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 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 (To be added)

Date	Topic and link to presentation	Video (if available)
22 Sep 2026	CSAT Validation: Systematic Accuracy Assessment for End-Users	VIDEO
08 Sep 2026	Coastal Rubble Mound Design and Life-Cycle Performance Evaluation - Recent Research Results and the CHS/CHESS paradigm	VIDEO
25 Aug 2026	The SBAS Aeolian Calculator: An addition to the Sediment Budget Analysis System (SBAS) Sediment Budget Calculator	VIDEO
11 Aug 2026	Inlets-Hazardous Shoals	VIDEO
28 Jul 2026	On the Estimation of Energy Dissipation and Sediment Entrainment	VIDEO
30 Jun 2026	NCMP: Data, Tools, and Applications	VIDEO
16 Jun 2026	State of the CIRP: Mid-year update	VIDEO
02 Jun 2026	Space-time Cube Analysis using ESRI tools	VIDEO
05 May 2026	Subaerial and subaqueous contributions to channel shoaling in Port Mansfield Inlet Texas	VIDEO
21 Apr 2026	Satellite-based detection and tracking of inlet shoals	VIDEO
24 Mar 2026	CSHORE model development to enable hindcasting and forecasting of coastal tundra retreat in the Arctic - CODS/ME Crossover	VIDEO
10 Mar 2026	Simulating Time-dependent Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) Conditions for Coastal Impacts - CODS Cross-over	VIDEO
10 Feb 2026	Navigating from Murky Data to Actionable Insights: Shoaling Analysis for Galveston District's Deep-Draft Channels	VIDEO
13 Jan 2026	Quantifying Uncertainties of Long-Term Shoreline Changes and Inlet Sediment Bypassing in Barrier Islands	No Video
16 Dec 2025	Multi-Scale Modeling Approach to Surf and Swash Zone Processes	VIDEO
02 Dec 2025	State of the CIRP program	VIDEO
18 Nov 2025	Inlets Atlas 2.0: Accessing Geomorphic Analysis Products with Enterprise Services	VIDEO
04 Nov 2025	Use of Sediment Mapping to Simulate Transport of Dredging Placed Material at Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina	VIDEO

Date	Topic	Video (if available)
09 Sep 2025	Practical modeling and wave response guidance for coastal structures using FUNWAVE-TVD	VIDEO
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 Sep 2024	Investigation into shoaling changes pre- and post-deepening to improve dredging efficiency: A case study at Savannah Harbor, Georgia	VIDEO
17 Sep 2024	Dune Response Tool: Demonstration of Deterministic and Probabilistic Capabilities for Long Term Dune Evolution Prediction	VIDEO
12 Sep 2024	Baby steps towards a new framework for understanding coastal elevation change	VIDEO
29 Aug 2024	StormSim: Rubblemound Hindcasting Framework	VIDEO
13 Aug 2024	The Sediment Budget Analysis System (SBAS): Past, Present, and Future	VIDEO
16 Jul 2024	Testing Innovative Tools for Inlet Geomorphic Mapping: Overview and Applications	VIDEO
9 Jul 2024	Numerical Modeling of Baptiste Collette Bayou, Louisiana, in the Authorized Ship Channel Improvement Project.
18 Jun 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 Apr 2024	FUNWAVE deep-water and varying tide level module	VIDEO
12 Mar 2024	Case Studies for Simulating Nearshore-Beach-Dune Evolution using Coupled CMS-Aeolis	VIDEO
27 Feb 2024	Next Generation U.S. Inlets Atlas: New Tools for Inlet Geomorphic Classification	VIDEO
13 Feb 2024	On the Consistent Coupling of Wave and Circulation Models in Frictionally-Dominated Environments	VIDEO
12 Dec 2023	Incorporation of Wrack into Aeolis: Theory, Field Observations, and Modeling Examples
28 Nov 2023	Shoreline Evolution Modeling using GenCade and CMS for Coastal Erosion Protection Planning

Date	Topic
22 Sep 2023	Numerical Modeling of Potential Sediment Management Impacts of Channel-adjacent BUDM Placement	VIDEO
12 Sep 2023	Analysis of wave transmission over submerged structures using FUNWAVE-TVD: A comparison of two methods.	VIDEO
22 Aug 2023	Ranking Ports by Vessel Demand for Depth	VIDEO
8 Aug 2023	SandSnap V2.0 - Bigger, Better, Stronger, Faster	VIDEO
25 Jul 2023	Apparent relationship between navigation channel dredging volumes and energy production in Southwest Louisiana	VIDEO
27 Jun 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 Apr 2023	DUNEX Swash Data and Modeling
28 Mar 2023	Comparison of Optical Current Algorithms with Field Data	VIDEO
23 Mar 2023	Extending FUNWAVE-TVD by Bridging the Shallow-to-Deep Water Wave Resolution Gap.	VIDEO
24 Jan 2023	Comparison of Runup Models with Field Data
25 Oct 2022	A case for CMS modeled sediment transport pathways informing GenCade Inlet Reservoir Modeling at Absecon Inlet, NJ.	VIDEO

Date	Topic
23 Aug 2022	Nearshore Nourishment Knowledge Hub Website - Introduction and Feedback Session (no PDF)
26 Jul 2022	Challenges and Progress in Cross-Shore Transport
12 Jul 2022	Developments of a Satellite-Based District Tool for Quantifying Coastal Evolution and Project Performace at Beaches and Inlets
14 Jun 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 Apr 2022	Modeling Long-term and Regional Shoreline Evolution around Coastal Inlets
22 Feb 2022	Updates to the Sediment Mobility Tool for Improved Siting of Nearshore Nourishment Projects
08 Feb 2022	Modernizing Navigation Infrastructure Management using AIS Data
25 Jan 2022	Sediment Transport and Morphological Response to Nearshore Nourishment Projects
14 Dec 2021	Modeling multi-fraction wind-blown transport processes
30 Nov 2021	On the Over-Estimation of Wave Radiation Stress
02 Nov 2021	The Marsh Transect Model: A Rapid Screening Tool to Assess Long-term Marsh Elevation Change and Erosion	VIDEO

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

Point of Contact

Marissa Torres
cirp@usace.army.mil

Last Updated: 2026-10-05