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SWAT SEAWAT-MODFLOW SWAT-MODFLOW-RT3D InVEST APEX CE-QUAL-W2 QUAL2K PDP LSPC AGNPS SimplyP Delft3D FM WEP-N MIKE11 QUAL2Kw PCLake MIKE21 PCSWMM THMB SWAT - MODFLOW WAM CBP-WSM MIKE HYDRO River DYRESM�CAEDYM ELEMeNT-N EFDC GPUOM-WQ GWLF MapShed SWMM GSSHA MIKE 21 FM EcoHAT NDP FVCOM DHSVM Delft3D SWAT+ AGNPS-VSA SUSTAIN GLM WARMF Mike Basin WASP8 InfoWorks ICM WEPP-WQ MIKE SHE GBNP DLEM AVGWLF SSHBS GBR Dynamic Sednet INCA HSPF L-THIA RGWLF TETIS - N AnnAGNPS
Water Body Type
Watershed Water body
Location
Other Florida The Great Barrier Reef Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Watershed Size
Small Medium Large
Predominant Land Use
Agricultural Forest Urban
Water Body Characteristics
Oceans Coastal Rivers Reservoirs Estuarine Lakes Streams
Water Body Size
Small Medium Large
Dimensions
1D 3D 2D
Simulation Type
Continuous model Event-based model
Parameters
DO Waves Sediment Transport Flow Velocity TDS Algae Chla TSS Nitrogen Water Levels TN TP Q Temperature Salinity Phosphorus Reservoir Operations
Time Step
Minutes Seconds Monthly Hours Daily Sub-daily Annual
Model Complexity
Complex Simple Medium
Simulation Objectives
Identify Priority Management Areas Urban stormwater management flood and drought management Climate Change Studies Evaluate groundwater nutrient dynamics modeling of complex domains BMP Evaluations evaluate water quality improvement Managing nutrient fluxes in polders Watershed management Assessment of Storm events Assess natural and human impacts on water quality Reservoir management Assess hydrology-biogeochemistry in streams Assess nutrient and carbon fluxes evaluate green infrastructure implementation BMP locations Evaluate Water body Hydrodynamics NPS nutrient loads evaluation Assessing agricultural phosphorus loss Extreme events evaluation flood control Ecosystem Assessments TMDL development Model nitrogen dynamics Storm Surge analysis Evaluate nitrogen loads in cold regions simulate watersheds with variable source areas Support navigation hydropower optimization Understand hydrology in snow regions assess sediment and nutrient transport Holistic Simulation Water resource management evaluate combined and sanitary sewer overflows assess the effects of land use change Erosion analysis Large-scale hydrologic modeling Screening Simulation Wave-Current Interaction Manage eutrophication and algal blooms
Data Requirements
Soil DEM Wind Flow Solar radiation Precipitation Stream network Sewer networks Porosity Bathymetric data DO ET River reach characteristics Temperature Hydraulic data Specific storage Relative humidity Algae N surplus Water quality LULC Sediment characteristics Wind Speed Geomorphic parameters Hydraulic conductivity Wind speed Specific yield
Model Availability
Open source Closed source
Model Limitations
Not user friendly Extensive datasets Not suitable for shallow systems Limited for hydrological impacts of climate change Limited land cover dynamics Inaccurate long-term projections Does not simulate large watersheds Simplified hydrological processes Limited applications in urban watersheds Does not incorporate Zooplankton Limited applications in the USA Coarse spatial resolution Limited to main stream simulation Model expertise Simplified biogeochemical processes Does not simulate P Poor simulation of extreme events Assumes horizontal homogeneity Poor sediment simulation GUI is not open source Limited to polder systems Limited to cold regions Does not consider specific algae species Temporally lumped High uncertainty Requires high computational resources Limited hydrodynamics Limited applications in subtropical regions Point source loads have constant rates Manual calibration Can not be coupled with optimization algorithm Does not model BMP properties Dependent on Input Data Requires numerous parameters and complex calibration Does not simulate N Simplified hydraulic processes Simplified floodplain dynamics Simplified vertical stratification Accuracy decreases with higher trophic levels Sensitive to specific input parameters Limitations in model robustness and flexibility Dependent on input data Model Expertise Topography data may require preprocessing Limitations in storm sewer pipes simulation and calibration Limited developer and community support Limited to urban watersheds Limited to small stream networks Poor groundwater simulation

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