Model:RCPWAVE

Contact

Name	Mark Gravens
Type of contact	Model developer
Institute / Organization	US
Postal address 1	3909 Halls Ferry Road
Postal address 2
Town / City	Vicksburg
Postal code	39180
State	Mississippi
Country	USA"USA" is not in the list (Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, ...) of allowed values for the "Country" property.
Email address	Mark.B.Gravens@erdc.usace.army.mil
Phone	601-634-3809
Fax	601-634-4314

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RCPWAVE

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Summary Also known as Model type Modular Model part of larger framework Note on status model Date note status model Technical specs Supported platforms Windows Other platform Programming language Fortran77 Other program language Code optimized Single Processor Multiple processors implemented Nr of distributed processors Nr of shared processors Start year development 1984 Does model development still take place? No If above answer is no, provide end year model development 1989 Code development status When did you indicate the 'code development status'? Model availability As executable"As executable" is not in the list (As code, As teaching tool) of allowed values for the "Model availability" property. Source code availability (Or provide future intension) Through owner"Through owner" is not in the list (Through web repository, Through CSDMS repository) of allowed values for the "Source code availability" property. Source web address Source csdms web address Program license type Other Program license type other Commercial Memory requirements Typical Typical run time Minutes to hours In/Output Describe input parameters 2D bathymetric grid, offshore boundary wave height period and direction Input format ASCII, Binary Other input format Describe output parameters wave height, period, and direction throughout the specified computational domain Output format ASCII, Binary Other output format Pre-processing software needed? Yes Describe pre-processing software Yes, pre- and post-processing, and visualiztion tools provided in software package Post-processing software needed? Yes Describe post-processing software Yes, pre- and post-processing, and visualiztion tools provided in software package Visualization software needed? Yes If above answer is yes Other visualization software Provided Process Describe processes represented by the model Computes wave refraction and diffraction processes over an arbitrary bathymetry constrained only to have mild bottom slopes. Describe key physical parameters and equations Linear nearshore wave transformation numerical model for estimating wave transformation over an arbitrary bathymetry constrained to have mild bottom slopes. The model is based on the numerical solution of the parabolic approximation of the velocity potential of the forward scattered wave field. Describe length scale and resolution constraints regional scale model Describe time scale and resolution constraints Steady state model Describe any numerical limitations and issues Linear wave theory Testing Describe available calibration data sets -- Upload calibration data sets if available: Describe available test data sets -- Upload test data sets if available: Describe ideal data for testing -- Other Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers? -- Is there a manual available? No Upload manual if available: Model website if any Model forum / discussion board Comments RCPWAVE is distributed as a component of the Coastal Engineering Design and Analysis System (CEDAS). http://chl.erdc.usace.army.mil/cedas RCPWAVE Introduction History Papers RCPWAVE Questionnaire Contact Information Model: RCPWAVE Contact person: Mark Gravens (model developer) Institute: US Army Corps of Engineers City: Vicksburg, Mississippi Country: USA Email: Mark.B.Gravens@erdc.usace.army.mil 2nd person involved: -- 3rd person involved: -- Model Description Model type: Modular model for the coastal domain. Description: RCPWAVE is a 2D steady state monocromatic short wave model for simulating wave propagation over arbitrary bahymetry. Technical information Supported platforms: Windows Programming language: Fortran77 Model development started at: 1984 and stopped in 1989 To what degree will the model become available: Executable Current license type: GPL v2, Commercial Memory requirements: typical Typical run time: minutes to hours Input / Output description Input parameters: 2D bathymetric grid, offshore boundary wave height period and direction Input format: ASCII, Binary Output parameters: wave height, period, and direction throughout the specified computational domain Output format: ASCII, Binary Post-processing software (if needed): Yes, pre- and post-processing, and visualiztion tools provided in software package Visualization software (if needed): Yes, provided Process description Processes represented by model: Computes wave refraction and diffraction processes over an arbitrary bathymetry constrained only to have mild bottom slopes. Key physical parameters & equations: Linear nearshore wave transformation numerical model for estimating wave transformation over an arbitrary bathymetry constrained to have mild bottom slopes. The model is based on the numerical solution of the parabolic approximation of the velocity potential of the forward scattered wave field. Length scale & resolution constraints: regional scale model Time scale & resolution constraints: Steady state model Numerical limitations and issues : Linear wave theory Testing Available calibration data sets: -- Available test data sets: -- Ideal data for testing: -- User groups Currently or plans for collaborating with: -- Documentation Key papers of the model: Model documentation is out of print. Limited copies exist. Ebersole, B.A., Cialone, M.A. and Prater, M.D., (1986). "Regional Coastal Processes Numerical Modeling System, Report 1, RCPWAVE - A Linear Wave Propagation Model for Engineering Use", Technical Report CERC-86-4, Waterways Experiment Station, US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg MS, Is there a manual available: No Model website if any: -- Additional comments Comments: RCPWAVE is distributed as a component of the Coastal Engineering Design and Analysis System (CEDAS). http://chl.erdc.usace.army.mil/cedas Issues Help Input Files Output Files Download Command-Line Access GUI and IDE Access Subversion Help