This file documents the xbeach command which a two-dimensional model for wave propagation, long waves and mean flow, sediment transport and morphological changes of the nearshore area, beaches, dunes and backbarrier during storms.

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This file documents the xbeach command to a two-dimensional model for wave propagation, long waves and mean flow, sediment transport and morphological changes of the nearshore area, beaches, dunes and backbarrier during storms..

Introduction
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Xbeach is a two-dimensional model for wave propagation, long waves and mean flow, sediment transport and morphological changes of the nearshore area, beaches, dunes and backbarrier during storms. It has been developed with funding and support by the US Army Corps of Engineers, by a consortium of UNESCO-IHE, Delft Hydraulics, Delft University of Technology and the University of Miami.

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Overview
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The GNU xbeach program reads input from a file params.txt. It produces some output and stores results after doing calculations.

Sample Output
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Here are some realistic examples of running xbeach.

This is the output of the command xbeach:

     Welcome to Xbeach
     General Input Module

     Building Grid and Bathymetry and....
     Distributing wave energy across the directional space ....

Invoking xbeach
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The format for running the xbeach program is:

     xbeach

Reporting Bugs
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If you find a bug in xbeach, please send electronic mail to dano.roelvink@deltares.nl.  Include the version number, which you can find by running xbeach --version.  Also include in your message the output that the program produced and the output you expected.

If you have other questions, comments or suggestions about xbeach, contact the author via electronic mail to dano.roelvink@deltares.nl.  The author will try to help you out, although he may not have time to fix your problems.