# An Inventory of

Hydrodynamic, Water

‐ Quality, and Ecosystem

Models of Florida Coastal and Ocean Waters

January 21, 2007

Steven H. Wolfe

FL Dept. of Environmental Protection

Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas

3900 Commonwealth Blvd., MS 235

Tallahassee, FL 32399

Notes:

1) This listing is the result of information originally solicited via e-mail in July 2006, collected from websites, and

received as part of the review of initia l drafts. It is intended as a resour ce for water resource managers and will be

updated as new information is received. The newest version will be posted at www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal

2) CAUTION: This inventory makes no attempt to evaluate lis ted models for their capabilities or suitability for any

particular use. Any contact information found for modelers is included at the end of the document to help readers

obtain more information.

3) The models are listed alphabetically by last name of primary modeler/contact. Additionally, to maximize utility

there are indexes after the Table of Contents listing models by alphabetical location an d proceeding around the state

from west to east.

4) Please send additions/corrections to: Steve Wolfe, Steven.Wolfe@dep.state.fl.usInventory of Hy drod y n amic a nd Water Quality Models f o r Florida Coastal a nd Ocean Waters – January 20 07



# T

a ble of Content s

Table of Contents

.............................................................................................................. ......................... i

Models Listed by Location

...................................................................................................... ............. A-1

Models Listed Generally From West to East

..................................................................................... B -1

Model ID # List of models..............................................................................................................

.... 1

1) Bottcher, Del (Soil and Water Engin eering Technology, Inc.); Myakka R i ver

............................. 1

2) Chen, XinJian (SWFWMD); Lo wer Alafia River estuary.............................................................. 1

3) Chen, XinJian (SWFWMD); Lo wer Alafia River estuary.............................................................. 1

4) Chen, XinJian (SWFWMD); Ma natee and Braden Rivers

............................................................. 2

5) Chen, XinJian (SWFWMD); Lower Peace River- Lower Mya kka River-U pper Charlo tte Harbor 2

6) Chen, XinJian (SWFWMD); Lowe r Hillsboroug h River es tu ary

.................................................. 2

7) Christian, Dave (SJRWMD); Nort hern Atlantic coastal basin

....................................................... 3

8) Crigger, Diane, Greg Graves, and Dana Fike (F DEP); Lake Worth Lagoon

................................. 3

9) Cunningham, Brett (Jones Edm unds & Associ ates, Inc.); Bays in Sarasota County

..................... 4

10) Danish Hydraulic Inst, USGS; Ta mpa Bay

.................................................................................... 4

11) Driscol, An dy (Danish Hydraulic In stitu te); Tampa Bay to south of Venice jetties

...................... 5

12) Dyna m i c Solutions LLC ; Suwannee River and E s tuary

................................................................. 5

13) Erickson, K a ren (E ricso n Consultin g Engineers ) ; Little Saras o ta Bay

.......................................... 5

14) Graber (?), Hans; Gulf of Mexico and ??

.................................................................................... ... 6

15) Hagen, Scott (UCF); Atlantic Intracoastal W a terway

.................................................................... 6

16) Hagen, Scott (UCF); Escam b ia Bay

........................................................................................... .... 7

17) Hagen, Scott (UCF); Loxahatchee River Estuary

........................................................................... 7

18) Hagen, Scott (UCF); W e stern North Atlantic

................................................................................. 8

19) Hagen, Scott (UCF); Lower St. Johns River and ICW to Matanzas Inlet

...................................... 8

20) Hagen, Scott (UCF); W e stern Atlantic

....................................................................................... .... 9

21) Hagen, Scott (UCF); Tampa Bay

.............................................................................................. ...... 9

22) Halliwell, George, Villy K ourafalou, and N. Shay (UM, RSMAS); Gulf of Mexico

.................. 10

23) Halliwell, George and Jo sefina Olasco aga (UM, RSMAS); West Florid a Shelf

......................... 10

24) Halliwell, George (UM, RSMAS); West Florid a Shelf north of the Keys

................................... 10

25) Harwell, Mark (NOAA), P. Hsieh, W. Huang, E. Johnson, K. Milla, H. Wang, G. Bug n a, K.

Dillon, C. Hladik, and J. Gentile; Apalach icola B a y

................................................................ 11

26) Heyl, Mike (Cam p Dresser & McKee, now w ith SW FWMD) ; Sarasota B a y system (including

tributaries)

................................................................................................................... .............. 11

27) Heyl, Mike (Cam p Dresser & McKee, now with SW FWMD) ; m i ddle Sarasota Bay (Ringling to

Long Bar Point)

................................................................................................................ ........ 12

28) Heyl, Mike (Cam p Dresser & McKee, now w ith SW FWMD) ; Sarasota B a y system (including

tributaries) from south of Venice jetties to upper Sarasota Bay and including Manatee River

and all of Manatee County

...................................................................................................... .. 12

29) Heyl, Mike (Cam p Dresser & McKee, now with SW FWMD) ; Manatee R i ver

........................... 12

30) Huang, W e nrui and W

. K. Jone s (FS U ); Apalachicola Bay

.......................................................... 13

31) Huang, W e nrui (FSU); C hoctawhatchee Bay

............................................................................... 13

32) Huang, W e nrui (FSU); S t . Andrews Bay...................................................................................... 1 4

33) Janicki, Tony (Janicki E nvironm ental); Uppe r Charlotte Harbor and lower Peace and Myakka

Rivers

......................................................................................................................... ............... 14

34) Jones, Galperin, W u, and W e isberg (USF); Apalachicola Bay

.................................................... 14

35) Kourafalou, Villy (Univ e rsity of Miam i/RSMAS ); Southwest Florida Sh elf (including Florida

Bay) and Straits of Florida (i ncluding the Florida Keys)

......................................................... 15

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### 36) Kourafalou, Villy and C. Pari s; (UM/RSMAS); Southw est Florida Shelf (includ i ng Florida Bay)

and Straits of Florida (inc luding the Florida Keys)

.................................................................. 15

37) Kourafalou, Villy and G e orge Halliwell (UM, RSMAS); Florida Keys Marine Sanctuary,

Florida Bay and Dry Tortuga s Ecological Reserve

.................................................................. 16

38) Kourafalou, Villy and G e orge Halliwell (UM, RSMAS); Northern Gulf of Mexico Shelf

(includes the Florida Panhandle)

.............................................................................................. 1 6

39) Kourafalou, Villy and G e orge Halliwell (UM, RSMAS); Intra-Am erica Seas (in c ludes ALL

coastal areas around the State of Florida)

................................................................................. 17

40) Luther, Mark, S. Meyers, S. Gilbert, V. Subra m anian (USF); Tam p a Bay estuary

..................... 17

41) Ly, Le N. (Applied Science Inte rnational); W e st Florida Shelf

.................................................. 18

42) Madden, Christopher and Am anda McDonald (South Florida W a ter Ma nagem e nt District);

Florida Bay

................................................................................................................... ........... 18

43) Marchand. J

. P. and P. Collins (Camp Dresse r & McKee); Sarasota Bay s y stem (inclu ding

tributaries) to south of Venice jetties

........................................................................................ 19

44) Mooers, Christopher & Inkweon Bang (UM); Stra its of Florida and East Florida Shelf

............. 19

45) Mooers, Christopher & Jerom e Fiechter (UM); St raits of Florida and East Florida Shelf

........... 19

46) Moore, Chuck, Sterg i o Dendrou and Ray W a lt on (then a t CDM, now at W e st Consulting ) ;

Sarasota Bay (and particul arly Midnight Pass)

......................................................................... 20

47) Morey, Steve (FSU); Gulf of Mexico

......................................................................................... .. 20

48) Moustaffa, Zaki (SFWMD); Estero Bay

...................................................................................... 2 1

49) Moustaffa, Zaki (SFWMD ); Florida Bay/Keys

............................................................................ 21

50) Moustaffa, Zaki (SFW MD); South Florida

.................................................................................. 21

51) Moustaffa, Zaki (SFWMD); Naples Bay

...................................................................................... 22

52) NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS); St. Johns River

.............................................................. 22

53) Pratt, Thad (U.S. Ar m y Corps of Engineers); Biscayne Bay........................................................ 23

54) Sheng, Peter (UF); Biscayne Bay

............................................................................................ ..... 23

55) Sheng, Peter (UF); Caloosahatchee E s tuary

................................................................................. 2 3

56) Sheng, Peter (UF); Caloosahatchee E s tuary

................................................................................. 2 4

57) Sheng, Peter (UF); Caloosahatchee E s tuary

................................................................................. 2 4

58) Sheng, Peter (UF); Charlotte Harbor

........................................................................................ .... 24

59) Sheng, Peter (UF); Charlotte Harbor

........................................................................................ .... 25

60) Sheng, Peter (UF); Charlotte Harbor

........................................................................................ .... 25

61) Sheng, Peter (UF); East Florida Coast, East Florida Shelf, Guana-Tolom a to-Matanzas NERR,

Indian River Lagoon, and St. Johns River

................................................................................ 26

62) Sheng, Peter (UF); Guana-Tolom a to-Matanza s National Estuarine Research Reserve

............... 26

63) Sheng, Peter (UF); Indian River Lagoon

..................................................................................... . 26

64) Sheng, Peter (UF); Northwest Florida Coast

................................................................................ 2 7

65) Sheng, Peter (UF); Sarasota Bay

............................................................................................ ...... 27

66) Sheng, Peter (UF); Suwannee Rive r, estuary, and coastal waters

................................................ 28

67) Sheng, Peter (UF); Northern Gulf of Mexico

............................................................................... 28

68) Sheng, Peter (UF); St. Johns River

......................................................................................... ...... 28

69) Sheng, Peter (UF); Tam p a Bay

............................................................................................... ...... 29

70) Sheng, Peter (UF); Tam p a Bay

............................................................................................... ...... 29

71) Sheng, Peter (UF); Tam p a Bay

............................................................................................... ...... 29

72) Sheng, Peter (UF); Estero Bay

.............................................................................................. ........ 30

73) Sheng, Peter (UF); Florida Bay

............................................................................................. ....... 30

74) Sucsy, Pete (SJRW M D) with FDEP and U.S.ACE; Lower SJR basin

........................................ 31

75) Sucsy, Pete and Morris (SJR W M D); Lower St. Johns River

....................................................... 31

76) Sucsy, Pete and Stewart (SJRW M D); Seba stian River and adjacent Indian River

...................... 31

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### 77) Taylor Engineering; St. Augustine Inlet

.................................................................................... ... 32

78) Unknown; Apalachicola Bay

.................................................................................................. ...... 32

79) U.S. Ar m y Corps of En gineers; South Florida

............................................................................. 33

80) Vansant; (M.S. Thesis, FSU); Apalachicola Bay

......................................................................... 33

81) Walsh, John (USF); W e s t Florida Shelf

...................................................................................... . 33

82) Wang, John & Helena S o lo-Gabriele (UM, RS MAS/AMP); Biscayne Bay & Hobie Cat Beach 34

83) Weisberg, Robert H., Lianyuan Zh eng, Alex Barth, and Aida Alvera ( Ocean Circulation Group

, USF); Ta m p a Bay, Charlotte Harbor , and W e st Florida Shelf

................................................. 34

84) Weisberg, Robert H., Lianyuan Zh eng, Alex Barth, and Aida Alvera ( Ocean Circulation Group,

USF); Charlotte Harbo r estuary system , inclusiv e of the Caloosahatchee River, Estero Bay,

and the adjacent Gulf of Mexico

............................................................................................... 3 5

85) Weisberg, Robert H, Lianyuan Zh eng, Alex Barth, and Aida Alvera ( Ocean Circulation Group

, USF); Ta m p a Bay, Sarasota Bay, Manatee River, Pinellas Co. ICW

, and the adjacent WFS

. 35

86) Weisberg, Robert H. and Lianyuan Z h eng ( Ocean Circulation Group, USF); Rookery Bay,

Naples Bay, and Henderson Creek, inclusiv e of the bounding Gulf of Me xico

....................... 36

87) Weisberg, Robert H., Alex Barth, Aida Alve ra, and Lianyuan Zheng (Ocean Circulation Group,

USF); Eastern Gulf of Mexico and West Florida Continental Shelf (W FS)

............................ 36

88) Weisberg, Robert H., Lianyuan Zheng, Alex Ba rth, and Aida Alvera (US F ); Eastern Gulf of

Mexico and West Florida Shelf

................................................................................................ 37

Contact Info as of January 2007:

............................................................................................... ........... 38

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# Models Listed by Location

ID # Location

.................................................................................................................. ................................... Modeler ......Pg



### Alafia River estuary

2) Lower Alafia River est u ary..................................................................................................

............................. Chen

........ 1

3) Lower Alafia River est u ary..................................................................................................

............................. Chen

........ 1



### Apalachicola Bay

25) Apalac hi cola Bay

........................................................................................................... ...................... Har w ell,et al.

...... 11

30) Apalac hi cola Bay

........................................................................................................... ................ Hua n g a n d J o nes

...... 13

34) Apalac hicola Ba y

.............................................................................................. Jones, Galpe r i n , Wu, a n d We isber g

...... 14

78) Apalac hi cola Bay

........................................................................................................... ............................ Unknow n

...... 32

80) Apalac hi cola Bay

........................................................................................................... .............................. Vans ant

...... 33



### Biscayne Bay

53) Biscay ne Bay

............................................................................................................... ...................................... Pratt

...... 23

54) Biscay ne Bay

............................................................................................................... ................................... She n g

...... 23

82) Biscayne Bay & Ho bie Cat Beach

....................................................................................... Wang & S o lo- G abriele

...... 34



### Braden River

4) Manatee and B r ade n Rive rs

................................................................................................... ........................... Chen

........ 2



### Caloosahatchee Estuary

55) Caloosa h atch e e Estua r y

..................................................................................................... ............................. She n g

...... 23

56) Caloosa h atch e e Estua r y

..................................................................................................... ............................. She n g

...... 24

57) Caloosa h atch e e Estua r y

..................................................................................................... ............................. She n g

...... 24

84) Charlotte Har b or estua r y system , inclusive of the Caloosahatchee Ri ve r...

.................................... Weisbe rg et al.

. ..... 35



### Charlotte Harbor

5) Lower Peace R i ver-Lower Myakka River-Upper Ch a r lotte Harbor

................................................................. Chen

........ 2

33) Uppe r Cha r lott e Ha rbor and l o we r P eace a n d My akka Ri vers

................................................................... ... Janicki

...... 14

58) Charlotte Har b or

........................................................................................................... .................................. She n g

...... 24

59) Charlotte Har b or

........................................................................................................... .................................. She n g

...... 25

60) Charlotte Har b or

........................................................................................................... .................................. She n g

...... 25

83) Tam p a Bay, Charl o tte Har b or

, and West Flor ida Shel f

.................................................................... Weis be rg et al.

...... 34

84) Charlotte Har b or estua r y system , inclusive of the Caloosahatchee Ri ve r...

................................... Weisbe rg. et al

. . ..... 35



### Choctawhatchee Bay

31) Chocta wh atc h ee Bay

......................................................................................................... ............................. Hua n g

...... 13



### Dry Tortugas

37) Flori d a Keys Marine Sa nctuary, Fl orida Ba y and Dry T o rt uga s

........................................ Ko urafalou & Halliwell

. . .... 16



### East Florid a Coast

19) Lower St. J o hns River an d IC W to Mata nzas I n let

............................................................................ ............. Hage n

........ 8

61) East Florida C o ast, Ea st Florida S h el f

, Gua n a-Tol o m a to-Matanzas NERR,

... .............................................. She n g

. . .... 26



### East Florid a Shelf

44) Straits of Fl ori d a a n d East Fl or i d a S h elf

.................................................................................. ........ Mooe rs & Bang

...... 19

45) Straits of Fl ori d a a n d East Fl or i d a S h elf

.................................................................................. ... Mooe rs & Fiec hter

...... 19



### Escambia Bay

16) Escam bi a Bay

............................................................................................................... .................................. Hage n

........ 7



### Estero Bay

48) Estero Bay

................................................................................................................. ................................ Mousta ffa

...... 21

72) Estero Bay

................................................................................................................. ...................................... She n g

...... 30

84) Charlotte Har b or estua r y system , incl usive of ... Ester o Ba y, ...

..................................................... Weisbe rg et al.

...... 35



### Florida Bay

35) Southwest Fl or ida S h elf (i ncl udi ng Florida Bay) and St raits of Fl ori d a...

............................................. Kour afa lou

...... 15

36) Southwest Fl or ida S h elf (incl udi ng Florida Bay) and St raits of Fl ori d a...

................................ Kour afalou & Paris

. . .... 15

37) Flori d a Keys Marine Sa nctuary, Fl orida Ba y and

... ........................................................ Kour afalou a n d Hall iwell

...... 16

42) Flori d a Ba y ...............................................................................................................

.......... Madde n a n d M c Donald

...... 18

49) Flori d a Bay/K e ys

........................................................................................................... ........................... Mousta ffa

...... 21

73) Flori d a Bay

................................................................................................................ ..................................... She n g

...... 30



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ID # Location

.................................................................................................................. ................................... Modeler ......Pg



### Florida Keys

35) Southwest Fl or ida S h elf... and St raits of Fl orida (includi ng the Fl ori d a Ke ys)

..................................... Kour afalou

...... 15

36) Southwest Fl or ida S h elf... and St raits of Fl orida (includi ng the Fl ori d a Ke ys )

........................ Kour afalou & Paris

..... . 15

37) Flori d a Keys Marine Sa nctuary, Fl orida Ba y and Dry T o rt uga s...

.................................. Kour afalou a n d Halliwell

..... . 16

49) Flori d a Bay/K e ys

........................................................................................................... ........................... Mousta ffa

...... 21



### Guana-Tolomato-Matanz a s

61) East Florida C o ast, Ea st Florida S h elf

, Gua n a-Tol o m a to-Matanzas NERR,

... ............................................. She n g

. . .... 26

62) Gua n a

- Tol o m a to-Matanzas N a tiona l Est u ari n e Rese a r ch Reserve

................................................................ She n g

...... 26



### Gulf of Mexico

14) Gul f of Me xic o a n d ??

...................................................................................................... ........................ Gra b er ( ? )

........ 6

22) Gul f of Me xic o

....................................................................................................... Ha lliw ell, K o urafalou a n d S h ay

...... 10

38) Northe rn Gulf of Mexico She l f (incl ude s the Florida Panh a ndle )

.................................... Kourafal ou a n d Halliwell

. ..... 16

47) Gul f of Me xic o

............................................................................................................. .................................. Morey

...... 20

67) Northe rn G u lf of Mexico

.................................................................................................... ........................... She n g)

...... 28

87) Eastern G u lf of Mexic o a n d West Fl orida C ontine n ta l S h el f ( W F S )............... Weisbe rg, Bart h, Alve ra, and Zhe n g

...... 36

88) Eastern G u lf of Mexic o a n d West Fl orid a S h elf

.............................................. Weisbe rg, Z h e n g, Bart h, a n d Alve ra

...... 37



### Hillsboroug h River estuary

6) Lower Hillsborough Rive r est u ary............................................................................................

........................ Chen

........ 2



### Indian River Lagoon

61) East Florida C o ast, Ea st Florida S h elf

, ... I n dian Ri ver Lagoon, and St. J o hns Rive r

................................... She n g

. ..... 26

63) Indian Ri ver L a goon

........................................................................................................ ............................... She n g

...... 26

76) Sebastian Rive r a n d ad jace nt Indi an River

.................................................................................. Sucsy a n d Ste w art

...... 31



### Intra-America Seas

39) Intra

- Am erica Seas (i ncludes ALL c o astal a r eas aro und the State of Fl orida)

................. Kourafalou a n d Halliwell

...... 1 7



### Intracoastal Waterw ay, Atlantic

15) Atlantic I n trac oastal W a te rw ay.............................................................................................

.......................... Hage n

........ 6

19) Lower St. J o hns River an d IC W to Mata nzas I n let

............................................................................ ............. Hage n

........ 8



### Intracoastal Waterw ay, Gulf of Mexico

85) Tam p a Bay, Sarasota Bay, Manatee Rive r, Pinellas Co. IC W, a n d...

............. Weisbe rg, Z h e n g, Bart h, a n d Alve ra

...... 35



### Lake Worth Lagoon

8) Lake Wort h La g oon

.......................................................................................................... C rigge r, G r ave s and Fi ke

........ 3



### Little Saras o ta Bay

13) Little Sara sota Bay

........................................................................................................ .............................. Ericks on

........ 5



### Loxahatchee River Estuary

17) Loxahatc hee R i ver E s tuary

.................................................................................................. ........................... Hage n

........ 7



### Manatee River

4) Manatee and B r ade n Rive rs

................................................................................................... ........................... Chen

........ 2

28) Saras o ta Bay s y stem (includi ng tr ibutaries ) ... and i n cludi n g Manatee Ri ve r and all of Manatee Count y .......Heyl

...... 12

29) Manat ee River

.............................................................................................................. ......................................Heyl

...... 12

85) Tam p a Bay, Sarasota Bay, Manatee Rive r, Pinellas Co

. IC W, a n d ...

............ Weisbe rg, Z h e n g, Bart h, a n d Alve ra

...... 35



### Myakka River

1) Myakka Rive r

................................................................................................................ .............................. Bottcher

........ 1

5) Lower Peace R i ver-Lower Myakka River-Upper Ch a r lotte Harbor

................................................................. Chen

........ 2

33) Uppe r Cha r lott e Ha rbor and l o we r P eace a n d My akka Ri vers

................................................................... ... Janicki

...... 14



### Naples Bay

7) Northe rn Atlan tic coasta l basi n

............................................................................................. ...................... Christian

........ 3

38) Northe rn Gulf of Mexico She l f (incl ude s the Florida Panh a ndle )

.................................... Kourafal ou a n d Halliwell

. ..... 16

51) Naples Bay

................................................................................................................. ............................... Mousta ffa

...... 22

64) Northwest Fl or ida Coast

.................................................................................................... ............................. She n g

...... 27

67) Northe rn G u lf of Mexico

.................................................................................................... ............................ She n g

...... 28

86) Rookery Bay, Naples Bay, and Hende r son C r eek, ...

............................................................. Weisbe rg and Zh e n g

...... 36



### Peace River

5) Lower Peace R i ver-Lower Myakka River-Upper Ch a r lotte Harbor

................................................................. Chen

........ 2

33) Uppe r Cha r lott e Ha rbor and l o we r P eace a n d My akka Ri vers

................................................................... ... Janicki

...... 14



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ID # Location

.................................................................................................................. ................................... Modeler ......Pg



### Rookery Bay

86) Rookery Bay, Naples Bay, and Hende r son C r eek, ...

............................................................. Weisbe rg and Zh e n g

...... 36



### Sarasota Bay

9) Saras o ta County Bays

........................................................................................................ ................... Cunningham

........ 4

11) Tam p a Bay to sout h of Ve nic e jetties

....................................................................................... ..................... Drisc o l

........ 5

13) Little Sara sota Bay

........................................................................................................ .............................. Ericks on

........ 5

26) Saras o ta Bay s y stem (includi ng tr ibutaries )

................................................................................ .......................Heyl

...... 11

27) Middle Sa ras o ta Bay (Rin gling to L o ng Ba r Point )

........................................................................... ................Heyl

...... 12

28) Saras o ta Bay s y ste m (includi ng tr ibutaries ) from south of Venice jettie s to uppe r Sa ras o ta Bay ... ................Heyl

...... 1 2

43) Saras o ta Bay s y ste m (includi ng tributaries ) to s out h of Ve nice je tties

.................................. Marcha nd and Collin s

...... 19

46) Saras o ta Bay ( a nd pa rticularl y Midnight Pas s )

........................................................... Moore, De ndr o u and Walton

...... 20

65) Saras o ta Bay

............................................................................................................... .................................... She n g

...... 27

85) Tam p a Bay, Sarasota Bay, Manatee Rive r, Pinellas Co. IC W, a n d...

............. Weisbe rg, Z h e n g, Bart h, a n d Alve ra

...... 35



### Sebastian River

76) Sebastian Rive r a n d ad jace nt Indi an River

.................................................................................. Sucsy a n d Ste w art

...... 31



### South Florida

50) South Florida

.............................................................................................................. .............................. Mousta ffa

...... 21

79) South Florida

........................................................................................................... U.S . Arm y Corps of E ngi neer s

...... 33



### Southw est Florida Shelf

35) Southwest Fl or ida S h elf (incl udi ng Fl orida Bay) and St raits of Fl ori d a (i ncl uding t h e Fl orida Keys)

... Kour afalou

...... 15

36) Southwest Fl or ida S h elf (incl udi ng Florida Bay) and St raits of Fl ori d a... ..............................Kour a falou a n d Pa ris

. . .... 15



### St. Andre w s Bay

32) St. A n dre w s B a y

............................................................................................................ ................................. Hua n g

...... 14



### St. Augustine

77) St. A u gusti ne I n let

........................................................................................................ ............. Taylor E n gine ering

...... 32



### St. Johns River

19) Lower St. J o hns River an d IC W to Mata nzas I n let

............................................................................ ............. Hage n

........ 8

52) St. Johns Ri ve r .............................................................................................NO A A National O cean Se rvi ce (NOS )

...... 22

61) East Florida C o ast, Ea st Florida S h elf

, ... I ndian River La goon, a n d St. Johns Rive r

.................................... She n g

. ..... 26

68) St. John s Ri ver

............................................................................................................ .................................... She n g

...... 28

74) Lower SJ R bas i n

............................................................................................................ .................................. Sucsy

...... 31

75) Lower St. J o hns River

...................................................................................................... ............. Sucsy a n d Mor r is

...... 31



### Straits of Florida

35) Southwest Fl or ida S h elf (incl udi ng Fl orida Bay) and St raits of Fl ori d a (i ncl uding t h e Fl orida Keys)

... Kour afalou

...... 15

36) Southwest Fl or ida S h elf... and St raits of Fl orida (includi ng the Fl ori d a Ke ys ) ......................Kour a falou a n d Pa ris

..... . 15

44) Straits of Fl ori d a a n d East Fl or i d a S h elf

.................................................................................. ........ Mooe rs & Bang

...... 19

45) Straits of Fl ori d a a n d East Fl or i d a S h elf

.................................................................................. ... Mooe rs & Fiec hter

...... 19



### Suw a nnee River and Estuary

12) Suwannee Ri ver a n d Estua r y

............................................................................................. Dyna m i c Solutions LLC

........ 5

66) Suwannee Ri ver, est u ar y, and coas tal waters

................................................................................ ................. She n g

...... 28



### Tampa Bay

10) Tam p a Bay

................................................................................................................. D anis h Hydraulic Inst, US GS

........ 4

11) Tam p a Bay to sout h of Ve nic e jetties

....................................................................................... ..................... Drisc o l

........ 5

21) Tam p a Bay

.................................................................................................................. .................................... Hage n

........ 9

40) Tam p a Bay estu ary

................................................................................. Luthe r , Me yer s , Gil b ert a nd Subram anian

...... 17

69) Tam p a Bay

.................................................................................................................. .................................... She n g

...... 29

70) Tam p a Bay

.................................................................................................................. .................................... She n g

...... 29

71) Tam p a Bay

.................................................................................................................. .................................... She n g

...... 29

83) Tam p a Bay, Charl o tte Har b or , and West Florid a Shelf

.................................. Weisbe rg., Zhe n g, Bart h, a n d Alve ra

... ... 34

85) Tam p a Bay, Sarasota Bay, Manatee Rive r, Pinellas Co

. IC W, a n d ...

............ Weisbe rg, Z h e n g, Bart h, a n d Alve ra

...... 35



### West Florid a Shelf

23) West Fl orida S h elf

......................................................................................................... .... Halliwell and Olascoa g a

...... 10

24) West Fl orida S h el f north of t h e Keys

....................................................................................... ................. Halliwell

...... 10

41) West Fl orida S h elf

......................................................................................................... ....................................... Ly

...... 18

81) West Fl orida S h elf

......................................................................................................... ................................. Walsh

...... 33

83) Tam p a Bay, Charl o tte Har b or , and West Florid a Shelf

................................... Weisbe rg, Z h e n g, Bart h, a n d Alve ra

... ... 34



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ID # Location

.................................................................................................................. ................................... Modeler ......Pg



### West Florid a Shelf (con cluded)

85) Tam p a Bay, Sarasota Bay, Manatee Rive r,

... , and t h e a d jac e nt WFS

............ Weisbe rg, Z h e n g, Bart h, a n d Alve ra

...... 35

87) Eastern G u lf of Mexic o a n d West Fl orida C ontine n ta l S h el f ( W F S )............... Weisbe rg, Bart h, Alve ra, and Zhe n g

...... 36

88) Eastern G u lf of Mexic o a n d West Fl orid a S h elf

.............................................. Weisbe rg, Z h e n g, Bart h, a n d Alve ra

...... 37



### Western At lantic

18) Wester n Atlant ic

........................................................................................................... .................................. Hage n

........ 8

20) Wester n Atlant ic

........................................................................................................... .................................. Hage n

........ 9



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# Models Listed Generally From W est to East

ID # Location

.................................................................................................................. ................................... Modeler ......Pg



### Intra-America Seas

39) Intra

- Am erica Seas (i ncludes ALL c o astal a r eas aro und the State of Fl orida)

................. Kourafalou a n d Halliwell

...... 1 7



### Gulf of Mexico

14) Gul f of Me xic o a n d ??

...................................................................................................... ........................ Gra b er ( ? )

........ 6

22) Gul f of Me xic o

....................................................................................................... Ha lliw ell, K o urafalou a n d S h ay

...... 10

38) Northe rn Gulf of Mexico She l f (incl ude s the Florida Panh a ndle )

.................................... Kourafal ou a n d Halliwell

. ..... 16

47) Gul f of Me xic o

............................................................................................................. .................................. Morey

...... 20

67) Northe rn G u lf of Mexico

.................................................................................................... ........................... She n g)

...... 28

87) Eastern G u lf of Mexic o a n d West Fl orida C ontine n ta l S h el f ( W F S )............... Weisbe rg, Bart h, Alve ra, and Zhe n g

...... 36

88) Eastern G u lf of Mexic o a n d West Fl orid a S h elf

.............................................. Weisbe rg, Z h e n g, Bart h, a n d Alve ra

...... 37



### Escambia Bay

16) Escam bi a Bay

............................................................................................................... .................................. Hage n

........ 7



### Choctawhatchee Bay

31) Chocta wh atc h ee Bay

......................................................................................................... ............................. Hua n g

...... 13



### St. Andre w s Bay

32) St. A n dre w s B a y

............................................................................................................ ................................. Hua n g

...... 14



### Apalachicola Bay

25) Apalac hi cola Bay

........................................................................................................... ...................... Har w ell,et al.

...... 11

30) Apalac hi cola Bay

........................................................................................................... ................ Hua n g a n d J o nes

...... 13

34) Apalac hicola Ba y

.............................................................................................. Jones, Galpe r i n , Wu, a n d We isber g

...... 14

78) Apalac hi cola Bay

........................................................................................................... ............................ Unknow n

...... 32

80) Apalac hi cola Bay

........................................................................................................... .............................. Vans ant

...... 33



### Suw a nnee River and Estuary

12) Suwannee Ri ver a n d Estua r y

............................................................................................. Dyna m i c Solutions LLC

........ 5

66) Suwannee Ri ver, est u ar y, and coas tal waters

................................................................................ ................. She n g

...... 28



### Hillsboroug h River estuary

6) Lower Hillsborough Rive r est u ary............................................................................................

........................ Chen

........ 2



### Tampa Bay

10) Tam p a Bay

................................................................................................................. D anis h Hydraulic Inst, US GS

........ 4

11) Tam p a Bay to sout h of Ve nic e jetties

....................................................................................... ..................... Drisc o l

........ 5

21) Tam p a Bay

.................................................................................................................. .................................... Hage n

........ 9

40) Tam p a Bay estu ary

................................................................................. Luthe r , Me yer s , Gil b ert a nd Subram anian

...... 17

69) Tam p a Bay

.................................................................................................................. .................................... She n g

...... 29

70) Tam p a Bay

.................................................................................................................. .................................... She n g

...... 29

71) Tam p a Bay

.................................................................................................................. .................................... She n g

...... 29

83) Tam p a Bay, Charl o tte Har b or , and West Florid a Shelf

.................................. Weisbe rg., Zhe n g, Bart h, a n d Alve ra

... ... 34

85) Tam p a Bay, Sarasota Bay, Manatee Rive r, Pinellas Co

. IC W, a n d ...

............ Weisbe rg, Z h e n g, Bart h, a n d Alve ra

...... 35



### Alafia River estuary

2) Lower Alafia River est u ary..................................................................................................

............................. Chen

........ 1

3) Lower Alafia River est u ary..................................................................................................

............................. Chen

........ 1



### Manatee River

4) Manatee and B r ade n Rive rs

................................................................................................... ........................... Chen

........ 2

28) Saras o ta Bay s y stem (includi ng tr ibutaries ) ... and i n cludi n g Manatee Ri ve r and all of Manatee Count y .......Heyl

...... 12

29) Manat ee River

.............................................................................................................. ......................................Heyl

...... 12

85) Tam p a Bay, Sarasota Bay, Manatee Rive r, Pinellas Co

. IC W, a n d ...

............ Weisbe rg, Z h e n g, Bart h, a n d Alve ra

...... 35



### Intracoastal Waterw ay, Gulf of Mexico

85) Tam p a Bay, Sarasota Bay, Manatee Rive r, Pinellas Co. IC W, a n d...

............. Weisbe rg, Z h e n g, Bart h, a n d Alve ra

...... 35



### Braden River

4) Manatee and B r ade n Rive rs

................................................................................................... ........................... Chen

........ 2



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ID # Location

.................................................................................................................. ................................... Modeler ......Pg



### Sarasota Bay

9) Saras o ta County Bays

........................................................................................................ ................... Cunningham

........ 4

11) Tam p a Bay to sout h of Ve nic e jetties

....................................................................................... ..................... Drisc o l

........ 5

13) Little Sara sota Bay

........................................................................................................ .............................. Ericks on

........ 5

26) Saras o ta Bay s y stem (includi ng tr ibutaries )

................................................................................ .......................Heyl

...... 11

27) Middle Sa ras o ta Bay (Rin gling to L o ng Ba r Point )

........................................................................... ................Heyl

...... 12

28) Saras o ta Bay s y ste m (includi ng tr ibutaries ) from south of Venice jettie s to uppe r Sa ras o ta Bay ... ................Heyl

...... 1 2

43) Saras o ta Bay s y ste m (includi ng tributaries ) to s out h of Ve nice je tties

.................................. Marcha nd and Collin s

...... 19

46) Saras o ta Bay ( a nd pa rticularl y Midnight Pas s )

........................................................... Moore, De ndr o u and Walton

...... 20

65) Saras o ta Bay

............................................................................................................... .................................... She n g

...... 27

85) Tam p a Bay, Sarasota Bay, Manatee Rive r, Pinellas Co. IC W, a n d...

............. Weisbe rg, Z h e n g, Bart h, a n d Alve ra

...... 35



### Little Saras o ta Bay

13) Little Sara sota Bay

........................................................................................................ .............................. Ericks on

........ 5



### Myakka River

1) Myakka Rive r

................................................................................................................ .............................. Bottcher

........ 1

5) Lower Peace R i ver-Lower Myakka River-Upper Ch a r lotte Harbor

................................................................. Chen

........ 2

33) Uppe r Cha r lott e Ha rbor and l o we r P eace a n d My akka Ri vers

................................................................... ... Janicki

...... 14



### Peace River

5) Lower Peace R i ver-Lower Myakka River-Upper Ch a r lotte Harbor

................................................................. Chen

........ 2

33) Uppe r Cha r lott e Ha rbor and l o we r P eace a n d My akka Ri vers

................................................................... ... Janicki

...... 14



### Charlotte Harbor

5) Lower Peace R i ver-Lower Myakka River-Upper Ch a r lotte Harbor

................................................................. Chen

........ 2

33) Uppe r Cha r lott e Ha rbor and l o we r P eace a n d My akka Ri vers

................................................................... ... Janicki

...... 14

58) Charlotte Har b or

........................................................................................................... .................................. She n g

...... 24

59) Charlotte Har b or

........................................................................................................... .................................. She n g

...... 25

60) Charlotte Har b or

........................................................................................................... .................................. She n g

...... 25

83) Tam p a Bay, Charl o tte Har b or

, and West Flor ida Shel f

.................................................................... Weis be rg et al.

...... 34

84) Charlotte Har b or estua r y system , inclusive of the Caloosahatchee Ri ve r...

................................... Weisbe rg. et al

. . ..... 35



### Caloosahatchee Estuary

55) Caloosa h atch e e Estua r y

..................................................................................................... ............................. She n g

...... 23

56) Caloosa h atch e e Estua r y

..................................................................................................... ............................. She n g

...... 24

57) Caloosa h atch e e Estua r y

..................................................................................................... ............................. She n g

...... 24

84) Charlotte Har b or estua r y system , inclusive of the Caloosahatchee Ri ve r...

.................................... Weisbe rg et al.

. ..... 35



### Rookery Bay

86) Rookery Bay, Naples Bay, and Hende r son C r eek, ...

............................................................. Weisbe rg and Zh e n g

...... 36



### Estero Bay

48) Estero Bay

................................................................................................................. ................................ Mousta ffa

...... 21

72) Estero Bay

................................................................................................................. ...................................... She n g

...... 30

84) Charlotte Har b or estua r y system , incl usive of ... Ester o Ba y, ...

..................................................... Weisbe rg et al.

...... 35



### Naples Bay

7) Northe rn Atlan tic coasta l basi n

............................................................................................. ...................... Christian

........ 3

38) Northe rn Gulf of Mexico She l f (incl ude s the Florida Panh a ndle )

.................................... Kourafal ou a n d Halliwell

. ..... 16

51) Naples Bay

................................................................................................................. ............................... Mousta ffa

...... 22

64) Northwest Fl or ida Coast

.................................................................................................... ............................. She n g

...... 27

67) Northe rn G u lf of Mexico

.................................................................................................... ............................ She n g

...... 28

86) Rookery Bay, Naples Bay, and Hende r son C r eek, ...

............................................................. Weisbe rg and Zh e n g

...... 36



### West Florid a Shelf

23) West Fl orida S h elf

......................................................................................................... .... Halliwell and Olascoa g a

...... 10

24) West Fl orida S h el f north of t h e Keys

....................................................................................... ................. Halliwell

...... 10

41) West Fl orida S h elf

......................................................................................................... ....................................... Ly

...... 18

81) West Fl orida S h elf

......................................................................................................... ................................. Walsh

...... 33

83) Tam p a Bay, Charl o tte Har b or , and West Florid a Shelf

................................... Weisbe rg, Z h e n g, Bart h, a n d Alve ra

... ... 34

85) Tam p a Bay, Sarasota Bay, Manatee Rive r,

... , and t h e a d jac e nt WFS

............ Weisbe rg, Z h e n g, Bart h, a n d Alve ra

...... 35

87) Eastern G u lf of Mexic o a n d West Fl orida C ontine n ta l S h el f ( W F S )............... Weisbe rg, Bart h, Alve ra, and Zhe n g

...... 36

88) Eastern G u lf of Mexic o a n d West Fl orid a S h elf

.............................................. Weisbe rg, Z h e n g, Bart h, a n d Alve ra

...... 37



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ID # Location

.................................................................................................................. ................................... Modeler ......Pg



### Southw est Florida Shelf

35) Southwest Fl or ida S h elf (incl udi ng Fl orida Bay) and St raits of Fl ori d a (i ncl uding t h e Fl orida Keys)

... Kour afalou

...... 15

36) Southwest Fl or ida S h elf (incl udi ng Florida Bay) and St raits of Fl ori d a... ..............................Kour a falou a n d Pa ris

. . .... 15



### South Florida

50) South Florida

.............................................................................................................. .............................. Mousta ffa

...... 21

79) South Florida

........................................................................................................... U.S . Arm y Corps of E ngi neer s

...... 33



### Florida Bay

35) Southwest Fl or ida S h elf (i ncl udi ng Florida Bay) and St raits of Fl ori d a...

............................................. Kour afa lou

...... 15

36) Southwest Fl or ida S h elf (incl udi ng Florida Bay) and St raits of Fl ori d a...

................................ Kour afalou & Paris

. . .... 15

37) Flori d a Keys Marine Sa nctuary, Fl orida Ba y and

... ........................................................ Kour afalou a n d Hall iwell

...... 16

42) Flori d a Ba y ...............................................................................................................

.......... Madde n a n d M c Donald

...... 18

49) Flori d a Bay/K e ys

........................................................................................................... ........................... Mousta ffa

...... 21

73) Flori d a Bay

................................................................................................................ ..................................... She n g

...... 30



### Dry Tortugas

37) Flori d a Keys Marine Sa nctuary, Fl orida Ba y and Dry T o rt uga s

........................................ Ko urafalou & Halliwell

. . .... 16



### Florida Keys

35) Southwest Fl or ida S h elf... and St raits of Fl orida (includi ng the Fl ori d a Ke ys)

..................................... Kour afalou

...... 15

36) Southwest Fl or ida S h elf... and St raits of Fl orida (includi ng the Fl ori d a Ke ys )

........................ Kour afalou & Paris

..... . 15

37) Flori d a Keys Marine Sa nctuary, Fl orida Ba y and Dry T o rt uga s...

.................................. Kour afalou a n d Halliwell

..... . 16

49) Flori d a Bay/K e ys

........................................................................................................... ........................... Mousta ffa

...... 21



### Straits of Florida

35) Southwest Fl or ida S h elf (incl udi ng Fl orida Bay) and St raits of Fl ori d a (i ncl uding t h e Fl orida Keys)

... Kour afalou

...... 15

36) Southwest Fl or ida S h elf... and St raits of Fl orida (includi ng the Fl ori d a Ke ys ) ......................Kour a falou a n d Pa ris

..... . 15

44) Straits of Fl ori d a a n d East Fl or i d a S h elf

.................................................................................. ........ Mooe rs & Bang

...... 19

45) Straits of Fl ori d a a n d East Fl or i d a S h elf

.................................................................................. ... Mooe rs & Fiec hter

...... 19



### Biscayne Bay

53) Biscay ne Bay

............................................................................................................... ...................................... Pratt

...... 23

54) Biscay ne Bay

............................................................................................................... ................................... She n g

...... 23

82) Biscayne Bay & Ho bie Cat Beach

....................................................................................... Wang & S o lo- G abriele

...... 34



### Lake Worth Lagoon

8) Lake Wort h La g oon

.......................................................................................................... C rigge r, G r ave s and Fi ke

........ 3



### Loxahatchee River Estuary

17) Loxahatc hee R i ver E s tuary

.................................................................................................. ........................... Hage n

........ 7



### Sebastian River

76) Sebastian Rive r a n d ad jace nt Indi an River

.................................................................................. Sucsy a n d Ste w art

...... 31



### Indian River Lagoon

61) East Florida C o ast, Ea st Florida S h elf

, ... I n dian Ri ver Lagoon, and St. J o hns Rive r

................................... She n g

. ..... 26

63) Indian Ri ver L a goon

........................................................................................................ ............................... She n g

...... 26

76) Sebastian Rive r a n d ad jace nt Indi an River

.................................................................................. Sucsy a n d Ste w art

...... 31



### St. Augustine

77) St. A u gusti ne I n let

........................................................................................................ ............. Taylor E n gine ering

...... 32



### Guana-Tolomato-Matanz a s

61) East Florida C o ast, Ea st Florida S h elf

, Gua n a-Tol o m a to-Matanzas NERR,

... ............................................. She n g

. . .... 26

62) Gua n a

- Tol o m a to-Matanzas N a tiona l Est u ari n e Rese a r ch Reserve

................................................................ She n g

...... 26



### St. Johns River

19) Lower St. J o hns River an d IC W to Mata nzas I n let

............................................................................ ............. Hage n

........ 8

52) St. Johns Ri ve r .............................................................................................NO A A National O cean Se rvi ce (NOS )

...... 22

61) East Florida C o ast, Ea st Florida S h elf

, ... I ndian River La goon, a n d St. Johns Rive r

.................................... She n g

. ..... 26

68) St. John s Ri ver

............................................................................................................ .................................... She n g

...... 28

74) Lower SJ R bas i n

............................................................................................................ .................................. Sucsy

...... 31

75) Lower St. J o hns River

...................................................................................................... ............. Sucsy a n d Mor r is

...... 31



### Intracoastal Waterw ay, Atlantic

15) Atlantic I n trac oastal W a te rw ay.............................................................................................

.......................... Hage n

........ 6

19) Lower St. J o hns River an d IC W to Mata nzas I n let

............................................................................ ............. Hage n

........ 8



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ID # Location

.................................................................................................................. ................................... Modeler ......Pg



### East Florid a Coast

19) Lower St. J o hns River an d IC W to Mata nzas I n let

............................................................................ ............. Hage n

........ 8

61) East Florida C o ast, Ea st Florida S h el f

, Gua n a-Tol o m a to-Matanzas NERR,

... .............................................. She n g

. . .... 26



### East Florid a Shelf

44) Straits of Fl ori d a a n d East Fl or i d a S h elf

.................................................................................. ........ Mooe rs & Bang

...... 19

45) Straits of Fl ori d a a n d East Fl or i d a S h elf

.................................................................................. ... Mooe rs & Fiec hter

...... 19



### Western At lantic

18) Wester n Atlant ic

........................................................................................................... .................................. Hage n

........ 8

20) Wester n Atlant ic

........................................................................................................... .................................. Hage n

........ 9



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### Model ID # 

# List of models

1) 1. Bottcher, Del (Soil and Water Engineering Technolog y

, Inc.)

2. Water Body : Myakka River

3. Mo del Nam e : Water s h e d As ses s me nt Model (W AM)

4. Mo del T ype : Water s h e d Ru noff an d Pollut ant Loa d i n g Mo de l

5. Mo del Dom a in :

a) Ins h ore di stance : NA

b) Offsh o re di stance : NA

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: NA

6. Year of Mod e l Dev e lopment/ App licati o n: 20 01

7. Mo del Grid :

a) Grid typ e : Fix e d

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 1 00m x 10 0m

8. Pur p ose of Mod e l: Use d to calculate runoff and nu tr i e n t lo ad s from the ba s i n for EPA’s Myakk a Rive r

TMDLs.

9. Simulati on Perio d : 19 85

‐ 20 00

10

. Valid ati o n wi th Data : ??

11

. Use d for Forecas tin g : No

12

. Commen t s: Constructed un der contract to EPA

. Kev i n Petrus is FDE P contact.



### 2) 1. Chen, XinJ ian (SWFWMD)

2. Water Body : Lower Al afia River estua r y (a major tributary to Tampa Bay)

3. Mod e l Name : Lower Al af ia River #1

4. Mod e l Type : LAMFE

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: Abo u t 16 miles

, from th e mouth up to the USGS Lithia fl ow station

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 01

‐ 20 06

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : Hy brid, bounda ry

‐ fi tted

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 100

‐ 400 m horizontal, 0. 3

‐ 1.6 m vertical

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Mi ni mum Flows an d Levels

9. Simulation Per i od: 4. 6 ye ars

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: No



### 3) 1. Chen, XinJ ian (SWFWMD)

2. Water Body : Lower Al afia River estua r y (a major tributary to Tampa Bay)

3. Mod e l Name : Lower Al af ia River #2

4. Mod e l Type : LESS3D

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: Mo st dow n stream 4. 5k m

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 19 99

‐ 20 03

7. Mod e l Gri d :



### 1Florida Dept. of Environmental Regulation, Of fic e of Coastal and Aquatic M a nage d Ar e a s

a) Grid t ype : Hy brid (structured

‐ un structur ed), bounda ry

‐ fi tted (d yna m ica lly tra c king shore lin e)

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 100

‐ 400 m horizontal, 0. 3

‐ 1.6 m vertical

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Mi ni mum Flows an d Levels

9. Simulation Per i od: 10 .5 months

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: No



### 4) 1. Chen, XinJ ian (SWFWMD)

2. Water Body : Manatee and Braden Rivers (Manatee Riv e r is a major tributary to Tampa

Bay)

3. Mod e l Name : Dyna mically Coup led LE SS 3D

‐ LAMFE

4. Mod e l Type : ??

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: From th e Mana tee River mou t h to Lake Mana tee and to Bill Evers Re servoir.

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: Unde rwa y

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : Hybr id (s tru c tur e d

‐ u n struc t ure d ), boundary

‐ fi tte d (dy n amically tracking s h oreline)

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 100

‐ 500 m ho rizontal, 0. 3

‐ 1. 0m v ert ic a l

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Minimu m Flows and Le v e ls

9. Simulation Per i od: Abou t 1. 5 years

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Un derwa y

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: No



### 5) 1. Chen, XinJ ian (SWFWMD)

2. Water Body : Lower Peace River

‐ Lo we r Myakka River

‐ Upper Charlotte Harbor

3. Mod e l Name : Lower Peace #1

4. Mod e l Type : Dyna mically Coup led LE SS 3D

‐ LAMFE

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: From SWF W MD

‐ SF WM D boundary up to the US GS Arcad i a sta t ion into th e Pe ac e

Riv e r and almost to Myakka Lake into th e Myakka Riv e r. Shell Creek and Myakka ha tchee ar e also includ ed

in th e domai n

. b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 03

‐ 20 06

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : Hybr id (s tru c tur e d

‐ u n struc t ure d ), boundary

‐ fi tte d (dy n amically tracking s h oreline)

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 100

‐ 500 m ho rizontal, 0. 3

‐ 1. 0m v ert ic a l

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Minimu m Flows and Le v e ls

9. Simulation Per i od: 1. 1 year s and 4 years

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: No



### 6) 1. Chen, XinJ ian (SWFWMD)

2. Water Body : Lower Hillsborough River estuary (a major tributary to Tampa Bay)

3. Mod e l Name : LAMFE

4. Mod e l Type :

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Inshore di st ance: ~ 10 mi les, from th e ri ver mouth up to th e Ta mpa Dam



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b) Offsh o re di stance : 0

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 0

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 1 995

‐ 1 998

, 20 02

‐ 20 05

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : Hybrid, boundary

‐ fitted

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 10 0

‐ 50 0 m horizonta l, 0. 3

‐ 1m ve rt i c al

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Minimu m Flows and Le v e ls

9. Simulation Per i od: 3. 87 years

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: No



### 7) 1. Christian, Dave (SJRWMD)

2. Water Body : Northern Atlantic coa s tal basin

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : EFDC

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: in production

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: ??

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s:



### 8) 1. Crigger, Diane, Greg Graves, an d Dana Fike (FDEP)

2. Water Body : Lake Wort h Lagoon

3. Mod e l Name : Conceptua l ecologic al model

4. Mod e l Type : NA

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: ??

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : NA

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): NA

8. Purpos e of Mo del: ex amine cause

‐ and

‐ eff e c t re lat i on s h ips of fl ora and fa u n a to hu ma n

‐ ind u ce d and

natural conditions with in the sy stem

9. Simulation Per i od: NA

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: NA

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: NA

12

. Commen t s: ** Not a co mp ut e r mode l * * Altered hydrology of the sy s t em a llow s ma ssive fresh w ater

disch a rge s in t o the lagoon, which ex it via two ocean inl e ts and inf l uence contin e n tal re ef sy stems.

These di s c ha rg e s ca r r y la rge in fl uxes of nutrients, su spended and disso lved organic ma tter,

cont am inant s

, an d toxi ns into the la goo n

, af fecti n g the fl ora an d fau n a. Ad ditio n al pressure s in thi s



### 3Florida Dept. of Environmental Regulation, Of fic e of Coastal and Aquatic M a nage d Ar e a s

urban i ze d co astal are a incl ude boa t ing and fi shi n g pr essu res, as we l l as lo ss of na tu ra l ha bi ta t

through physical a l tera ti ons to the sy s t em. A concept u al eco l og ical model of the cause

‐ and

‐ effect

relationsh ips of fl ora and fa u n a to hu man

‐ ind u ced an d natural con d it ions within the sy stem was

developed. Th e model con s ists of ecosy s tem external drivers an d ecologic al stre ssors

, eco l ogical

a ttri b utes, an d ecolo g ic al e ffect s

, and pr esents re se arc h hypotheses, incl ud ing the effects of alt e red

volume, ti ming an d di s t r i bu ti o n of fre s h water re la tive to se agr a ss es, m a croinve r tebrates, salinity,

fish es, nutrients, toxi ns, suspended solids, and dissolved organic loa d s tha t will as sist in the

development of a q u a n ti ta t i ve hydrodyn amic model for thi s syste m

.



### 9) 1. Cunningham, Brett (Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc.)

2. Water Body : Bays in Sarasota County

3. Mod e l Name : S p a t ia ll y Integrated Mode l for Pollut ant Load ing Estima tes

4. Mod e l Type : ??

5. Mod e l Domain : One model was develope d for al l of Sara s o ta Count y an d anot her was extende d int o

Man a tee County to pick up the remain der of the Sa ra s o ta Ba y wa te r s h e d

. a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 05

7. Mod e l Gri d : no t applic able

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Po llutan t load ing

9. Simulation Per i od: Se ason al and annual lo adin g ‐ monthly for a pproxima t ely 15 ye a r s in next pha s e

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Upc o ming pha s e

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: Yes, but not in the same context as most other models in thi s li st

12

. Commen t s: Pe r Ga ry Rau l erson, Sar a sot a Bay Estuary Progr a m: Th is is a GIS

‐ ba sed polluta n t loa d i n g

model for Sar a sota County, which the SB EP extended to Anna Ma r i a. JEA (I thi n k with PB SJ as a su b)

is do ing gro u nd

‐ truthing to build on the fi rst ye ar’s work. So fa r the northern portion of Sa ra s o ta Ba y

has not been added

. Work shou ld be co mplete in 20 07

.



### 10) 1. Danish Hydraulic Inst, USGS

2. Water Body : Tampa Bay

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : fini te volume, fl exi b le mesh MIKE 3 FM

, fi ni te volume model wi th 3D hydrodynamic

module, fi ne sediment tra n sport module (MIKE 3 MT) dyn a mic a lly coupled to the HD model, and

ecological module based on ECOLab for Tampa Bay, FLA.

5. Mod e l Domain : covers the Ta m p a Bay an d adj a cent pa r t s of the Mex i can Gulf.

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: ??

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: est a blish a gener a l mana gement tool fo r Tamp a Ba y ; sed i ment module is being

focus e d on de s c r i bi ng suspended se diment tra n sport with relatio n to the navigational syste m within

the ba y. The ecological module has the ai m of descr i bing poss ible c o nsequences of ma n

‐ made

a c ti vi ti es on the ecosy s tem of the bay.

9. Simulation Per i od: ??



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10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Ed itor’s comm ents: The model wi ll be link e d to a la rge sca l e Ca ribbean Mode l through bounda ry

condit ions

.



### 11) 1. Driscol, Andy (Danish Hydraulic Institute)

2. Water Body : Tampa Bay to somewhere south of Venice jetties

3. Mod e l Name : Mike She

4. Mod e l Type :

5. Mod e l Domain : Tamp a Ba y to somewhere south of Ven i ce J e tti es and “w ay ou t in the Gulf”

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: la te 199 9 or early 20 00

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: foc u s was re

‐ opening of Mi d n ig ht Pas s

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Ed itor’s comm ents: Per Mi ke Hey l

, SF W M D: used so me of Peter Sheng ʹ s tower data tha t was fun d ed by

EPA and SB NEP.



### 12) 1. Dynamic Solutions LLC

2. Water Body : Suwannee River and Est u a r y

3. Mod e l Name : EFDC_Exp lor e r

4. Mod e l Type : EFDC Hy dro d ynam ic and Sa lin it y Mo d e l; 3

‐ D hydro d ynam ic and water qu al it y model

of sa li ni ty

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication:

7. Mod e l Gri d : incl u d ed 15 mile s of the Suwannee Ri ver, ~28 miles of shore line an d extended ~1 8 miles

offsho re int o the Gul f of Me xi co and Suwannee Soun d.

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: ??

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: for USG S ; model wa s succe ss fully ca li br a t ed to historical records of fl ow and sa li ni ty

.



### 13) 1. Erickson, Karen (Ericson Consulting Engineers)

2. Water Body : Little Sarasota Bay (and maybe a l ittle farther north and south).

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : ci r c ul a t i o n model

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??



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b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication:

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: ??

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: Pe r Ga ry Ra ule r son, Sarasota Ba y EP: pa rt of Sa ra s o ta County’s permit appl icat io n to re

‐

open Midn ig ht Pas s



### 14) 1. Graber (? ), Hans

2. Water Body : Gulf of Mexico and ??

3. Mod e l Name : WindGen; WA M Cycle 4. 2 ; ADCIRC co upled models

4. Mod e l Type :

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: ??

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max):

A) Hi g h resolution wind fie l ds from Wi nd Ge n at 10 km grid sp acing from 5 N to 54 N and 30 W

to 10 0 W

B) Hi g h reso lution wa v e fi elds from WA M Cycle 4. 2 at 20 km re s o l u ti on ba si n wide and wi th

nesting to 1 km resolution at se lect are a s such as Tam p a Ba y for ex ample over a grid from 5 N to

54 N and 30 W to 100 W

C) Storm sur g e pred iction s with ADCIRC coup led to wave wi th grid spac ing of 10 ʹ s km in the

open ocean and 100 ʹ s m near the co ast co ve r i n g the area 5 N to 54 N and 50 W to 10 0 W

8. Purpos e of Mo del: NO PP p r oject on Hu rr i c a n e For e casting, realtim e wind, wa v e

, su rg e models

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: Yes

12

. Commen t s: we run in realtime the ab ov e couple d models wi th ti me steps of every 15 minutes

.



### 15) 1. Hagen, Scott (U CF )

2. Water Body : Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIW)

3. Mod e l Name : Three version s of the AIW model ex ist: 1) Inlet

‐ ba s e d ; 2) She l f

‐ based; 3) The fu ll Western

North Atla ntic Tidal (W N A T) model doma i n

.

4. Mod e l Type : 2D model of astronomic ti des with w i nd/ p ressure forci n gs (inc lud i n g hurric ane storm

surg e) and in flows

5. Mod e l Domain : The entire AIW fo r the ea s t co ast of Flor i d a from so uth of Lake Worth inl e t into

southern Georgia and incl udin g the St. Johns Rive r th r o u g h Lake George

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 06



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7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del:

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: Co m p u t a t i o n s for the AIW models are pe r f o r m e d wit h a depth

‐ int e grated

, fi ni t e element

model of astronomic ti des with wind/pr e ssu re forcin g inc l ud ing riverine inf l ow s as pr es c r i b ed

. Note

tha t the code is pa ra ll e l i z ed and imple m ented on st ate

‐ of

‐ the

‐ art computing clu s te r s

. In ad dit i on the

model ca n be coupled to a wave model th r o u g h wa v e rad i ation str e ss terms.



### 16) 1. Hagen, Scott (U CF )

2. Water Body : Escambia Bay

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : 2D model of astronomic tides wi th win d /pressur e fo rcings (including h u rricane storm

surg e) and in flows

5. Mod e l Domain : The model incl u d es the Pe ns a c ol a Pa s s

, Pen s aco l a Ba y

, Esc a mbia Bay

, Bl a c k w ate r Bay

and Ea s t Bay

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 06

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: ??

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: Th e model is c o nnected to two adj a cent ba y systems via a Gul f Intracoa stal Water w ay:

Perdido Ba y to the west an d Chocta wa tchee Ba y to the east. The topogra p hy of th e ba rrier is l a nds is

describe d to permit overtopping during high surges. Three versions of the Esc a mbia Ba y model ex ist:

1) Inlet

‐ ba s e d; 2) Shelf

‐ ba s e d ; 3) The fu ll Western Nort h Atlantic Tidal (W NAT ) mo d e l dom a in

. Computa t ions for the Esc a mbia Ba y models ar e performed with a depth

‐ integr ated, fi ni te el eme n t

model of astronomic ti des with wind/pr e ssu re forcin g inc l ud ing ove r l a nd in flo w s as pre s cribed.

Note tha t the code is parallelized and im plemented on state

‐ of

‐ the

‐ art computing cluster s

. In

add i t i on the model ca n be coupled to a wave model th r o u g h wa v e rad i ation str e ss terms.



### 17) 1. Hagen, Scott (U CF )

2. Water Body : Loxahatch ee River Est u ary

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : 2D model of astronomic ti des with w i nd/ p ressure forci n gs (inc lud i n g hurric ane storm

surg e) and in flows

.

5. Mod e l Domain : entir e Lox a hatchee Es tu ar y inc l u d ing ti dal fl at s and the AIW (t hrough the sout hern

portion of the Indian River lagoon) to Fo rt Pierc e Inlet and beyond Lake Worth In l e t, to the no rth and

south, r e spect i vely

. In ad di t i on, a version with the fu ll We stern No rth At lant ic Ti d a l (W NAT) model

domain is av ai lab l e.

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??



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c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 06

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: ??

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: Th e computations are performed with a depth

‐ integr ated, fi ni te el eme n t model of

astronomic tides wi th win d /pressur e fo rcing incl ud i n g river i ne in flows as pre s cribed. Note tha t the

code is parallelized and im plemented on state

‐ of

‐ the

‐ art computing cluster s

. In addition the model

can be co uple d to a wave model through wave rad i ation stre ss terms.



### 18) 1. Hagen, Scott (U CF )

2. Water Body : Western North Atlantic

3. Mod e l Name : Western Nort h Atlantic Tidal (W NAT )

4. Mod e l Type : depth

‐ integr ated, fi ni te el eme n t, 2D model of ast r ono m ic ti des wit h wind/pressure

forcin gs (inc l u din g hurric a ne storm su rge) and ri ve ri ne in flows

5. Mod e l Domain : encompasse s the Gul f of Mexico, Ca ribbea n Se a, an d northern po r t i o n of the At lant ic

Ocean west of 60 ° west. Th e open

‐ ocean bounda ry exte nd s from the ar ea of Gl a c e Bay, Nova Scotia,

Ca na da to the vicin i ty of Corocora Island in eastern Vene zue l a

. Th e domain is bounded on the north,

west, and so u t h by the Nor t h, Centra l, and So uth Am eric an coa s tlines, re s p e c ti ve l y and cover s

a pproxim a t ely

. 2 6 

### km 10 347

. 8 ×

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 06

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: ??

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: Note tha t the co d e is pa ra lle li zed and imp l emented on state

‐ of

‐ the

‐ art computing cluster s

. In add i t i on the model is co upled to a wave model through wa v e rad i a t i o n stre ss terms. When the

WNAT model is emplo y ed in a hu r r i c a n e storm su rg e and/ or ast r o n om ic ti da l simulation it can be

used to provide bounda ry condit ions to a sh elf

‐ ba s e d or in let

‐ based model.



### 19) 1. Hagen, Scott (U CF )

2. Water Body : Lower St. Johns River and ICW to Matanzas In l e t

3. Mod e l Name : ADCIRC We stern North At lant ic Tidal Model (W NA T)

4. Mod e l Type : 2D model of astronomic ti des with w i nd/ p ressure forci n gs (inc lud i n g hurric ane storm

surg e) and in flows

. Three versions of the SJ R model exi s t: 1) Inlet

‐ ba s e d; 2) She l f

‐ ba sed; 3) The ful l

Western Nort h Atlantic Tidal model dom a in

.

5. Mod e l Domain : From the in l e t at Ma y p or t up to and inc l ud ing Lake George

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??



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c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 06

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): mesh re s o lu ti on ra ng i n g from 10 to 45 0 (in La ke George) meters

8. Purpos e of Mo del: extend in g ADCIRC W e stern No rth At lant ic Tide Model int o the Lower St. Jo hns

River an d IC W to Ma ta nza s In let

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: Computa t ions for the SJ R models ar e performed with a depth

‐ integr ated, fi ni te e l e m ent

model of astronomic ti des with wind/pr e ssu re forcin g inc l ud ing riverine inf l ow s as prescribed. The

code is parallelized and im plemented on state

‐ of

‐ the

‐ art computing cluster s

. In addition the model is

coupled to a wave model th r o u g h wa v e rad i ation str e ss terms.



### 20) 1. Hagen, Scott (U CF )

2. Water Body : Western Atlantic

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : ADCIRC We stern At lant ic Tide Mo del

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication:

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: to show ti dal fl ows

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s:



### 21) 1. Hagen, Scott (U CF )

2. Water Body : Tampa Bay

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : 2D model of astronomic ti des with w i nd/ p ressure forci n gs (inc lud i n g hurric ane storm

surg e) and in flows

.

5. Mod e l Domain : incl udes ur ban in und a t i on are a s around Tampa Bay as de scribe d by LIDA R data. The

Tampa Ba y model is implemented in the fu ll We ster n North Atlantic Tidal (W NAT) model domain

. a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 06

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: ??

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??



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11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: Co m p u t a t i o n s for the Ta m p a Ba y model are performed with a dept h

‐ integr ated, finit e

element model of ast r ono m ic ti des wit h wind/pressure forcin g in clud ing overland inf l ows as

prescribed

. Note tha t the code is parallelized and im plemented on state

‐ of

‐ the

‐ art computing

cluster s

. In addition the model ca n be co u p l e d to a wa v e model through wa v e ra d i a t i o n stres s terms.



### 22) 1. Halliwell, George, Villy Kourafalou, and N. Shay (UM, RSMAS)

2. Water Body : Gulf of Mexico

3. Mod e l Name : Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYC OM)

4. Mod e l Type : Primit ive eq ua ti on ocean ge ne r a l ci r c ul ati o n model, hy br i d vert ical coordin a tes

5. Mod e l Domain : Gul f of Mex i co

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: 0 km (ext e n ds to coa s tline)

b) Offsh o re di stance : Entire Gul f of Mex i c o and Flo r id a Straits

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: Al ab am a border to Ca pe Ca n a v e r a l

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 06

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : Mercator

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ab out 4 km everywhe re

8. Purpos e of Mo del: (1 ) study the ocean response to hurricanes in both the deep ocean and the co astal

ocean, (2 ) im prove model performa nce when force d by hurr ican es, (3 ) provide bounda ry co ndit ions

to the higher resolution No rthwestern Florid a nested coastal model, as pa r t of Oc ean System

Simu l a tion Expe r i me nts

.

9. Simulation Per i od: Du r i ng in divid u a l storms, 2 002

‐ 2 005

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: No

12

. Commen t s: Th i s project wil l incl ude the coastal ocean response to h u rric a ne s tha t have a ffect ed

Florida coastal waters si nce 200 4, in pa rticula r Cha r ley, Ivan

, Ka tr in a

, and Ri ta

.



### 23) 1. Halliwell, George and Josefina Olascoaga (UM, RSM A S)

2. Water Body : West Florida Shelf

3. Mod e l Name : HYCOM

4. Mod e l Type : P r imit ive equation ocean ge neral circulation model, hybrid vertical c oordin a tes

5. Mod e l Domain : 87 W to 81 .2 8W; 23 .07 N to 30 .3 9N

a) Inshore di st ance: 2 km

b) Offsh o re di stance : up to 20 0 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: West Flor id a Shelf and Flo r id a Keys

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 06

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : Mercator

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ab out 4 km everyw here

8. Purpos e of Mo del: (1 ) test ne w model al gori thms; (2 ) us ed by Jos e f i n a Olascoaga and colleague s to

study the inf l uence of physical proce sse s on Karena brevis (red tide)

9. Simulation Per i od: 2 004

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: No

12

. Commen t s:



### 24) 1. Halliwell, George (UM, RSMAS)

2. Water Body : West Florida Shelf no rth of the Keys

3. Mod e l Name : HYCOM



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4. Mod e l Type : P r imit ive equation ocean ge neral circulation model, hybrid vertical c oordin a tes

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Inshore di st ance: 0 km (extends to coa s t line )

b) Offsh o re di stance : 10 0 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: Al ab am a border th r o u g h Flor ida Ba y

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 06

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : c u rvi line a r

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max : 3, 4. 5, 6 km

8. Purpos e of Mo del: (1 ) test new model al gori thms, (2 ) study the inf l u e nce of in it ia l and bounda ry

condit ions provided to this nested West Florida She l f coastal model by ocean no wcasts and fo recast

products dev e loped as pa rt of the Gl ob al Ocean Da ta Ass i milation Experiment (GODAE)

, (3 ) evaluate

HYCOM performa nce ag ai nst other ocean model types.

9. Simulation Per i od: 2 004

‐ 20 05

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: Yes

12

. Commen t s: Th e la tter effort (#3 und e r P u r p ose) will be co n d u c te d in c o ll ab orat i o n with Robert

Weisbe r g and Alex ande r Ba r t h at the Un ivers i ty of So uth Flor id a.



### 25) 1. Harwell, Mark (NOAA), P. Hsieh, W. Huang, E. Johnson, K. Milla, H. Wan g, G.

Bugna, K. Dillon, C. Hladik, an d J. Gentile

2. Water Body : Apalachicola Bay

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : Princeton Oc ean Model co nverted to EF DC and lin ke d dir e ctly to EPA WASP WQ model

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 05

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: working towa rd ecosystem model

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??



### 26) 1. Heyl, Mik e (Camp Dresser & McKee, now with SWFWMD)

2. Water Body : Sarasota Ba y system (including tri butaries)

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : VB and spre adsheet i n p u t/output models

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: ea r l y 1 990 ’s

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: pollut a n t load ing model



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9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s:



### 27) 1. Heyl, Mik e (Camp Dresser & McKee, now with SWFWMD)

2. Water Body : middle Sarasota Bay ( R ingling to Long Bar Point)

3. Mod e l Name : Dynhyd/ WA SP

4. Mod e l Type :

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: ??

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: fo r the Ci t y of Sa ra s o ta ʹ s W a stelo a d Allocat i on at Whitaker Bayou, us ed the same

model to ev aluate an RO dischar g e through Pa y n e Te rm i n al

.

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s:



### 28) 1. Heyl, Mik e (Camp Dresser & McKee, now with SWFWMD)

2. Water Body : Sarasota Ba y system (including tri butaries) fr om south of Venice jetties to

upper Sarasota Bay and ‘around the corner’ to capture Manatee River an d all of Manatee

County

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : VB and spre adsheet i n p u t/output models

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: ea r l y 1 990 ’s

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: pollut a n t load ing model

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: Ma na te e Count y as pa r t of ne x t pha s e of NPDE S MS 4 permi tti ng ad ded the north e rn

extension to March a nd an d Coll ins model of Sar a sot a Ba y. Point of contact

‐ Si a Mo ll an az ar

, Man a tee

County



### 29) 1. Heyl, Mik e (Camp Dresser & McKee, now with SWFWMD)

2. Water Body : Manatee River

3. Mod e l Name : Dynhyd/WASP



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4. Mod e l Type : sa li ni ty on ly

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: ??

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: fo r Ma na te e County ʹ s WUP renew a l to SW FW MD

.

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: Ma na te e Count y ʹ s point of co n t a c t for that work was Jo hn Zimmerm a n



### 30) 1. Huang, Wenrui and W.K. Jones (FSU)

2. Water Body : Apalachicola Bay

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : 3

‐ D model of ci r c ul a t i o n an d sa li ni ty

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 19 97

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: circ ulatio n and sa li ni ty for low ri ve r

‐ fl ow se ason

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: Pe r Lee Edmiston ( A pa la chicol a Na t’l Est u ar ine Re sea r ch Re serve): Northwest

Florida Wa te r Man a g e ment District, Wa te r Resources Special Repor t 97

‐ 1. 120 pages

.



### 31) 1. Huang, Wenrui (FSU)

2. Water Body : Choctaw h atchee Bay

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : hy d r o d y n a m i c model

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: ??

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: ??

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??



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12

. Commen t s: for Flo r id a Dept. of Tra n sp orta ti on



### 32) 1. Huang, Wenrui (FSU)

2. Water Body : St. Andrews Bay

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : hy d r o d y n a m i c model

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: ??

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: ??

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: for Northwest Flor id a Wa ter Management District



### 33) 1. Janicki, Tony (Janicki Environmental)

2. Water Body : Upper Charlotte Harbor and lower Peace and Myakka Ri vers

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : WASP model

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: ??

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: ??

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s:



### 34) 1. Jones, Galperin, Wu, and Weisberg (USF)

2. Water Body : Apalachicola Bay

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type :

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 19 94

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??



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8. Purpos e of Mo del: Pr el imin ary circ ulatio n sim u lations

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: Pe r Lee Edmiston ( A pa la chicol a Na t’l Est u ar ine Re sea r ch Re serve): Northwest Flor i d a

Water Man a g e ment Distric t

, Water reso urces Spec ial Report 94

‐ 2.



### 35) 1. Kourafalou, Villy (University of Miami/RSMAS)

2. Water Body : Southwest Florida Shelf (includin g Florida Bay) and Strai t s of Florida

(including the Florida Keys)

3. Mod e l Name : HYbrid Coor dinate Ocean Mod e l ( HYCOM )

4. Mod e l Type : Primit ive eq ua ti on ocean ge ne r a l ci r c ul ati o n model, hy br i d vert ical coordin a tes

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication:

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 3.7 km

8. Purpos e of Mo del: The Sout h Flor id a Hybr i d Coordn ate Model (S oFLA

‐ HYCOM ) is the reg i on al

model for So uth Flor id a co a s tal seas. It was develope d to connect South Fl ori d a ʹ s sh a llow co astal

environments with the adj a cent deep are a s in the Strai t s of Flor id a and the Gulf of Mex i co. The

SoFLA

‐ HYC O M is us ed to provide boundary conditions fo r the EFDC Fl or i d a Bay model, de ve l o pe d

by the So uth Florida Wa te r Man a g e ment District, in support of the Everglade s Restora t i o n Pr oject.

9. Simulation Per i od: 19 99

‐ 2002 ; 20 04

‐ 200 6

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: pre

‐ o p eration a l capa bilities

12

. Commen t s: Th e EFDC Flor ida Ba y model has been one

‐ way nested to SOFL A

‐ HYCOM. To en sure

proper conne ction of Flor ida Ba y proce sses with the Gul f of Mex i c o and the Str a its of Fl or i d a (a s well

as the glob al circulat ion ar ound them), th e SoF L A

‐ HYCOM is nest ed within the North Atla ntic

HYCOM tha t incl ude s the Gul f of Mex i c o and the Ca ribbea n

. The re g i ona l model act s as a cr ucial

i n termedia te step from the lar g e to the co a s tal scale. The model is also us ed to stu d y air

‐ se a

int e ract ion an d la nd

‐ se a int e ract ion proc esses

, e s peci a lly the effects of re gion al (Sou th Flor id a) and

remote (M iss i ssippi) ri ve r s on the So uth Florida ecosy s tem. htt p :/ / o c e anmo del i n g. rs mas.mi ami

. edu / hyco m



### 36) 1. Kourafalou, Villy an d C. Paris; (UM/RSM A S)

2. Water Body : Southwest Florida Shelf (includin g Florida Bay) and Strai t s of Florida

(including the Florida Keys)

3. Mod e l Name : HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYC OM) and BO LTS ( B io logi c a l Larval Transport

System)

4. Mod e l Type : Primit ive eq ua ti on ocean ge ne r a l ci r c ul ati o n model, hy br i d vert ical coordin a tes, coupled

with a bi o l og ic a l Lagr angian tra n sport mo d e l

5. Mod e l Domain : 77 .4 W to 83 .8 W and 22 .8N to 28.6N

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 06

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : rec t angular



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b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 3.7 km

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Mod e lin g circ ulation and la rva l pathwa ys, exam ine connectiv ity of Flo r id a Keys

with upstre am la rva l so ur ces

9. Simulation Per i od: 20 04

‐ 2006

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: not yet

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: no

12

. Commen t s: Th e So uth Flo r ida Hybrid Coordina te Ocean Mo del (S oFLA

‐ HYCOM) is a comprehensive,

3

‐ D hydrodynamic model, nested wi th in la rger sc ale models, so tha t the co astal are a s aro u nd South

Florida are properly conn e c ted to the surround i ng la r g er sc ale oceanic fl ows. Th e model provides

bounda ry co ndit ions to limi t ed area mo d e l s in Flor ida Ba y an d the Flo r id a Keys. It is al so currently

being co uple d with a larv al tra n sport model to st u d y the e ffect s of hydrodyn amics on fi sh

recruitment in the Flor id a Keys. The model is al so use d to stud y air

‐ se a int e ract i o n and la nd

‐ sea

int e ract ion pr ocesses

, es pec i al ly the e ffe ct s of re g i onal (S ou th Flor ida) an d remo te (M iss i ss ipp i ) river s

on the So uth Florida ecosy s tem. http://oceanmode li ng.rsm as.m iami.ed u /hyco m /



### 37) 1. Kourafalou, Villy an d George Halliwell (U M, RSM A S)

2. Water Body : Florida Keys Marine Sanctuary, Florida Bay and Dry Tort ugas Ecological

Reserve

3. Mod e l Name : HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYC OM)

4. Mod e l Type : Primit ive eq ua ti on ocean ge ne r a l ci r c ul ati o n model, hy br i d vert ical coordin a tes

5. Mod e l Domain : 82 .5 W to 79

. 5 W; 24 .N to 25 .5 N Merc ato r grid

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce:

b) Offsh o re di sta n ce: ??

c) Al ongs hore di s t ance : ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 07

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : rec t angular

b) Grid resolutio n (min, avg

, max ) : ~1 km re solut i on

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Very hi gh reso lution

. Used to stud y sm all (sub mesoscale ) e ddy v a ri abi lit y in the

Florida Current and for biophysica l sim u lation s of la rva l tra n sport.

9. Simulation Per i od: 20 04

‐ 2006

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: not yet

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: no

12

. Commen t s: Will be compare d to coastal ra da r (WE R A ) sur f ace c u rre nt ma ps.



### 38) 1. Kourafalou, Villy an d George Halliwell (U M, RSM A S)

2. Water Body : Northern Gulf of Me xico Shelf (includes the Florida Panhandle)

3. Mod e l Name : HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYC OM)

4. Mod e l Type : Primit ive eq ua ti on ocean ge ne r a l ci r c ul ati o n model, hy br i d vert ical coordin a tes

5. Mod e l Domain : 82 .8 W to 95W an d 28 .5 N to 30 .5 N

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 06

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : rec t angular

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): curr ently 2 km

, evo l ving to 1 km

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Observ ing Sy stem Simu la ti on Exp e riments (OS S Es )

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: not yet



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11

. Used for For e c a sting?: not ye t

12

. Commen t s: Th e ul ti ma te goa l of thi s pro j ect will st ud y the imp a ct of new ob serving systems on the

ca pa bility of an ocean model (HYCOM ) to nowc ast and forec a st oc ean v a ri abi lit y al ong the n o rthern

Gul f of Mex i c o coast. The i n it ia l emph asis of this proj ect is to perform the prel im inar y stu d ie s

require d to de s i g n the OSSE. The model will provide bounda ry co ndit ions to co astal biophysica l

models in the Northwester n Flor id a sh elf.



### 39) 1. Kourafalou, Villy an d George Halliwell (U M, RSM A S)

2. Water Body : Intra

‐ America Seas (includes ALL coastal area s around the State of Florida)

3. Mod e l Name : HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYC OM)

4. Mod e l Type : Primit ive eq ua ti on ocean ge ne r a l ci r c ul ati o n model, hy br i d vert ical coordin a tes

5. Mod e l Domain : 35 W to 98 W and 5S to 30N

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 07

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : rec t angular

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max):

~ 4 km

8. Purpos e of Mo del: to stu d y circulat ion in the Intra

‐ Am eric a Seas wit h an emphasis on co astal to lo arge

scale int e ract i o ns; the model dom a in is enl a rg e d to inc l ude the Am azon River

, so tha t the impa ct of

Amazon wa te r s (car ried through Brazi l Current ri ngs ) on the e a st ern Ca ribbean is lan d s wi ll be

examine d

. Th e domain incl udes the Gul f of Mexico an d al l the Florida Se as and will be emp l o y ed in

hurric a ne stu d ies

.

9. Simulation Per i od: 20 04

‐ 2006

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: hist orical da ta

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: no

12

. Commen t s: Th i s dom a in offers a comprehensive “F lor i da ” model tha t inc l ud es al l coast a l se as around

the State of Flor i d a

.



### 40) 1. Luther, Mark, S. Meyers, S. Gilb ert, V. Subramanian (U SF )

2. Water Body : Tampa Bay estuary

3. Mod e l Name : ba sed on the ECOM

‐ 3D version of the Pr i n ce ton Ocean Mode l (POM)

4. Mod e l Type : 3

‐ d i me ns i o na l hydrodyn amic model

5. Mod e l Domain : covers the ba y from Eg mo nt Key to the head of the ba y and up th e ti da l reach e s of the

ma jor t r ib ut a r ies

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: ea r l y 1 990 s

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Integrated observ ing system and cir c u l a t i o n

, wave, sed i ment tra n sport, an d water

qu al it y model

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: has been a pplied to spill tra j ectory a n l y si s, storm sur g e, water supply issues, and no w

human pa t h og e n tra j ectory and fa te ana l ysi s

. It was us ed in ma na gement and m i ti ga ti on of the Pin e y



### 17Florida Dept. of Environmental Regulation, Of fic e of Coastal and Aquatic M a nage d Ar e a s

Point phospha t e di s c ha r g es an d in the da mag e ass e ss m e nt of the Ca r g i l phosphate process wate r spill

durin g Hu r r ica n e Franc i s in 20 04

. The model beca m e a key component in the p e rmi tti ng pro c ess for

the Tampa Bay Wa te r s e aw at er de sa lin at ion fa ci li ty at Big Bend and was tested in adm i nist r a t i v e

challenge s to the permit.

The model sy stem inge st s re a l

‐ ti me ob servations of the physical for c ing funct i on s for Tamp a Bay to

produce three

‐ d i me ns i o nal fi el ds of ci r c u l a t i o n

, temp era t ure, sa lin i t y, wave spec tra, sediment

resu spension

, sed i ment transport, an d t u rbid it y, A wa te r qu al it y module is un der deve lop m ent. The

hydrodyn amic model is fu ll y oper ation a l in either a no w c a s t

‐ forec a st mode or a hindcast mode and is

describe d on our web site (http://om p l

. ma ri ne.usf .edu/TBmodel ).



### 41) 1. Ly, Le N. (Applied Science Inter n ational)

2. Water Body : West Florida Shelf

3. Mod e l Name : Reg i ona l Ocean Mo deling System (RO M S)

4. Mod e l Type : physica l

‐ biologica l co uple d model

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: ??

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): has 1

‐ km horizontal re solution and 60 vert ical terrain

‐ fol l o w ing

level s

8. Purpos e of Mo del: ??

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: Yes

12

. Commen t s: A pplied to HA B stud ies on th e WF S to de velop a HA B nowcast/forecast model fo r red

ti de. A physica l

‐ biological coupled model is de ve l o ped and app lie d to HAB stu d ies on the WF S to

develop a HA B nowc ast/forecast model

. The primit i v e equation model is co upled wi th a biologic al

dynam i cs model wi th fo ur components: NPZD (N ut ri ent

, Phytoplankton, Zooplankton and De tr i t u s ).

The ocean model ha s rea listi c physica l c o ndit ions an d re alistic ba th y m e t r y an d wind and is i n it ia li zed

with the physical (mont h ly mea n temper ature and sa lini t y c l i m a t ol og y blen ded wi th CTD dat a ) and

biological da ta for the lat e summer and ear l y aut u m n

.



### 42) 1. Madden, Christopher and Amanda McDonald (South Florida Water Management

District)

2. Water Body : Florida Bay

3. Mod e l Name : Florida Ba y Sea g ra ss Conceptua l Mode l

4. Mod e l Type : ??

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: ??

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: ??

9. Simulation Per i od: ??



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10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: Pe r Cindy He il (FWC

‐ FW RI ): anot her NO AA gr a n t we currently hav e is working with

South Fl ori d a Water Management District to supply nu tr i e n t and ph y t o p l a n k t o n dat a fo r the

development of a phytoplankton component for Chris M a dden ʹ s Florid a Ba y model.



### 43) 1. Marchand. J.P. and P. Collins (C amp Dresser & McKee)

2. Water Body : Sarasota Ba y system (including tri butaries) to south of Ve nice jetties

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : VB and spre adsheet i n p u t/output models

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 19 90 ’s

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: pollut a n t load ing model

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: NP DES MS4 ap plic at ion. Joh n Ry an mi g h t be best prese n t contact at CDM. South w ard

extension of Heyl (CDM ) model of Sa ras o ta Ba y sy stem.



### 44) 1. Mooers, Christopher & Inkweon Bang (UM)

2. Water Body : Straits of Florida and East Florida Shelf

3. Mod e l Name : EFSIS (E ast Florid a Sh elf In formation Sy stem)

4. Mod e l Type : Princeton Oc ean Model (POM)

5. Mod e l Domain : Mo del dom a in defined by the model gr i d points is rou g hly from Cuba to 31 N, 83 .5 to

77 .5 W

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: 0 km

b) Offsh o re di stance : 200 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 1,000 km

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 04 /nowcast and forec a st of ocean st ate

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : o r thogonal cu rvilin ea r; sigm a coordin a tes in the vertical

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 2 km, 6 km, 14 km; 26 si g m a level s

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Nowc ast and forec a st of ocean c u rr ents, t e mpera t ure/ sa lin it y, and sea leve l

9. Simulation Per i od: cont inually since 1 OCT 20 04 in the present configur ation

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: Yes

12

. Commen t s: It covers from be y o n d the Dry Tortugas to north of the Georgia bord er, and from Florida

to Cuba and th e Bah a m a s. See http://efsis.rsm as.m i a mi.ed u for the graphic s of co ve r a g e

, pred icted

fie l ds

, etc.



### 45) 1. Mooers, Christopher & Jerome Fiechter (UM)

2. Water Body : Straits of Florida and East Florida Shelf

3. Mod e l Name : NPZD eco s ystem model dr iven by EF S I S

4. Mod e l Type : Princeton Oc ean Model (POM)



### 19Florida Dept. of Environmental Regulation, Of fic e of Coastal and Aquatic M a nage d Ar e a s

5. Mod e l Domain : Mo del dom a in defined by the model gr i d points is rou g hly from Cuba to 31 N, 83 .5 to

77 .5 W

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: 0 km

b) Offsh o re di stance : 200 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 1,000 km

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 05

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : o r thogonal cu rvilin ea r; sigm a coordin a tes in the vertical

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 2 km, 6 km, 14 km; 26 si g m a level s

8. Purpos e of Mo del: ecosyste m model

9. Simulation Per i od: a c lim at o l ogic a l mea n year

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: Not yet

12

. Commen t s: no t run in re al

‐ ti me, yet.



### 46) 1. Moore, Chuck, Stergio Dendrou and Ray Walton (th en at CDM, now at West

Consulting)

2. Water Body : Sarasota Ba y (and part icularly Midnight Pass)

3. Mod e l Name : Dynhyd

4. Mod e l Type :

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce:

b) Offsh o re di stance :

c) Along s hor e di stan ce:

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 19 83

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype :

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max):

8. Purpos e of Mo del:

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: fo r Sa ra s o ta County. Ha d so me continuo us record ers fo r ca libr a t i on/ v erif icat ion. R.

Walton is con t act.



### 47) 1. Morey, Steve (FSU)

2. Water Body : Gulf of Mexico

3. Mod e l Name : NCOM Gul f of Mex i co model

4. Mod e l Type : Navy Coasta l Ocean Mode l

5. Mod e l Domain : 1 5 .55N to 31 .5 N, 98 .1 5W to 80 .6 W

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce:

b) Offsh o re di stance :

c) Along s hor e di stan ce:

6. Year of Mod e l Dev e lop m ent/App lication: 2 004

‐ present

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : C a rtesian

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): min 4. 5 k m av g 5km ma x 5. 5km

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Gulf of Mexico ci r c u l a t i o n and pro c ess studies

9. Simulation Per i od: 19 99

‐ 200 0, mid

‐ 2 005

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes



### 20Inventory of Hy drod y n amic a nd Water Quality Models f o r Florida Coastal a nd Ocean Waters – January 20 07

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: No

12

. Commen t s: Da ta as sim i l a t i v e hindc a sts forced by sat e l lit e

‐ derive d fluxes. Al s o m u lt ipl e clim atology

forced sim u lations.



### 48) 1. Moustaffa, Zaki (SFWMD)

2. Water Body : Estero Bay

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type :

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: p l anned fo r 20 08

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Integrate watershed and estuar ine models

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??



### 49) 1. Moustaffa, Zaki (SFWMD)

2. Water Body : Florida Bay/Keys

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type :

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: p l anned fo r 20 09

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: To improve Flor id a B a y/Keys models

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??



### 50) 1. Moustaffa, Zaki (SFWMD)

2. Water Body : South Florida

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : watershed topogra p hy model

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: ??

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??



### 21Florida Dept. of Environmental Regulation, Of fic e of Coastal and Aquatic M a nage d Ar e a s

8. Purpos e of Mo del: predicting the imp a ct s of va rious flow scen ario s on watersh e d wetlan d

hydrographic condit ion s

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: pa r t of Pi ca y u ne Stran d Rest orat ion Projec t



### 51) 1. Moustaffa, Zaki (SFWMD)

2. Water Body : Na ple s Bay

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : hy d r o d y n a m i c model

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: p l anned fo r 20 08

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: ??

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s:



### 52) 1. NOAA Na tional Oce a n Service (NOS)

2. Water Body : St. Johns River

3. Mod e l Name : St. John ʹ s Ri ver Operat ional For e cast Sy s t em (S JRO F S )

4. Mod e l Type : EFDC hydro d ynam ic model

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 05

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: provides the ma ritime community with improve d short

‐ term predictions of water

level s and c u rrents in St. Johns Ri ver

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: Yes

12

. Ed itor’s comm ents: Ba s e d on SJ RW MD EF DC model. The ocean boundary of the grid is forced with a

superpos it ion of the ob serv ed su bti d al wa te r levels at Mayport and predicted tides. The forme r ar e

determined us i n g a low

‐ pass filter, and th e la tter ar e ba s e d on ti dal harmonic s av ai lab l e at May p or t

with a slight adju st m e nt (approxima t ely 5% incre a se in ti dal amplitudes) for m a tching the model wi th

observation s

. Sa lin it y is al s o specifie d al ong the ocean bounda ry to line a r l y tra n si ti on from 35 psu at

the sur f ac e to 36 psu at the bottom.



### 22Inventory of Hy drod y n amic a nd Water Quality Models f o r Florida Coastal a nd Ocean Waters – January 20 07



### 53) 1. Pratt, Thad (U.S. Arm y Corps of Engineers)

2. Water Body : Biscayne Bay

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type :

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: underway

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: upd a ting existin g hydrodynam ic an d sa li ni ty transport model to help de te r m i n e the

import ance of stra ti fi ca ti on and fre s hw at er in flo w on sa lin it y and circ ulation p a tterns in Bi sc a y ne

Bay

.

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: Part of the Com p rehensive E v erglades Restora t i o n Pl a n (CER P). The data is being used to

va lida te and verify the TABS

‐ MDS model for the CER P

‐ Bi s c a y ne Bay Coa s t a l Wetlan d s Pro j ect

(BBCW ) and as a monitoring tool for the REC O VE R Monitorin g and As ses s me nt pla n (M AP ). The

revised hydrodynam ic model wi ll more close l y r e flect 3

‐ D sa li ni ty c o ndit ions an d will he l p dete r m i n e

the import an ce of stra tif i cati on and fr eshwater in fl o w on sa li ni ty and ci r c ula t i o n pa tterns in Bisc ayne

Bay

.



### 54) 1. Sheng, Peter (UF)

2. Water Body : Biscayne Bay

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : CH3 D Ci r c ula t i o n

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: 12 km

b) Offsh o re di stance : 12 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 85 km

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 04 /200 1

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : BF Curvil ine a r

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 200 m / 85 0 m / 2 850m

8. Purpos e of Mo del: circ ulatio n

9. Simulation Per i od: 30 da ys

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: No



### 55) 1. Sheng, Peter (UF)

2. Water Body : Caloosaha t chee Estuary

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : CH3 D

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: 50 km

b) Offsh o re di stance : 20 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 90 km



### 23Florida Dept. of Environmental Regulation, Of fic e of Coastal and Aquatic M a nage d Ar e a s

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 19 99 ,20 0 1

, 20 03/1 9 9 9

‐ 200 3

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : BF Curvil ine a r

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 40 m / 69 2 m / 3km

8. Purpos e of Mo del: fo r Mi nimu m Flow s and Levels

9. Simulation Per i od: 1 yr

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: No

12

. Commen t s: an int e gr at ed m o delin g sy s t em for es tua r ine and coastal ecosystems, for SFW M D



### 56) 1. Sheng, Peter (UF)

2. Water Body : Caloosaha t chee Estuary

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : CH3 D

‐ IM S

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: 50 km

b) Offsh o re di stance : 20 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 90 km

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 19 99 ,20 0 1

, 20 03/1 9 9 9

‐ 200 3

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : BF Curvil ine a r

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 40 m / 69 2 m / 3km

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Wa te r Q u a lit y

9. Simulation Per i od: 1 yr

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: No

12

. Commen t s: an int e gr at ed m o delin g sy s t em for es tua r ine and coastal ecosystems, for SFW M D



### 57) 1. Sheng, Peter (UF)

2. Water Body : Caloosahat chee Estuary

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : CH3 D

‐ SS MS

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: 50 km

b) Offsh o re di stance : 20 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 90 km

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 05 /200 5, 2 006

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : BF Curvil ine a r

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 65 m / 45 0 m/ 11 60 m

8. Purpos e of Mo del: an int e g r at ed storm su rge mode lin g system

9. Simulation Per i od: 5 days

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: Yes

12

. Commen t s: M o delin g and foreca st i n g of storm sur g e, wave, and in undat i on, for SFW M D.



### 58) 1. Sheng, Peter (UF)

2. Water Body : Charlotte Harbor

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : CH3 D



### 24Inventory of Hy drod y n amic a nd Water Quality Models f o r Florida Coastal a nd Ocean Waters – January 20 07

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: 50 km

b) Offsh o re di stance : 20 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 90 km

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 19 99

, 200 1, 2 003 /19 9 9

‐ 20 03

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : BF Curvil ine a r

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 40 m / 69 2 m / 3km

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Mi ni mum Flows an d Levels

9. Simulation Per i od: 3 months

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: No

12

. Commen t s: A 3D model of estuarine and coast a l circ ulation, for SW FWMD.



### 59) 1. Sheng, Peter (UF)

2. Water Body : Charlotte Harbor

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : CH3 D

‐ IM S

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: 50 km

b) Offsh o re di stance : 20 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 90 km

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 19 99

, 200 1, 2 003 /19 9 9

‐ 20 03

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : BF Curvil ine a r

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 40 m / 69 2 m / 3km

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Wa te r Q u a lit y

9. Simulation Per i od: 3 yr

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: No

12

. Commen t s: A 3D model of estuarine and coast a l circ ulation, for SW FWMD.



### 60) 1. Sheng, Peter (UF)

2. Water Body : Charlotte Harbor

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : CH3 D

‐ SS MS

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: 50 km

b) Offsh o re di stance : 50 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 100 km

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 05 /200 4, 2 005

, 20 06

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : BF Curvil ine a r

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 40 m / 69 2 m / 3km

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Storm su rge

9. Simulation Per i od: 5 days

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: Yes

12

. Commen t s: A 3D model of estuarine and coast a l circ ulation, for SW FWMD.



### 25Florida Dept. of Environmental Regulation, Of fic e of Coastal and Aquatic M a nage d Ar e a s



### 61) 1. Sheng, Peter (UF)

2. Water Body : East Florida Coast, East Florida Shelf, Gua n a

‐ Tolomato

‐ Matanzas NERR,

Indian River Lagoon, and St. Johns River

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : CH3 D

‐ SS MS

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: 85 km

b) Offsh o re di stance : 45 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 440 km

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 05 /200 4, 2 005

, 20 06

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : BF Curvil ine a r

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 65 m / 45 0 m/ 11 60 m

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Storm surg e

9. Simulation Per i od: 5 days

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: Yes

12

. Commen t s: D e velopment of an Interopera ble “Servi ce Oriented Arc h itecture” fo r Reg i on al Coa s tal

Ocean (St o rm Su rge ) Pr ediction; SURA, ONR, NO AA

.



### 62) 1. Sheng, Peter (UF)

2. Water Body : Gua n a

‐ Tolomato

‐ Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : CH3 D

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: 10 km

b) Offsh o re di stance : 27 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 137 km

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 05 /200 4

‐ 2006

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : C u rvil inea r

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 65 m / 55 0 m/ 848 m

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Circ ulation/Dispersal

9. Simulation Per i od: 2 months

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: No

12

. Commen t s: fo r Na ti onal Sci e nce Fo undat i on



### 63) 1. Sheng, Peter (UF)

2. Water Body : Indian Ri ver Lagoon

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : CH3 D

‐ IM S

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: 20 km

b) Offsh o re di stance : n/a

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 230 km

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 19 96

‐ 200 1 / 1997

‐ 19 99



### 26Inventory of Hy drod y n amic a nd Water Quality Models f o r Florida Coastal a nd Ocean Waters – January 20 07

7. Mod e l Gri d : the entire In dian River L a goon Estuarin e Sy stem which incl ude s the Mosquito Lagoon,

Indian Ri ver Lagoon

, Banana River

, and St. Lu c i e Est u ar y. Four ti da l in let s are incl u d ed in the sy stem:

Ponce de Leo n

, Seb a sti a n, Ft. Pierce, an d St. Luc i e.

a) Grid t ype : BF Curvil ine a r

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 45 m / 40 0 m / 1.5 km

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Wa te r q u a lit y, to dete rmine pollut ant load red u c t ion goals

9. Simulation Per i od: 1 yr

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: No

12

. Commen t s: for SJ RW MD & FWC



### 64) 1. Sheng, Peter (UF)

2. Water Body : Northwe s t Florida Coast

3. Mod e l Name :

4. Mod e l Type : CH3 D

‐ SS MS

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: 70 km

b) Offsh o re di stance : 280 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 830 km

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 05

‐ 200 7 /200 5,20 06

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : BF Curvil ine a r

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 110 m / 14 30 m / 5k m

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Storm su rge

9. Simulation Per i od: 5 days

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: Yes

12

. Commen t s: Fo r U. S. DOT



### 65) 1. Sheng, Peter (UF)

2. Water Body : Sarasota Ba y

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : CH3 D and CH 3 D

‐ IMS

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: 6 km

b) Offsh o re di stance : 15 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 80 km

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 19 90

‐ 199 5 / 1990

‐ 19 92

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : BF Curvil ine a r

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 17 m / 77 m / 3. 6 km

8. Purpos e of Mo del: (C H3D ) Circula t ion and (CH 3 D

‐ IM S ) water qua l i t y, impact of nitrogen loa d

reduction

, la rva l tra c ki ng

9. Simulation Per i od: 3 months

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: No

12

. Commen t s: for Sa ras o ta Bay Nation al Est u ary Progr a m, SWF W MD, FW C



### 27Florida Dept. of Environmental Regulation, Of fic e of Coastal and Aquatic M a nage d Ar e a s



### 66) 1. Sheng, Peter (UF)

2. Water Body : Suwannee River, estu ary, and coastal wa te rs

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : CH3 D

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: under deve lop m ent

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: couple the entire Suwannee watersh e d with the es tu a r y and the coastal wat e rs in

the Gul f

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: wil l be coup ling the models with the Na vy Gulf of Mex i co model fo r barocl inic calculation

and ou r own unstructu r ed grid model fo r ba rotropic c a lc ul at ion.



### 67) 1. Sheng, Peter (UF)

2. Water Body : Northern Gulf of Me xico

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : CH3 D

‐ SS MS

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: 70 km

b) Offsh o re di stance : 155 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 550 km

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 05

‐ 200 7 / 2005 ,2 006

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : BF Curvil ine a r

b) Grid resolutio n (min, avg

, max ) : 66 m / 57 0 m / 2. 6km

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Storm surg e

9. Simulation Per i od: 5 days

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: Yes

12

. Commen t s: As pa rt of the CH 3 D

‐ SS MS system, UF has been us ing ADCIRC and has deve lope d a 2D

and 3D unstr u ctured

‐ gr id circulat ion mo d e l

, us ing fini te volume t e chnique and loc a l l y con s erva tive

Eule rian

‐ La gr a n gi a n method for the advecti o n terms. This la rge sc ale model will produce the open

bounda ry co ndit ions for the CH3 D model used for the high reso lution co astal grid s



### 68) 1. Sheng, Peter (UF)

2. Water Body : St. Johns River

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : CH3 D

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: 14 0 km

b) Offsh o re di stance : 10 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 15 km

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 02 ,20 0 5 / 199 8



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7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : BF Curvil ine a r

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 55 m / 49 0 m / 2km

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Circula t ion

9. Simulation Per i od: 1 yr

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: No

12

. Commen t s: CH 1 D Ci r c ula t i o n and NBC Dispersion

‐ Oak Ri dge Na ti onal Labor a tory and DT RA



### 69) 1. Sheng, Peter (UF)

2. Water Body : Tampa Bay

3. Mod e l Name :

4. Mod e l Type : CH3 D

‐ IM S

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: 50 km

b) Offsh o re di stance : 16 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 120 km

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 19 94

‐ 200 2 / 1990

‐ 19 92

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : BF Curvil ine a r

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 105 m / 62 0 m / 1 600 m

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Wa te r q u a lit y, li ght attenuation, and se agr a s s

9. Simulation Per i od: 1 yr

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: No

12

. Commen t s: for Tampa Bay Es tu a r y Pr ogr a m



### 70) 1. Sheng, Peter (UF)

2. Water Body : Tampa Bay

3. Mod e l Name :

4. Mod e l Type : CH3 D

‐ SS MS

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: 50 km

b) Offsh o re di stance : 25 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 120 km

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 05 /200 4,200 5,20 06

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : BF Curvil ine a r

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 27 m / 37 0 m / 11 50 m

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Storm su rge

9. Simulation Per i od: 5 days

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: Yes

12

. Commen t s:



### 71) 1. Sheng, Peter (UF)

2. Water Body : Tampa Bay

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : CH3 D

‐ SS MS

5. Mod e l Domain :



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a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: 50 km

b) Offsh o re di stance : 20 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 120 km

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 02 /200 3

‐ 2006

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : BF Curvil ine a r

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 27 m / 37 0 m / 11 50 m

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Flood m a pping

9. Simulation Per i od: 5 days

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: No

12

. Commen t s: Co u p l e d 2

‐ D su rg e (CH 3 D)

‐ wave (SW A N ) mode ling sy stem. Hi g h re s o lu ti on LID A R

topogra p hy da ta wa s us ed in conjunct io n with the NGDC ba thymetry dat a and FDEP bea c h profile

data. Wor k ed with Pi ne ll as County and FEMA to inc l ude wa v e ef fe c t in flood in sur a nce ra te ma p for

Pine llas County.



### 72) 1. Sheng, Peter (UF)

2. Water Body : Estero Bay

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : CH3 D and CH 3 D

‐ IMS

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: 50 km

b) Offsh o re di stance : 50 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 100 km

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 19 99

, 200 1, 2 003 /? ???

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : BF Curvil ine a r

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 33 m /6 7 0 m/ 2.8 k m

8. Purpos e of Mo del: (C H3D ) Minim u m Fl ows an d Leve ls an d (C H3D

‐ IMS) water q u a lit y

9. Simulation Per i od: 3 yr

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: No

12

. Commen t s:



### 73) 1. Sheng, Peter (UF)

2. Water Body : Florida Bay

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : CH3 D

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: 55 km

b) Offsh o re di stance : 10 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 75 km

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 19 95 /199 3

‐ 1995

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : BF Curvil ine a r

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 40 m/ 3 00m / 1km

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Tides an d Circula t ion

9. Simulation Per i od: 3 months

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: No



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. Commen t s: for Na ti onal Par k Se rvice



### 74) 1. Sucsy, Pete (SJRWM D) with FDEP and U.S.ACE

2. Water Body : Lower SJR basin

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : 3

‐ D hydrodyn amic model

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: under deve lop m ent

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: ??

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Ed itor’s comm ents: A descr i ption of the va r i ou s water qu al it y monitoring eff o r t s currently un d e r way

within the LSJ R B is presented in the LSJRB Water Quality Mon i toring Prog ram Atlas, a pu b l ic a t i o n of

the District.



### 75) 1. Sucsy, Pete and Morris (SJRWM D)

2. Water Body : Lower St. Johns River

3. Mod e l Name : St. John ʹ s Ri ver Operat ional For e cast Sy s t em (S JRO F S )

4. Mod e l Type : EFDC hydro d ynam ic model

5. Mod e l Domain : extends fro m the Atla ntic Ocean to the upstre am bo u n d a r y at Bu ff al o Bl uf f.

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 01

7. Mod e l Gri d : 2, 21 0 wa te r ce l l s are embe dded wi th i n a tra n sf ormed 188 x 10 5 re ctangular

computation a l grid

a) Grid t ype : ort h ogonal, bounda ry

‐ fi tted, structured gr id

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): Cell length sizes ra ng e fr om 2,040 m to 81 m. there are six str e tched,

sigm a vertical la yers.

8. Purpos e of Mo del: si mul a te the period of 1/ 1/ 19 9 5

– 11 / 30/ 1 9 9 8

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: No

12

. Commen t s: Linked to a WQ model for the lower St. Jo hns Ri ver. To f a ci lit at e the developme n t of a

nowcast/forecast sy s t em for the Coasta l Storms In it ia t i ve, the SJRWMD model was tr ansferr e d to the

Coa s t Su rvey Development Labor a tory for adj u st m e n t s so tha t operation a l no w c a s ts and forec a st s

could be made.



### 76) 1. Sucsy, Pete and Stewart (SJRWM D)

2. Water Body : Sebastian River and adja ce nt Indian River

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : 3

‐ D hydrodyn amic and sa lini t y model

5. Mod e l Domain :



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a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 04

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: stu d y the effects of fre s hwat er inf l o w s, and to set gu ide line s fo r ma na gement of

fut u re fr eshw ater di s c ha r g e s

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s:



### 77) 1. Taylor Engineering

2. Water Body : St. Augustine Inlet

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : 2

‐ D

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: ??

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: fo r ev aluation of erosion/shoa li ng in St. Aug u stine Inlet

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: as pa rt of the in let ma na gem e nt pla n



### 78) 1. Unknown

2. Water Body : Apalachicola Bay

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : co mpl e te 3

‐ D hydrodyn amic

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: mid

‐ 1 990 s

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: circulation

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??



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. Commen t s: Pe r Lee Edmiston ( A pa la chicol a Na t’l Est u ar ine Re sea r ch Re serve): an ol d e r model of

Ap al ach i col a Bay circ ulatio n from the mid

‐ 90 ʹ s, ba s e d on dat a collec ted by the NWF W MD an d

Ap al ach i col a NERR.



### 79) 1. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

2. Water Body: South Florida

3. Mod e l Name : Natur a l Sys t ems Mode l (W atershed )

4. Mod e l Type : ??

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: ??

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: est i mate hydrolo g ic co ndit ions in va r i o u s wa te r s he d s wi th and without can a ls an d

other human structure s

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: Pa r t of the SW Florida Fe as i b ilit y Stud y



### 80) 1. Vansant; (M.S. Thesis, FSU)

2. Water Body : Apalachicola Bay

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : nu me r i ca l model

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 19 80

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: ti da l cur r ents

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s:



### 81) 1. Walsh, John (USF)

2. Water Body : West Florida Shelf

3. Mod e l Name : ??

4. Mod e l Type : an ad ap t a t i on of the Reg i on al Ocean Mo delin g Syste m (RO M S ) ci rc u l a t i o n model, ne s t e d

within the 1/ 1 2 de gree Hyb r id Coord i n a te Ocean Mod e l (HYCOM)

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??



### 33Florida Dept. of Environmental Regulation, Of fic e of Coastal and Aquatic M a nage d Ar e a s

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication:

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: red ti d e prediction

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: To deal wi th the nearshore boundary conditions of nutrients and their se awar d tran sfer

, he

is al so imple m ent i ng an ada p ta ti on of Bob Weisberg s fi ni te volum e coastal ocean model. Many of

John ʹ s PhD students ha v e al so deve lope d models of va r i ou s subcomponents of his la rger models (e .g.

Ja son Lene s

‐ Trich o d esmium dyn a mic s

, Brian D a rrow

‐ benthic pelagic co upling).



### 82) 1. Wang, John & Helen a Solo

‐ Gabriele (U M, RSMAS/AMP)

2. Water Body : Biscayne Bay & Hobie Cat Beach

3. Mod e l Name : CAFE wi th microbes

4. Mod e l Type : Hi

‐ re s fin i t e e l ement hydro d ynam ic model wi th fa te and tra n sport

. 2D applic at i o n of 3D

terrain fo llow i ng vertical c oordin a te model.

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: To shoreline

b) Offsh o re di stance : 5 km

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: 100 km

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: underway

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : Fin i te Element

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): 15 m/20 0 m/30 00 m

8. Purpos e of Mo del: asses s huma n health ris k s and envir o nmental ef fec t s on microb ial poll u t ion in

recreat i onal ma rine waters (be a ch are a )

9. Simulation Per i od: 19 65

‐ 200 5

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: Yes

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: Ha ve not, but could be

12

. Commen t s: Th i s work is pa r t of a projec t within the NIEHS an d NSF supported Ocean s and Hum a n

Health Center of the Unive r sity of Miam i with cooperation from NOA A and Fl Dept of He alth.



### 83) 1. Weisberg, Robert H., Lianyuan Zheng, Alex Barth, and Aida Alv e ra ( Ocean

Circulation Group

, USF)

2. Water Body: Tampa Bay, Charlotte Harbor, and West Flori d a Shelf

3. Mod e l Name : Finite Vo lum e Coa s t a l Ocean Mo del (F V C OM)

4. Mod e l Type : fini te differenc e model with a si g m a coordinate in the vertical; 3

‐ D, barocl inic

, an d ma ss

conserving

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 03

, 200 4

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): min <50 0 m

8. Purpos e of Mo del: ??

9. Simulation Per i od: ??



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10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: To lin k the WFS with the ma j o r estuar ies, in pa rticula r Ta m p a Bay an d Cha r l o tte Ha r b or

,

we us e the Fini te Vo lume Coa s tal Ocean Mode l (FVCOM)

. Wi th unstructu r ed tri a ngula r grids in the

horizont al the FVCO M a llows us to inc l ude the estuaries at hi g h res o l u ti on (pr e s e nt ly less than 5 00m

in Tamp a Ba y and Cha r l o tte Ha r b or ) wit h out nesting. As a fin i t e d i ffer e nce model wi th a sig m a

coordin a te in the vertical FV COM is 3

‐ D, baroc lin ic, and ma ss con s erving. The model is forc ed by

ti des, river dischar g es, win d s, and he a t fl u x es. We ar e experimenting with nesting in HYCOM to

provide open bounda ry va l u es and henc e the effects of the Loop C u rrent on the WFS as in our West

Florida She l f model. A 20 04 ca s e stud y was prov ided to the Flor id a Fi s h and Wil d li f e Resea r ch

Institute for a habit a t su it a b ilit y modeling stud y (Rubec et al

., 2005 ).



### 84) 1. Weisberg, Robert H., Lianyuan Zheng, Alex Barth, and Aida Alv e ra ( Ocean

Circulation Group, USF)

2. Water Body : Charlotte Harbor estuary system, inclusive of the Caloosa h atchee Riv e r,

Estero Bay, and the adj a cent Gulf of Mexico

3. Mod e l Name : ECOM_si

4. Mod e l Type : 3

‐ D, b a rocl inic

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 01

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: ??

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: Th e model is forced by ti d e s

, freshw ater disch a rge s

, and winds.



### 85) 1. Weisberg, Robert H, Lianyuan Zheng, Alex Barth, and Aida Alv e ra ( Ocean

Circulation Group

, USF)

2. Water Body : Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay, Manat e e River, Pi nellas Co. ICW, and the

adjacent WFS

3. Mod e l Name : FVCOM

4. Mod e l Type : 3

‐ D, b a rocl inic

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Inshore di st ance: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 04

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: de scribe the Tampa Bay circ ulation as driven by ri ve r s

, ti des, and winds

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??



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11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: Th i s model al s o incl ude s the int r a c oa st al waterways, the fo ur bridge causew ays, plus

Sar a sot a Ba y and the Man a tee Riv e r. Resu l t s for Tam p a Ba y are given in Weisberg and Zhen g (2 006 ).



### 86) 1. Weisberg, Robert H. and Lianyuan Zheng ( Ocean Circ ulat ion Gr ou p, 

### USF)

2. Water Body : Rookery Ba y

, Na ple s Bay, and Henderson Creek, inclusive of the bo unding

Gulf of Me xico

3. Mod e l Name : FVCOM

4. Mod e l Type : 3

‐ D, b a rocl inic

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Inshore di st ance: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 06

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ma x = 15 0m ; min

= 10 m

8. Purpos e of Mo del: pred ict sa li ni ty va ri a t io n s res u lt ing from freshw ater inf l ow sce n ario s

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: Yes

12

. Commen t s: Th e reso lution is 15 0 m at the open bounda ry and incr e a se s to 10 m in Hender son Creek.



### 87) 1. Weisberg, Robert H., Alex Barth, Aida Alvera, and Lianyuan Zhe n g (Ocean

Circulatio n Group, USF)

2. Water Body : Eastern Gulf of Mexico and West Florida Continental Shelf (WFS)

3. Mod e l Name : Reg i ona l Ocean Mo del Sy s t em (RO M S ) nested in the 1/ 1 2 ° At lant ic Hybrid Coordinate

Ocean Model (HYCOM )

4. Mod e l Type : 3

‐ D, b a rocl inic nowcast/forecast ci r c ul a t i o n model; RO MS is a hydrosta ti c, 3

‐ D, pr imit ive

equation, fr ee sur f ace model usin g an s

‐ coordin a te in the vertical

5. Mod e l Domain : from west of the Mississippi Ri ver to th e Flor id a Keys

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: 20 04

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : ??

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max):

~ 4 km near co ast

8. Purpos e of Mo del: Circula t ion

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: Yes

12

. Commen t s: Th e WF S ROM S model ba t h ym e t r y is based on the ETO P O5 wi th modifica t i ons to correct

certain deficiencies. The h o rizont al cur v ilin ear gr id has a reso lution of

~ 4 km near the coast. To

account for d eep

‐ ocean ef fe c t s

, pa rt icu l a r ly by the Gul f of Mexico L oop Current, thi s reg i on al model

is nested in th e dat a ass i m i l a t i v e HYCO M ma int a ine d by the Nav a l Re se arch L a boratory

. Th e

region al model is furt her dr i v e n by wi nd s

, heat fl ux and ri ve r s

. Nowca s t/f o recas t s for model state

va ria b les incl udin g particle tra j ectory simu la ti ons are av ai lab l e at http://ocgweb. ma ri ne.usf .edu

. The

model is al so used for hindcast st udie s.



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The present WFS RO MS/ H YC OM model evo l ved from previous a pplica t ions of the Pr i n ce ton

Ocean Model (PO M ) wi th a si mil a r re gional domain. Nume rous hindcast studie s were published

with qua n ti t a ti ve compar isons ma de ag a i nst av a i l a b l e observing sy s t em data. A re vi e w of these

(We i sberg et al

., 20 05 ) is ava i l a ble.



### 88) 1. Weisberg, Robert H., Lianyuan Zheng, Alex Barth, and Aida Alv e ra (USF)

2. Water Body : Eastern Gulf of Mexico and West Florida Shelf

3. Mod e l Name : FVCOM

4. Mod e l Type : fi ni te d i fferen ce, 3

‐ D, baroc lini c

5. Mod e l Domain :

a) Ins h ore di sta n ce: ??

b) Offsh o re di stance : ??

c) Along s hor e di stan ce: ??

6. Year of Mo del Dev e lop m ent/ App lication: ??

7. Mod e l Gri d :

a) Grid t ype : us e s un structure d gr ids ho rizontally but so lves the equat i ons of motion by fi ni te

difference an d hence is ma s s conserving in it s 3

‐ D, ba roclin ic us age

b) Gri d re solution (min

, av g, max): ??

8. Purpos e of Mo del: For high er reso lut i on over the inner she l f and the estuar ies

9. Simulation Per i od: ??

10

. Valid ation wit h Da ta ?: ??

11

. Used for For e c a sting?: ??

12

. Commen t s: Th is FVCOM co nstruct al so ha s prov is ion for a biological su b

‐ model. Both the

ROM S / H YC OM an d the FV COM models ha v e prov ision for fu ll y 3

‐ D Lagr angian particle tracki ng.



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