3-D Hydrodynamic Modeling in a Geospatial Framework

ABSTRACT

3-D hydrodynamic models are used by the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) to simulate the transport of thermal and radionuclide discharges in coastal estuary systems. Development of such models requires accurate bathymetry, coastline, and boundary condition data in conjunction with the ability to rapidly discretize model domains and interpolate the required geospatial data onto the domain. To facilitate rapid and accurate hydrodynamic model development, SRNL has developed a pre- and post-processor application in a geospatial framework to automate the creation of models using existing data. This automated capability allows development of very detailed models to maximize exploitation of available surface water radionuclide sample data and thermal imagery.

KEYWORDS:

• Hydrodynamic Model
• Savannah River National Laboratory
• Geospatial Data
• Bathymetry
• Coastlines
• Existing Data

Acknowledgements

This manuscript has been authored by Washington Savannah River Company under Contract No. DE-AC09-96SR18500 with the U.S. Department of Energy.

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