This allows us to make forecasts at least 4 times per day for the next 48 hours for all navigable waterways in Flanders. This database continuously stores information on rainfall, discharges, water levels and sediment quantities based on field measurements. In addition to water movement, these software packages also contain morphology modules.įor the operational forecast models, Flanders Hydraulics Research connects its hydrological and hydrodynamic models to the WISKI database via web services. Typical study topics are scenario analyses to support water management, planning and policy development. We use hydrodynamic models in both studies, advice and research as well as for our operational forecast models. We work on new developments for several of these software packages by writing new code for specific applications or modules, or by extensively testing new functionalities. These software packages also include modules to simulate sediment transport.ĭepending on the functionalities required for the job and the partners, we apply programmes such as TELEMAC, Delft3D and MIKE21.
Flanders Hydraulics Research uses these models for the coastal zone, the river deltas and for specific issues such as saltwater intrusion in ports. In terms of 2D and 3D hydrodynamic models, a range of applications is possible.
We use models such as MIKE11 which we maintain and update to reflect the actual situation as closely as possible. Hydrodynamic modelsįlanders Hydraulics Research mainly uses 1D hydrodynamic models to calculate water levels and discharges in rivers and their floodplains as a function of time. WetSpa) and highly detailed, physics-based and fully distributed models (e.g. For research assignments, we make comparisons between conceptual models (NAM, PDM, etc.), mixed conceptual physics-based models (e.g. Most hydrological models, especially operational models, from Flanders Hydraulics Research are conceptual reservoir models. We use these to define the boundary conditions to be used in hydraulic models and water balance models. Sediment transport and morphological modelsįlanders Hydraulics Research uses hydrological models to calculate the runoff from a river basin to the waterway. We are familiar with numerous software packages for a wide variety of applications.
We continuously maintain and extend the portfolio. Flanders Hydraulics Research has the proper in-house expertise to select the most appropriate tool from the existing portfolio of models for every application. We use a variety of commercial software, open source solutions and proprietary programmes and tools for our numerical modelling.
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