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Water exposure time distributions controlled by freshwater releases in a semi-enclosed estuary published in Water Resources Research WRR 2025 data
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Created: Jun 10, 2025 at 10:13 p.m. (UTC)
Last updated: Jun 11, 2025 at 1:21 p.m. (UTC)
Published date: Jun 11, 2025 at 1:21 p.m. (UTC)
DOI: 10.4211/hs.f1c83ff830bb47c5a7c84e6f5217ea5c
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Abstract

This dataset supports the hydrodynamic modeling study described in "Water exposure time distributions controlled by freshwater releases in a semi-enclosed estuary," published in Water Resources Research (2025). The model was developed using the Delft3D Flexible Mesh (D3DFM) system to simulate circulation dynamics in the Lake Pontchartrain Estuary (LPE). This repository includes all files needed to reproduce the model for the years 2011, 2014, and multiple hydrodynamic scenarios. These files include the unstructured computational grid, boundary and initial condition inputs, meteorological and hydrological forcings, and scenario-specific discharge time series. Water level and velocity observations from moored sensors are also provided for additional model validation.

Model scenarios reflect filtered 2014 conditions, which were selected as a representative year based on a historical analysis of wind and river discharge records. Scenario definitions, calibration performance, and modeling methodology are fully described in the associated publication. Analysis scripts and post-processing tools are available via GitHub: https://github.com/caitlinturner/turner2025WRR.

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Coverage

Spatial

Coordinate System/Geographic Projection:
WGS 84 EPSG:4326
Coordinate Units:
Decimal degrees
North Latitude
30.3894°
East Longitude
-89.4850°
South Latitude
29.8608°
West Longitude
-90.5964°

Temporal

Start Date:
End Date:

Content

README.txt 

Data for paper, "Water exposure time distributions controlled by freshwater releases in a semi-enclosed estuary" in Water Resources Research (2025)
Author: Caitlin Turner and Matthew Hiatt


Model Start-up Files:
Calibration: 
1. Delft3DFM Calibration Model for 2014
	- Contains Restart File for all models

Validation:
1. Delft3DFM Calibration Model for 2011
2. Delft3DFM Calibration Model for October 5 to October 29, 2021 (Velocity)

Hydrodynamic Scenarios:
1. High Tributary and Open Diversion
2. High Tributary and Closed Diversion 
3. Median Tributary and Open Diversion 
4. Median Tributary and Closed Diversion 
5. Low Tributary and Open Diversion 
6. Low Tributary and Closed Diversion  

Data:
1. BCS Data from USACE and Eddie Weeks
2. Mooring Data for Validation

To apply this model framework to other years, users may access publicly available data from the following sources:
- NOAA data for tidal boundary forcing and meteorological conditions (NOAA, 2024), accessible via the NOAA data download tool (Clunies, 2023)

- USGS datasets for river discharge analysis and boundary forcing (USGS, 2024; USGS, 2025), using the USGS dataretrieval tool (Hodson, 2023);

- Water level data from NOAA (NOAA, 2024), USACE (USACE, 2025), and USGS (USGS, 2024) used for model calibration and validation.


References:
Clunies, G. (2023). NOAA CO-OPS API client for collecting water level, predictions, and meteorological data. (Published: GitHub repository)

Hodson, T., Hariharan, J., Black, S., & Horsburgh, J. (2023). dataretrieval (Python): A Python package for discovering and retrieving water data available from U.S. Federal Hydrologic web services. U.S. Geological Survey software release.

NOAA. (2024). Tides and Currents.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2011). Site Selection, Design Advances & Statistics.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2025). USACE River Gages: Real-time River Data.

U.S. Geological Survey. (2005). Largest Rivers in the United States.

U.S. Geological Survey. (2019). USGS 3D Elevation Program Digital Elevation Model.

U.S. Geological Survey. (2024). USGS Water Data for the Nation.

Data Services

The following web services are available for data contained in this resource. Geospatial Feature and Raster data are made available via Open Geospatial Consortium Web Services. The provided links can be copied and pasted into GIS software to access these data. Multidimensional NetCDF data are made available via a THREDDS Data Server using remote data access protocols such as OPeNDAP. Other data services may be made available in the future to support additional data types.

THREDDS Data Service

https://thredds.hydroshare.org/thredds/catalog/hydroshare/resources/f1c83ff830bb47c5a7c84e6f5217ea5c/data/contents/catalog.html

THREDDS Documentation    OPeNDAP Documentation

Credits

Funding Agencies

This resource was created using funding from the following sources:
Agency Name Award Title Award Number
Louisiana Sea Grant College Program Competitive Research Program R/TMA-03
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association NA18OAR4170098
US Department of Defense/Army Engineer Research and Development Center W912HZ2220005

How to Cite

Turner, C., M. Hiatt (2025). Water exposure time distributions controlled by freshwater releases in a semi-enclosed estuary published in Water Resources Research WRR 2025 data, HydroShare, https://doi.org/10.4211/hs.f1c83ff830bb47c5a7c84e6f5217ea5c

This resource is shared under the Creative Commons Attribution CC BY.

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