Improving the Accuracy of Hydrodynamic Model Predictions Using Lagrangian Calibration
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Field Experiment Descriptions and Instrumentation
2.3. Quality Control and Data Analysis
2.4. Model Setup
2.4.1. Hydrodynamic Model
2.4.2. Flow Grid and Bathymetry
2.4.3. Model Forcing and Boundary Condition
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Comparison and Correlation Analysis: Lagrangian and Eulerian Measurements
3.1.1. Comparison
3.1.2. Correlation Analysis
3.2. Model Calibration
3.2.1. Bathymetry Correction
3.2.2. Eulerian Calibration
3.2.3. Lagrangian Calibration
3.3. Model Validation
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Inlet Condition | Date | Tide | Tidal Range (m) | Water Elevation (m) | Discharge Range (m3/s) | Wind Speed Range (m/s) | Instrument Deployed | Sample Frequency (HZ) |
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Open | 27/04/2015 | Ebb | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6–17 | 0–4.0 | ADV- Sontek-2D side-looking (16 MHz) | 50 |
Open | 28/04/2015 | Flood/Ebb | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.15–30 | 0–4.0 | LR drifters-Holux-GPS-tracked-specification: diameter: 4 cm height: 50 cm with ~47 cm submerged height | 1 |
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Mardani, N.; Suara, K.; Fairweather, H.; Brown, R.; McCallum, A.; Sidle, R.C. Improving the Accuracy of Hydrodynamic Model Predictions Using Lagrangian Calibration. Water 2020, 12, 575. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12020575
Mardani N, Suara K, Fairweather H, Brown R, McCallum A, Sidle RC. Improving the Accuracy of Hydrodynamic Model Predictions Using Lagrangian Calibration. Water. 2020; 12(2):575. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12020575
Chicago/Turabian StyleMardani, Neda, Kabir Suara, Helen Fairweather, Richard Brown, Adrian McCallum, and Roy C. Sidle. 2020. "Improving the Accuracy of Hydrodynamic Model Predictions Using Lagrangian Calibration" Water 12, no. 2: 575. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12020575