Measured post-storm beach recovery was simulated using the process-based, depth-averaged 1-D cross-shore numerical model CSHORE over 30 tide cycles. The field data were collected during a 3-week experiment along the Delaware coast of the United States following a Nor’Easter storm. A pronounced ridge formed immediately after the storm and rapidly grew in height and shoreward extent. The model was able to capture the ridge accretion process (crest location, elevation, and ridge slope) accurately once sediment transport related parameters were calibrated. A sensitivity analysis of the most important numerical parameters is presented in addition to profile evolution results.
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