Examples of Models used for Analysis

By Data Management

Models are tools (usually software) for abstraction and simplification of natural systems that allow us to describe and explore those systems and make predictions about system behavior.

Landcover modeling
Modeling Hydrologic Resources:
- MODFLOW is considered an international standard for simulating and predicting groundwater conditions and groundwater/surface-water interactions.
- SPARROW is a modeling tool for the regional interpretation of water-quality monitoring data.
COAWST: Coupled-Ocean-Atmosphere-Wave-Sediment Transport Modeling System to explore how coastal ocean and atmospheric processes may impact coastal change.
Earthquake modeling:
- Fault rupture time series modeling
- ShakeMap model describing shaking during an earthquake
- Incorporating induced seismicity in the 2014 United States National Seismic Hazard Model
Ecosystem and habitat models:
- National Gap Analysis Program (GAP): species data and modeling
- Evaluating and Ranking Threats to the Long-Term Persistence of Polar Bears: a polar bear ecosystem model (Bayesian network)
- Modeling Desert Tortoise Habitat
- Habitat Suitability Index Models
- Avian habitat modeling
- Modeling suitable habitat of invasive red lionfish
- Modeling Ecological Flow Regime

Examples of Models used for Analysis

U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Department of the Interior