GeoFlood (v1.0.0): Computational model for overland flooding

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Autori principali: Kyanjo, Brian, Calhoun, Donna, George, David L.
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Pubblicazione: 2024
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author Kyanjo, Brian
Calhoun, Donna
George, David L.
author_facet Kyanjo, Brian
Calhoun, Donna
George, David L.
contents This paper presents GeoFlood, a new open-source software package for solving the shallow-water equations (SWE) on a quadtree hierarchy of mapped, logically Cartesian grids managed by the parallel, adaptive library ForestClaw (Calhoun and Burstedde, 2017). The GeoFlood model is validated using standard benchmark tests from Neelz and Pender (2013) as well as the historical Malpasset dam failure. The benchmark test results are compared against those obtained from GeoClaw (Clawpack Development Team, 2020) and the software package HEC-RAS (Hydraulic Engineering Center River Analysis System, Army Corps of Engineers) (Brunner, 2018). The Malpasset outburst flood results are compared with those presented in George (2011) (obtained from the GeoClaw software), model results from Hervouet and Petitjean (1999), and empirical data. The comparisons validate GeoFlood's capabilities for idealized benchmarks compared to other commonly used models as well as its ability to efficiently simulate highly dynamic floods in complex terrain, consistent with historical field data. Because it is massively parallel and scalable, GeoFlood may be a valuable tool for efficiently computing large-scale flooding problems at very high resolutions.
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spellingShingle GeoFlood (v1.0.0): Computational model for overland flooding
Kyanjo, Brian
Calhoun, Donna
George, David L.
Geophysics
Mathematical Software
This paper presents GeoFlood, a new open-source software package for solving the shallow-water equations (SWE) on a quadtree hierarchy of mapped, logically Cartesian grids managed by the parallel, adaptive library ForestClaw (Calhoun and Burstedde, 2017). The GeoFlood model is validated using standard benchmark tests from Neelz and Pender (2013) as well as the historical Malpasset dam failure. The benchmark test results are compared against those obtained from GeoClaw (Clawpack Development Team, 2020) and the software package HEC-RAS (Hydraulic Engineering Center River Analysis System, Army Corps of Engineers) (Brunner, 2018). The Malpasset outburst flood results are compared with those presented in George (2011) (obtained from the GeoClaw software), model results from Hervouet and Petitjean (1999), and empirical data. The comparisons validate GeoFlood's capabilities for idealized benchmarks compared to other commonly used models as well as its ability to efficiently simulate highly dynamic floods in complex terrain, consistent with historical field data. Because it is massively parallel and scalable, GeoFlood may be a valuable tool for efficiently computing large-scale flooding problems at very high resolutions.
title GeoFlood (v1.0.0): Computational model for overland flooding
topic Geophysics
Mathematical Software
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.15435