of shoreline advance (advance of berm) || | ||
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||IXDG || Grid cell number of diffracting jetty or groin | ||IXDG || Grid cell number of diffracting jetty or groin || | ||
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||IXNDG || Grid cell number of nondiffracting jetty or groin | ||IXNDG || Grid cell number of nondiffracting jetty or groin || | ||
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||YDG || Length of diffracting jetty or groin | ||YDG || Length of diffracting jetty or groin || | ||
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||YNDG || Length of nondiffracting jetty or groin | ||YNDG || Length of nondiffracting jetty or groin || | ||
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||PDG || Permeability of diffracting jetty or groin || 0-1 | ||PDG || Permeability of diffracting jetty or groin || 0-1 | ||
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||PNDG || Permeability of nondiffracting jetty or groin || 0-1 | ||PNDG || Permeability of nondiffracting jetty or groin || 0-1 | ||
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||DDG || Seaward depth of diffracting jetty or groin | ||DDG || Seaward depth of diffracting jetty or groin || | ||
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||IINLS, IINLE || Beginning and ending grid cell number of inlet | ||IINLS, IINLE || Beginning and ending grid cell number of inlet || | ||
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||IBYPL1, IBYPL2 || Beginning and ending grid cell number of left bypassing | ||IBYPL1, IBYPL2 || Beginning and ending grid cell number of left bypassing || | ||
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||IBYPR1, IBYPR2 || Beginning and ending grid cell number of right bypassing | ||IBYPR1, IBYPR2 || Beginning and ending grid cell number of right bypassing || | ||
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||VVSE || Initial ebb shoal volume | ||VVSE || Initial ebb shoal volume || | ||
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||VVSF || Initial flood shoal volume | ||VVSF || Initial flood shoal volume || | ||
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||VVSBL || Initial left bypassing bar | ||VVSBL || Initial left bypassing bar || | ||
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||VVSBR || Initial right bypassing bar | ||VVSBR || Initial right bypassing bar || | ||
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||VVSAL || Initial left attachment bar | ||VVSAL || Initial left attachment bar || | ||
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||VVSAR || Initial right attachment bar | ||VVSAR || Initial right attachment bar || | ||
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||VVSEQ || Equilibrium ebb shoal volume | ||VVSEQ || Equilibrium ebb shoal volume || | ||
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||VVSFQ || Equilibrium flood shoal volume | ||VVSFQ || Equilibrium flood shoal volume || | ||
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||VVSBQL || Equilibrium left bypassing bar | ||VVSBQL || Equilibrium left bypassing bar || | ||
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||VVSBQR || Equilibrium right bypassing bar | ||VVSBQR || Equilibrium right bypassing bar || | ||
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||VVSAQL || Equilibrium left attachment bar | ||VVSAQL || Equilibrium left attachment bar || | ||
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||VVSAQR || Equilibrium right attachment bar | ||VVSAQR || Equilibrium right attachment bar || | ||
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||YINLL, YINLR || Left and right bypassing coefficients || Greater than 0 | ||YINLL, YINLR || Left and right bypassing coefficients || Greater than 0 | ||
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||IDREDE || Ending date of dredging event || YYYYMMDD | ||IDREDE || Ending date of dredging event || YYYYMMDD | ||
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||DRDAY || Number of days of dredging event | ||DRDAY || Number of days of dredging event || | ||
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||DREDV || Volume to be dredged | ||DREDV || Volume to be dredged || | ||
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Revision as of 19:27, 16 November 2010
| Name | Type/Information | Value(s)/Format |
|---|---|---|
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Input Files | ||
| Projectname.gen | GenCade control file | |
| Projectname.shi | Initial shoreline file | |
| Projectname.shr | Regional contour file | |
| Projectname.shdx | Variable grid resolution file | |
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Output Files | ||
| Projectname.prt | Print file | |
| Projectname.slo | Calculated shorelines at specified output times | |
| Projectname.qtr | Calculated inlet shoal volumes | |
| Projectname.off | Calculated offshore contour | |
| Projectname.mqn | Calculated mean net annual transport | |
| Projectname.mql | Calculated mean annual transport rate to left | |
| Projectname.mqr | Calculated mean annual transport rate to right | |
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Parameters | ||
| X0,Y0 | x-origin of grid, y-origin of grid | |
| AZIMUTH | Angle of the grid | |
| NX | Number of alongshore grid cells | |
| DX | Cell size | |
| SIMDATS | Simulation start date | YYYYMMDD |
| SIMDATE | Simulation end date | YYYYMMDD |
| DT | Model time step in hours | |
| DTSAVE | Recorded model time step in hours | |
| K1 | Longshore sand transport calibration coefficient | 0.1<K1<1 |
| K2 | Longshore sand transport calibration coefficient | 0.5K1<K2<1.5K1 |
| ISMOOTH | Size of the offshore smoothing window | 1 to N |
| HAMP | Height amplification factor | |
| THETAAMP | Angle amplification factor | |
| THETADEL | Angle offset | |
| D50 | Medium sediment grain size | |
| BERMHT | Berm height | |
| DCLOS | Depth of closure | |
| LBCTYPE, RBCTYPE | Left and right boundary condition type | 0 = pinned
1 = gated 3 = moving |
| LMOVY, RMOVY | Shoreline displacement at left and right moving boundary | |
| LMOVPER, RMOVPER | Shoreline displacement time step at left and right moving boundary | 1 = per simulation
2 = per day 3 = per time step |
| LGROINY, RGROINY | Length of groin from shoreline to seaward tip for left and right gated boundary | |
| ISWBEG, ISWEND | Beginning and ending grid cell for seawall | |
| SWY1, SWY2 | Distance from grid baseline for beginning and ending grid cells for seawall | |
| BFDATS | Date beach fill begun | YYYYMMDD |
| BFDATE | Date beach fill completed | YYYYMMDD |
| IBFS, IBFE | Grid cell number of starting and ending beach fill location | |
| YADD | Amount of shoreline advance (advance of berm) | |
| IXDG | Grid cell number of diffracting jetty or groin | |
| IXNDG | Grid cell number of nondiffracting jetty or groin | |
| YDG | Length of diffracting jetty or groin | |
| YNDG | Length of nondiffracting jetty or groin | |
| PDG | Permeability of diffracting jetty or groin | 0-1 |
| PNDG | Permeability of nondiffracting jetty or groin | 0-1 |
| DDG | Seaward depth of diffracting jetty or groin | |
| IINLS, IINLE | Beginning and ending grid cell number of inlet | |
| IBYPL1, IBYPL2 | Beginning and ending grid cell number of left bypassing | |
| IBYPR1, IBYPR2 | Beginning and ending grid cell number of right bypassing | |
| VVSE | Initial ebb shoal volume | |
| VVSF | Initial flood shoal volume | |
| VVSBL | Initial left bypassing bar | |
| VVSBR | Initial right bypassing bar | |
| VVSAL | Initial left attachment bar | |
| VVSAR | Initial right attachment bar | |
| VVSEQ | Equilibrium ebb shoal volume | |
| VVSFQ | Equilibrium flood shoal volume | |
| VVSBQL | Equilibrium left bypassing bar | |
| VVSBQR | Equilibrium right bypassing bar | |
| VVSAQL | Equilibrium left attachment bar | |
| VVSAQR | Equilibrium right attachment bar | |
| YINLL, YINLR | Left and right bypassing coefficients | Greater than 0 |
| IMOR | Shoal to be dredged | 1 = Left attachment
2 = Left bypass 3 = Ebb shoal 4 = Flood shoal 5 = Right bypass 6 = Right attachment |
| IDREDS | Beginning date of dredging event | YYYYMMDD |
| IDREDE | Ending date of dredging event | YYYYMMDD |
| DRDAY | Number of days of dredging event | |
| DREDV | Volume to be dredged | |
References
Connell, K. J. and N.C. Kraus. 2006. Cascade Version 1: User's Guide. ERDC-TN-SWWRP-06-7. Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
Gravens, M.B., N.C. Kraus, and H. Hanson. 1991. GENESIS: Generalized Model for Simulating Shoreline Change, Report 2 Workbook and System User's Manual. Technical Report CERC-89-19. Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS.
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