Virtual Beach
Virtual Beach is a coastal water quality statistical model designed to predict fecal indicator bacteria in beach systems.
- Developer
- EPA
- Model Information
- For more information about this model, go to www.epa.gov
- Spatial Resolution
- The spatial resolution is user defined based on the boundaries of the beach evaluated.
- Temporal Resolution
- Steady state conditions are used.
- Outputs
- Outputs specifics include water quality characteristics.
- Intended User
- decision maker
- Model Type
- coastal
- Inclusion of Climate Change
- Future predictions are possible after validation, but model is fit to historical data and it is difficult to include non-stationary climate concerns.
- Geographic Region
- generalized
- Data Requirements
- data provided by the user
- Source Code Availability
- closed source
- Dimensions
- 2d
- Computational Burden
- low
- Scenario Modeling
- not applicable
- Coding Language
- excel, GUI
- Operating System
- not applicable
- Mathematical Approach
- statistical
- Maintenance Plan
- maintained
- Date of Last Known Update
- not available
- User Manual
- go to documentation at www.epa.gov
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