2D benchmarking: evaluating the latest generation of the hydraulic models for FCRM

This project created a set of tests to assess whether hydraulic modelling software is suitable for use for flood risk management purposes.

From:
Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme and Environment Agency
Published
22 February 2021
Category:
Understanding risks from all sources of flooding
Topics:
Artificial intelligence, Big data, Communicating risk, Decision making with uncertainty and Flood forecasting
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Flood risk assessment, Machine learning, Modelling, Strategy and planning, and Understanding physical processes
Project status:
Completed
Project code:
SC120002
Date of completion:
31 August 2013

Documents

Benchmarking the latest generation of 2D hydraulic flood modelling packages - summary (95KB) PDF

Benchmarking the latest generation of 2D hydraulic flood modelling packages - technical report (8.4MB) PDF

Desktop review of 2D hydraulic modelling packages - summary (59KB) PDF

Desktop review of 2D hydraulic modelling packages - technical report (3.2MB) PDF

Benchmarking model data (38.7MB) ZIP

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Details

A wide range of hydraulic modelling software tools are available and, due to scientific and technological progress, these continue to evolve and improve through time.

To help with making decisions at the Environment Agency, we worked in partnership with Heriot Watt University to develop a set of standard benchmark tests for 2D hydraulic modelling software. These allowed us to assess the ability of available modelling packages to simulate flooding under different conditions and for a variety of flood risk management purposes.

This project was started in April 2012 and completed in August 2013.

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Published 22 February 2021
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