Xbeach on Linux
If you are working in Linux, the best thing to do is to download the XBeach source code of the latest official XBeach release (Groundhog Day release). The code for all releases can be found in the 'tags' directory of the XBeach repository. For the Groundhog Day release you need this svn address:
https://svn.oss.deltares.nl/repos/xbeach/tags/2014-02-07-XBeach-v1.21.3657-Groundhog_Day/
Instructions on how to compile the program using GFortran in Linux are given on the XBeach website:
http://oss.deltares.nl/web/xbeach/compile-code (after the section on how to compile in Windows)
Examples
There are examples of how to set up a simple model in XBeach (using Matlab and Windows though) on the website as well:
http://oss.deltares.nl/web/xbeach/set-up-model
Alternatively, there are working examples of XBeach models in the automatic XBeach testbed. This is a series of simulations that are run daily to check that the model code is still performing well. These tests are described in the Skillbed report (download trunk version from http://oss.deltares.nl/web/xbeach/skillbed ). The model inputs for these tests are on the svn system:
https://svn.oss.deltares.nl/repos/xbeach/skillbed/input/
The 1953 storm example may be a good 1D cross-shore model to start with (https://svn.oss.deltares.nl/repos/xbeach/skillbed/input/1953_storm_surge/). Just remember to rename the params_default1.txt to params.txt, else XBeach won't run. Once you can understand how to run 1D cross-shore models, the step to a 2DH area model for Bocca di Magra will not be too large.
