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…
Industrialization’s Effect on the Yellow Sea
The Asian continent is home to many unique bodies of water that draw intrigue from tourists and travelers around the world. From the waters of the Caspian (the world’s largest landlocked body….
Lake Ontario Water Level
What does a completely encased ice house have in common with rising lake levels? They are both phenomenon happening at Lake Ontario, one of the five Great Lakes along the border between the…
Han River Development
There’s no doubt the waterways of Europe are tourist attractions in themselves, drawing millions to stroll the banks of the River Thames in London and the River Seine in Paris every year….
The History of Hydrodynamic Studies
This is the first in a three-part blog series that provides an introduction to hydrodynamic modeling, an overview of how models work, and, finally, an exploration of their many applications…
EFDC+ vs. Other EFDC Versions
The Dynamic Solutions International (DSI) version of EFDC is called EFDC+ (formerly EFDC_DSI)…
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…
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….