GenCade Parameters
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| 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
Projectname_wave2.wave, etc. |
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 | ||
| INLET01.irv
INLET02.irv |
Inlet shoal volumes file | ||
|
Parameters and Input Cards | |||
| TITLE | Title of simulation run | ||
| INIFILE | Path and name of initial shoreline file | ||
| REGFILE | Path and name of regional shoreline file | ||
| NUMWAVES | Number of wave input locations / files | ||
| WAVEID | Cell ID; Depth; number of wave events; file path/name of wave input data | ||
| PRFILE | Path and name of printed output file | ||
| GENUNITS | System of units for model I/O | ||
| X0,Y0 | x-origin of grid, y-origin of grid | ||
| AZIMUTH | Angle of the grid rotation about origin | ||
| NX | Number of alongshore grid cells | ||
| DX | Cell resolution; -1 indicates variable resolution | ||
| 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 | |
| PRTOUT | Output to PRFILE | yes (t), no (f) | |
| PRWARN | Print warnings | yes (t), no (f) | |
| PRDATE | Dates to save simulated shoreline | ||
| ISMOOTH | Size of the offshore smoothing window | 1 to N | |
| IREG | Include regional contour | yes = 1, no = 0 | |
| 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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