MOUSE - MIKE 21 for Urban Flood Modelling
It is now possible - and feasible - to simulate urban flooding with full two-way interaction between the water in the sewers and the water on the surface. A dynamic link between MOUSE and MIKE 21 makes it possible to achieve this important improvement within urban flood modeling.
Since Digital Elevation Data from urban areas is nowadays relatively easy and inexpensive to get hold of and easy to use in the model development, this kind of modeling is expected to become the standard in many flood prone urban areas, where the authorities need to be prepared for the worst.
The MOUSE - MIKE 21 link is fully dynamic and works on a timestep basis. The link is so far an undocumented feature in release 2003.
Users, who wish to develop integrated models, are invited to contact DHI for details on how to setup and run the model.
Plan plot of MOUSE network overlaid on a digital terrain model of streets in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Courtesy of Jahangir Alam,
Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok
Animated results from an integrated MOUSE - MIKE 21 model of the area shown above. The longitudinal section corresponds to the branch marked in green above.
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