Implementation of the vortex force formalism in the coupled ocean-atmosphere-wave-sediment transport (COAWST) modeling system for inner shelf and surf zone applications

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 65-95

  Kumar, Nirnimesh ^a   Voulgaris, George ^a   Warner, John C ^b   Olabarrieta, Maitane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom streaming; COAWST; Littoral velocities; Modeling; Nearshore circulation; Radiation stress; Rip current; ROMS; SWAN; Three dimensional; Vortex force; Wave current interaction

Indexed keywords

COAWST; NEARSHORE CIRCULATION; RADIATION STRESS; RIP CURRENTS; SWAN; VORTEX-FORCE; WAVE CURRENT INTERACTION;

BEACHES; COASTAL ENGINEERING; MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; ROM; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; VORTEX FLOW;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; CIRCULATION MODELING; COASTAL WATER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; FLOW VELOCITY; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; OCEAN WAVE; OCEANIC CURRENT; PARAMETERIZATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SURF ZONE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VELOCITY PROFILE; VORTEX FLOW; WAVE GENERATION; WAVE-CURRENT INTERACTION;

EID: 84858289786     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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