DESCRIPTION

The CLIWS performs research and training in water quality modeling and monitoring. Recent research includes TMDL modeling, modeling slow-moving tidal streams, oil spill modeling for early warning of downstream water users, sedimentation in the Atchafalaya Basin (the nation's largest river swamp), eutrophication and nutrient models of Lake Pontchartrain, and GIS applications in water modeling and management.

SERVICE AND ACTIVITIES

Research, education, and training

AREA OF CONCENTRATION

Modeling, Data Analysis and Visualization, TMDL development, GIS Applications and Integration with Other Software

GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE OF ACTIVITES

Louisiana (primarily)

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION

Educational - University Research Center