Xiaochen Zhao^1,2, Z. George Xue^3,4, Charles Philip Johnson⁵, Paul Miller⁵, Annalisa Molini⁶ and Mijael Vargas Godoy⁶, (1)Louisiana State University, Center for Computation and Technology, Baton Rouge, United States, (2)Louisiana State University, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, Baton Rouge, United States, (3)Louisiana State University, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, (4)Louisiana State University, Center for Computation and Technology, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, (5)Louisiana State University, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Baton Rouge, United States, (6)Tulane University, Department of River-Coastal Science & Engineering, New Orleans, United States