Model prediction of vertically averaged alongshore current compared to real measurements that approximate vertically averaged current. The current response to the "Storm of the Century" is clearly shown for March 11-14, 1993. The model respectably captures the large response caused by this storm. The squared correlation between measured and simulated currents for this sample month is about 60%.
Comparison of observed and modeled annual cycles of alongshore currents. Estimated seasonal patterns from the model and the data are based on three-year, monthly, mean values for both. Note the slower speeds for the annual signal compared to the first figure. The correlation at the annual time scale is similarly accurate for the weather-band variation shown for March 1993.