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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Harry Jenter
Publication_Date: 2005
Title: Effect of Wind on Surface-Water Flows
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: text files
Online_Linkage: <http://sofia.usgs.gov/projects/wind_swf>
Description:
Abstract:
Flows in and through the Everglades wetlands and bordering subtidal embayments are often characterized by very low velocities that are driven or controlled at various scales by wind, gravity, pressure, and vegetative resistance. Little is known about the effect of wind on water movement in these environments, and no focused efforts are currently underway to assess its importance. This project will examine the effect of wind on surface-water flows.
Purpose:
With insight into the functional relationships and into the scales at which wind forcing data must be collected for model input gained from the field efforts, the treatment of wind forcing in models can be improved. This, in turn, can lead to enhanced understanding of the significance of wind effects on flow, transport, and horizontal mixing in the SICS (Southern inland coastal systems of Dade County) study area.
Supplemental_Information:
This project has been integrated into the TIME project (<http://time.er.usgs.gov/>)
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 199704
Ending_Date: 199909
Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.25
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.3
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.8
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.75
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: hydrology
Theme_Keyword: wind
Theme_Keyword: biology
Theme_Keyword: flow resistance
Theme_Keyword: model
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters
Theme_Keyword: 002
Theme_Keyword: 004
Theme_Keyword: 007
Theme_Keyword: 012
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, Dependencies, Areas of Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions, Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 10-4, Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: US
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the United States, and associated areas (Federal Information Processing Standard 5-2): Washington, D. C., NIST
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: FL
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
Department of Commerce, 1990, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-3, Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Place_Keyword: Collier County
Place_Keyword: Miami-Dade County
Place_Keyword: Monroe County
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: Central Everglades
Place_Keyword: Old Inghram Highway
Place_Keyword: C-111
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints: none
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Harry Jenter
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 430 National Center
City: Reston
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 20192
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703 648-5916
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703 648-5484
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: hjenter@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://time.er.usgs.gov/TIME/>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: map showing areas of wind data collection
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Native_Data_Set_Environment: ASCII text files (.dat)
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Jenter, H. L.

Duff, M. P.

Publication_Date: 1999
Title:
Locally-forced wind effects on shallow waters with emergent vegetation
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Ecohydraulics
Issue_Identification: none
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Salt Lake City, UT
Publisher: International Association for Hydraulic Research
Online_Linkage: <http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/papers/windforce/>
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report: not applicable
Completeness_Report: not available
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
This study involved three components:

(1) a series of experiments using an enclosed wind cowling constructed on top of the indoor flume at Stennis Space Center to study vegetative effects

(2) collection of a number of contemporaneous time-series measurements of wind speed and direction from instruments already deployed at various locations within the Everglades and bordering subembayments to investigate long-term setup effects

(3) combination of results from these two efforts to provide improved formulations of the wind forcing term for numerical flow models. The response of water velocity to wind will be studied as a function of wind speed, water depth, and concurrent slope of the water surface in the flume experiments.

Process_Date: 1999
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Harry Jenter
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 430 National Center
City: Reston
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 20192
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703 648-5916
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703 648-5484
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: hjenter@usgs.gov
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Heather S.Henkel
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 600 Fourth St. South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 ext 3028
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: hhenkel@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: wind data
Distribution_Liability: The data have no explicit or implied guarantees.
Standard_Order_Process:
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Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ASCII
Transfer_Size: 2.7
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/jenter/jenterwind.html>
Access_Instructions: Data may be downloaded from the SOFIA website
Fees: none
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20070209
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Heather Henkel
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 600 Fourth Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 ext 3028
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sofia-metadata@usgs.gov
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Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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