Wave Modeling
Waves entering the coastal environment undergo significant changes as they encounter varying depths, man-made structures, strong currents and changing wind conditions. Wave behavior is very important to coastal managers, developers and landowners studying such topics as beach erosion, growth of offshore sand bars and the construction of break waters and other man-made structures. To address these issues, ASA has uses it's own wave-modeling software integrated with a Geographical Information System (GIS). Wave simulation is initiated through the use of interactive forms that allow the user to specify the incident wave properties, direction of propagation, relative angle and other model parameters. The model output can be viewed as scalar contours of wave height, as vectors depicting wave height and direction of travel or as a three-dimensional surface.
