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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

Scenario Wave height bin, in m Wave direction bin1, in ° Percentage of observations Representative date and time
H1_D1 0.00-0.50 0.00-22.50 0.62 12/28/2010 9:00
H1_D2 0.00-0.50 22.50-45.00 0.87 4/10/2012 21:00
H1_D3 0.00-0.50 45.00-67.50 0.87 10/16/2010 3:00
H1_D4 0.00-0.50 67.50-90.00 1.24 10/24/2011 6:00
H1_D5 0.00-0.50 90.00-112.50 1.64 5/27/2010 3:00
H1_D6 0.00-0.50 112.50-135.00 2.5 4/21/2010 3:00
H1_D7 0.00-0.50 135.00-157.50 5.07 3/17/2012 0:00
H1_D8 0.00-0.50 157.50-180.00 6.15 6/26/2011 0:00
H1_D9 0.00-0.50 180.00-202.50 3.39 8/8/2011 3:00
H1_D10 0.00-0.50 202.50-225.00 2.38 7/17/2011 15:00
H1_D11 0.00-0.50 225.00-247.50 1.21 9/27/2011 0:00
H1_D12 0.00-0.50 247.50-270.00 0.76 3/26/2012 15:00
H1_D13 0.00-0.50 270.00-292.50 0.63 2/14/2011 9:00
H1_D14 0.00-0.50 292.50-315.00 0.75 7/15/2010 15:00
H1_D15 0.00-0.50 315.00-337.50 0.97 7/31/2010 12:00
H1_D16 0.00-0.50 337.50-360.00 1.2 5/18/2011 12:00
H2_D1 0.50-1.00 0.00-22.50 0.84 12/2/2010 15:00
H2_D2 0.50-1.00 22.50-45.00 0.83 2/7/2012 18:00
H2_D3 0.50-1.00 45.00-67.50 1.97 12/20/2010 9:00
H2_D4 0.50-1.00 67.50-90.00 1.61 2/9/2011 12:00
H2_D5 0.50-1.00 90.00-112.50 3.15 5/11/2012 21:00
H2_D6 0.50-1.00 112.50-135.00 3.3 6/9/2011 18:00
H2_D7 0.50-1.00 135.00-157.50 5.67 4/4/2010 18:00
H2_D8 0.50-1.00 157.50-180.00 5.1 4/10/2011 0:00
H2_D9 0.50-1.00 180.00-202.50 3.85 8/19/2010 18:00
H2_D10 0.50-1.00 202.50-225.00 1.88 8/9/2011 0:00
H2_D11 0.50-1.00 225.00-247.50 1.19 4/27/2010 12:00
H2_D12 0.50-1.00 247.50-270.00 0.55 7/12/2010 12:00
H2_D13 0.50-1.00 270.00-292.50 0.71 8/27/2011 12:00
H2_D14 0.50-1.00 292.50-315.00 0.63 8/22/2010 18:00
H2_D15 0.50-1.00 315.00-337.50 0.67 7/29/2010 18:00
H2_D16 0.50-1.00 337.50-360.00 0.88 2/12/2011 3:00
H3_D1 1.00-1.50 0.00-22.50 1.04 12/19/2010 0:00
H3_D2 1.00-1.50 22.50-45.00 1.06 12/19/2010 15:00
H3_D3 1.00-1.50 45.00-67.50 1.4 1/3/2011 15:00
H3_D4 1.00-1.50 67.50-90.00 1.03 4/7/2012 18:00
H3_D5 1.00-1.50 90.00-112.50 2.38 12/13/2011 9:00
H3_D6 1.00-1.50 112.50-135.00 2.61 10/6/2011 6:00
H3_D7 1.00-1.50 135.00-157.50 3.65 4/18/2012 9:00
H3_D8 1.00-1.50 157.50-180.00 2.47 4/20/2011 18:00
H3_D9 1.00-1.50 180.00-202.50 1.33 6/22/2011 9:00
H3_D10 1.00-1.50 202.50-225.00 0.61 11/17/2010 12:00
H3_D11 1.00-1.50 225.00-247.50 0.46 10/27/2010 21:00
H3_D12 1.00-1.50 247.50-270.00 0.11 1/29/2011 3:00
H3_D13 1.00-1.50 270.00-292.50 0.15 5/29/2012 15:00
H3_D14 1.00-1.50 292.50-315.00 0.24 1/7/2011 6:00
H3_D15 1.00-1.50 315.00-337.50 0.56 3/11/2011 0:00
H3_D16 1.00-1.50 337.50-360.00 0.99 9/30/2010 6:00
H4_D1 1.50-2.00 0.00-22.50 0.77 12/6/2010 0:00
H4_D2 1.50-2.00 22.50-45.00 0.58 10/30/2011 0:00
H4_D3 1.50-2.00 45.00-67.50 0.34 2/4/2011 0:00
H4_D4 1.50-2.00 67.50-90.00 0.51 7/3/2010 15:00
H4_D5 1.50-2.00 90.00-112.50 1.27 11/6/2011 9:00
H4_D6 1.50-2.00 112.50-135.00 1.38 4/15/2012 9:00
H4_D7 1.50-2.00 135.00-157.50 1.62 12/22/2011 12:00
H4_D8 1.50-2.00 157.50-180.00 1.05 6/29/2010 15:00
H4_D9 1.50-2.00 180.00-202.50 0.44 3/3/2012 15:00
H4_D10 1.50-2.00 202.50-225.00 0.17 12/17/2010 15:00
H4_D11 1.50-2.00 225.00-247.50 0.19 11/29/2011 9:00
H4_D12 1.50-2.00 247.50-270.00 0.05 1/8/2011 6:00
H4_D13 1.50-2.00 270.00-292.50 0.25 11/28/2011 21:00
H4_D14 1.50-2.00 292.50-315.00 0.21 12/27/2011 21:00
H4_D15 1.50-2.00 315.00-337.50 0.34 12/1/2010 6:00
H4_D16 1.50-2.00 337.50-360.00 0.83 1/2/2011 18:00
H5_D1 > 2.00 0.00-22.50 0.27 10/29/2011 12:00
H5_D2 > 2.00 22.50-45.00 0.14 2/25/2012 15:00
H5_D3 > 2.00 45.00-67.50 0.11 12/11/2011 6:00
H5_D4 > 2.00 67.50-90.00 0.37 7/3/2010 21:00
H5_D5 > 2.00 90.00-112.50 0.66 10/8/2011 18:00
H5_D6 > 2.00 112.50-135.00 0.98 3/4/2011 0:00
H5_D7 > 2.00 135.00-157.50 1.27 11/27/2011 12:00
H5_D8 > 2.00 157.50-180.00 1.13 5/3/2010 12:00
H5_D9 > 2.00 180.00-202.50 0.48 9/5/2011 9:00
H5_D10 > 2.00 202.50-225.00 0.16 12/16/2010 21:00
H5_D11 > 2.00 225.00-247.50 0.07 1/11/2012 15:00
H5_D12 > 2.00 247.50-270.00 0.02 1/8/2011 6:00
H5_D13 > 2.00 270.00-292.50 0.15 12/27/2011 12:00
H5_D14 > 2.00 292.50-315.00 0.27 12/12/2010 15:00
H5_D15 > 2.00 315.00-337.50 0.31 12/13/2010 6:00
H5_D16 > 2.00 337.50-360.00 0.47 4/22/2012 9:00
1Indicates the direction of the waves, in degrees from north.

Table 1-1. Wave height and direction scenarios
[m, meters; °, degrees; >, greater than]
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