December 2-5, 2008 | Orem, Utah A hands-on course featuring coastal storm surge modeling, coastal morphology modeling, wave modeling, and ocean circulation modeling. EMS-I will award 2.8 CEUs to each participant who successfully completes this course. QUICK LINKS   Course Description Course Objectives Instructors Course Schedule Cost Location/Accommodations Transportation Registration

This course will provide you with the knowledge and tools necessary to apply numerical models for coastal circulation, tides, waves, wave-current interaction, sediment transport, and morphology change. A step-by-step approach will be used providing instruction and examples covering the modeling process from regional to project scale. Models covered include ADCIRC, STWAVE< WABED, AMS-M2D, CGWAVE, BOUSS-2D. An introduction to the newly released Particle Tracking Model (PTM) will also be included.

You will learn to use the latest tools available in SMS for network generation, data filtering, and advanced conceptual modeling. Come and find out how much time you can save and how much more you can know in your coastal modeling projects!


Course Objectives

The four day training course on SMS provided by EMS-I covers the following:

• Review and understand coastal processes involved in hydrodynamic simulation.
  
• Learn advanced techniques for network generation.
• Learn to model wind and storm surge to predict coastal flooding.
• Use ADCIRC to model coastal circulation in large scale coastal systems.
• Use CMS-M2D to model combined circulation, waves, and sediment transport.
• Simulate non-phase resolving wave modeling with STWAVE/WABED.
• Simulate phase-resolving wave modeling with CGWAVE and BOUSS-2D.
• Learn to couple ADCIRC/M2D and STWAVE/WABED to evaluate the interaction of circulation and wave action.
• Lean to use the Shoals Toolbox to manipulate large datasets (LIDAR generated data, for example).

Instructors

Dr. Alan Zundel. Architect and director of the SMS interface development. Author of SMS reference manual and tutorials. Ph.D., Brigham Young University, 1994. President, Aquaveo, LLC. Dr. Zundel has taught university level courses and several short courses in the area on hydraulic analysis and finite element modeling.

Tom Moreland/Rusty Jones. Research Associates of the Environmental Modeling Research Laboratory at Brigham Young University; Managers of the SMS development team. Their experience includes several years of development of the SMS interface as well as use of SMS to develop two dimensional hydrodynamic models. Tom and Rusty have taught SMS modeling courses for the past 2 years at locations about the world.

Course Schedule

DAILY SCHEDULE

DAY 1:

A.M.

Overview of SMS
Regional ADCIRC Modeling
ADCIRC Capabilities

P.M.

ADCIRC Model Control
Data Interpolation
Visualizing ADCIRC Results
Open Lab

DAY 2:

A.M.

CMS-M2D Overview
Boundary Conditions
Extraction from Regional Models
Tidal Databases

P.M.

CMS-M2D Model Control
Hydrodynamic Parameters
Sediment Transport Parameters
File Management
Open Lab

DAY 3:

A.M.

Spectral Wave Models
STWAVE Overview
Spectrum Generation & Editing
Half Plane Full Plane Nesting

P.M.

CMD-WABED Overview
Spectrum Generation & Editing
Model Coupling – Steering Module
Open Lab

DAY 4:

A.M.

Phase Resolving Wave Modeling
CGWAVE Overview
Mesh Generation & Parameters

P.M.

BOUSS-2D Overview
Grid Generation & Parameters
Particle Tracking Model (PTM) Overview
Grid Setup & Model Forcing
Concluding Remarks

Cost

The cost of the 4-day course is dependent on location and course sponsors. Save on all registrations made at least 30 days prior to the course – add $100 to the price above for late registration. Registration includes the following:

• Instruction and hands-on use of SMS with a personal computer.
• Comprehensive Course Notes.
• Software CD containing the SMS software, tutorials, and documentation.
• A 30-day trial license of the full SMS software package.
• 25% Discount (up to $500.00) on the purchase of a SMS license.
• Lunch and coffee/snack breaks.

Training Attendee Cancellation Policy

Location/Accommodations

The SMS training course will take place in Provo/Orem, Utah. Provo is the home of Brigham Young University and is a one-hour drive from the Salt Lake International Airport.

Transportation

Xpress Shuttle