USER MANUAL SWAN Cycle III version 40.72A
USER MANUAL SWAN Cycle III version 40.72A
USER MANUAL SWAN Cycle III version 40.72A
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(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