Table 2 FVCOM model performance statistics at the six tide gauge locations using water level during five extreme events shown in Fig. 9.

From: Extreme flood return levels in a U.S. mid-Atlantic estuary using 40-year fluvial-coastal model simulations

Location/Metrics

Avg. bias

Skill

Corr (R)

Newbold (NB)

0.075

0.929

0.917

Philadelphia (PHL)

−0.002

0.936

0.907

Reedy Point (RP)

−0.071

0.941

0.919

Ship John Shoal (SJS)

−0.154

0.906

0.937

Brandywine Shoal Light (BSL)

−0.147

0.933

0.964

Lewes (LW)

−0.183

0.919

0.965

  1. All the metrics are averaged over five events. A positive bias represents model over-prediction, while a negative bias represents under-prediction.
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