Data

The format of the water level data can be specified as

·         Constant

·         Varying in time, constant in domain

·         Varying in time, varying in space (only for Coastline evolution)

The water level is only specified for the first grid point in the cross-shore pro­file. Per default the wave setup is included in the calculations for littoral drift why the water level will not be entirely horizontal across the profile.

For the case with water level varying in time but constant in domain, you have to prepare a data file containing the water level before you setup the simula­tion. The data file must be a time series file (dfs0). The data must cover the complete simulation period. In case the Time specification is not defined as Real-time the scenario events will be correlated according to the time step position in the data file.

For the case with water level varying in both time and along the coastline you have to prepare a data file containing the water level values along a line before you setup the simulation. The data file must be a profile series file (dfs1). The first and last point of the line are mapped to the first and last grid point of the coastline and the intermediate values are found by linear interpo­lation. The data must cover the complete simulation period. In case the Time specification is not defined as Real-time the scenario events will be correlated according to the time step position in the data file.