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* The detailed structure of the nearshore circulation is ignored | * The detailed structure of the nearshore circulation is ignored | ||
* There is a long-term trend in shoreline evolution | * There is a long-term trend in shoreline evolution | ||
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Revision as of 14:57, 13 December 2022
Basic Assumptions
Because GenCade is a one-line model, it is constrained by the standard assumptions upon which this type of model is based:
- The beach profile shape remains constant
- The shoreward and seaward depth limits of the profile are constant
- Sand is transported alongshore by the action of breaking waves and longshore currents
- The detailed structure of the nearshore circulation is ignored
- There is a long-term trend in shoreline evolution