Evaluation of Multiple Shallow Water Systems Analysis
Scope and Purpose
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO) is working with principal investigators (PIs) to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partners with proposals for the application of shallow-water models to improve Chesapeake Bay shallow-water simulations of dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll a, suspended solids, and water clarity in order to better understand the impacts of alternative management strategies on water quality and living resources in the tidal Chesapeake Bay. The RFPs cover the evaluation of the multiple, developed shallow-water models. Over the course of the two-year project, multiple modeling teams will be funded to apply different shallow-water models using common forcing conditions over a three– to five–year-base-case run at specified shallow-water sites. EPA will also fund an independent model evaluation team that will use state-of-the-art metrics to assess the relative skill of these shallow-water models based on available CBP water quality and submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) monitoring data. The independent model evaluation team will also compare the results from a series of nutrient and sediment change scenarios and analyze causes and impacts of differences among the shallow-water models.
The CBP partners include federal agencies, the seven Chesapeake Bay watershed jurisdictions, and many non-federal organizations; however, work funded under this RFP will support the seven watershed jurisdictions and other non-federal partners. The seven watershed jurisdictions are Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Projects and Resources
Presentations: Evaluation of Multiple Shallow-water Systems Analysis
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Richard Tian - Progress in Shallow-Water Modeling Application in Chester River - 20140723 (2.92 MB)
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Jeremy Testa - Biogeochemical Modeling in Shallow Estuarine Ecosystems - 20140723 (3.36 MB)
Data: Evaluation of Multiple Shallow-water Systems Analysis
To download the data please use this link: https://archive.chesapeakebay.net/?prefix=Modeling/ShallowWaterProject/
Site Selection Documentation: Evaluation of Multiple Shallow-water Systems Analysis
Documents, reports, and presentations for the site selection can be downloaded by clicking the links below.
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DOCUMENT: Decision Matrix for Multiple Shallow Water Simulation Site (401.44 KB)
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PRESENTATION: Shallow Water MM Site Selection FINAL (20140624) (2.12 MB)
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REPORT: Chester River Water Quality Modeling Report (20031201) (1.19 MB)
Meeting Minutes: Evaluation of Multiple Shallow-water Systems Analysis
The meeting minutes from the PI conference calls can be downloaded by clicking the links below.
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MINUTES: Shallow Water PI Conference Call (20140502) (111.1 KB)
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MINUTES: Shallow Water PI Conference Call (20140613) (120.12 KB)
RFP and Proposals: Evaluation of Multiple Shallow-water Systems Analysis
The request for proposal (RFP) and accepted proposals can be downloaded by clicking the links below.
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RFP: Shallow Water Multiple Models (20130214) (322.02 KB)
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PROPOSAL: Old Dominion University Research Foundation (3.02 MB)
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PROPOSAL: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (1.37 MB)
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PROPOSAL: Virginia Institute of Marine Science - Zhang (728.46 KB)
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PROPOSAL: Virginia Institute of Marine Science - Friedrichs (439.23 KB)