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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012-1234

Application of a Hydrodynamic and Sediment Transport Model for Guidance of Response Efforts Related to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Along the Coast of Alabama and Florida

Title Page | Contents | List of Figures | List of Tables | Conversion Factors | Abbreviations | Executive Summary | Introduction | Methods | Results | Digital Data Files | Discussion | Summary and Conclusions | References Cited | Appendix 1. Scenarios | Appendix 2. Example Model Input Files | Appendix 3. Calculations of Mobility and Potential Flux | Appendix 4. File Naming Conventions | Appendix 5. Time Step of Maximum Ebb and Flood for Inlets in the Model Domain


Figure 17, evaluation of model tidal prediction for Hurricane Isaac.
Figure 17. Simulation of water levels (in meters) in the northern Gulf of Mexico alongshore Alabama and Florida during Hurricane Isaac in August 2012 compared with measured water level at the NOAA tide stations at A, Dauphin Island, Ala., B, Pensacola, Fla., and C, Panama City, Fla. tide stations (fig. 15A) and to astronomical tide predictions.
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