AUTOMATED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING HIGH RESOLUTION TIDAL HEIGHTS AND CURRENTS IN COASTAL ZONES

摘要

System and method for automatically and regularly predicting water level and currents in coastal areas, without operator intervention. The system and method can enable automated operational forecasts at regular time intervals without operator intervention by using a grid and a computer forecast model that allows accurate prediction of tidal heights and currents in complex shoreline and bathymetry regions, single or parallel processing capability, optimal available processor assignment based on the size of computing domain, standard and other tidal database forcing in the open boundary, missing data gap-filling, and wind, bathymetry, and model-derived boundary condition model integration.

主权项

1. An automatic method for predicting tidal heights and currents using an automated forecast model comprising:
accessing, by a specially programmed computer, processing options; automatically locating, by the specially programmed computer, at least one water cell and at least one river based on the processing options; automatically determining river discharge data for the at least one water cell, including:
determining a domain of a forecast;if one of the at least one river is located within the domain, automatically locating the at least one water cell in the domain coincident with the one of the at least one river, if possible, or automatically locating the at least one water cell in the domain, the at least one water cell having a predetermined water depth and being near the one of the at least one river; andautomatically calculating river discharge flow rates for the at least one water cell; automatically providing, by the specially programmed computer, the at least one water cell, the river discharge data, and the processing options, to the forecast model, and automatically receiving a forecast from the forecast model based on the at least one water cell, the river discharge data, and the processing options;