Flood Modeller
{{notability|Products|date=February 2015}}
{{Undisclosed paid|date=December 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Flood Modeller
| developer = Jacobs Engineering Group
| latest release version = 7.0
| programming language = C#, Fortran, Delphi, C++
| operating_system = Microsoft Windows
| genre = Hydraulic simulation, Geographic information system
| website = https://www.floodmodeller.com/
}}
Flood Modeller is a computer program developed by Jacobs that assesses flood risk by simulating the flow of water through river channels, urban drainage networks and across floodplains using a range of one- and two-dimensional hydraulic solvers. The software incorporates a user interface for building, running and viewing the results of models, including a GIS map interface.
The software has been independently benchmarked{{Cite web|title=Benchmarking the latest generation of 2D hydraulic flood modelling packages|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benchmarking-the-latest-generation-of-2d-hydraulic-flood-modelling-packages|access-date=2021-06-21|website=GOV.UK|language=en}} by the Environment Agency and is used extensively{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.floodmodeller.com/about|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Flood Modeller|language=en}} to undertake modelling of flood risk,{{Cite web |title=Environment Agency Current Magazine issue 22 |url=https://indd.adobe.com/view/e39c37ef-a3cf-45c4-8007-7ca797cfce8c?startpage=9 |access-date=9 January 2024 |website=Environment Agency}} develop flood risk management schemes and provide flood forecasting services.{{Cite web |title=Real-time flood impacts mapping |url=https://www.gov.uk/flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-research-reports/real-time-flood-impacts-mapping |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}
Development History
Initially developed by Halcrow Group and then CH2M Hill, Flood Modeller is now developed by Jacobs Solutions. Flood Modeller was previously known as "ISIS" (after the local name for the Upper Thames).
Solvers
= 1D solvers =
Flood Modeller includes steady-state and unsteady 1D river solvers for modelling open-channels.
It also provides a 1D urban solver for modelling urban drainage systems.
= 2D solvers =
Flood Modeller includes three different 2D solvers:
- The ADI solver is based on the DIVAST numerical engine first developed in the 1980s, and is designed to simulate fluvial, overland, estuarine and coastal situations where flow does not rapidly change.{{Cite journal|title = Integrating 1D and 2D hydrodynamic models for flood simulation|last1 = Lin|first1 = B.|date = 2006|journal = Proceedings of the ICE - Water Management|volume = 159|pages = 19–25|doi = 10.1680/wama.2006.159.1.19|last2 = Wicks|first2 = J. M.|last3 = Falconer|first3 = R. A.|first4 = K.|last4 = Adams}}
- The TVD solver is designed to represent rapid changes in the water surface profile, but results in longer run-times.
- The FAST solver uses simplified hydraulics to perform rapid assessments of flooding.{{Cite journal|title = Adaptation planning for floods: a review of available tools|last1 = Banks|first1 = J. C.|date = 2013|journal = Natural Hazards|volume = 70|issue = 2|pages = 1327–1337|doi = 10.1007/s11069-013-0876-7|last2 = Camp|first2 = J. V.|first3 = M. D.|last3 = Abkowitz|s2cid = 129095526}}{{Cite web|last=Jacobs|date=2015|title=2D FAST solver|url=https://www.floodmodeller.com/2dfastsolver|access-date=13 February 2015|website=Flood Modeller|publisher=Jacobs}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.floodmodeller.com/ Flood Modeller website]