Guidance on Setup, Calibration, and Validation of Hydrodynamic, Wave, and Sediment Models for Shelf Seas and Estuaries
Table 7
Statistical guidelines to establish calibration standards for a minimum level of performance for coastal and estuarine hydrodynamic and sediment models. The table is based in part on the recommendations from Evans [1] and Bartlett [2].
Model predictions
RMSE
Bias
R
SI
Bathymetry
±2.5% of the mean water depth
<0.10
>0.95
<10%
Water level (coast)
±0.1 m or 10% of the measured level (spring tide); ±15% (neap tide)
<0.10
>0.95
<10%
Water level (estuary)
±0.1 m (mouth); ±0.3 m (head) or 10% of the measured level (spring tide); ±15% (neap tide)
<0.20
>0.95
<15%
Water-level phase (coast)
±15 minutes
<0.20
>0.90
<20%
Water-level phase (estuary)
±15 minutes (mouth); ±25 minutes (head)
<0.25
>0.90
<20%
Average current speed
±0.1 m/s or ±10% to 20% of the measured speed
<0.10
>0.95
<10%
Peak current speed
Within <0.05 m/s (very good), <0.1 m/s (good), < 0.2 m/s (moderate), and <0.3 m/s (poor) of the measured peak speed
