Calibration and assessment of two process-based numerical models, XBeach and CShore, for predicting beach profile evolution in southern California

Nikos Kalligeris1,2, Pieter Smit3, Bonnie C Ludka4, Robert T Guza4 and Timu Gallien1,4, (1)University of California Los Angeles, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (2)National Observatory of Athens, Institute of Geodynamics, Athens, Greece, (3)Sofar Ocean Technologies, Ocean Science, San Francisco, CA, United States, (4)University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States