For instance, to compute a model cell value at 5m deep, monitoring data at 5m deep are preferred. The smallest acceptable n value is selectable by the user. A second search radius filter is implemented to limit the horizontal distance of monitoring data from the cell being computed. This filter is included so that only data that are near the location being interpolated are used. In this version of the Interpolator, Segment and Region filters have been added.
Segments are geographic limits for the interpolator model.
The tributaries are composed of 69 additional segments, using the CBP 1998 segmentation. These segments divide the Bay into geographic areas that have somewhat homogeneous environmental conditions. This segmentation also provides a means for reporting results on a segment basis which can show more localized changes compared to the whole Bay ecosystem. To replicate the segmentation scheme, the segment boundaries were used to cookie-cutter out the Interpolator cells that fall within each segment. This file contains the cell locations for the cells in the Main Bay Interpolator.