@@ -150,7 +150,11 @@ class BedFriction(FrictionModifiers):
150150
151151 bedfriccoef : Optional [float ] = Field (
152152 default = None ,
153- description = "Bed friction coefficient (XBeach default: 0.01)" ,
153+ description = (
154+ "Bed friction coefficient. The default value depends on the formulation: "
155+ "chezy=55 m^(1/2)/s, cf=0.003 (-), manning=0.02 s/m^(1/3), "
156+ "white-colebrook=0.01 m."
157+ ),
154158 ge = 0.0 ,
155159 )
156160 bedfricfile : Optional [XBeachDataBlob ] = Field (
@@ -194,7 +198,8 @@ class Cf(BedFriction):
194198 """Dimensionless friction coefficient formulation.
195199
196200 Uses a constant dimensionless friction coefficient (c_f) to calculate
197- bed shear stress.
201+ bed shear stress. XBeach default bedfriccoef: 0.003 (range: 0.001-0.1).
202+
198203 """
199204
200205 model_type : Literal ["cf" ] = Field (
@@ -208,6 +213,7 @@ class Chezy(BedFriction):
208213
209214 Uses the Chezy coefficient (C) to calculate bed shear stress.
210215 A typical Chezy value is in the order of 55 m^(1/2)/s.
216+ XBeach default bedfriccoef: 55 m^(1/2)/s (range: 20-100).
211217 """
212218
213219 model_type : Literal ["chezy" ] = Field (
@@ -222,6 +228,9 @@ class Manning(BedFriction):
222228 Uses the Manning coefficient (n) to calculate bed shear stress.
223229 Manning can be seen as a depth-dependent Chezy value.
224230 A typical Manning value is in the order of 0.02 s/m^(1/3).
231+ XBeach default bedfriccoef: 0.02 s/m^(1/3) (range: 0.01-0.05).
232+
233+ This is the **default XBeach bed friction formulation**.
225234 """
226235
227236 model_type : Literal ["manning" ] = Field (
@@ -253,6 +262,7 @@ class WhiteColebrook(BedFriction):
253262 Uses the geometrical roughness of Nikuradse (k_s) to calculate bed shear stress.
254263 The White-Colebrook formulation has a log relation with the water depth.
255264 A typical k_s value is in the order of 0.01 - 0.15 m.
265+ XBeach default bedfriccoef: 0.01 m (range: 3.5e-5-0.9).
256266 """
257267
258268 model_type : Literal ["white-colebrook" ] = Field (
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