IssueID#_10__-SouthFloridaWaterManagementDistrict.docVIP

Issue ID #_10__ Short Description: Summary Conclusions Comment/Issue: Some key panel recommendations for improving the RSM and its documentation are as follows: Several equations are not stated correctly in the RSM documentation. The seriousness of this situation depends on whether these errors are simply typographical or whether these errors exist in the RSM code. The validity of the RSM assumption that subsurface geology is isotropic throughout the model domain is questionable. The canal-seepage watermover should be based on reach transmissivity and not on sediment-layer conductivity. The diffusion-wave approach used by the RSM is not applicable over the entire South Florida domain. Specifically, flows in coastal areas influenced by tides cannot be simulated using the diffusion-wave approximation and simulation of certain flow conditions in low-gradient highly regulated canals could be inaccurate using a diffusion-wave model. The numerically intensive computational performance of the RSM applications to date appears to be excessive. The computational advantage of the diffusion-wave approach might be outweighed by the numerical intensity of the global-matrix solution of the RSM. Alternative sub-matrix solutions should be considered. Use of an explicit numerical scheme should be considered in addition to a fully implicit scheme. The soundness of basic formulations of the agimp, mbrcell, unsat, ramcc, and prr hydrologic process modules are questionable. Computation of potential evapotranspiration should be considered for inclusion in the RSM. The role of the management simulation engine needs to be clarified. There is a significant concern that the hydraulic structures in the canal network are not capable of being operated in accordance with the MSE algorithms, hence the utility of the MSE in regional simulation is limited. The effects of wind-stress forcing on the large open water bodies should be included in the RSM. Conveyance in sloughs should be treated expli