Evolution of Rip Currents and Morphology: Field Experiments and Numerical Modeling

Thornton 0136882将对来自RIPEX项目的数据进行广泛分析和存档。 将使用这些数据和Delft3D模型的校准版本测试有关裂流强度和不稳定性，以及近岸剪切流的不稳定性的各种假设。 ARGUS系统将用于监测蒙特雷湾内的两个地点，而近海波浪则用乘波浮标监测。 了解了两年期间形态学和入射波谱的变化，PI将检验撕裂间距取决于强迫谱带宽的假设。 Delft3D还将用于模拟海滩的演变。

Thornton0136882Data from the RIPEX program will be extensively analyzed and archived. Various hypotheses concerning rip current strength and unsteadiness, as well as the instability of the nearshore shear current, will be tested using these data and a calibrated version of the Delft3D model. ARGUS systems will be used to monitor two sites within Monterey Bay while offshore waves are monitored with wave rider buoys. Knowing the changes in morphology and incoming wave spectra over a two year period, the PIs will test the hypothesis that rip spacing is dependent upon the bandwidth of the forcing spectrum. Delft3D will also be used to model the beach evolution.