CONTENTS 



Page 



CONVERSION FACTORS, U.S. CUSTOMARY TO METRIC (SI) 5 



I INTRODUCTION 7 



II APPLICATION ANALYSIS 7 



1. System 21 Mark 8 Model Grid Setup 7 



2. System 21 Mark 8 Model Topography 9 



III SYSTEM 21 MARK 8 MODEL COMPONENTS 9 



1. Initialization Unit (lU) 9 



2. Computational Unit (CU) 10 



3. Example Application 10 



IV SUMMARY 13 



FIGURES 



1 The region of application of the System 21 Mark 8 model 



for short waves 8 



2 Contours of bathymetry near the pier (October 1980 survey) 10 



3 The observed and predicted wave heights 12 



4 The spectrum from wave observations at the end of the pier, 



24 November 1980 12 



