"Modeling a channel migration corridor for the 59-mile segment of the Missouri
National Recreation River", funded by the National Park Service. 
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Responsibilities will include the following: 

(25%) Writing new C++ code to implement a published river meandering
model; 

(25%) Writing a report describing the feasibility of delineating the
migration corridor of the MNRR with a river meandering model as
described above and recommendations for future work;

(20%) Incorporating that code within the Channel-Hillslope Integrated
Landscape Development model (CHILD), which is written in C++, to
replace an existing river meandering model; 

(20%) Completing a preliminary calibration of the meandering model for
the Missouri National Recreation River (MNRR) using historical data;
Some travel (one field trip to the MNRR) is required;

(10%) Assessing the feasibility of using the model to predict a river
migration corridor by running the model forward in time for 100 years.

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The proposed tasks performed will consist of:

* Porting the current 2006 CHILD C++ code to OS X 10.4-10.5 under gcc
4.0.1+.

* Verifying operation of this code with existing inputs.

* Replacing the current meandering code with new C++ code written to
implement the technique described in Johannesson and Parker, 1989.

* Calibrating the new model using data from USGS data set 2006-5313.

* Creating additional software tools (not necessaily in C++) for
performing calibration as required.

* Performing a 100 year simulation of the MNRR using the calibrated
and initialized model.

* Presenting the work and results in a written PDF report suitable for
publication.

* Hosting the tools, data, and report at a public website.

If possible, also:

* Replacing the Matlab-based graphical output with (free)
platform-independent tools, not necessarily in C++.

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A proposed timetable and schedule is:

Phase  Description                          Date completed
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1.     Start of work.
       Initial consultation, evaluation,
       discussion, planning, schedule.      Feb 12, 2008

2.     CHILD 2006 verification.             Feb 29, 2008 

3.     Implementation of J-P 1989.
       (Graphics tools.)                    Mar 31, 2008 

4.     Implementation of J-P 1989. 
       (Graphics tools.)                    Apr 30, 2008 

5.     Implementation of J-P 1989.
       Calibration tools.
       (Graphics tools.)                    May 31, 2008 

6.     MNRR calibration. 
       Calibration tools.                   Jun 30, 2008 

7.     MNRR calibration.                    Jul 31, 2008 

8.     MNRR calibration.    
       100 year simulation.                 Aug 31, 2008 

9.     100 year simulation.                 Sep 30, 2008 

10.    100 year simulation.  
       Writing report.                      Oct 31, 2008 

11.    Writing report.                      Nov 30, 2008 

12.    Website hosting.
       End of project.                      Dec 31, 2008