EFDC+ vs. Other EFDC Versions
The Dynamic Solutions International (DSI) version of EFDC is called EFDC+ (formerly EFDC_DSI). EFDC+ is one of the most used versions of the EFDC model available to the scientific and….
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West Lake Fish Die-Off
This past weekend, a major fish die-off occurred in West Lake, the largest freshwater lake located in Vietnam’s capital of Hanoi….
EFDC_Explorer and the Future of Hydropower
The U.S. Department of Energy has the answer with its recently released forecast and roadmap for hydropower from the present to the year 2050. Among the findings, researchers….
Sigma-Zed Model in EFDC+
DSI has developed an improved version of the EFDC code to help deal with pressure gradient errors that occur in simulations that have steep changes in bed elevation….
Graphics in Reports & Publications
Most people who read to obtain information prefer to have the text supplemented with visuals. The advantages of 2D and 3D data visualization are numerous. Aside from effectively summarizing….
Subscription or Perpetual Licensing
In the old days, when you purchased software, there was a tangible element: You received a package of one or more floppy disks or CD-ROMs, which you then used to install the software….
Velocity Post Processing – Part II
Did you know that EFDC_Explorer has a Downstream Velocity Projection feature? This feature allows the user to specify an orientation angle (degrees clockwise from north, looking downstream) …
Velocity Post Processing – Part I
Did you know that EFDC_Explorer has a Velocity Rose feature? This feature allows the user to view the speed and direction distribution of a given cell over a user defined period of time….
“Warm Start” function
Did you know that EFDC_Explorer has a “Warm Start” function that allows you to create the initial conditions for the model at a specified time. This is useful for diagnostic and sensitivity analyses….
EFDC_Explorer has the ability to triangularize its cells
Did you know that EFDC_Explorer has the ability to triangularize its cells?
A context specific menu for hot-key actions
Did you know that EFDC_Explorer has a context specific menu for hot-key actions that can be accessed with the “F2” key?
Dragging and dropping project files into EE
Beginning with EFDC_Explorer 6, users have the ability to open projects by dragging and dropping project files into EE….
Transforming Node Time Series Model Result to EE Field File
There can be multiple reasons when a modeler needs to incorporate results from another model. It can be the lack of direct measurement of specific properties or…