Dr. Ming Ye

Associate Professor

Department of Scientific Computing
Florida State University

PhD, University of Arizona

Office: 489 Dirac Science Library
Phone: (850) 644-4587
Fax: (850) 644-0098
Email: mye@fsu.edu








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ArcNLET version 1.1 for ArcGIS 9.3 and 10.0 are available for download

Documentation of sensitivity analysis and uncertainty assessment using ArcNLET is available for download

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. ArcNLET
ArcGIS-Based Nitrate Load Estimation Toolkit

Developer: J. Fernando Rios, Ming Ye, Liying Wang, and Paul Z. Lee
Contact: Use the form below under Support/Comments or email directly to Professor Ming Ye at mye@fsu.edu
Funding Sources: Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and Institute for Energy Systems, Economics and Sustainability (IESES)

Description
Estimating groundwater nitrate fate and transport is an important task in water resources and environmental management because excess nitrate loads may have negative impacts on human and environmental health. With the joint support of FDEP and IESES, a simplified nitrate transport model was developed. Computational implementation of the model leads to a geographic information system (GIS)-based screening tool, whose purpose is to estimate nitrate loads to surface water bodies from onsite wastewater-treatment systems (OWTS). Key features of this software are the reduced data demands due to the use of a simplified model, as well as ease of use compared to traditional groundwater flow and transport models, achieved by embedding the model within ArcGIS. The simplified conceptual model consists of a simplified groundwater flow model in the surficial aquifer, and a simplified transport model that makes use of an analytical solution to the advection-dispersion equation, used for determining nitrate fate and transport. Denitrification is modeled using first order decay in the analytical solution with the decay constant. The groundwater flow model uses readily available topographic data to approximate the hydraulic gradient, which is then used to calculate seepage velocity magnitude and direction. Load calculations are carried out using a mass balance approach where the system is considered to be in the steady state.

Download
The software is available for free download by completing the form below.  By filling in this information, it helps us know who is interested in the software!

ArcNLET requires ArcGIS 9.3, 9.3.1 or 10.0 with Spatial Analyst.

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Documentation
The software documentation is not included in the ArcNLET download package. Instead it is provided here as a separate download (in PDF format)
User's Manual: Software installation, input file preparation, and execution.
Technical Manual: Conceptual models and software design, development, verification and validation
Application Manual: Case study at the Eggleston Heights and Julington Creek neighborhoods in Jacksonville, FL
Sensitivity and Uncertainty: Sensitivity analysis and uncertainty assessment using ArcNLET have been conducted for several neighborhoods at Jacksonville, FL

Sample Data
In order to follow the tutorial in the User's manual, the data required is provided here
          lakeshore_example.zip (11 MB)

Disclaimer
By downloading the software you acknowledge that you have read and accept the following terms:

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CONTRIBUTORS, COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY OR ITS EMPLOYEES BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS WITH THE SOFTWARE.

Licensing
Creative Commons License
ArcNLET by J. Fernando Rios, Ming Ye, Liying Wang, and Paul Z. Lee is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work supported by the FDEP and IESES. This license allows for redistribution, commercial and non-commercial, as long as it is passed along unchanged and in whole, with credit to us. The FDEP shall have a royalty-free nonexclusive and irrevocable right to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the work for governmental purpose.

Software Training Workshops

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Please complete the following form to submit a bug report or to provide comments.  Be sure to include as much information as possible (including the program log)!
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History
Software version history (* = current release):
Release Notes
*(2011-08-11) v1.1 -Changes and New Features
(2011-07-01) v1.0 beta -Beta release 3
(2011-06-21) v1.0 beta -Beta release 2
(2011-06-16) v1.0 beta -Beta release 1

Screenshots

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Main Window Overview		 6
Interactive Particle Tracking Overview
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Groundwater Flow Module
Particle Tracking Module
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Transport Module		 4
Nitrate Load Estimation Module