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INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONTENT OF THIS DATABASE

This database comprises wave, beach and runup parameters measured on different beaches around the world. It is a compilation of data published in previous works, with the aim of making all data available in one single repository.

More information about methods of data acquisition and data processing can be found in the original papers that describe each experiment. To know how to cite each of the dataset provided here, please check section 3. Please make sure to cite the appropriate publication when using the data. Collecting the data is hard work and needs to be acknowledged.

1. Files content:

All data files contain the same structure:

Column 1 – R2%: 2-percent exceedance value for runup [m]
Column 2 – Set: setup [m]
Column 3 – Stt: total swash excursion [m]
Column 4 – Sinc: incident swash [m]
Column 5 – Sig: infragravity swash [m]
Column 6 – Hs*: significant deep-water wave height [m]
Column 7 – Tp: peak wave period [s]
Column 8 – tanβ: foreshore beach slope
Column 9 – D50**: Median sediment size [mm]

NaN values may be found when the data were not available in the original dataset.

* Hs values from field measurements were deshoaled from the depth of measurement to a depth equals to 80m, assuming normal approach and linear theory (we followed the approach presented in Stockdon et al., where great care is paid to make the data comparable).

**D50 values were obtained from reports and papers describing the beaches.

2. List of datasets

Stockdon et al. 2006: Data recompiled from 10 experiments carried out in 6 beaches (US and NL coasts). Files name correspond to the beach and year of the experiment: Original data: available using the link https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/602/. D50 values were obtained from the following sources: Agate96 - Ruggiero et al. (2004); Duck82 – Mason et al (1984); Duck90 – http://frf.usace.army.mil/delilah/start and Thornton and Humiston (1996); Duck 94 – Stauble and Cialone (1996) and Gallagher et al. (1998); Duck97 - www.frf.usace.army.mil/SandyDuck/SandyDuck; Gleneden94 – Power et al. (2019); SanOnofre93 - Raubenheimer and Guza (1996); Scripps89 - Holland et al. (1995) and; Terschelling94 - Ruessink et al. (1998).
Senechal et al. 2011: This dataset comprises the measurements carried out in Truc Vert beach, France. The files’ names include the name of the beach and the year of the experiment. Original data: a table with the full content of the parameters measured during the experiment can be found in Senechal et al. (2011).
Guedes et al. 2011: This dataset comprehends data measured at Tairua beach (New Zeland coast). The files’ names indicate the name of the beach and the year of the experiment. Original data: this web.
Guedes et al. 2013: This dataset comprehends data measured at Ngarunui beaches (Raglan - New Zeland coast). The files’ names represent that name of the beach and the year of the experiment. Original data: this web.
Gomes da Silva et al. 2018: Dataset measured during two field campaigns in Somo beach, Spain, in 2016 and 2017. The files names represent that name of the beach and the year of the experiment. Original data: https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/6yh2b327gd/4
Power et al. 2019: Dataset compiled from previous works, comprising field and laboratory measurements: Poate et al. (2016): field, Nicolae-Lerma et al. (2016): field, Atkinson et al. (2017): field, Mase (1989): Laboratory, Baldock and Huntley (2002): Laboratory, Howe (2016): Laboratory. Original data: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378383918302552 (Supplementary Data)

3. Citations

- Datasets:

Stockdon, H.F. & Holman, R.A. (2011). Observations of wave runup, setup, and swash on natural beaches: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 602.
[https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/602/]
Gomes da Silva, P., Medina, R., González, M., & Garnier, R. (2018). Observations of wave, runup and beach characteristics during the MUSCLE-Beach experiments. Mendeley Data, v4, doi: 10.17632/6yh2b327gd.4

- Papers:

Stockdon, H.F., Holman, R.A., Hownd, P.A., & Sallenger Jr., A.H. (2006). Empirical parameterization of setup, swash and runup. Coastal Engineering, 53(7), 573-588, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2005.12.005
Senechal, N., Coco, G., Bryan, K., & Holman, H. (2011). Wave runup during extreme storm conditions. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 116(C7), https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JC006819
Guedes, R. M. C., Bryan, K. R., Coco, G., & Holman R. A. (2011). The effects of tides on swash statistics on an intermediate beach. Journal of Geophysical Research, 116, C04008, https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JC006660
Guedes, R. M. C., Bryan, K. R., & Coco, G. (2012). Observations of alongshore variability of swash motions on an intermediate beach. Continental Shelf Research, 48, 61–74, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2012.08.022
Guedes, R. M. C., Bryan, K. R., & Coco, G. (2013). Observations of wave energy fluxes and swash motions on a low-sloping, dissipative beach. Journal of Geophysical Research, 118, 3651–3669, https://doi.org/10.1002/jgrc.20267
Gomes da Silva, P., Medina, R., González, M., & Garnier, R. (2018). Infragravity swash parameterization on beaches: the role of the profile shape and the beach morphodynamics conditions. Coastal Engineering, 136, 41-55, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2018.02.002
Power, H.; Gharabaghi, B., Bonakdari, H., Robertson, H., Atkinson, A., & Baldock, T.E. (2019). Prediction of wave runup on beaches using Gene-Expression programming and empirical relationships. Coastal Engineering, 144, 46-61, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2018.10.006

Atkinson, A. L., Power, H. E., Moura, T., Hammond, T., Callaghan, D. P., & Baldock, T. E. (2017). Assessment of runup predictions by empirical models on non-truncated beaches on the south-east Australian coast. Coastal Engineering, 119, 15-31, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2016.10.001
Baldock, T. E. & Huntley, D. A. (2002). Long-wave forcing by the breaking of random gravity waves on a beach. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 458(2025), 2177-2201, https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2002.0962
Gallagher, E. L., Elgar, S., & Guza, R.T. (1998). Observations of sand bar evolution on a natural beach. Journal of Geophysical Research, 103, 3203–3215, https://doi.org/10.1029/97JC02765
Holland, K., Raubenheimer, B., Guza, R. T., & Holman, R. A. (1995). Runup kinematics on a natural beach. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 100, 4985–4993, https://doi.org/10.1029/94JC02664
Howe, D. (2016). Bed shear stress under wave runup on steep slopes, PhD Thesis, Water Research Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, UNSW
Mase, H. (1989). Random wave runup height on gentle slope. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, 115(5), 649-661, https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-950X(1989)115:5(649)
Mason, C., Sallenger, A. H., Holman, R. A., & Birkemeier, W. A. (1984). Duck 82 – A Coastal storm processes experiment. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1, 1913–1928, https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v19.128
Nicolae Lerma, A., Pedreros, R., Robinet, A., & Senechal, N. (2017). Simulating wave setup and runup during storm conditions on a complex barred beach. Coastal Engineering, 123, 29-41, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2017.01.011
Poate, T. G., McCall, R. T., & Masselink, G. (2016). A new parameterisation for runup on gravel beaches. Coastal Engineering, 117, 176-190, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2016.08.003
Raubenheimer, B. & Guza, R. T. (1996). Observations and predictions of run‐up. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 101, 25575–25587, https://doi.org/10.1029/96JC02432
Ruggiero, P., Holman, R. A., & Beach, R. A. (2004). Wave run‐up on a high‐energy dissipative beach. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 109, https://doi.org/10.1029/2003JC002160
Ruessink, B. G., Kleinhans, M. G., & Van den Beukel, P. G. L. (1998). Observations of swash under highly dissipative conditions. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 103, 3111–3118, https://doi.org/10.1029/97JC02791
Stauble, D.K. & Cialone, M.A. (1996). Sediment dynamics and profile interactions: Duck94. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 3921–3934, https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784402429.303
Thornton, E. B., Humiston, R. T., & Birkemeier, W. (1996). Bar/trough generation on a natural beach. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 101, 12097–12110, https://doi.org/10.1029/96JC002