Abstract: Tuning a three‐dimensional (3‐D) coastal circulation model for vertical eddy viscosities can be a laborious task. An efficient alternative is to use adjoint inverse estimation methods, and one such method is developed here. ...

Abstract: Presently available formulas for estimating the maximum depth of scour near bridge piers often lead to unreliable results. A fully three-dimensional hydrodynamic model is therefore used in this study to simulate the flow ...

Abstract: A technique is presented for modeling the evolution of wave spectra in bays. In particular, the writers are concerned with those bodies of water where bathymetric effects are important and where conventional methods such ...

Abstract: To ensure the safety of a variety of marine operations, ocean weather monitoring and prediction in many coastal regions have gained prominence over the last couple of decades. To support ongoing forecasting efforts in ...

Abstract: While studying the bathymetric transformation of ocean waves propagating into a coastal region, the engineer often invokes the concept of the significant wave to represent the offshore irregular sea state. As an approximation, ...