APPENDIX A: NOTATION 
Sand porosity 
Parameter determining equilibrium beach shape 
Sand bypassing factor 
Wave group velocity at breaking given by linear wave theory 
Wave energy dissipation in the surf zone 
Depth of closure 
Equilibrium wave energy dissipation in the surf zone 
Depth at seaward end of groin 
Pressure deficit of a synthetic hurricane 
Wave energy flux by linear wave theory 
Forward speed of a synthetic hurricane 
Water depth 
Breaking wave height 
Energy-based wave height 
Significant wave height 
Average significant wave height 
Maximum significant wave height 
Grid cell number 
Empirical coefficient in cross-shore transport rate equation 
Calibration parameters in shoreline change model 
Landfall point of a synthetic hurricane 
Deep water wavelength 
Manning's roughness 
Volume rate of longshore sand transport 
Volume rate of cross-shore sand transport 
Radius of maximum wind of a synthetic hurricane 
Ratio of sand density to water density 
Time 
Beach slope 
Track angle of a synthetic hurricane 
Peak spectral wave period 
Coordinate direction 
Coordinate direction 
Calculated shoreline position 
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