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Wave runup is a significant portion of total water levels, particularly during storms (Sallenger, 2000). This makes accurate prediction of wave runup paramount. Wave runup can be estimated using simplified empirical models (e.g. Stockdon et al 2006) or simulated using phase-resolved Bousinesq models (Shi et al 2007, Lynett et al 2002) or non-hydrostatic models (e.g. Zijlema et al 2011). These models typically have a variety of offshore boundary input options ranging from spectral to time series, with the most broadly used being spectral parameterizations (e.g. JONSWAP, TMA, etc.) or direct spectral input, both of which neglect phase information at the offshore boundary. Recent research has highlighted the importance of the offshore boundary condition and wave phase at modeling wave runup (e.g. Fiedler et al 2019, Rutten 2021). This work pays careful attention to the consequences of the bound infragravity (IG) wave and explores the influence that unknown phase information can have on predicted wave transformation and resultant wave runup in the context of field observations.References
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