Heat: Bed/Ice

Viewing Opt | Heat: Bed/Ice  allows the user to view bed heat in terms of temperature or thermal thickness, as well as for . The nature of the information displayed depends on whether the model is EFDC_GVC or EFDC+.

When viewing the Temperature option only the top layer (i.e. the layer in contact with the water column) is displayed. If the Time Series toolbar function is on then the Show Water checkbox is enabled and the user can view the time series of the sediment temperature and the bottom water layer (which varies for the GVC model) together.

Figure 1  Heat: Bed/Ice Viewing Options.