Journal article
Towards an open and integrated cyberinfrastructure for river morphology research in the big data era
Environmental modelling & software : with environment data news, Vol.183, 106240
01/2025
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2024.106240
Abstract
The objective of this paper is to present the initial illustration of a cyberinfrastructure named the RIver MORPHology Information System (RIMORPHIS) that addresses the current limitations related to river morphology data and tools. RIMORPHIS is supported by a data model for storing river morphology data. A new specification for data and semantics on river morphology datasets has been developed to support the web-based platform for discovering and visualization of river morphology data. Several geoprocessing tools are developed that enable scientific analysis and practical studies, including the coordinate transformation, cross-section generation and bathymetry mesh generation. Our vision for RIMORPHIS is to create a self-sustained community platform with tools to support scientific discoveries on river morphology and to enable multidisciplinary research for riverine environments. To accomplish this vision, we created a community to gather input and build partnerships. The RIMORPHIS cyberinfrastructure addresses the community needs related to data access, processing and visualization. The current implementation of RIMORPHIS is scalable for new data and tools.
•A prototype RIver MORPHology Information System (RIMORPHIS) cyberinfrastructure is created.•RIMORPHIS enables data discovery, access and processing related to river morphology data.•RIMORPHIS tools include coordinate transformation, cross-section generation and bathymetry mesh generation.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Towards an open and integrated cyberinfrastructure for river morphology research in the big data era
- Creators
- Venkatesh Merwade - Purdue University West LafayetteIbrahim Demir - University of IowaMarian Muste - University of IowaAmanda L. Cox - Saint Louis UniversityJ. Toby Minear - University of Colorado BoulderYusuf Sermet - University of IowaSayan Dey - Saint Louis UniversityChung-Yuan Liang - Purdue University West Lafayette
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Environmental modelling & software : with environment data news, Vol.183, 106240
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.envsoft.2024.106240
- ISSN
- 1364-8152
- eISSN
- 1873-6726
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Grant note
- National Science Foundation (NSF): 1948938, 1948944, 1948972, 1948940, 2118329
This work was conducted with funding support from the National Science Foundation (NSF Award #1948938; #1948944; #1948972; #1948940 #2118329) . All opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF. The authors thank the editor, the associate editor, one anonymous reviewer and Amanda Whaling for providing constructive comments on the initial version of this paper.
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2025
- Academic Unit
- Electrical and Computer Engineering; Civil and Environmental Engineering; IIHR--Hydroscience and Engineering; Injury Prevention Research Center; Geographical and Sustainability Sciences; Mechanical Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984736748302771
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