SMIG -- Mission and Objectives

Surface-water quality and flow Modeling Interest Group

Mission and Objectives

SMIG, the USGS Surface-water quality and flow Modeling Interest Group, was created with funding from the USGS Office of Water Quality. Through this interest group, surface-water modelers can:

network with other modelers

keep abreast of current modeling activities with the USGS

discuss new modeling techniques, algorithms, interfaces, etc.

learn about new models

share ideas and experience, solve problems, ...

Mission | Scope | Objectives | Membership | Directors

Mission

The mission of the USGS Surface-water quality and flow Modeling Interest Group is to heighten the awareness of surface-water quality and flow modeling activities within the U.S. Geological Survey, enhance communication, and facilitate the sharing of information and expertise among modelers.

Scope

The scope of the USGS Surface-water quality and flow modeling Interest Group includes all surface-water modeling activities. Topics of interest include any issues relevant to the hydraulic modeling and/or water-quality modeling of surface waters (lakes, reservoirs, rivers, estuaries, and watersheds).

Objectives and Activities

Produce a bi-annual newsletter which is distributed only via the WWW. The newsletter contains:
- contributed feature articles, with topics such as:
  - current modeling projects
  - evaluations of the capabilities of selected models
  - current model development activities
  - model interfaces
  - model algorithms
  - visualization techniques
- lists of recent publications of interest
- lists of meetings of interest
Maintain a set of WWW pages. The SMIG web pages include:
- the latest newsletter
- back issues of the newsletter
- links to other pages of interest
- links to ftp-able archives of models
- summaries of model capabilities/limitations
- a mailing list

Membership

Membership in SMIG is open to anyone interested in surface-water modeling. To join, just add your name to the mailing list.

Directors

The "Board of Directors" of the SMIG consists of a small group of USGS modelers and OWQ personnel that are interested in promoting the mission of the SMIG. Currently, the Directors are (in alphabetical order):

Jerad Bales -- Hydrologist, Raleigh, NC <jdbales@usgs.gov>
Ken Bencala -- Chemical Engineer, Menlo Park, CA <kbencala@usgs.gov>
Bob Broshears -- Central Region WQ Specialist, Denver, CO <rebroshe@usgs.gov>
Herb Buxton -- Coordinator, Toxics Program, W. Trenton, NJ <hbuxton@usgs.gov>
Karen Rice -- Hydrologist, Charlottesville, VA <kcrice@usgs.gov>
Stewart Rounds -- Hydrologist, Portland, OR <sarounds@usgs.gov>
Rob Runkel -- Hydrologist, Denver, CO <runkel@usgs.gov>
Steve Sorenson -- Acting Assistant Chief, OWQ, Reston, VA <sorenson@usgs.gov>
Dave Wolock -- Hyd (Env. Sc.), Lawrence, KS <dwolock@usgs.gov>
Tamara Wood -- Hydrologist, Portland, OR <tmwood@usgs.gov>

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Stewart Rounds, SMIG coordinator <sarounds@usgs.gov>
U.S. Geological Survey
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