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Implementation And Modification Of A Three-Dimensional Radiation Stress Formulation For Surf Zone And Rip-Current Applications, Nirnimesh Kumar, George Voulgaris, John Warner Dec 2010

Implementation And Modification Of A Three-Dimensional Radiation Stress Formulation For Surf Zone And Rip-Current Applications, Nirnimesh Kumar, George Voulgaris, John Warner

George Voulgaris

Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS v 3.0), a three-dimensional numerical ocean model, was previously enhanced for shallow water applications by including wave-induced radiation stress forcing provided through coupling to wave propagation models (SWAN, REF/DIF). This enhancement made it suitable for surf zone applications as demonstrated using examples of obliquely incident waves on a planar beach and rip current formation in longshore bar trough morphology (Haas and Warner, 2009). In this contribution, we present an update to the coupled model which implements a wave roller model and also a modified method of the radiation stress term based on Mellor (2008, 2011a,b,in …


A Call For Standardization Of Aeolian Process Measurements: Moving Beyond Relative Case Studies, Thomas Barchyn, Chris Hugenholtz, Jean Ellis Dec 2010

A Call For Standardization Of Aeolian Process Measurements: Moving Beyond Relative Case Studies, Thomas Barchyn, Chris Hugenholtz, Jean Ellis

Jean Taylor Ellis

No abstract provided.


Measuring Aeolian Saltation: A Comparison Of Sensors, Douglas Sherman, Bailiang Li, Eugene Farrell, Jean Ellis, Walter Cox, Luis Maia, Paulo Sousa Dec 2010

Measuring Aeolian Saltation: A Comparison Of Sensors, Douglas Sherman, Bailiang Li, Eugene Farrell, Jean Ellis, Walter Cox, Luis Maia, Paulo Sousa

Jean Taylor Ellis

No abstract provided.