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| Title: | WAVE MODELLING IN INTERTIDAL ESTUARIES: COMPARISON WITH MEASURED DATA | |
| DOI No: | 10.1142/9789812701916_0074 | |
| Source: | COASTAL ENGINEERING 2004 (pp 933-945) | |
| Author(s): | NIGEL P. TOZER
Hydrodynamics and Metocean Group, HR Wallingford, Howbery Park, Wallingford, OXON, OX10 8BA, United Kingdom STEPHEN M. GREY Hydrodynamics and Metocean Group, HR Wallingford, Howbery Park, Wallingford, OXON, OX10 8BA, United Kingdom TONI J. ELLAM Hydrodynamics and Metocean Group, HR Wallingford, Howbery Park, Wallingford, OXON, OX10 8BA, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | UK estuaries are commonly characterised by wave generation areas that vary significantly with the tide, relatively strong currents due to river flows and the tides, as well as being exposed to waves that penetrate from offshore. The outer Thames Estuary was used as a site to test the performance of the spectral wave models SWAN and TOMAWAC in such a highly complex estuarine environment. For 5 test periods, covering a range of wave and wind conditions, predicted wave conditions from the models were compared against measured wave data. Particular attention was made to changes in wave conditions due to tidal currents and the variation of tidal water level. The models were found to perform very well in general. It was found that the inclusion of tidal currents improved the performance of SWAN, particularly in the prediction of wave period. | |
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