1. The Installation of ChesROMS1.1 Wen Long Jiangtao Xu Lyon W.J. Lanerolle Jerry D. Wiggert David Potsiadlo Kyle Wilcox Thomas F. Gross Raleigh R. Hood Raghu G. Murtugudde Chrstopher W. Brown Chesapeake Modeling Symposium May 12-14 th, 2008, Annapolis, MD

2. ChesROMS Cartoon Tidal Harmonics Conditions at Bay’s Mouth NOS Water Level, Climatological T & S Vertical Profiles Climatological NO 3, PO 4, O 2 Temperature, Salinity, O 2, Light Heat Flux Precipitation Wind Solar Radiation Currents Nutrients (N,P) Phytoplankton Zooplankton Detritus Sedime nt Transpo rt Sedimentation & Resuspension NO x N2N2 River Flow and Load Gas Exchange

3. Outline Where to Find ChesROMS Download ChesROMS Source README: System Requirements Setup OQCS Compile OQCS Setup OHMS/CHESROMS Obtain ROMS3.0 and Apply Patch Compile ChesROMS Compile chesroms2shp Postprocess Setup Operational-Run Scripts Initial Run—Initialize Model Restart: Nowcasting and Forecasting Empirical Habitat Models Bug Reporting and Discussion Forum

4. Where to Find ChesROMS

8. Download ChesROMS Source

9. README: System Requirements

11. Setup OQCS

14. Compile OQCS

16. Setup OHMS/CHESROMS

21. Obtain ROMS3.0 and Apply Patch

24. Compile ChesROMS

28. Compile chesroms2shp Postprocess

29. Setup Operational-Run Scripts

32. Initial Run—Initialize Model

38. Restart: Nowcasting and Forecasting

39. Empirical Habitat Models

42. Bug Reporting and Discussion Forum

43. Thank you!