Mesoscale Name |
Features |
MIKE 21 ST (Danish Hydraulic Institute, DHI) |
Wave deformation caused by wave breaking, bottom friction and current resistance is governed by wave density equation. The flow field considers factors such as tide, wind, Coriolis force, wave radiation stress and bottom friction. Calculation of sediment transport is governed by empirical formula. |
COMOR (Delft hydraulics, Netherlands, 1989) |
The environmental factors, parameters, and reference formulas considered in wave field, flow field, and sediment transport calculation are roughly same as above. |
WATAN3 (Ohnaka and Watanabe, 1990) |
The wave deformation is analyzed by the mild-slope wave equation. The near-shore flow field considers the wave radiation stress, the bed friction effect and the shear stress between the fluids. Aiming at the factors of drift movement caused by the shear stress of the bed, a set of estimation formula of drift quantity is established based on the experimental data. |
SMC (Cantabria university, Spain, 1995-2002) |
Developed for the Spanish Ministry of the Environment by the Cantabria University in Spain from 1995 to 2002, this model has now become a comprehensive coastal planning and change software for the national use in Spain.(Fig.1) |