1 isis in river modelling a practical perspective luke lovell senior hydrologist
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ISIS in River Modelling A Practical Perspective
Luke Lovell
Senior Hydrologist
Overview
- ISIS today
- ISIS in the market
- Why model?
- ISIS 1D – Modelling channels and structures
- ISIS 1D – Modelling the floodplain
- ISIS 1D – Hydrological Boundaries
- Case Study – Lower Thames FRM Strategy
- 2D Modelling
- ISIS2D
- Case Studies – Molesey to Teddington Thames Estuary 2100
ISIS – A quick introduction
• History
• ISIS Suite of Modelling Software comprises
• ISIS (free and professional versions)
• ISIS Sediment
• ISIS WQ (Water Quality)
• Network manager
• ISIS TUFLOW
• TUFLOW
Coming Soon…
ISIS Fast
ISIS in the Market Place
• One of the leading software packages for river modelling
• Application worldwide, by consultants and public bodies (e.g. Laos, China etc)
• Main competitors:
• Infoworks RS
• Mike 11
• HECRAS
Why do we model rivers?• Typically to support and inform decisions, for example
• Policy & strategic planning – where and when do I invest/retreat?
• What would be the most effective FRM intervention?
• When do I need to raise a Flood Warning?
• Should I insure Joe Blogs at 49 Acacia Avenue?
• Is it safe to allow development here?
• What will be the effect of climate change?
• These are important decisions to make; flooding is a serious economic, social and environmental problem for people and their governments
Some numbers - UK
• 2.2M homes and 185,000 businesses lie in flood risk areas
• £220 Billion (excluding agricultural land) of assets at risk
• £110 Billion of property assets are located In the Thames floodplain
• £2.1 billion of damage due to flooding and coastal erosion in 2004
• £564M was spent on “Flood Management” in England and Wales in 2003/04
• 80,000 properties are to benefit from new flood management between April 2003 - March 2006
Boscastle 2004
Boscastle 2004
Boscastle 2004
Carlisle 2005
Ulley Dam - 2007
Brazil 2008
Typical Applications of ISIS in the UK
• Flood Risk Mapping – EA Flood Map
• Flood Forecasting
• Scheme Appraisal
• Strategies – e.g. LTS & TE2100
• CFMPs
• Flood Incident Management & Emergency Planning (THEMIS)
• Surface Water Mapping
• Dam Break (2D only)
• Sediment & water quality studies
ISIS 1D – Modelling Channels and StructureThe ISIS GUI
A typical ISIS river Section• Input data
• Survey
• Information on roughness (e.g. photos)
Weirs & Spills
Bridges
ISIS 1D – Modelling the Floodplain
• Extended cross sections
• Quasi-2D reservoir units and spills
• Now less popular due to advent of linked 1D-2D models
ISIS 1D – Hydrological Boundaries
• Choose from:
• QT, QH
• HT
• Normal/Critical Depth
• Tidal
• FSSR
• FEH
• ReFH
• US SCS
• FRQSIM (not released)
• Direct Rainfall
• Abstraction/evaporation
1D Results
Dependant on:
• Choice of software
• Capability of the software
• Skill of modeller
• Model schematisation
• Data quality and extent
• Budget (value)
Case Study – Lower Thames FRM Strategy
• Old Windsor, Wrasbury, Staines, Chertsey, Sunbury, Molesey, Kingston
• 14,500 properties and 36,000 people at risk (0.5% AEP event)
• Preferred strategy = £300m scheme – largest since TB built
ISIS used for:
• Outline design of 3 diversion channels
• Downstream impacts & compenstation
• Mapping (economics)
2D Modelling
• Solves mass and momentum
• Can be quick to set up
• Do not have to define flow paths
• Obtain depths and velocities
• Now more achievable due to
• Data sets/coverage
• Computing power (speed)
• Distributed processing
• Need to consider effect of
• Buildings
• Grid size
• Time step
1D vs 2D some key differences
1D 2D
Assumes velocity normal to cross section Velocity in any direction
Good definition of channel conveyance Resolution effects may be a problem
Hydraulic structures well represented Assumes SVEs everywhere (ish)
Need to define flowpaths a priori Model does the hard work
Fast Slow
Extent/depth mapping not straightforward Visualisation easier
Velocity averaged across sections Velocity better represented – hazard to people
Likes ground surveyed sections Likes LiDAR/InSAR
ISIS -2D
• Uses ADI (Alternating Direction Implicit) scheme – equations are solved in each direction once per time step
• Links to ISIS 1D
• Represents floodplain as grid of square cells, predicting [h, u, v] at each
• What you need to set up a model:
• Hydrological Data
• Topography
• Roughness
• Floodplain and channel locations
• XML control file
• And a 1D channel only ISIS model
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• Continuity Equation
• Momentum Equation
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2D Results
Case Study: Teddington to Hammersmith
Case Study – TE2100
Case Study TE2100
The best model?
Think first, model later!
think Halcrowthink innovationthink technology
www.halcrow.com/isis
Further info…