GenCade Parameters

Name	Type/Information	Value(s)/Format
Input Files
Projectname.gen	GenCade control file
Projectname.shi	Initial shoreline file
Projectname.shr	Regional contour file
Projectname.shdx	Variable grid resolution file
Projectname.wl	Water level file
Projectname_wave1.wave	Wave information file
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
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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