Verification of SWAN with DELILAH data

In the past years the SWAN wave model was developed. SWAN is a third-generation spectral wave model for applications in coastal areas. The verification of the model has been carried out for a few laboratory and field experiments. In this thesis the DELILAH field experiment held at the property of the Field Research Facility in Duck, North...

Diffraction in a spectral wave model

Waves that approach the coast and encounter obstacles such as small islands, rocks or breakwaters may be reflected backwards and in lateral directions, but the wave crest may also bend around the obstacle. This phenomenon can be described with refraction-diffraction models based on the Boussinesq equation or the mild-slope equation of Berkhoff....

Validation of the numerical wave models SWAN and HISWA at Norderney

In coastal engineering waves often play a dominant role. To predict the wave behaviour in coastal regions numerical wave propagation models have been developed. This study deals with the verification of two models against measurements in the field, namely HISWA and SWAN. The second generation model HISWA has already proven to perform well for...