Chapter 4 Prepare Wind and Wave Data

This chapter will describe the process used to conduct a wind and wave model using the Upper Mississippi River Environmental Science Center (UMESC) Wind-Wave Model (Rohweder et al. 2012) to prepare hydraulic modeling data for input to the Maxent model.

HREP Mussel Modeling Workflow, Wind-Wave Step.

Figure 4.1: HREP Mussel Modeling Workflow, Wind-Wave Step.

4.1 Identify Appropriate Weather Stations

4.2 Obtain Wind Data

4.3 Determine Period of Record

References

Rohweder, Jason, James Rogala, Barry Johnson, Dennis Anderson, Steve Clark, Ferris Chamberlin, David Potter, and Kip Runyon. 2012. “Application of Wind Fetch and Wave Models for Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Projects – 2012 Update.” U.S. Geological Survey. https://umesc.usgs.gov/management/dss/wind_fetch_wave_models_2012update.html.