Author(s): K. V. Notay; C. Y. Li; F. Molkenthin
Linked Author(s): Frank Molkenthin
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Abstract: Numerical Models for the simulation of various aspects of the hydrological cycle are increasing both in quality and in quantity. Scientists and industrial partners from different disciplines and using different modelling tools have been coming together to cooperate towards common goal. Moreover, modellers are trying to simultaneously model two or more processes in a catchment. All these situations require models to interact with each other and exchange information. This goal can be achieved by either creating a tightly coupled/combined model as is done in Mike SHE or SWAT, or to combine existing models and allow them to exchange data through technologies such as Open MI. However, both approaches may fall short of the requirements of a particular project. The interdisciplinary research unit"Grosshang—Natural Slopes" (Hinkelmann&Zehe 2006) deals with"Coupling of Flow and Deformation Processes for Modelling the Movement of Natural Slopes". The five sub-projects within the project carry out investigations using field measurements, lab experiments and numerical simulations. The information and data generated from all the sub-projects is stored in a web-based information system with the aim to finally couple the different simulation models of the subprojects that include hydrological or subsurface-flow models, infiltration models, geostatistics models, soil-mechanics models etc. to name just a few. The concept of a generalised solution to facilitate the task of coupling of numerical models in multidisciplinary projects running on different time and space scales such as in the Grosshang project is presented
Year: 2010