An Open-Source Cross-Section Tool for Hydrodynamic Model Geometric Input Development
Hydrodynamic models are widely used in simulating water dynamics in riverine and estuarine systems. A reasonably realistic representation of the geometry (e.g., channel length, junctions, cross-sections, etc.) of the study area is imperative for any successful hydrodynamic modeling application. Typi...
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| description | Hydrodynamic models are widely used in simulating water dynamics in riverine and estuarine systems. A reasonably realistic representation of the geometry (e.g., channel length, junctions, cross-sections, etc.) of the study area is imperative for any successful hydrodynamic modeling application. Typically, hydrodynamic models do not digest these data directly but rely on pre-processing tools to convert the data to a readable format. This study presents a parsimonious open-source and user-friendly Java software tool, the Cross-Section Development Program (CSDP), that is developed by the authors to prepare geometric inputs for hydrodynamic models. The CSDP allows the user to select bathymetry data collected in different years by different agencies and create cross-sections and computational points in a channel automatically. This study further illustrates the application of this tool to the Delta Simulation Model II, which is the operational forecasting and planning hydrodynamic and water quality model developed for the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta in California, United States. Model simulations on water levels and flow rates at key stations are evaluated against corresponding observations. The simulations mimic the patterns of the corresponding observations very well. The square of the correlation coefficient is generally over 0.95 during the calibration period and over 0.80 during the validation period. The absolute bias is generally less than 5% and 10% during the calibration and validation periods, respectively. The Kling–Gupta efficiency index is generally over 0.70 during both calibration and validation periods. The results illustrate that CSDP can be efficiently applied to generate geometric inputs for hydrodynamic models. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-05e1b2bc66bf4c67a624d9b7655ba9ed2023-11-24T14:45:26ZengMDPI AGHydrology2306-53382023-11-01101121210.3390/hydrology10110212An Open-Source Cross-Section Tool for Hydrodynamic Model Geometric Input DevelopmentBradley Tom0Minxue He1Prabhjot Sandhu2California Department of Water Resources, 1516 9th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, USACalifornia Department of Water Resources, 1516 9th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, USACalifornia Department of Water Resources, 1516 9th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, USAHydrodynamic models are widely used in simulating water dynamics in riverine and estuarine systems. A reasonably realistic representation of the geometry (e.g., channel length, junctions, cross-sections, etc.) of the study area is imperative for any successful hydrodynamic modeling application. Typically, hydrodynamic models do not digest these data directly but rely on pre-processing tools to convert the data to a readable format. This study presents a parsimonious open-source and user-friendly Java software tool, the Cross-Section Development Program (CSDP), that is developed by the authors to prepare geometric inputs for hydrodynamic models. The CSDP allows the user to select bathymetry data collected in different years by different agencies and create cross-sections and computational points in a channel automatically. This study further illustrates the application of this tool to the Delta Simulation Model II, which is the operational forecasting and planning hydrodynamic and water quality model developed for the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta in California, United States. Model simulations on water levels and flow rates at key stations are evaluated against corresponding observations. The simulations mimic the patterns of the corresponding observations very well. The square of the correlation coefficient is generally over 0.95 during the calibration period and over 0.80 during the validation period. The absolute bias is generally less than 5% and 10% during the calibration and validation periods, respectively. The Kling–Gupta efficiency index is generally over 0.70 during both calibration and validation periods. The results illustrate that CSDP can be efficiently applied to generate geometric inputs for hydrodynamic models.https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/10/11/212Cross-Section Development Programgeometric inputshydrodynamic modelSacramento–San Joaquin Delta |
| spellingShingle | Bradley Tom Minxue He Prabhjot Sandhu An Open-Source Cross-Section Tool for Hydrodynamic Model Geometric Input Development Hydrology Cross-Section Development Program geometric inputs hydrodynamic model Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta |
| title | An Open-Source Cross-Section Tool for Hydrodynamic Model Geometric Input Development |
| title_full | An Open-Source Cross-Section Tool for Hydrodynamic Model Geometric Input Development |
| title_fullStr | An Open-Source Cross-Section Tool for Hydrodynamic Model Geometric Input Development |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Open-Source Cross-Section Tool for Hydrodynamic Model Geometric Input Development |
| title_short | An Open-Source Cross-Section Tool for Hydrodynamic Model Geometric Input Development |
| title_sort | open source cross section tool for hydrodynamic model geometric input development |
| topic | Cross-Section Development Program geometric inputs hydrodynamic model Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta |
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