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USER MANUAL SWAN Cycle III version 40.72A

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18 Chapter 2<br />

one can perform a <strong>SWAN</strong> computation without and with the physical process included in<br />

the computations, in the latter case using the standard values chosen in <strong>SWAN</strong>.<br />

After it has been established that a certain physical process is important, it may be worthwhile<br />

to modify coefficients. In the case of wind input one may at first try to vary the<br />

wind velocity. Concerning the bottom friction, the best coefficients to vary are the friction<br />

coefficient. Switching off the depth-induced breaking term is usually unwise, since this may<br />

lead to unacceptably high wave heights near beaches (the computed wave heights ’explode’<br />

due to shoaling effects).<br />

2.8 Time and date notation<br />

<strong>SWAN</strong> can run for dates (i.e. nonstationary mode)<br />

• between the years 0 and 9999, if ISO-notation is used in the input (recommended)<br />

or<br />

• between the years 1931 and 2030 if two-digit code for years is used (formats 2-6 in<br />

every command that contains moments in time).<br />

Be careful when nesting <strong>SWAN</strong> in WAM, since WAM does not use ISO-notation.

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