Coastal Circulation and 
Wave Modeling with SMS

Course Description

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, CMS-FLOW, CMS-WAVE, CGWAVE, and 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 learn how to be more effective in your coastal modeling projects!

Course Topics Covered:

• Review coastal processes involved in hydrodynamic simulation
• Learn advanced techniques for network generation
• Model wind and storm surge to predict coastal flooding
• Simulate circulation in large scale coastal systems with ADCIRC
• Model circulation and sediment transport with CMS-FLOW
• Learn to use the STWAVE and CMS-WAVE spectral wave models
• Perform phase-resolving wave modeling with CGWAVE and BOUSS-2D
• Practice circulation/wave model coupling to evaluate the interaction of currents and waves
• Simulate particle transport processes with PTM

Course Agenda

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 Engineering consultant at Aquaveo and past developer of SMS; Tom has over 10 years of experience working with SMS and teaching SMS courses at locations throughout the world.

Todd Wood - Mr. Wood is a water resources engineer at Aquaveo. Mr. Wood received his Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Brigham Young University. He has conducted professional training courses in the use of AHGW, GMS, SMS and WMS throughout the United States and worldwide. He works on surface-water, groundwater, coastal, and hydrologic modeling projects at Aquaveo. Todd is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Utah.

Cost

The cost of the 4-day course is $1995 (USD) per attendee. 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 the Surface-water Modeling System (SMS).
Comprehensive Course Notes.
Software CD containing the SMS software, tutorials, and documentation.
A 30-day trial license of the full Surfacewater Modeling System.
25% Discount (up to $500.00) on the purchase of an SMS license.
Lunch and coffee/snack breaks.

Training Attendee Cancellation Policy

Course Requirements

Participants may be required to provide their own computer with the following specifications:

• Operating System: Windows XP*, Windows Vista®, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 or Windows 10
• RAM: 4 GB (8 GB recommended)
• CPU: SMS software is CPU intensive. Some models and utilities integrated with SMS can take advantage of multiple processor cores simultaneously. We recommend the fastest CPU your budget allows.
• Graphics Card: For all display features to be enabled, OpenGL 1.5 or higher must be supported. The use of a dedicated graphics card is strongly recommended. Integrated graphics cards are often problematic.
• Display Resolution: 1920 x 1080 or greater

* Limited support for Windows XP with some limitations using certain fonts and display options.

Location/Accomodations

Recommendations for hotels can be provided.  Each attendee is responsible for their own accommodations.

Transportation

Attendees should fly into the Salt Lake International Airport (SLC) or Provo Municipal Airport (PVU), then drive, take a taxi or schedule a shuttle.