FY 2000 proposal 20068
Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Numerical Study of Flow-Field Structure on Salmonid Migration |
| Proposal ID | 20068 |
| Organization | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. (UMICH) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
| Name | Prof. Ana I. Sirviente |
| Mailing address | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, 2600 Draper Road # 204 NAME Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2145 |
| Phone / email | 7346479411 / asirv@engin.umich.edu |
| Manager authorizing this project | |
| Review cycle | FY 2000 |
| Province / Subbasin | Mainstem/Systemwide / Systemwide |
| Short description | This proposal seeks to develop quantitative statistical correlations in-between the flow field information (obtained using a three-dimensional numerical model) and available salmonid out-migration trajectory data. |
| Target species | Salmonids. Analysis will be extended to other species at a later date. |
Project location
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Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)
Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:
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Section 2. Past accomplishments
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
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Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase
Task-based budget
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Outyear objectives-based budget
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Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase
Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase
Task-based budget
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Outyear objectives-based budget
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Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase
Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase
Task-based budget
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Outyear objectives-based budget
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Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase
Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
Task-based budget
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Outyear objectives-based budget
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Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
Section 8. Estimated budget summary
Itemized budget
| Item | Note | FY 2000 cost |
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| Personnel |
Salaries |
$43,768 |
| Fringe |
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$13,568 |
| Supplies |
Computer usage/fax/phone related expenses etc |
$100 |
| Capital |
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$4,000 |
| Travel |
To BPA/workshops/conferences etc |
$2,000 |
| Indirect |
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$31,204 |
| $94,640 |
Total estimated budget
| Total FY 2000 cost | $94,640 |
| Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
| Total FY 2000 budget request | $94,640 |
| FY 2000 forecast from 1999 | $0 |
| % change from forecast | 0.0% |
Cost sharing
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Other budget explanation
Schedule Constraints: None
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Jun 15, 1999
Comment:
Recommendation:
Do not fund. The idea continues to be attractive, but the proposal is not strong enough to support funding.
Comments:
This proposal is also an innovative approach to examining the response of fish to turbulence. However, unlike the previous proposals (#20054, #20064) this project involves "state-of-the-art" 3-D computer modeling of flow fields in segments of the river. The proponents suggest that "existing field data for salmonid movement will be used to track fish-trajectories in three-dimensional space." Advanced statistical methods would be used to examine how fish utilize these flow fields.
Unfortunately the reviewers found this proposals difficult to understand and were uncertain what the results/deliverables would be. The utility of the proposed work to salmon problems was not clearly identified or convincing and the linkages that are claimed to other BPA/FWP projects are not obvious or adequately explained. The proponents describe, and likely can successfully deliver, a 3-D model, but the claimed relationship of this model and its utility to addressing salmon problems was not convincing. The measureables for the model, such as how it will calibrate or ground truth, are not explained. The proposed methods for development of the model are described, but the methods and scientific design for the salmon data and measurements are not explained. The proponent appears to assume that the necessary salmon data are readily available on the time and space scales required.
While the model has been applied in small sections of the Mid-Columbia, we have two serious reservations about this proposal: (a) the actual resolution of the fish field data will most likely be substantially lower (i.e., only rate of movement through a river section) than expected or needed; and (b) that the complexity of many river sections will limit the spatial resolution in flow simulations (as noted by the authors, page 833). If the former is understood and is not considered a limitation, then the proposal did not comment on that significant issue. This proposal would hugely benefit if the PI were to directly collaborate with a fishery biologist who has special interest and expertise in salmon migration and who has been collecting temperature/depth/location sensor data for fish moving through the Columbia River.
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Aug 20, 1999
Comment:
Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999
Comment:
Unclear how this study would complement current COE study. More appropriately considered in SCT, particularly if study is focused on power operations.
Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999
Comment:
Criteria all: Met? No - Not recommended. Would conduct work (currently proposed in a more concise and compatible manner) that is to be addressed in CRFM-SWRG. CRFM modeling is to be developed to allow superimposition of fish behavior and hydraulics. This proposal more disassociated.
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Mar 1, 2000
Comment:
[Decision made in 9-22-99 Council Meeting];