SMS
Surface-water Modeling System
Surface-water Modeling System (SMS) is a hydraulic model of coastal and riverine systems. Model processes include ocean circulation, wave transformation, sediment transport, contaminant transport, rural and urban flooding, and estuary interactions. The model framework includes site characterization, model development, and results post processing and visualization.
- Developer
- USACE
- Model Information
- For more information about this model, go to SMS 13.2 - The Complete Surface-water Solution | Aquaveo.com
- Spatial Resolution
- The spatial resolution is users specified and the grid size variable. Grid cells are shaped as polygons.
- Temporal Resolution
- The temporal resolution is unknown.
- Outputs
- Outputs specifics include water quality characteristics.
- Intended User
- practitioner
- Model Type
- watershed
- Inclusion of Climate Change
- If climate change conditions can be captured is unknown.
- Geographic Region
- generalized
- Data Requirements
- data provided by the user
- Source Code Availability
- limited
- Dimensions
- not available
- Computational Burden
- high
- Scenario Modeling
- unknown
- Coding Language
- GUI
- Operating System
- not applicable
- Mathematical Approach
- numerical, spatial analysis
- Maintenance Plan
- maintained
- Date of Last Known Update
- not available
- User Manual
- go to documentation at www.aquaveo.com
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