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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

Buoy Depth Significant Wave Height (m) Peak Wave Period (s)
Bias RMSE R2 Bias RMSE R2
Wavewatch III
42012 27.7 m -0.11 0.21 0.87 -0.58 1.33 0.49
42040 164.6 m -0.02 0.22 0.88 -0.68 1.32 0.46
42039 307 m -0.13 0.23 0.90 -0.68 1.24 0.48
SWAN
42012 27.7 m 0.00 0.21 0.81 -0.43 1.29 0.47
42040 164.6 m 0.00 0.21 0.88 -0.48 1.25 0.45
42039 307 m -0.07 0.20 0.90 -0.53 1.21 0.47

Table 3. Comparison of high resolution SWAN model output to Wavewatch III model output, evaluated against observed buoy data from May 1, 2010, to May 1, 2011.
[m, meters; R2, coefficient of determination; RMSE, root mean square error; s, seconds]
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