Applicant's Handbook and Guide to Coastal Planning in Barbados

The Applicant’s Handbook and Guide to Coastal Planning 2010
need to be presented. All final physical model designs have to be observed in
operation by members of staff of the CZMU.
Sediment Transport Models
When analyzing the effects of structures on longshore sediment transport models
the
Applicant must submit the following:
o Limitations of the model
o Calibration Process
o Summary of model inputs
o A time-step analysis of the shoreline response to the structures until
equilibrium of the study area is achieved.
It is of paramount importance that the zone of influence of the structures be clearly
delineated based on the model outputs.
Wave Hindcasting Models
The outputs of such models should be calibrated using deepwater wave recorders.
Wave Transformation Models
When it is deemed necessary by the CZMU the developer must seek to verify
model results with in situ wave monitoring. Alternatively, nearshore wave data can
be sourced from the CZMU along specific reaches of the shoreline
4.2.3 Monitoring
The applicant must submit a proposed monitoring program which is adequate to
assess the shoreline morphological response to the works within predicted zone of
influence of the structures and the adjacent stretches of shoreline.
The following detail must be included in the monitoring programme:
o Location of survey area (hydrographic survey, beach profile locations etc.)
o Frequency of monitoring
o Proposed duration of monitoring
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