Numerical study of coastal wave profiles at the sandy beaches of Nowshahr (Southern Caspian Sea)
This study aimed to investigate the capability of the one-dimensional (1D) mode of the Simulating WAves till SHore (SWASH), as a non-hydrostatic wave-flow model with six vertical layers, to reproduce the cross-shore wave evolution. For this purpose, the given model was initially calibrated for wave...
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| description | This study aimed to investigate the capability of the one-dimensional (1D) mode of the Simulating WAves till SHore (SWASH), as a non-hydrostatic wave-flow model with six vertical layers, to reproduce the cross-shore wave evolution. For this purpose, the given model was initially calibrated for wave energy and the outputs were then verified with the field data measured at the Southern Caspian Sea. The calibration coefficients obtained for wave breaking are significantly less than the ones which have been mostly reported in previous studies for the two-dimensional (2D) mode of the SWASH. Although the reproduced wave height parameters are generally in good accordance with the field observations, the period parameters and the number of waves are overestimated and underestimated by the model, respectively. Moreover, the inaccuracies at the shallow stations are worse than at the transitional depths. The overestimation in both the reproduced energy of infragravity waves (IG) and their wavelength along with the underestimation in the wind-wave energy content are also among the factors responsible for the model deficiencies. The findings have revealed that the overestimation of the reproduced IG waves is the main reason for the underestimation of the breaking dissipation rate for irregular wave trains in the 1D mode. Therefore, more intensive breaking dissipation via selecting lower coefficient values is necessary to exhaust a certain energy content from longer waves in the 1D mode. This approach ultimately induces an over-dissipation of short wind-waves. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7bc5bb24cbc8485582941270d060e9792025-08-20T03:48:32ZengInstitute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of SciencesOceanologia0078-32342022-07-0164345747210.1016/j.oceano.2022.03.001Numerical study of coastal wave profiles at the sandy beaches of Nowshahr (Southern Caspian Sea)Seyed Masoud Mahmoudof0Mohammadali Lotfi Takami1Corresponding author at: Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences (INIOAS), Tehran, 1411813389, Iran.; Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences (INIOAS), Tehran, IranIranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences (INIOAS), Tehran, IranThis study aimed to investigate the capability of the one-dimensional (1D) mode of the Simulating WAves till SHore (SWASH), as a non-hydrostatic wave-flow model with six vertical layers, to reproduce the cross-shore wave evolution. For this purpose, the given model was initially calibrated for wave energy and the outputs were then verified with the field data measured at the Southern Caspian Sea. The calibration coefficients obtained for wave breaking are significantly less than the ones which have been mostly reported in previous studies for the two-dimensional (2D) mode of the SWASH. Although the reproduced wave height parameters are generally in good accordance with the field observations, the period parameters and the number of waves are overestimated and underestimated by the model, respectively. Moreover, the inaccuracies at the shallow stations are worse than at the transitional depths. The overestimation in both the reproduced energy of infragravity waves (IG) and their wavelength along with the underestimation in the wind-wave energy content are also among the factors responsible for the model deficiencies. The findings have revealed that the overestimation of the reproduced IG waves is the main reason for the underestimation of the breaking dissipation rate for irregular wave trains in the 1D mode. Therefore, more intensive breaking dissipation via selecting lower coefficient values is necessary to exhaust a certain energy content from longer waves in the 1D mode. This approach ultimately induces an over-dissipation of short wind-waves.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0078323422000252SWASH ModelCaspian SeaWave evolutionInfragravity wavesShort wind-waves |
| spellingShingle | Seyed Masoud Mahmoudof Mohammadali Lotfi Takami Numerical study of coastal wave profiles at the sandy beaches of Nowshahr (Southern Caspian Sea) Oceanologia SWASH Model Caspian Sea Wave evolution Infragravity waves Short wind-waves |
| title | Numerical study of coastal wave profiles at the sandy beaches of Nowshahr (Southern Caspian Sea) |
| title_full | Numerical study of coastal wave profiles at the sandy beaches of Nowshahr (Southern Caspian Sea) |
| title_fullStr | Numerical study of coastal wave profiles at the sandy beaches of Nowshahr (Southern Caspian Sea) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Numerical study of coastal wave profiles at the sandy beaches of Nowshahr (Southern Caspian Sea) |
| title_short | Numerical study of coastal wave profiles at the sandy beaches of Nowshahr (Southern Caspian Sea) |
| title_sort | numerical study of coastal wave profiles at the sandy beaches of nowshahr southern caspian sea |
| topic | SWASH Model Caspian Sea Wave evolution Infragravity waves Short wind-waves |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0078323422000252 |
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