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A dataset of two-dimensional XBeach model set-up files for northern California

October 11, 2024

Here, we describe a dataset of two-dimensional (2D) XBeach model files that were developed for the Coastal Storm Modeling System (CoSMoS) in northern California as an update to an earlier CoSMoS implementation that relied on one-dimensional (1D) modeling methods. We provide details on the data and their application, such that they might be useful to end-users for other coastal studies. Modeling methods and outputs are presented for Humboldt Bay, California, in which we compare output from a nested 1D modeling approach to 2D model results, demonstrating that the 2D method, while more computationally expensive, results in a more cohesive and directly mappable flood hazard result.

Publication Year 2024
Title A dataset of two-dimensional XBeach model set-up files for northern California
DOI 10.3390/data9100118
Authors Andrea C. O'Neill, Cornelis M. Nederhoff, Li H. Erikson, Jennifer Anne Thomas, Patrick L. Barnard
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Data
Index ID 70259561
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
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