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Summary Contact Technical specs In/Output Process Testing Other Component info Also known as Model type Modular Model part of larger framework Note on status model Date note status model Spatial dimensions Spatial extent Model domain One-line model description GENEralized model for SImulating Shoreline change Extended model description GENESIS calculates shoreline change produced by statial and temporal differences in longshore sand transport produced by breaking waves. The shoreline evolution portion of the numerical modeling system is based on one-line shoreline change theory, which assumes that the beach profile shape remains unchanged, allowing shoreline change to be described uniquely in terms of the translation of a single point (for example, Mean High Water shoreline) on the profile. Keywords: shoreline evolution, coastal sediment transport, Name Mark Gravens Type of contact Model developer Institute / Organization US Army Corps of Engineers Postal address 1 3909 Halls Ferry Road Postal address 2 Town / City Vicksburg Postal code 39180 State Mississippi Country United States Email address Mark.B.Gravens@erdc.usace.army.mil Phone 601-634-3809 Fax 601-634-4314 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 1985 Does model development still take place? Yes If above answer is no, provide end year model development Code development status When did you indicate the 'code development status'? Model availability Source code availability (Or provide future intension) 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 Describe input parameters Shoreline position, time series of offshore wave height, period, and direction. Coastal structures and their physical attributes. Optionally, nearshore wave information from an external wave model. Input format ASCII, Binary Other input format Describe output parameters Shoreline position, breaking wave information, estimated longshore sand transport rates. Output format ASCII, Binary Other output format Pre-processing software needed? No Describe pre-processing software Post-processing software needed? Yes Describe post-processing software Visualization software needed? Yes If above answer is yes Other visualization software any software able to visualize gridded data (RiverTools / 3DEM) Describe processes represented by the model GENESIS was designed to describe long-term trends of the beach plan shape in the course of its approach to an equilibrium form. The shoreline change model best calculates shoreline movement in transition from one equilibrium state to another. This change is usually caused by a notable pertubation, for example, jetty construction at a harbor or inlet, or placement of beach nourishment material. Describe key physical parameters and equations Breaking wave conditions are estimated from input wave information using linear wave theory. Longshore sand transport rates are estimated using a modified version of the CERC equation and the equation governing shoreline change is formulated by conservation of sand volume. Describe length scale and resolution constraints The longshore extent of the modeled reach can range from less than 1 mile to 10's of miles. Describe time scale and resolution constraints GENESIS is a long-term shoreline evolution model and is best applied to estimate shoreline change over time periods of 1 year to 10's of years. Describe any numerical limitations and issues Does not consider influence of cross-shore sand transport, not intended for short-term storm-induced shoreline change. No wave reflection from structures. No direct provision for changing tide level. Describe available calibration data sets No specific calibration data sets available. GENESIS has enjoyed many practical applications within the engineering and scientific community, results routinely published in proceedings of coastal conferences. Upload calibration data sets if available: Describe available test data sets Upload test data sets if available: Describe ideal data for testing Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers? -- Is there a manual available? Yes Upload manual if available: Model website if any http://chl.erdc.usace.army.mil/chl.aspx?p=s&a=Software;34 Model forum / discussion board Comments This part will be filled out by CSDMS staff OpenMI compliant No but possible BMI compliant No but possible WMT component Not yet"Not yet" is not in the list (Yes, In progress, No but possible, No not possible) of allowed values for the "Code CMT compliant or not" property. PyMT component Is this a data component Can be coupled with:

Model info Authors Mark Gravens Source code Model citations Nr. of publications: -- Total citations: 0 h-index: --"--" is not a number. m-quotient: 0 QR-code Link to this page Other models by author GENESIS RCPWAVE SBEACH