Eric D. Swain, Ph.D. (Former Employee)
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Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN)—A decade of serving hydrologic information to scientists and resource managers Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN)—A decade of serving hydrologic information to scientists and resource managers
Introduction The Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN) provides scientists and resource managers with regional maps of daily water levels and depths in the freshwater part of the Greater Everglades landscape. The EDEN domain includes all or parts of five Water Conservation Areas, Big Cypress National Preserve, Pennsuco Wetlands, and Everglades National Park. Daily water-level maps...
Authors
Eduardo Patino, Paul Conrads, Eric D. Swain, James M. Beerens
Projecting impacts of climate change on water availability using artificial neural network techniques Projecting impacts of climate change on water availability using artificial neural network techniques
Lago Loíza reservoir in east-central Puerto Rico is one of the primary sources of public water supply for the San Juan metropolitan area. To evaluate and predict the Lago Loíza water budget, an artificial neural network (ANN) technique is trained to predict river inflows. A method is developed to combine ANN-predicted daily flows with ANN-predicted 30-day cumulative flows to improve flow...
Authors
Eric D. Swain, Julieta Gomez-Fragoso, Sigfredo Torres-Gonzalez
Applying downscaled Global Climate Model data to a groundwater model of the Suwannee River Basin, Florida, USA Applying downscaled Global Climate Model data to a groundwater model of the Suwannee River Basin, Florida, USA
The application of Global Climate Model (GCM) output to a hydrologic model allows for comparisons between simulated recent and future conditions and provides insight into the dynamics of hydrology as it may be affected by climate change. A previously developed numerical model of the Suwannee River Basin, Florida, USA, was modified and calibrated to represent transient conditions. A...
Authors
Eric D. Swain, J. Hal Davis
Evaluation of habitat suitability index models by global sensitivity and uncertainty analyses: a case study for submerged aquatic vegetation Evaluation of habitat suitability index models by global sensitivity and uncertainty analyses: a case study for submerged aquatic vegetation
Habitat suitability index (HSI) models are commonly used to predict habitat quality and species distributions and are used to develop biological surveys, assess reserve and management priorities, and anticipate possible change under different management or climate change scenarios. Important management decisions may be based on model results, often without a clear understanding of the...
Authors
Zuzanna Zajac, Bradley Stith, Andrea C. Bowling, Catherine A. Langtimm, Eric D. Swain
Numerical computation of hurricane effects on historic coastal hydrology in Southern Florida Numerical computation of hurricane effects on historic coastal hydrology in Southern Florida
Introduction Numerical models are critical for assessing the effects of sea level rise (SLR), hurricanes, and storm surge on vegetation change in the Everglades National Park. The model must be capable of representing short-timescale hydrodynamics, salinity transport, and groundwater interaction. However, there is also a strong need to adapt these numerical models to hindcast past...
Authors
Eric D. Swain, M. Dennis Krohn, Catherine A. Langtimm
Utilizing dimensional analysis with observed data to determine the significance of hydrodynamic solutions in coastal hydrology Utilizing dimensional analysis with observed data to determine the significance of hydrodynamic solutions in coastal hydrology
In this paper, the authors present an analysis of the magnitude of the temporal and spatial acceleration (inertial) terms in the surface-water flow equations and determine the conditions under which these inertial terms have sufficient magnitude to be required in the computations. Data from two South Florida field sites are examined and the relative magnitudes of temporal acceleration...
Authors
Eric D. Swain, Jeremy D. Decker, Joseph D. Hughes
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Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN)—A decade of serving hydrologic information to scientists and resource managers Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN)—A decade of serving hydrologic information to scientists and resource managers
Introduction The Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN) provides scientists and resource managers with regional maps of daily water levels and depths in the freshwater part of the Greater Everglades landscape. The EDEN domain includes all or parts of five Water Conservation Areas, Big Cypress National Preserve, Pennsuco Wetlands, and Everglades National Park. Daily water-level maps...
Authors
Eduardo Patino, Paul Conrads, Eric D. Swain, James M. Beerens
Projecting impacts of climate change on water availability using artificial neural network techniques Projecting impacts of climate change on water availability using artificial neural network techniques
Lago Loíza reservoir in east-central Puerto Rico is one of the primary sources of public water supply for the San Juan metropolitan area. To evaluate and predict the Lago Loíza water budget, an artificial neural network (ANN) technique is trained to predict river inflows. A method is developed to combine ANN-predicted daily flows with ANN-predicted 30-day cumulative flows to improve flow...
Authors
Eric D. Swain, Julieta Gomez-Fragoso, Sigfredo Torres-Gonzalez
Applying downscaled Global Climate Model data to a groundwater model of the Suwannee River Basin, Florida, USA Applying downscaled Global Climate Model data to a groundwater model of the Suwannee River Basin, Florida, USA
The application of Global Climate Model (GCM) output to a hydrologic model allows for comparisons between simulated recent and future conditions and provides insight into the dynamics of hydrology as it may be affected by climate change. A previously developed numerical model of the Suwannee River Basin, Florida, USA, was modified and calibrated to represent transient conditions. A...
Authors
Eric D. Swain, J. Hal Davis
Evaluation of habitat suitability index models by global sensitivity and uncertainty analyses: a case study for submerged aquatic vegetation Evaluation of habitat suitability index models by global sensitivity and uncertainty analyses: a case study for submerged aquatic vegetation
Habitat suitability index (HSI) models are commonly used to predict habitat quality and species distributions and are used to develop biological surveys, assess reserve and management priorities, and anticipate possible change under different management or climate change scenarios. Important management decisions may be based on model results, often without a clear understanding of the...
Authors
Zuzanna Zajac, Bradley Stith, Andrea C. Bowling, Catherine A. Langtimm, Eric D. Swain
Numerical computation of hurricane effects on historic coastal hydrology in Southern Florida Numerical computation of hurricane effects on historic coastal hydrology in Southern Florida
Introduction Numerical models are critical for assessing the effects of sea level rise (SLR), hurricanes, and storm surge on vegetation change in the Everglades National Park. The model must be capable of representing short-timescale hydrodynamics, salinity transport, and groundwater interaction. However, there is also a strong need to adapt these numerical models to hindcast past...
Authors
Eric D. Swain, M. Dennis Krohn, Catherine A. Langtimm
Utilizing dimensional analysis with observed data to determine the significance of hydrodynamic solutions in coastal hydrology Utilizing dimensional analysis with observed data to determine the significance of hydrodynamic solutions in coastal hydrology
In this paper, the authors present an analysis of the magnitude of the temporal and spatial acceleration (inertial) terms in the surface-water flow equations and determine the conditions under which these inertial terms have sufficient magnitude to be required in the computations. Data from two South Florida field sites are examined and the relative magnitudes of temporal acceleration...
Authors
Eric D. Swain, Jeremy D. Decker, Joseph D. Hughes