These pages are used to list the significant updates in model 1) documentation, 2) application, and 3) development.

Documentation Updates

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Dec 21 2002: ELMv2.1a calibration performance report (9.7 Mb Adobe Acrobat pdf).

Oct 15 2002: Complete (as can be in limited time) version of ELM response to MRT reviewers' comments. (900 kb Adobe Acrobat pdf).

Oct 3 2002: Draft ELM response to MRT reviewers' comments. (900 kb Adobe Acrobat pdf); the Oct 2 presentation is here (300 kb pdf).

Aug 7 2002: Presentation on ELM status to CERP Model Refinement Team (MRT) (2 MB Adobe Acrobat pdf).

July/Aug 2002: Model documentation has major additions for informational and detailed review purposes. Source code and data may also be downloaded from this area.

May 2002: Detailed ELM presentation from May 9 USGS Informational Workshop (3.6 MB ftp download, zipped PowerPoint file).

May 2002: Everglades Division Research presentation from May 9 USGS Informational Workshop (4.8 MB ftp download, zipped PowerPoint file).

May 2002: Site selected for SciLinks by National Science Teachers Association.

April 2002: Detailed ELM presentation from April 24 Basin Feasibility Study meeting (1.7 MB ).

March 2002: Added ELM overview slide show to main page.

February 2002: Restructured and moved ELM web site (with "redirect" at the old URL).

January 2002: New manuscript on ELM v.2.1 application completed internal review.

Application Updates

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The version of the ELM currently used for application is v. 2.1 (deployed on March 11, 2000).

March 2002: Initiate simulations of surface water quality for ECP Basin Feasibility Study of downstream impacts of STAs.

2001-2002: Interagency concensus-building required prior to modeling and analysis of CSOP.

March 2001: Available to simulate surface water quality for evaluations of ModWaters/C111 (CSOP).

Model Development

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Jan 2002: Acquiring data for updating period-of-record of the calibration/verification simulation (ELM v.2.2) for hydrology and surface water quality; target completion is September 2002.

Jan 2002: Acquiring data for updating calibration (ELM v.2.x) of full suite ecological performance measures (beyond only hydrology and surface water quality); preliminary target completion is December 2002.  
 

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