- Bouss-2D
- CMS
- CPT / CPT Lite
- CSMART
- GenCade
- Inlet Res. Model (IRM)
- RMAP
- SBAS
- Shoaling Toolbox
- SMS
- Impacts of Inlets
on Adjacent Beaches (IIAB) - Other
Products - WaveNet
Database
Boussinesq (Bouss-2D)
BOUSS-2D is a comprehensive numerical model for simulating the propagation and transformation of waves in coastal regions and harbors based on a time-domain solution of Boussinesq-type equations. The governing equations are uniformly valid from deep to shallow water and can simulate most of the phenomena of interest in the nearshore zone and harbor basins including shoaling/ refraction over variable topography, reflection/diffraction near structures, energy dissipation due to wave breaking and bottom friction, cross-spectral energy transfer due to nonlinear wave-wave interactions, breaking-induced longshore and rip currents, wave-current interaction and wave interaction with porous structures. Many processes at inlets and harbors can be studied using BOUSS-2D.
Benefits: BOUSS-2D can be applied to a wide variety of coastal and ocean engineering problems, including complex wave transformation over small coastal regions (1-5 km), wave agitation and harbor resonance studies, wave breaking over submerged obstacles, breaking-induced nearshore circulation patterns, wave-current interaction near tidal inlets, infra-gravity wave generation by groups of short waves, and wave transformation around artificial islands.
Documentation and Support: BOUSS-2D: A Boussinesq Wave Model for Coastal Regions and Harbors, ERDC/CHL TR-01-25.
Application: Recent applications of the model include nearshore wave climate studies Ponce de Leon Inlet, Florida, wave agitation studies for Barbers Point Harbor, Kahului Harbor, and Kawaihae Harbor in Hawaii, wave effects in Brookings Harbor, Oregon, and wave-induced circulation and shoreline erosion studies at the Saco Bay, Maine.
Principal Point of Contact: Zeki Demirbilek Engineer Research and Development Center |
Coastal Modeling System (CMS)
The Coastal Modeling System is an integrated 2D numerical modeling system for simulating waves, current, water level, sediment transport, and morphology change at coastal inlets and entrances. Emphasis of the CMS is on navigation channel performance and sediment exchange between the inlet and adjacent beaches. A key objective of this work is to develop, test, and transfer the CMS to Corps Districts and industry for use on specific engineering studies.
| Documentation | http://cirp.usace.army.mil/wiki/CMS http://cirp.usace.army.mil/wiki/CMS#Documentation_Portal |
| Validation Cases | http://cirp.usace.army.mil/wiki/Test_Cases |
| Workshops | http://cirp.usace.army.mil/workshops/ CMS Workshop list |
| USACE users | SAM, SAJ, SAW, SWG, NAN, NAB, NAP, NAE, LRB, LRE, NWS, NWP, SPN, SPL, POH, POA |
| Applications | World of CMS |
CMS 4.00 - Release (v4r8) - 25 January 2012
Features
- Interface - Surfacewater Modeling System (SMS) version 11.0 (reduced functionality with SMS 10.1).
- Inline Code
- Both CMS-Wave and CMS-Flow are included in the same executable
- Model coupling (steering) is done internally for faster and more efficient simulations
- Implicit solution scheme
- Large time steps on the order of 10 minutes (instead of seconds)
- Shorter simulation times for tidal flow and morphology change
- Quadtree (telescoping) mesh capability (not available with SMS 10.1)
- Local refinement through cell division of rectangular mesh
- Flexible and efficient
- Spatially variable wind and atmospheric pressure (available in SMS 10.1 through use of "Advanced" cards in model control)
- Velocity/Surface pressure on grid (equivalent of NWS=6, from ADCIRC interface in SMS)
- OceanWeather
- Additional wave-current interaction options
The latest versions of CMS v4.0 are available below:
| Parallel version (zip file with DLL) | |
| 32-bit - download here. 64-bit - download here. |
Release Notes |
CMS-Flow 3.75 - Revision 3 - March 2010
- Interface - Surfacewater Modeling System (SMS) version 10.1.
- NET Speed improvements
- Various bug fixes and improved stability
- Corrected bottom friction due to waves
- Fix for extracted water level boundary condition
- Correction for Equilibrium Advection-Diffusion and Salinity concentrations after hot start
This version of CMS-Flow v3.75 - zip file.
(Includes executable and required DLL)
For the latest version of SMS 10.1, see SMS tab above.
- Latest - Ver 3.2
Jan 2011 - Ver 2.5
Sep 2009 - Ver 2.0
Nov 2008 - Ver 1.76
Aug 2007
- Interface - SMS 11.0. Reduced functionality with SMS 10.1, but operational.
- New Features (SMS interface development underway)
- Full-plane effects when using winds AND wave spectra.
- Spatially variable wind and surge fields.
- Infragravity waves
CMS-Wave version 3.2 - executable 32-bit - download here.
64-bit - download here.
- Interface - Default version for SMS 10.1. Reduced functionality with SMS 10.0, but operational.
- New Features (SMS interface development underway)
- Muddy coast / bed definition
- Impermeable structures
- Nonlinear wave-wave interation
- Overtopping rate calculation
- Coming Soon
- Infragravity waves (presently in testing phase)
- Interface – Surface Modeling System (SMS) version 10.0+ (10.1 recommended)
- Variable rectangle cells – allow wider spacing cells in the offshore where the wave property variation is small and away from the area of interest to save the computational time.
- Full-plane wave generation capability – simulate local wave generation by wind in a lake or bay, neglecting swell from the ocean. This feature is automatically activated in the case of wind forcing only, with zero wave energy input at the sea boundary.
- Newly implemented structural features – calculate wave run-up on beaches, wave transmission of submerged reefs and floating breakwater, and wave overtopping over breakwaters.
- Optional fast-mode – minimize computer simulation time by automatically reducing directional bins in spectral transformation calculations. This option is ideal for a long or time-pressing simulation when looking for a quick and easy application.
| CMS-Wave version 2.00 – Executable | |
| Documentation | Using CMS-Wave with SMS10.1 – CMS-Wave: A nearshore spectral wave processes model for coastal inlets and navigation projects, ERDC/CHL TR-08-13, Aug 2008. |
- Interface – SMS version 9.0 or later version
- Model Improvements – Depth-limited wave energy dissipation can be calculated from four different breaking formulas. A multiple grid nesting capability is added for passing wave energies from the parent to child grids.
- Name change – to better indication the model as a “system” component, the model name is now changed from WABED to CMS-Wave.
| CMS-Wave version 1.76 (aka WABED) – Executable | |
| Documentation | Using CMS-Wave with SMS9.0 – Wave-action balance equation diffraction (WABED) model: Tests of wave diffraction and reflection at inlets. Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note ERDC/CHL CHETN-III-73. |
| Publication | WABED model in the SMS: Part 2. Graphical interface. Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note ERDC/CHL CHETN-I-74. |
Other Tools for use with the Coastal Modeling System
The ability to systematically execute a large number of CMS-Wave simulations with little user interaction is beneficial in applications where new and/or reruns of numerous simulations are required for model re-validation and sensitivity tests, or for a large number of production runs.
An automated procedure was developed and is described in a CHETN (in press) and uses a series of MATLAB® scripts to generate CMS-Wave model I/O files, run the model on a PC, post-process model output files to calculate basic statistics for model-data comparison, and plot the model results. It performs many individual simulations which use different wave breaking formulations, or wave model versions, or input conditions. The procedure allows users to efficiently setup CMS-Wave model both for successive or simultaneous simulations in Corps projects and to expediently evaluate model results in research studies.
Installation program and sample files:
CMS-Wave_Procedure.zip (~20 MB)
Documentation (CHETN):
CHETN (in press) - PDF
CMS-Flow files are written in a binary format which cannot be read by a text viewer. To look into the files (no editing please), you can download a binary file viewer.
HDF View 2.5 - link
Points of Contact
- Alejandro Sanchez
Email: Alejandro.Sanchez@usace.army.mil
- Lihwa Lin
Email: Lihwa.Lin@usace.army.mil
- Mitchell Brown
Email: Mitchell.E.Brown@usace.army.mil
Engineer Research and Development Center
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS 39180
- CPT
- CPT Lite
Channel Portfolio Tool (CPT)
CPT is designed to enable analysis of commercial utilization of the Corps-maintained waterway infrastructure at a variety of coverage levels. At the most detailed level, individual channel sub-reaches may be chosen for analysis and compared to other sub-reaches in the USACE portfolio of navigation projects. However, in order to provide decision support to personnel at all levels of Corps management, CPT can also be used to analyze and compare commercial usage figures at the Project, District, and Division levels. For example, a District program manager might want to see which navigation project under his or her control handles the most exports of a particular commodity. CPT pulls from a large database that is maintained by the Corps’ Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (WCSC).
Setting the desired level of analysis is done through the CPT Home screen: https://cpt.usace.army.mil.
Access to CPT (CAC card required):
| NEW USERS | REGISTERED USERS |
Once all steps are complete, access will be granted for future visits to the CPT Website |
Access the CPT Website: |
| Note: Yearly update of non-disclosure agreements is required. | |
Publications:
- CHETN (PDF) - A Review of Coastal Navigation Asset Management Efforts within the Coastal Inlets Research Program (CIRP) Part 2:
The Channel Portfolio Tool - Conference Paper (PDF) - Depth-utilization Analysis for Estimating Economic Activity Supported by Dredging
- Journal Article (PDF) - Depth-utilization Analysis for Estimating Economic Activity Supportted by Dredging
CPT Lite
CPT Lite provides Project-level coverage of waterborne commerce movements through Corps navigation channels, ports, and waterways. CPT Lite is designed for decision makers requiring quick, reliable access to summary statistics for Corps navigation projects. Supporting figures are provided by the Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (WCSC) through the Navigation Data Center (NDC), and users are advised to validate the results of CPT Lite against the official NDC reports for decision-support purposes.
CPT Lite is presently only available to US Army Corps of Engineers employees. To obtain username and password information or provision your iOS device, please contact Kenneth.N.Mitchell@usace.army.mil and state your need.
Installation instructions (iOS devices only):
- Each device must first have a USACE profile installed. This must be renewed each year in order to continue to download updates to the program.
- Get the email containing your provisioning username and password as received from Kenneth.N.Mitchell@usace.army.mil
- Open your mobile browser and go to "https://blueroof.usace.army.mil/mobile/profile"
- Enter the username and password from your email and then click "Install" when prompted on the next page.
- Click "Install Now" and the profile will be added to your device.
- To install or update your version of CPT Lite:
- Since the application is over 20 MB, enable WiFi to download and install the application (doesn't work with 3G connection)
- Go to the ERDC/ITL App Store, located at "https://blueroof.usace.army.mil/mobile"
- Select the CPT Application.
- Click the link to "Install or Update CPT".
- (Optional) - Save link to the App Store on your device to make access to updates easier.
- Go back to the App Store main page - either click "Back" or go to "https://blueroof.usace.army.mil/mobile".
- Press the "Send to" button at the bottom of your screen. It looks like an arror coming out of a box.
- Select "Add to Home Screen" and give a name that is easily identifiable.
Demonstration of CPT Lite for iPhone/iPad mobile devices:
- http://www.screencast.com/t/YNXj6g04bE1
For more information on CPT Lite, contact Ned Mitchell.
Principal Point of Contact: Kenneth Ned Mitchell Engineer Research and Development Center |
Coastal Structures Management, Analysis, and Ranking Tool (CSMART)
CSMART is a decision-support software package being developed in the Coastal Inlets Research Program (CIRP) for prioritization of coastal jetties and breakwaters in O&M budget development. Accessed through a straightforward user interface, CSMART employs structured query language (SQL) to access a variety of data sets that provide indicators of coastal structure significance. For example, metrics for economic activity supported by coastal structures include commercial tonnage in associated channels, nearby commercial fish landings, and associated cruise and ferry passenger statistics. These and other selected metrics are analyzed to produce customized rankings of coastal structures according to user-specified filters and search criteria. The final rankings can be exported and saved for later viewing, or used to generate Google Earth™ overlays for visualizations. CSMART is designed for use by personnel at the District, Division, and HQ levels of Corps management.
Access to CSMART
https://itlgis01.usace.army.mil/csmart
System Requirements for use of website: (**Note - these may require Administrator privileges)
Principal Point of Contact: Kenneth Ned Mitchell Engineer Research and Development Center |
GenCade, Version 1.0
GenCade is a newly developed numerical model which combines the engineering power of GENESIS and the regional processes capability of the Cascade model. GenCade calculates shoreline change, wave-induced long-shore sand transport, and morphology change at inlets on a local to regional scale and can be applied as a planning or engineering tool. GenCade is operated within the Surface-water Modeling System interface, bringing functionality of a georeferenced environment together with accessibility to other U.S. Army Corps of Engineers numerical models. GenCade is being developed jointly by CIRP and the Regional Sediment Management (RSM) program.
System Requirements:
Surface-water Modeling System (SMS) version 11.1 beta (when available)..
For the latest version of SMS 11, see SMS tab above.
- Gencade 1.0 [~400 KB zip file] - updated April 2012.
Fact Sheet: GenCade, Version 1 (PDF)
Available Documentation:
Documentation is under developement. A GenCade User's Guide is in progress and is located on the following wiki page:
http://cirp.usace.army.mil/wiki/GenCade.
A Technical Report describing GenCade will be available in Summer 2011.
Principal Point of Contact: Ashley Frey |
Engineer Research and Development Center
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS 39180
Reservoir Model - A numerical model developed to calculated natural sand bypassing and change in volume of ebb-tidal shoals.
Reservoir Model Program Version 2.0 - [~41 MB installation zip file] - Updated version - June 2011.
Publications:
- 2011 Draft CHETN - Inlet Reservoir Model: Part II: PC-Interface
- 2008 Conference Paper - Cumulative Effects of Channel and Ebb Shoal Dredging on Inlet Evolution in Southwest Florida, USA
- 2005 Conference Paper - General Methodology for Inlet Reservoir Model Analysis of Sand Management near Tidal Inlets
- 2004 Conference Paper - Evaluation of Ebb-Tidal Shoals as a Sand Source for Beach Nourishment
- 2002 CHETN - Reservoir Model for Calculating Natural Sand Bypassing and Change in Volume of Ebb-Tidal Shoals, Part I: Description.
- 2000 Journal Paper - Reservoir Model of Ebb-Tidal Shoal Evolution and Sand Bypassing.
- Ashley Frey
Email: Ashley.E.Frey@usace.army.mil
Engineer Research and Development Center
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS 39180
Regional Morphology Analysis Package (RMAP)
RMAP (Regional Morphology Analysis Package) - an integrated set of calculation tools developed for manipulating, analyzing, visualizing, and archiving data on shoreline positions and beach profiles in a georeferenced environment on a personal computer. RMAP supports analysis of beach profile, channel or river cross-sectional data, and shoreline position data for engineering and science applications. Capabilities extend from generation of spatially referenced shoreline change maps to a large suite of beach profile analysis tools.
RMAP is a co-venture with the Coastal Inlets Research Program (CIRP) and the System-wide Water Resurces Program (SWWRP).
Version Release (chronological, latest first)
- RMAP 3.2 PC Program [~128 MB installation executable] - updated February 2012.
(NOTE: Uninstall previous versions before installing this version)
- RMAP 3.1 PC Program [~243 MB installation executable] - updated 3 February 2011.
(NOTE: Uninstall previous versions before installing this version)
- RMAP 3.1 Update [~400 KB zip file] - updated 14 February 2011.
(NOTE: Full version above must be installed first. Extract zip file to location where the full 3.1 version was stored.)
RMAP 3.0 PC Program [~246 MB installation executable] - updated 22 July 2009.
(NOTE: Uninstall previous versions before installing this version)
Tutorial and files can be downloaded here. 
Publications:
CHETN - Regional Morphology Analysis Package (RMAP), Version 3: User's Guide and Tutorial
Application:
RMAP Demonstration Project for the New Jersey Coast
Point of Contact:
- Tanya Beck
Email: Tanya.M.Beck@usace.army.mil
- Andy Morang
Email: Andrew.Morang@usace.army.mil
Engineer Research and Development Center
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS 39180
Sediment Budget Analysis System (SBAS)
The Sediment Budget Analysis System (SBAS) was developed to provide a framework for formulating, documenting, and calculating sediment budgets, including estimation of uncertainty, and hence, the reliability of the budget. The SBAS is visually based and operates within the Windows operating systems.
- SBAS Extension (~540 KB zip file)
- SBAS for ArcGIS 10 User Guide (draft)
- SBAS Standalone Executable (~60 MB installation executable)
Other SBAS information can be found here.
Point of Contact:
- Julie Rosati
Voice: (251)-694-3719
Email: Julie.D.Rosati@usace.army.mil
Engineer Research and Development Center
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS 39180
Shoaling Toolbox
The link below is for the Beta version of the Shoaling Toolbox.
https://itlgis01.usace.army.mil/ShoalingToolbox/
NOTE: This tool is new and being improved regularly. Please bear with us as we add functionality.
Point of Contact:
- Julie Rosati
Voice: (251)-694-3719
Email: Julie.D.Rosati@usace.army.mil
Engineer Research and Development Center
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS 39180
Surface-water Modeling System (SMS)
The Surface Water Modeling System (SMS) is a comprehensive environment for one- and two-dimensional models dealing with surface water applications. Hydrodynamic models include CMS-Flow, TABS (RMA2, RMA4), FESWMS, ADCIRC, and TUFLOW. The hydrodynamic models cover a range of applications including river flow analysis, rural and urban flooding, estuary and inlet modeling, and modeling of large coastal domains. Additional functionalities include advection/diffusion (RMA4) and sediment transport (FESWMS). Wave models in SMS include CMS-Wave, STWAVE, BOUSS2D, and CGWAVE and include both spectral and wave transformational models. The Particle Tracking Model (PTM) tracks particles added to the water column to help evaluate sediment transport and environmental impacts. In addition, the generic model interface allows users to use the powerful mesh building tools with numeric engines that do not have custom interfaces. SMS can import data from a variety of files including text, CAD, and GIS files. SMS contains many visualizations options including contours (filled or linear), flow/velocity vectors, creation of animations, and exporting to Google Earth or GIS.
Using SMS (any version) requires a license. Any user may request an evaluation license (for appoximately 30 days). After this users must obtain a a permanent license.
| Corps of Engineers employees (Districts, Divisions, and Research labs): - Fill out this form and submit to the location designated on the form. |
| Everyone else: Contact Aquaveo - http://aquaveo.com/SMS |
Choose the appropriate link as needed from one of the servers listed below:
| Version | Description | Location | Release Notes (SMS 11.0.5) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32-bit | SMS 11.0.5 - Full Installation (~229 MB) | CIRP server | Aquaveo Server | |
| 32-bit | SMS 11.0.5 - Update Patch (~60 MB) | CIRP server | Aquaveo Server | |
| 64-bit | SMS 11.0.5 - Full Installation (~315 MB) | CIRP server | Aquaveo Server | |
| 64-bit | SMS 11.0.5 - Update Patch (~42 MB) | CIRP server | Aquaveo Server | |
| If either installation fails during an upgrade, uninstall the previous version of SMS 11.0 and reinstall with the new installer. | ||||
SMS 11.0 Update Programs (ADMIN Privileges NOT needed)
| Version | Description | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32-bit | SMS 11.0.5 - Updated Executable Only (~12 MB Zip File) | CIRP server | |
| 32-bit | SMS 11.0.5 - All Files - No Installer (~186 MB Zip File) | CIRP server | |
| 64-bit | SMS 11.0.5 - Updated Executable Only (~22 MB Zip File) | CIRP server | |
| 64-bit | SMS 11.0.5 - All Files - No Installer (~199 MB Zip File) | CIRP server | |
Choose the appropriate link as needed from one of the servers listed below:
| Version | Description | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32-bit | SMS 10.1 (Revision 11) - Full Installation (~330 MB) | CIRP server | Aquaveo Server |
| SMS 10.1 (Revision 11) - Update Patch (~25 MB) |
CIRP server | Aquaveo Server | |
| 64-bit | SMS 10.1 (Revision 11) - Full Installation (~330 MB) | CIRP server | Aquaveo Server |
| SMS 10.1 (Revision 11) - Update Patch (~27 MB) |
CIRP server | Aquaveo Server |
|
| Version | Description | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32-bit | SMS 10.1 (Revision 11) - Update Zip File (~10 MB) | CIRP server | |
| 64-bit | SMS 10.1 (Revision 11) - Update Zip File (~15 MB) | CIRP server | |
SMS 10.0 - final revision 11 - dated 2/10/2009
- Full installation - executable installation package (~221 MB)
- Update installation - executable installation package (~37 MB)
Impacts of Inlets on Adjacent Beaches (IIAB) - Under Construction !!
Please copy all these files into a new folder on your PC. Then double-click the IIAB Standalone Java Program and populate fields with each file as directed, or modify for your site-specific data. To copy the data to an excel spreadsheet and manipulate plots, you can paste into the attached "Application Workbook".
Download IIAB Files -- (1 zip file containing these files)
- IIAB Standalone Java Program
- Example Ebb and Flood Shoal Data
- Example Shoreline Data
- Example O&M Dredging Data
- Application Workbook (Excel 2007 file)
NOTE: Units in this example are in Meters.
Also, for information on the IIAB, go to “Help-App Instructions” from within the Java Program.
IIAB Documentation can be found on the CIRP wiki:
http://cirp.usace.army.mil/wiki/Sec111/Overview
Point of Contact:
- Julie Rosati
Voice: (251)-694-3719
Email: Julie.D.Rosati@usace.army.mil
Engineer Research and Development Center
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS 39180
Click an option below to obtain additional information
BeachTools:
Two ArcView/ArcGISTM extensions are available that are designed to identify and quantitatively establish the position of the shoreline and other coastal features from aerial imagery - one for ArcViewTM 3.2 and one for ArcGISTM 9.1. Please choose the correct plugin from the choices below.
- BeachTools ArcView 3.2 Plugin. - [ 660 kb avx file ] - PDF
- BeachTools ArcGIS 9.1 Plugin. - [ 268 kb dll file ] - PDF (May or may not work
with ArcGIS 9.2/9.3 - the next update will address this issue)
Hold down the shift key and click on the above link to download the appropriate BeachTools Plugin for your system.
Aerial imagery, i.e., digitized aerial photography, is commonly analyzed to qualitatively and quantitatively study the evolution of coastal inlet geomorphology. BeachTools is designed to facilitate such studies by providing a suite of tools that allows for the automatic delineation of coastal features and the generation of baselines and transects, removing the tedium and subjectivity of extracting data by hand, and allowing for much greater precision of such measurements.
Documentation is available from the PDF link next to each plugin listed above.
CEA: The Channel Equilibrium Area PC program (CEA) determines the minimum
cross-section channel area for a coastal inlet. For a given inlet scenario, an analytical 1-D model is used
to calculate inlet hydraulics. This information is combined with a tidal prism-minimum channel area relationship
using the channel stability concept of Escoffier to determine the minimum equilibrium area.
CEA is a standalone PC program for the Windows operating system. Download the Zip-compressed archive for this program by holding down the Shift-key and clicking on the link below.
Download CEA Program zip archive -- 26 Mbyte download.
Installation of CEA: -- Place zip archive in directory of your choosing and unzip the archive. First install the .NET framework by double-clicking on the file dotnetfx.exe. Then you will be able to install CEA by double-clicking on the file setup.exe
CEDAS: The Coastal Engineering Design and Analysis System (CEDAS) is a comprehensive collection of
coastal engineering design and analysis software, developed by or for the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment
Station. CEDAS is interactive system for Windows 95/98/2000 or NT-based PCs. The system contents range from the
simple technologies of the popular ACES package, to sophisticated models for multi-dimensional hydrodynamics,
wave propagation, nearshore hydrodynamics and beach processes, inlet technology, and harbor oscillation.
Additional information is available at the Veri-Tech web site. This database contains information on Federal inlets and entrances that are being maintained by the Corps of Engineers District and Division offices. A total of 154 records are included in the online version of this database. The database can be queried for all projects in a selected state or in a selected Corps District or Division. The default is to sort results from each query alphabetically by inlet name. However, the query result can also be sorted in descending order according to tidal prism, cross-sectional area, minimum width, average Qnet, or number of photographs of the inlet contained in the database. |
Ebb shoal at Ocean City Inlet, MD, |
This database contains information on coastal navigation projects and navigation structures that are located within the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers District and Division offices. Over 1230 records are included in this database (330 on the Great Lakes), and the database can be queried for all projects in a selected state or in a selected Corps District or Division. Results from each query can be sorted alphabetically by name; or in descending order according to structure length, project depth, tidal prism, cross-sectional area, or number of photographs of the inlet. Each record has data fields that pertain to both navigation structures (length, crest elevaton, core elevation, side slope, etc.), and navigation projects (project depth, tidal prism, throat cross-section area, etc.) Also included are summary statistics for the nearest Wave Information Study (WIS) Phase II Station. Available information for each project or structure varies greatly, consequently many of the database fields show zero values (0.0) to indicate no data available. Records for inlets typically contain no particulars about associated navigation structures because each jetty or breakwater structure has a separate record. Click the following link in order to go to this database: Database of Inlet Navigation Projects and Structures
|
Matagorda Ship Channel entrance, TX,
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Ebb Jet Calculator. - [ 4.7 Mb zip file ].
This is a Visual Basic application for Windows Operating Systems. Hold down the shift key and click on the above link to download the Ebb Jet Calculator!
The EbbJet Calculator allows quick estimation of the ebb or flood jet issuing from an inlet based on the analytical solution of flow from Ozsoy and Unluata (1982). Estimates of sediment transport are developed from the sediment transport equations published by van Rijn (1984a, 1984b, and 1984c). Developed for inclusion in the Diagnostic Modeling System Analytical Toolbox, the EbbJet Calculator provides estimates of flow velocity and associated sediment transport at inlets that can aid in optimizing channel location and estimation of shoaling rates.
Further details are given in this Technical Note.
HyPAS: The Hydraulic Processes Analysis System (HyPAS) is a tool designed to manipulate
and view large data sets of high resolution hydrodynamic data such as three-dimensional currents collected
with Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCP). InletGIS ArcView Plugin. - [ 352 kb avx file ]. This is an
ArcView TM 3.x Geographic Information Systems (GIS) extension known as Inlet, Nearshore, and Littoral Enhancement
Tool for Geographic Information Systems (INLETGIS). This plugin was designed to provide the user with a set of
image processing tools, which may be used for an objective and time-saving method of inlet shoal and channel analysis
through aerial photography classification schemes. Hold down the shift key and click on the above link to download the InletGIS Plugin!
Further details are given in this Technical Note.
Inlets Online: An online
information and analysis resource on tidal inlets, navigation channels, and adjacent beaches. It is intended to
serve as a tutorial for nonspecialists and an information center for specialists in fields related to coastal inlets.
WaveNet, Version 1.0
The WaveNet meteorlogic and oceanographic data repository, extraction and formatting program provides a common interface for modelers and analysts query data availability for their specific geographic region, access these data their respective agency sources and output specific to numerical and analytical model data formats.
NOTE: Still under construction and only available from CoE networks. Limited Functionality.
Web Site: http://134.164.34.204/web2py/GoogleMap2/default/NDBCmap
Principal Point of Contact: Derek Wilson |
Engineer Research and Development Center
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS 39180
| Last update 4/4/2012 |
