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USER MANUAL SWAN Cycle III version 40.72A

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22 Chapter 4<br />

(d) Commands for boundary and initial conditions:<br />

BOUND defines the shape of the spectra at the boundary of geographic grid<br />

BOUNDSPEC defines (parametric) spectra at the boundary of geographic grid<br />

BOUNDNEST1 defines boundary conditions obtained from (coarse) <strong>SWAN</strong> run<br />

BOUNDNEST2 defines boundary conditions obtained from WAM run<br />

BOUNDNEST3 defines boundary conditions obtained from WAVEWATCH <strong>III</strong> run<br />

INITIAL specifies an initial wave field<br />

(e) Commands for physics:<br />

GEN1<br />

GEN2<br />

GEN3<br />

WCAPPING<br />

QUAD<br />

BREAKING<br />

FRICTION<br />

TRIAD<br />

LIMITER<br />

OBSTACLE<br />

SETUP<br />

DIFFRAC<br />

OFF<br />

<strong>SWAN</strong> runs in first generation mode<br />

<strong>SWAN</strong> runs in second generation mode<br />

<strong>SWAN</strong> runs in third generation mode<br />

activates cumulative steepness method for whitecapping<br />

controls the computation of quadruplets<br />

activates dissipation by depth-induced wave breaking<br />

activates dissipation by bottom friction<br />

activates three wave-wave interactions<br />

de-actives quadruplets if a certain Ursell number exceeds<br />

defines characteristics of sub-grid obstacles<br />

activates the computation of the wave-induced set-up<br />

activates diffraction<br />

de-activates certain physical processes<br />

(f) Commands for numerics:<br />

PROP<br />

NUMERIC<br />

to choose the numerical propagation scheme<br />

sets some of the numerical properties of <strong>SWAN</strong><br />

Output commands<br />

(g) Commands for output locations:<br />

FRAME<br />

GROUP<br />

CURVE<br />

RAY<br />

ISOLINE<br />

POINTS<br />

NGRID<br />

defines an output frame (a regular grid)<br />

defines an output group (for regular and curvi-linear grids)<br />

defines an output curve<br />

defines a set of straight output lines (rays)<br />

defines a depth- or bottom contour (for output along that contour)<br />

defines a set of individual output points<br />

defines a nested grid

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