CIRP Technical Discussions

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US Army Corps of Engineers

Coastal Inlets Research Program

CIRP Technical Discussions

List of Discussions by Fiscal Year

All Technical Discussions are held on Tuesdays at 1:00 pm Central unless otherwise indicated by red color.

Meetings are now handled using Microsoft Teams. Use the CIRP email at the bottom of this page if you wish to be added to the distribution list.

Upcoming (more to be added)

Date	Topic	Presenter(s)
02 Sep 2025	Practical modeling and wave response guidance for coastal structures using FUNWAVE-TVD	Torres
16 Sep 2025	Inlet GIS Database and Web Services	Sylvester
30 Sep 2025	Multi-Scale Modeling Approach to Surf and Swash Zone Processes	Johnson

Past

Date	Topic	Video (if available)
26 Aug 2025	Satellite-based detection and tracking of hazardous shoals at Barnegat Inlet, NJ	VIDEO
19 Aug 2025	StormSim: Rubblemound Hindcasting Framework	VIDEO
05 Aug 2025	Preliminary Validation of CSHORE-VEG: Simulation of Wave Attenuation and Setup through Vegetated Coasts	VIDEO
08 Jul 2025	CSHORE-Veg Implementing vegetation drag forces for depth-varying plant morphology	VIDEO
10 Jun 2025	FUNWAVE Development Finalization presentation	VIDEO
13 May 2025	Next-generation Volume Change Preliminary Products	VIDEO
22 Apr 2025	New Data Importation Capabilities for the Sediment Budget Analysis System	VIDEO
25 Mar 2025	Multi-scale Modeling Approach to Surf and Swash Zone Processes	VIDEO
25 Feb 2025	Enhancing Shoaling Analysis: Updates and Improvements for an Upcoming CSAT Release	VIDEO
11 Feb 2025	Updates made in SMS 13.4 for new and improved capabilities	VIDEO
14 Jan 2025	Satellite-derived shoreline improvements and expansion to inlet shoal detection (new start)	VIDEO
29 Oct 2024	Hazardous Inlet Shoals: Current State of Practice	VIDEO

Date	Topic
24 September 2024	Investigation into shoaling changes pre- and post-deepening to improve dredging efficiency: A case study at Savannah Harbor, Georgia	VIDEO
17 September 2024	Dune Response Tool: Demonstration of Deterministic and Probabilistic Capabilities for Long Term Dune Evolution Prediction	VIDEO
12 September 2024	Baby steps towards a new framework for understanding coastal elevation change	VIDEO
29 August 2024	StormSim: Rubblemound Hindcasting Framework	VIDEO
13 August 2024	The Sediment Budget Analysis System (SBAS): Past, Present, and Future	VIDEO
16 July 2024	Testing Innovative Tools for Inlet Geomorphic Mapping: Overview and Applications	VIDEO
9 July 2024	Numerical Modeling of Baptiste Collette Bayou, Louisiana, in the Authorized Ship Channel Improvement Project.
18 June 2024	Merrimack Estuary Sediment Management Studies - Modeling Evaluation of South Jetty Maintenance	VIDEO
14 May 2024	CSAT-derived insights into the relationship between navigation channel deepening and future maintenance requirements	VIDEO
09 April 2024	FUNWAVE deep-water and varying tide level module	VIDEO
12 March 2024	Case Studies for Simulating Nearshore-Beach-Dune Evolution using Coupled CMS-Aeolis	VIDEO
27 February 2024	Next Generation U.S. Inlets Atlas: New Tools for Inlet Geomorphic Classification	VIDEO
13 February 2024	On the Consistent Coupling of Wave and Circulation Models in Frictionally-Dominated Environments	VIDEO
12 December 2023	Incorporation of Wrack into Aeolis: Theory, Field Observations, and Modeling Examples
28 November 2023	Shoreline Evolution Modeling using GenCade and CMS for Coastal Erosion Protection Planning

Date	Topic
22 September 2023	Numerical Modeling of Potential Sediment Management Impacts of Channel-adjacent BUDM Placement	VIDEO
12 September 2023	Analysis of wave transmission over submerged structures using FUNWAVE-TVD: A comparison of two methods.	VIDEO
22 August 2023	Ranking Ports by Vessel Demand for Depth	VIDEO
8 August 2023	SandSnap V2.0 - Bigger, Better, Stronger, Faster	VIDEO
25 July 2023	Apparent relationship between navigation channel dredging volumes and energy production in Southwest Louisiana	VIDEO
27 June 2023	Modeling spatio-temporal grain size effects on coastal aeolian sediment transport	VIDEO
31 May 2023	Development of a satellite-derived shoreline tool for District use: CoastSat	VIDEO
9 May 2023	Shape and permeability effects on floc settling velocity
25 April 2023	DUNEX Swash Data and Modeling
28 March 2023	Comparison of Optical Current Algorithms with Field Data	VIDEO
23 March 2023	Extending FUNWAVE-TVD by Bridging the Shallow-to-Deep Water Wave Resolution Gap.	VIDEO
24 January 2023	Comparison of Runup Models with Field Data
25 October 2022	A case for CMS modeled sediment transport pathways informing GenCade Inlet Reservoir Modeling at Absecon Inlet, NJ.	VIDEO

Date	Topic
23 August 2022	Nearshore Nourishment Knowledge Hub Website - Introduction and Feedback Session (no PDF)
26 July 2022	Challenges and Progress in Cross-Shore Transport
12 July 2022	Developments of a Satellite-Based District Tool for Quantifying Coastal Evolution and Project Performace at Beaches and Inlets
14 June 2022	CMS Modeling of the Port and Nearshore Dynamics at Crescent City, CA
24 May 2022	CMS Modeling at Three Tidal Inlets for the Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) Project, Long Island, NY
12 April 2022	Modeling Long-term and Regional Shoreline Evolution around Coastal Inlets
22 February 2022	Updates to the Sediment Mobility Tool for Improved Siting of Nearshore Nourishment Projects
08 February 2022	Modernizing Navigation Infrastructure Management using AIS Data
25 January 2022	Sediment Transport and Morphological Response to Nearshore Nourishment Projects
14 December 2021	Modeling multi-fraction wind-blown transport processes
30 November 2021	On the Over-Estimation of Wave Radiation Stress
02 November 2021	The Marsh Transect Model: A Rapid Screening Tool to Assess Long-term Marsh Elevation Change and Erosion	VIDEO

23 March 2021 – Update on Aeolis Model Development and Example Applications
11 March 2021 – Potential Impacts of Land Use Changes on Sediment Dynamics at Tidal Inlets
23 February 2021 – Got sand (and an inlet)? Update on Sand Bypassing Systems and Lessons LearnedVIDEO
09 February 2021 – CSAT: New methods for shoaling analysis and QA/QC Tools
26 January 2021 – WAMflow: surface currents developed from wave averaged movies

Point of Contact

Marissa Torres
cirp@usace.army.mil