Exponentially cascaded cross-sectional volume estimates from elevation data

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Authors

Bastian Van den Bout, Vera Glas

Abstract

The relationship between discharges and flow heights is a critical component of hydraulic modelling, often carried out involving data on the elevation profiles of the river bed. However, obtaining and using cross-sectional profile data can be resource intensive. Methods for profile estimation from rasterized elevation and bathymetry can help overcome this. In this paper, an efficient algorithm for cross-sectional estimates of discharge-volume relationships is presented as part of the FastFlood method. The method uses exponentially cascading to estimate profiles efficiently with lower resolution further away from the channel center-lines. Two study cased are presented, the Sunkoshi River in North Nepal, and the Rhine river at the border between Germany and the Netherlands. For these areas the discharge-volume relationship is compared for a full 2D hydrodynamic model, the Fastflood method and an estimate through Mannings equation using cross-sectional area and wetted perimeter. We observe a similar match between the model setups, with deviations within a 5% percent range. There is an excellent estimation of general flow depths with the improved FastFlood methodology. Moreover, the application of a localized estimate of Manning’s flow law can provide flow velocities, but limitations remain due to the absence of inertia in the Fastflood model.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31223/X5XQ2S

Subjects

Civil and Environmental Engineering, Engineering

Keywords

flood, Simulation, hydraulic, FastFlood

Dates

Published: 2024-02-13 07:46

Last Updated: 2024-02-13 15:46

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CC-BY Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International