Delft Dashboard: a quick set-up tool for hydrodynamic models

• DOI: 10.2166/hydro.2020.092
• Publication Date: 2020-02-27T16:39:28Z
• Authors: Maarten van Ormondt; Kees Nederhoff; Ap van Dongeren
• Keywords: Storm Surge; Dashboard; Graphical user interface

Abstract The open-source program Delft Dashboard (DDB) is a graphical user interface designed to quickly create, edit input parameters and visualize model inputs for number of hydrodynamic models, using private or publicly available local global datasets. It includes toolboxes that facilitate the generation spatially varying inputs. These include new schematizations (grids, bathymetry, boundary conditions, etc.), cyclonic wind fields initial tsunami waves. use DDB can have significant benefits. save modellers considerable time effort. Furthermore, automated nature both data collection pre-processing within reduces likelihood errors could occur when setting up models manually. Three case studies are presented: simulation tides in North Sea, storm surge wave modelling under tropical cyclone conditions tsunami. test cases show created with be set efficiently while maintaining predictive skill only slightly lower than extensively calibrated models.