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SMS User Manual (v11.2)

The Surface-water Modeling System

1. Introduction: What is SMS?; Tutorials; Sample Problems; Highlights; SMS Screen; What's New in SMS 11.1

1.1. General Information: General Interface Features; Keyboard Shortcuts; Publications

1.2. Layout: Layout; Data Toolbar; Dynamic Tools; Edit Window; Graphics Window; Help or Status Window; Macros; Menu Bar; Project Explorer; Project Explorer Right-Click Menus; SMS Menus; Static Tools; Time Step Window; Toolbars

1.3. Support: Support; Downloads; FTP Site Info; License Agreement; Registering SMS; Graphics Card Troubleshooting; Setting up SMS – Introduction; System Requirements
1.3.a. Hardware Locks

Functionalities

2. Functionalities

Select/Delete Data...

2.1. 2D Plots: Plot Window; Computed vs. Observed Data; Compass Plot; Error Summary; Error vs. Simulation Plot; Error vs. Time Step Plot; Observation Profile; Profile Customization Dialog; Residual vs. Observed Data; Time Series; Time Series Data File; Time Series Plot; View Values Dialog; ARR Mesh Quality Assessment Plot

2.2. Animation(Film Loop): Animations; Film Loop Display Options; Film Loop Drogue Plot Options; Film Loop Flow Trace Options; Film Loop General Options; Film Loop Multiple Views; Film Loop Time Step Options

2.3. CAD Data: CAD Data; CAD Data Right-Click Menus

2.4. Coordinate Systems: Coordinate Systems; Coordinate Conversions; CPP Coordinate System; Geographic Coordinate System; Local Coordinate System; Single Point Conversion
2.4.a. Projections: Projections; UTM Africa; UTM Asia; UTM Australia; UTM Coordinate System; UTM Europe; UTM North America; UTM South American
2.4.b. State Plane Coordinate System: State Plane Coordinate System; Alaska State Plane; Hawaii State Plane; Mideast State Plane; Midwest State Plane; New England State Plane; Northwest State Plane; South Central State Plane; South East State Plane; Southwest State Plane; Virginia Area State Plane

2.5. Datasets: Datasets; Create Datasets; Dataset Toolbox; Data Calculator; Size Datasets; Smooth Datasets; Metadata; Dataset Info

2.6. Display Options: Display Options; Color Options; Functional Surfaces; Lighting Options; Raster Options; General Display Options; Z Magnification; Contour Options; New Palette; Vector Display Options; Visualization for 3D Solutions

2.7. Export Options: Export Tabular File; Exporting Profile Dialog; Export Meshes in MIF/MID Format; Export Dataset Dialog; Export Map Data in Shape Format

2.8. Geometric Tools: Data Transform; Zonal Classification

2.9. Images: Images; Image Pyramids; Import from Web; Registering an Image; Save as Image; Web Service for Background Imagery

2.10. Preferences: Preferences; Time Settings

2.11. Spectral Energy: Spectral Energy; Create Spectral Energy Grid; Generate/Edit Spectra; Import Spectra; Spectral Grid Properties

2.12. Datasets(VTK): Datasets VTK; Conversions Scalar↔Vector; Dataset Calculator VTK; Interpolation VTK

Modules

3. Modules

3.1. 1D Grid Module: 1D Grid Module; 1D Grid Display Options; 1D Grid Tools

3.2. 1D River Module: 1D River Module; 1D River Hydraulics Data Browser; 1D River Hydraulics Profile Plots; 1D River Module Menus; Editing Cross Sections; Extracting Cross Sections; Interpolate Cross Sections; Managing Cross Sections; Recompute All Stations

3.3. 3D Cartesian Grid Module: 3D Cartesian Grid Module; 3D Cartesian Grid Module Display Options

3.4. Cartesian Grid Module: Cartesian Grid Module; Cartesian Grid Module Overview; 2D Grid Files; Cartesian Grid Coordinates; Cartesian Grid Data Menu; Cartesian Grid to Map; Cartesian Grid to Scatter; Cartesian Grid to Mesh; Cartesian Grid Find Cell; Cartesian Grid Module Display Options; Cartesian Grid Module Right-Click Menus; Cartesian Grid Tools; Grid Frame; Grid Smoothing; Refine Point Dialog

3.5. Curvilinear Grid Module: Curvilinear Grid Module; Curvilinear Grid Display Options; Curvilinear Grid Module Tools

3.6. GIS Module: GIS Module; Importing Shapefiles; GIS Module Tools; GIS Module Menus; GIS Module Display Options; ArcObjects; GIS to Feature Objects Wizard; GIS Module Right-Click Commands

3.7. Map Module: Map Module; Map Module Overview
3.7.a. Coverage Types: Coverages
3.7.a.1. Generic Coverages: Generic Coverages; Area Property Coverage; Feature Stamping; Observations; Particle/Drogue; Spatial Data; Shoals
3.7.a.2. Model Specific Coverages: Model Specific Coverages; 1D Hyd Cross-Section Coverage; 1D River Conceptual Model; ADCIRC; ADCIRC Wind Coverage; ADH; EFDC; ESMF – Earth System Modeling Framework; GenCade; Generic Mesh Coverage; Synthetic Storm Coverage; TUFLOW Coverages
3.7.b. Interface Components: Interface Components; Map Module Display Options; Map Module Menus; Map Feature Objects Menu; Map Module Tools; Project Explorer Items
3.7.c. Functionalities: Feature Objects Types; Attributes in Feature Objects Menu; Map Module Selection; Mapping Polygon Attributes Dialog
3.7.c.1. Feature Object Creation: Digitize; Import Options; Convert From Mesh/Scatter; Build Polygons
3.7.c.2. Feature Object Modification: All; Converting Coverages; Converting Feature Objects; Unstructured Grid Generation from a Conceptual Model; Nodes/Vertices; Select/Delete Data...; Arcs; Feature Object Commands

3.8. Mesh Module: Mesh Module
3.8.a. Mesh Generation: Mesh Generation; Refine Attributes Dialog; Refine Point Dialog; 2D Mesh Options Dialog; 2D Mesh Polygon Properties; Advancing Front Triangulation; Mesh Node Triangulation; Patch; Patches; Paving; Rectangular Patch; Scalar Paving Density; Triangular Patch; Adaptive Tesselation
3.8.b. Interface Components: Mesh Project Explorer Items
3.8.b.1. Mesh Module Display Options: Mesh Module Display Options; Mesh Quality
3.8.b.2. 2D Mesh Module Tools: 2D Mesh Module Tools; Editing 2D Meshes; Mesh Nodestring Boundary Conditions Dialog; 2D Mesh Module Tools Right-Click Menus
3.8.b.3. 2D Mesh Module Menus: 2D Mesh Module Menus; 2D Mesh Nodestrings Menu; Mesh Data Menu
3.8.b.3.1. 2D Mesh Elements Menu: 2D Mesh Elements Menu; Element types; Assign Material Type; Boundary Triangles; Convert Elements; Find Element; Mesh Element Options; Relax Elements; Fix Bad Area Transitions
3.8.b.3.2. 2D Mesh Nodes Menu: 2D Mesh Nodes Menu; 2D Mesh Node Options Dialog; Find 2D Mesh Node Dialog; Renumber; Reduce Nodal Connectivity

3.9 Particle Module: Particle Module; Particle Module Display Options; Particle Module Menus; Particle Module Tools; Particle Report; Extract Particle Subset
3.9.a. Particle Module Datasets: Particle Grid Dataset Bin Elevations; Particle Module Compute Grid Datasets; Particle Module Create Datasets; PTM Create Grid Datasets – Fence Diagrams

3.10 Scatter Module: Scatter Module; Scatter Data Tools; Scatter Menu; Scatter Triangles Menu; Scatter Vertices Menu; Transform
3.10.a. Interface Components: Interface Components; Scatter Module Menus; Scatter Module Display Options
3.10.a.1. Scatter Module Tools: Scatter Module Tools; Scatter Tools Right-Click Menus
3.10.a.2. Project Explorer Items: Project Explorer Items; Scatter Module Right-Click Menus
3.10.b. Functionalities: Scalar Value Options; Data Module Commands; Scatter Datasets; Grid Frame Dialog; Use of DEMs in the Scatter Module; Scatter Options; Scatter Breakline Options; Scatter Breakline Menu; Process Boundary Triangles; Interpolate to Scatter Set; Generate Contour Breaklines
3.10.c. Scatter Data Menu: Scatter Data Menu; Scatter Filter
3.10.d. Scatter Interpolation: Scatter Interpolation; Laplacian Interpolation; Inverse Distance Weighted Interpolation; Natural Neighbor Interpolation; Linear Interpolation
3.10.e. Data Sources: Historical Surveys; Electronic Charts

3.11 Raster Module: Raster Module; Raster Functionalities
3.11.a Interface: Raster Module Interface; Raster Right-Click Menus; Raster Menu Items; Raster Tools

Generic Models

4. General Numeric Models

4.1. Generic Mesh Model: Generic Mesh Model; Define Model Dialog; Generic 2D Mesh Arc Attributes Dialog; Generic 2D Nodal BC, Nodestring and Element Display Options; Generic Model Files; Generic Model Graphical Interface

4.2. PTM: PTM; PTM Overview; PTM Model Control; PTM Particle Filters; PTM Polygon Attributes Dialog; PTM Traps
4.2.a. PTM Coverages: PTM Coverages; PTM Gage Coverage
4.2.a.1. PTM Sources: PTM Sources; PTM Arc Attributes Dialog; PTM Feature Point Attributes Dialog
4.2.b. PTM Files: PTM Files; PTM Control File; PTM Sediment File; PTM Source File; PTM Wave File; PTM Trap File; PTM Trap Output; PTM Boundary Condition File
4.2.c. PTM Graphical Interface: PTM Graphical Interface; PTM Menu; PTM Model Check

4.3. Generic Grid Model: Generic Grid Model; Creating a Generic Grid

Coastal Models

5. Coastal Numeric Models: CSHORE; CSTORM-MS

5.1. ADCIRC: ADCIRC; ADCIRC Database; ADCIRC Files; ADCIRC Graphical Interface; ADCIRC Menu; ADCIRC Mesh; ADCIRC Model Control; ADCIRC Point Attributes Dialog; ADCIRC Spatial Attributes; ADCIRC Spatial Attributes 11.1; LTEA; Saving ADCIRC
5.1.a. ADCIRC Boundary Conditions: ADCIRC Boundary Conditions; ADCIRC BC Nodestrings; ADCIRC Weirs and Island Barriers

5.2. BOUSS-2D: BOUSS-2D; BOUSS-2D Using the Model; BOUSS-2D Simulations; BOUSS-2D Calculators; BOUSS-2D Graphical Interface; BOUSS-2D Parameter File; BOUSS-2D Probes; BOUSS-2D Test Cases; Saving BOUSS-2D
5.2.a. Runup/Overtopping: BOUSS2D Runup / Overtopping; BOUSS2D Runup / Overtopping Input Files; BOUSS2D Runup / Overtopping Viewing Data

5.3. CGWAVE: CGWAVE; CGWAVE Overview; CGWAVE BC Node Strings; CGWAVE Math Details: Boundary Conditions; CGWAVE Boundary Conditions Dialog; CGWAVE Files; CGWAVE Math Details: Governing Equations; CGWAVE Graphical Interface; CGWAVE Incident Wave Conditions; CGWAVE Model Control; CGWAVE Math Details: Numerical Solution; CGWAVE Practical Notes; CGWAVE Test Cases; Long Wave Input Toolbox; Saving CGWAVE

5.4. CMS: CMS; CMS-Flow/CMS-Wave Steering; CMS-Flow/Save Points
5.4.a. CMS-Flow: CMS-Flow; CMS-Flow Cell Attributes; CMS-Flow Graphical Interface; CMS-Flow Grid Modification Flag; CMS-Flow Hard Bottom; CMS-Flow Hot Start; CMS-Flow Menu; CMS-Flow Model Control; CMS-Flow Observation Cells; CMS-Flow Output Control; CMS-Flow Salinity; CMS-Flow Spatial Datasets; CMS-Flow Time Control; CMS-Flow Transport Control; CMS-Flow User-Editable Datasets; Lund Cirp and Watanabe Formula; M2D; Telescoping Grids
5.4.b. CMS-Wave: CMS-Wave; CMS-WAVE Cell Attributes Dialog; CMS-WAVE Graphical Interface; CMS-WAVE Menu; CMS-WAVE Model Control; CMS-Wave Model Control Dialog; CMS-WAVE Spectral Coverage
5.4.b.1. CMS-WAVE Files: CMS-WAVE Files; CMS-WAVE Control File; CMS-WAVE Simulation File; CMS-WAVE Spectral Energy File; CMS-WAVE Spectral Table File; CMS-Wave STD; CMS-WAVE Structure File

5.5. GenCade: GenCade; GenCade Files; GenCade Modeling Process; Practical Notes For Using GenCade
5.5.a. GenCade Graphical interface: GenCade Graphical Interface; GenCade Arc Attributes; GenCade Events; GenCade Menu; GenCade Model Control Dialog; GenCade Result Visualization; GenCade Structures; Wave Gages

5.6 STWAVE: STWAVE; Grid Nesting; Saving STWAVE; STWAVE Boundary Conditions; STWAVE Cell Attributes; STWAVE Graphical Interface; STWAVE Menu; STWAVE Model Control; STWAVE Output Control Dialog

5.7. WAM: WAM; WAM – Map to Raster Utility
5.7.a. WAM Graphical Interface: WAM Graphical Interface; WAM Grid Options; WAM Simulation Model Control; WAM Spectra from STWAVE Grids

Riverine and Estuarine Models

6. Riverine and Estuarine Models: HYDRO AS-2D; RIVERFLO-2D; SRH-2D; Steering

6.1. ADH: ADH; ADH 2D Shallow Water Flow; ADH Bed Layers Assignment; ADH Boat Definition File Cards; ADH Extract WSE; ADH Hot Start; ADH Hot Start Initial Conditions; ADH Material Properties; ADH Run Model; ADH Sediment Transport and Bed Layers; ADH String Structures; ADH Time Series; ADH Time Series Attributes; ADH Velocity Series Editor; ADH Vessel Coverage; ADH Wind Stations
6.1.a. ADH Boundary Condition: ADH Boundary Condition; ADH Boundary Condition File Cards
6.1.b. ADH Model Control: ADH Model Control; ADH Model Control Model Parameters; ADH Model Control Iterations; ADH Model Control Time; ADH Model Control Output; ADH Model Control Global Material Properties; ADH Model Control Transport Constituents; ADH Model Control Consolidation; ADH Model Control Advanced; ADH Model Control Solver
6.1.c. ADH Sediment Library Control: Sediment Library Control; Sediment Properties; C2SHORE Sediment Properties

6.2. FESWMNS: FESWMS; FESWMS Arc Attributes Dialog; FESWMS BC Nodestrings; FESWMS Errors; FESWMS Executable Known Issues; FESWMS Files; FESWMS Graphical Interface; FESWMS Hydraulic Structures; FESWMS Material Properties; FESWMS Menu; FESWMS Model Control Dialog; FESWMS Point Attributes Dialog; FESWMS Sediment Control; FESWMS Spindown; Saving FESWMS

6.3. TABS - RMA2/RMA4: TABS; TABS Attribute Dialog; Total Flow Nodestring
6.3.a. GFGEN: GFGEN; GFGEN Executable Known Issues
6.3.b. RMA2: RMA2; Nodal Transition (Marsh Porosity) Dialog; Rainfall Values Dialog; RMA2 1D Control Structure; RMA2 BC; RMA2 Boundary Conditions; RMA2 Files; RMA2 Graphical Interface; RMA2 Material Properties; RMA2 Menu; RMA2 Model Control Dialog; RMA2 Spindown; Roughness Options Dialog; Saving RMA2
6.3.c. RMA4: RMA4; RMA4 BC Elements; RMA4 BC Nodestrings; RMA4 Boundary Conditions; RMA4 Element Loading; RMA4 Files; RMA4 Graphical Interface; RMA4 Material Properties; RMA4 Menu; RMA4 Model Control; Saving RMA4

6.4. TUFLOW: TUFLOW; TUFLOW Overview; Batch Runs; Command Objects; Define TUFLOW domain; Reading a TUFLOW Simulation; Saving TUFLOW; TUFLOW 2D Geometry Components; TUFLOW AD; TUFLOW Boundary Conditions; TUFLOW Check Files; TUFLOW Combining 1D and 2D Domains; TUFLOW Grid Options; TUFLOW Inlet Database; TUFLOW Interface; TUFLOW Irregular Culverts; TUFLOW Linking 2D Domains; TUFLOW Links; TUFLOW Manholes; TUFLOW Material properties; TUFLOW Menu; TUFLOW Model Parameters; TUFLOW Network Node SX Additions; TUFLOW Numeric Engine; TUFLOW Running; TUFLOW Simulation; TUFLOW Viewing Results; TUFLOW ZShape

Appendix

7. Appendix: Bugfixes SMS; FHWA:2010 Webinars; SMS 11.2 Dialog Help

7.1. File Support: XMDF
7.1.a. File Formats: File Formats; 2D Mesh Files *.2dm; 2D Scatter Point Files; ARC/INFO® ASCII Grid Files *.arc; ASCII Dataset Files *.dat; Binary Dataset Files *.dat; Boundary ID Files; Boundary XY Files; Coastline Files *.cst; Color Palette Files *.pal; Drogue Files *.pth; File Extensions; Fleet Wind Files; Importing Non-Native SMS Files; KMZ Files; LandXML Files; Map Files; Material Files *.mat; MIKE 21 *.mesh; Native SMS Files; Quad4 Files; Settings Files *.ini; Shapefiles; SMS Super Files *.sup; Tabular Data Files - SHOALS *.pts; TIN Files; XY Series Files; XY Series Editor; XYZ Files; Generic Vector/Raster Files; Import from Web; Registering an Image
7.1.b. File Import Wizards: File Import Wizard; File Import Filter Options; File Import Wizard Supported File Formats
7.1.c. GSDA

7.1.c.1. Digital Elevation: GSDA:Digital Elevation; GSDA:Decompressing Files; GSDA:Importing Bathymetry Data into SMS; GSDA:Navigating the USGS Seamless Website; GSDA:Obtaining a DEM from USGS; GSDA:Obtaining Bathymetry Data from Geodas Design-a-Grid; GSDA:Obtaining Estuarine Bathytmetry Data from NOAA's NOS; GSDA:Using GIS Data Depot to Obtain DEM, DRG and DOQ Data; GSDA:Using the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS); GSDA:Using the USGS Map Locator to Find 7.5' Quadrangles
7.1.c.2. Hydrography Data: GSDA:Hydrography Data; GSDA:Obtaining Hydrographic Data from ESRI Census TIGER 1995; GSDA:Obtaining Hydrographic Data from the USGS / Epa; GSDA:Obtaining Hydrographic Data from WebGIS; GSDA:Obtaining Stream Data from the USGS WaterWatch; GSDA:Obtaining Stream Stage Data from the USDA/NRCS; GSDA:Obtaining Stream Stage Data from the USGS NWISWeb
7.1.c.3. Imagery: GSDA:Imagery; GSDA:Obtaining DOQ Image Data from MSN TerraServer; GSDA:Obtaining DOQs from The National Map on SDDS; GSDA:Obtaining Image Data from MSN TerraServer
7.1.c.4. Meteorologic Data: GSDA:Meteorologic Data; GSDA:Obtainig NEXRAD Radar Data from NCDC; GSDA:Obtaining Precipitation Data from NOAA; GSDA:Obtaining Precipitation Data from PRISM; GSDA:Obtaining Precipitation Data from the NCDC / NNDC Climate Data Online; GSDA:Obtaining Precipitation Data from the RCC; GSDA:Obtaining Precipitation Data from the UCC; GSDA:Obtaining Precipitation or Snow Data from USDA / NRCS
7.1.c.5. Oceanic Data: GSDA:Oceanic Data; GSDA:Obtaining Coastline Data from NOAA NGDC
7.1.c.6. Surface Characteristics: GSDA:Surface Characteristics; GSDA:Creating a Table of Runoff Coefficients; GSDA:Land Use Codes; GSDA:Obtaining Land Use Data from the EPA; GSDA:Obtaining Land Use Data from the USGS; GSDA:Obtaining Land Use Data from WebGIS; GSDA:Obtaining Soil Type (SSURGO) Data from Soil Data Mart; GSDA:Obtaining Soil Type (SSURGO) Data from the Geospatial Data Gateway; GSDA:Obtaining Soil Type (STATSGO) Data from the NRCS; GSDA:Obtaining Soil Type Data from the NRCS - SSURGO; GSDA:Obtaining Soil Type Data from the NRCS - STATSGO; GSDA:Table of Runoff Curve Numbers; GSDA:Using Soil Type Data with GSSHA
7.1.c.6.1. Obtaining Soil Type Data from the EPA: GSDA:Obtaining Soil Type Data from the EPA; GSDA:Statsgolmport readme

7.2. Archives: Archived Models
7.2.a. What's New for Previous Versions: What's New in SMS 11.0; What's New in SMS 10.1; What's New in SMS 10.0

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