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The International River Interface Cooperative: Public Domain Software For River Modeling

The document introduces the International River Interface Cooperative (iRIC) which provides public domain software for river modeling. iRIC features a generic modeling interface that allows for rapid integration of new models. It supports one, two, and three-dimensional visualization and output of flow, sediment transport, and bed evolution modeling results. The document describes several hydrodynamic and morphodynamic models that have been integrated into iRIC, including FASTMECH, NAYS, STORM, and MORPHO2D. It provides examples of modeling results produced using these solvers within the iRIC framework and discusses ongoing developments to further expand iRIC's modeling capabilities.

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The International River Interface Cooperative: Public Domain Software For River Modeling

The document introduces the International River Interface Cooperative (iRIC) which provides public domain software for river modeling. iRIC features a generic modeling interface that allows for rapid integration of new models. It supports one, two, and three-dimensional visualization and output of flow, sediment transport, and bed evolution modeling results. The document describes several hydrodynamic and morphodynamic models that have been integrated into iRIC, including FASTMECH, NAYS, STORM, and MORPHO2D. It provides examples of modeling results produced using these solvers within the iRIC framework and discusses ongoing developments to further expand iRIC's modeling capabilities.

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The International River

Interface Cooperative:
Public Domain Software
for River Modeling
Jonathan Nelson1
Yasuyuki Shimizu2
Hiroshi Takebayashi3
Richard McDonald1
1. USGS Geomorphology and Sediment Transport Laboratory, Golden CO, USA
2. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan
3. Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Introduction to IRIC
Generic, multi-dimensional modeling
interface
Public domain
Rapid integration of new models
Raw data to publishable graphics
User-specified ancillary data
Common data structure and I/O routines
One- two- and three-dimensional visualization
User-specified output files for analysis
Flow, sediment transport, and bed evolution
Habitat assessment
Interface developed by Interface developed by
USGS for FASTMECH HRDPRC/MIZUHO for NAYS
(MD_SWMS) (RIC-NAYS)

IRIC 1.0
FASTMECH
NAYS
STORM
MORPHO2D
FASTMECH
Quasi-3d (2d+vertical structure+secondary
flows)
Quasi-steady
Simple eddy viscosity turbulence closure
Finite difference
Curvilinear orthogonal grid
Sediment transport and morphologic evolution
Habitat calculator
Particle tracking w/simple active behavior
Flow and morphologic change with FastMech Knik River
NAYS
2d
Fully unsteady
Choice of momentum advection schemes
Horizontal large-eddy simulation plus closure
Finite difference
Curvilinear nonorthogonal grid w/refinement
Sediment transport and morphologic
evolution
Particle tracking
Velocity Vectors

Velocity

Depth

Vorticity and particle tracks


STORM
2d
Fully unsteady
Finite volume
Unstructured grid w/refinement
Sophisticated shock capturing
General boundary conditions easily allow
multiple inflows/outflows, complex
geometries
MORPHO2D
2d
Fully unsteady
Finite difference
MacCormack scheme
Curvilinear nonorthogonal grid w/refinement
Sediment transport and morphologic evolution
Detailed multiple grain size tracking (multilayer)
Explicit treatment of vegetation roughness
Interaction of vegetation with fine sediment
Ground water surface water interaction
Morpho2D
Morpho2D

Mekong River near Tan Chau City


Effect
Effectof
ofvegetation
vegetationon
onflow
flow

Velocity is fast in the


main channel
Velocity is small in the
vegetation area

(a) Without vegetation

Averaged water surface


level is higher

(b) With vegetation


Relationship between iRIC
and Solvers

IRIC 1.0
Grid Conditions
Calculation Conditions
IRIC 2.0
Fully 3d models (Ichiro Kimura, Ryosuke
Akahori)
Bioenergetics model (Thom Hardy, Craig
Addley)
2d flood Inundation model (Hiroyasu Yasuda)
Bedform model (Shimizu, Giri, Nelson)
Multi-platform (Linux version)
Switch to VTK graphics
Other contributions??

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