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

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