SFWMM
The South Florida Water Managment Model (SFWMM) is a regional-scale computer model that simulates the hydrology and the management of the South Florida water resources system from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay. The model currently simulates all the major components of the hydrologic cycle in south Florida on a daily basis using climatic data for the 1965-2000 period. The SFWMM is widely accepted as the best available tool for analyzing regional-scale structural and/or operational changes to the complex water management system in south Florida.
The Natural System Model (NSM) is frequently used for comparison with SFWMM simulations. Vegetation, topography, and river courses used by the NSM are based on pre-drainage conditions. Recent climatic data is used to simulate the pre-drainage hydrologic response to current hydrologic input allowing for meaningful comparisons between a SFWMM simulation of a managed system alternative and the pre-drainage natural system simulated by the NSM.
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