Verification of the Gulf of Mexico Hindcast Wave Information

Numerical Model Study of Breakwaters at Grand Isle, Louisiana

“…The WIS provides a 20-year hindcast for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico coast for the years 1956 through 1975. The Gulf of Mexico hindcast wave information (Hubertz and Brooks, 1989) includes a 20-year time history of wave height, wave direction, and wave period at 3-hr intervals for both sea and swell at 50 stations along the Gulf of Mexico coasts of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. Hindcast Station 21 located offshore of Grand Isle at 28.5 deg north latitude and 90.0 deg west longitude was selected for use in this study.…”

Coastal morphodynamics and Chenier-Plain evolution in southwestern Louisiana, USA: A geomorphic model

“…Mean spring tide is mainly diurnal, ranging from 0.6 to 0.8 m (Harris, 1981;NOAA, 1985a;Forbes, 1988). Dominant nearshore currents are to the west (Beall, 1968;Becker, 1972;USACE, 1974;Crout and Hamiter, 1981;NOAA, 1985b) and are controlled by winds and waves that are predominantly from the southeast (USACE, 1974;Hubbertz and Brooks, 1989). Gammill (2002) provides a detailed review of historical water levels and their impact on marsh evolution throughout the Chenier Plain.…”

Sand Resources, Regional Geology, and Coastal Processes of the Chandeleur Islands Coastal System: an Evaluation of the Breton National Wildlife Refuge

“…The underlying assumption was that the waves generated would have similar direction to that of the observed wind in deep water. Comparisons of observed wave heights to those predicted by the Waves Information Studies (Hubertz, 1989) project showed that there are some discrepancies, but overall the assumption was assumed satisfactory. Each set of wave generation, propagation, and transformation was executed 8,760 times a year for 4 years and for 14 locations (total of 490,560 simulations).…”