EFDC in China
EFDC in China Blog Paul Craig, DSI Chief Consultant, made a presentation looking at the development history of EFDC at the inaugural iSymWater conference
EWRI Presentation 2019
Paul M. Craig and Thomas Mathis will present a paper at the ASCE/EWRI Congress 2019 on “Estuarine Salinity Intrusion…
EWRI Workshop 2019
Paul M. Craig and Thomas Mathis will conduct a workshop at the ASCE/EWRI Congress 2019 on “The EFDC_EXPLORER Modeling…
In the News: Spencer Dam Failure
Early in the morning on March 14, 2019, the 92-year-old Spencer Dam located on the Niobrara River in Nebraska failed due to a combination of ice accumulation and high flows….
New Ice Melt Formulation
We are currently working to improve the ice melt formulation in EEMS, a new update for EEMS will be available with this feature later this month!
In the News: Lake Michigan Freezes
In case you are lucky enough to be missing the recent cold snap that has passed the US by, here is some “cool” time-lapse footage of the impact of wind and cold weather on Lake Michigan….
In the News: Algae Bloom off the Coast of Florida
Remember the Red Tide/Algae Bloom crisis that gain wide attention during 2018? It has been the second long-lasting bloom since 2006, although it is not affecting as wide of an area for now,…
In the News: Taylor Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
The United States is quickly becoming the world’s largest oil producer, a significant component of this increased production capacity is related to an expansion of offshore oil drilling….
Ask the Experts: What is the correct wind direction convention to use in EFDC?
While the standard meteorological convention for the wind direction is the compass direction that the wind is coming from (direction from), in EFDC the standard convention is the compass….
Sedimentation
Sustaining the viability of a maritime recreational and industrial activity depends upon maintaining navigation channels, including depths of approach channels, and berths at marine terminals and marinas…
Thames River (UK)
The River Thames has numerous industry and urban areas along its length raising interest among researchers, industry and the environmental regulatory community….
San Francisco Bay (USA)
The San Francisco Bay is a critically important water body to the San Francisco and the Central California economy. It has numerous industry and urban areas along its length raising interest among researchers, industry and the environmental regulatory community….
San Diego Bay (USA)
The San Diego Bay is a critically important water body to the San Diego and the Southern California economy. It has numerous industry and urban areas along its length raising interest among researchers, industry and the environmental regulatory community….
Light Analysis and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) are marine, estuarine, and riverine angiosperms, and macrophytes. These are grasses that grow to the surface of shallow water and only emerge from the surface at low tide. They serve vital ecosystem services in the shallow waters by providing refuge for small fish and shellfish from larger predators.
Ohio River (USA)
The Ohio River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River in the USA. It was heavily polluted with of PFOA (C8) for several decades beginning in the 1950s making it of interest to researchers, industry and the environmental regulatory community….
Salish Sea (USA)
The Salish Sea is the intricate network of coastal waterways that includes the southwestern portion of the Canadian province of British Columbia and the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Washington. Scientists have identified 253 fish species observed in marine or brackish waters…
Narragansett Bay (USA)
Narragansett Bay is a bay and estuary on the north side of Rhode Island Sound, New England, USA. The bay suffers from nutrient overload, as well as toxics pollutants from 200 years of industry making it of interest to researchers, industry and the environmental regulatory community…
Caspian Sea (Eurasia)
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed inland body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world’s largest lake or a full-fledged sea. It is in an endorheic basin (it has no outflows) located between Europe and Asia. The Caspian Sea suffers from severe inflows of chemical…
Remedial Investigations/ Feasibility Studies
Many major cities have areas which have historically seen significant industrial and manufacturing operations, including oil refineries, fertilizer manufacturing, and coal yards. Untreated storm water, industrial waste…
Yellow Sea (East Asia)
The Yellow Sea is located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula. It is regarded as one of the most degraded marine areas on earth and experiences frequent algal blooms. With numerous industry and urban areas along its coastline, as well as nuclear facilities…