Analysis and utilization of long-term data from a nearshore ADCP

More than nine years of ADCP data have been collected in the nearshore at a field station at Spessard Holland North Beach Park, located in Melbourne Beach on the central Atlantic coast of Florida¹. The nearly continuous record includes high-resolution directional wave spectra, current profiles, and tide elevations, and the data are being used to 1) study the characteristics of Florida´s nearshore waves, particularly their directional distribution, 2) test the assumptions and methods commonly used by coastal practitioners, 3) test the ability of hindcast-driven transformation models to replicate nearshore waves, and 4) test the ability of storm surge models to replicate surge measured during hurricanes and other storms.