APPENDIX F: INDEX 



Beach change models 



analytical model, 21 



fully 3-D model, 23 



profile erosion model, 22 



schematic 3-D model, 23 



shoreline change model, 22 

 Beach fill 



added distance for, 91 



as direct shoreline change, 54 



representation of, 90, 146 

 Beach profile shape 



discussion of, 56 



equation for, 56 



equilibrium shape, 56 

 Beach profile shape, 



width of littoral zone, 57 

 Bens elevation 



in shoreline change equation, 50 

 Boundary conditions 



default, 99 



equations for, 86, 87 



gated, 42, 100 



general discussion of, 41 



pinned beach, 42, 87, 101 

 Breaker index 



equation for, 65 

 Bypassing 



discussion of, 88 



equation for, 89 

 Calibration 



definition of, 44 

 Coastal experience 



advantages and disadvantages, 15 



and calibration procedure, 44 

 Contour modification 



discussion of, 69 

 DEPTH file 



discussion of, 126 

 Depth of closure 



determination of, 57 



for Oarai Beach, 57 



for Oceanside Beach, 57 



in shoreline change equation, 50 



Lakeview Park, 156 



predictive equation for, 61 

 Depth of longshore transport 



discussion of, 54 



equation for, 55 



maximum, 55 

 Detached breakwaters 



parameters describing, 142 

 Diffraction 



diffraction coefficient, 67 



multiple, 80 

 Error messages 



discussion of, 136 

 External wave transformation model 



calculation procedure, 74 

 GENESIS 



acronym for, 9 



basic assumptions of, 48 



boundary conditions, 86 



capabilities and limitations, 20 



cautions, 13 



coordinate system and grid for, 97 



design mode, 32 



external wave model, 61 



general structure of, 97 



history of, 11 



input data, 33 



Input files for, 102 



internal wave model, 61 



number of structures in, 139 



numerical solution scheme of, 81 



output files for, 129 



sand transport calculation 

 domains, 77 



scoping mode, 32 



theory of, 47 



wave energy windows, 77 

 Groins 



complex configurations of, 143 



legal representation of, 143 

 Input data 



list of, 36 



minimum requirements , 34 

 Internal wave transformation model 



calculation procedure, 62 

 Lakeview Park 



as case study, 149 



calibration and verification for, 

 166 



five-year simulation for, 175 



location map, 150 



model sensitivity tests, 169 



transport rate coefficients for, 

 170 



WAVES file for, 161 

 Line sources and sinks 



in shoreline change equation, 50 



uses of, 54 

 Longshore sand transport rate 



effective threshold for, 94 



empirical predictive equation, 

 52 



gross, 93 



in shoreline change equation, 50 



multiple wave sources for, 92 



net, 93 



practical considerations of, 91 



transport rate coefficients, 52 

 Numerical solution 



diffusion (heat) equation, 82 



discussion of, 81 



equations for implicit scheme, 

 86 



explicit scheme, 83 



grid system for, 84 



implicit scheme, 84 



numerical and physical accuracy, 

 81 



stability parameter for, 83 

 Oarai Beach, 17 



depth of closure of, 57 



shoreline change at, 18 

 Oceanside Beach 



depth of closure of, 57 

 OUTPT file 



discussion of, 129, 132 

 Planning process 



and shoreline change models, 25 



comprehensive planning, 25 



five general issues in, 28 



role of shoreline change 

 modeling, 29 



single-project planning, 25 

 RCPWAVE 



acronym for, 74 

 Representative offshore contour 



discussion of, 73 

 Sand bypassing 



at groins and jetties, 54 



discussion of, 88 



equation for, 89 

 Sand transmission 



discussion of, 88 



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