Comparison of Shallow Water Models for Use in Supporting Chesapeake Bay Management Decision-Making

The overall workshop objectives are (1) to assess the relative skill of multiple linked hydrodynamic/water quality models in terms of their ability to reproduce observations of multiple variables at select shallow water sites in the Bay; (2) to compare the modeled Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) computed from an empirical SAV model for each participating hydrodynamic/water quality model; and (3) to compare results of nutrient reduction strategies applied to these multiple estuarine models at these select sites.

Ultimately this work, to be conducted for multiple specified shallow water sites within the Bay,will enable more effective adaptive management and accountability, and build increased scientific, management and stakeholder community confidence in the tools used to support and inform collaborative decision-making.