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Apr 26, 2012
Using FRAMES to Manage Environmental and Water Resources
Authors: G. Whelan [email protected], W. D. Millard [email protected], G. M. Gelston [email protected], T. P. Khangaonkar [email protected], M. A. Pelton, D. L. Strenge, Z. Yang, C. Lee, C. Sivaraman, A. J. Stephan, B. L. Hoopes, and K. J. CastletonAuthor Affiliations
Publication: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2007: Restoring Our Natural Habitat
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The Framework for Risk Analysis in Multimedia Environmental Systems (FRAMES) is decision-support middleware that provides users the ability to design software solutions for complex problems. It is a software platform that provides seamless and transparent communication between modeling components by using a multi-thematic approach to provide a flexible and holistic understanding of how environmental factors potentially affect humans and the environment. It incorporates disparate components (e.g., models, databases, and other frameworks) that integrate across scientific disciplines, allowing for tailored solutions to specific activities. This paper discusses one example application of FRAMES, where several commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software products are seamlessly linked into a planning and decision-support tool that helps manage water-based emergency situations and sustainable response. Multiple COTS models, including three surface water models, and a number of databases are linked through FRAMES to assess the impact of three asymmetric and simultaneous events, two of which impact water resources. The asymmetric events include 1) an unconventional radioactive release into a large potable water body, 2) a conventional contaminant (oil) release into navigable waters, and 3) an instantaneous atmospheric radioactive release.
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Box 999, K9-36, Richland, WA 99352. E-mail: [email protected]
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Box 999, K7-28, Richland, WA 99352. E-mail: [email protected]
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Box 999, K6-52, Richland, WA 99352. E-mail: [email protected]
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 1100 Dexter Ave N. Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98109. E-mail: [email protected]
M. A. Pelton
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Box 999, K6-52, Richland, WA 99352
D. L. Strenge
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Box 999, K6-52, Richland, WA 99352
Z. Yang
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 1100 Dexter Ave N. Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98109
C. Lee
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 1100 Dexter Ave N. Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98109
C. Sivaraman
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Box 999, K7-28, Richland, WA 99352
A. J. Stephan
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Box 999, K7-28, Richland, WA 99352
B. L. Hoopes
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Box 999, K6-52, Richland, WA 99352
K. J. Castleton
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Box 999, K6-52, Richland, WA 99352
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