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[7363]18        <H1>Tsunami Inundation Models for the Gold Coast region</H1>
[7301]19      </td>
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21  </table>
22  <hr>
23
24  <a name="modifications"><h2><b>Modifying a simulation</b></h2></a>
25
[7363]26  Here we talk about how to change a simulation.  Why would you need to change a simulation?  Well,
27  you might have some better elevation data; you want to run the simulation on a finer mesh in certain
28  areas; or maybe you want to see the result for different events.
[7301]29  <p>
[7363]30  First we describe the usage of the model script files you might change, then we walk through a few examples
31  of changes you might make within these.
[7301]32  <p>
33
34  <a name="project_files"><h3><b>The project scripts</b></h3></a>
35
36  In the <b>project</b> directory are the scripts that control the simulation.  These scripts are:
37  <table class="code">
38    <tr><td><font color="red">project.py</font></td><td>Defines the input data used, where to place output, etc.</td></tr>
[7363]39    <tr><td><font color="red">build_elevation.py</font></td><td>Combines the elevation data specified by <font color="red">project.py</font> into one file; with the extension .PTS</td></tr>
[7301]40    <tr><td><font color="red">setup_model.py</font></td><td>Prepares the simulation before actually running it</td></tr>
41    <tr><td><font color="red">run_model.py</font></td><td>Runs the simulation</td></tr>
42  </table>
43
44  <a name="project.py"><h4><b>project.py</b></h4></a>
45
46    This file is the heart of the simulation. The project script introduces all files that are necessary to run all accompanying scripts.
47    By changing one of the variables in this script the output could be completely different.
48    For further details on changing parameters see <a href="#change">Making changes to a simulation</a>.
49
50  <a name="build_elevation.py"><h4><b>build_elevation.py</b></h4></a>
51
[7363]52  This script combines all input elevation files into a single elevation point file (PTS file).
[7301]53  We have provided you with the PTS file used to create the outputs on this DVD.
[7363]54  If you would like to change the elevation, see <a href="#change">Making changes to a simulation</a>.
[7301]55  <p>
56
57  <a name="setup_model.py"><h4><b>setup_model.py</b></h4></a>
58
59  This script is used to transform data into a specific format for <font color="red">run_model.py</font>,
[7363]60  if required, and to generate warning messages if you are missing required types of data (though not it will not alert you if you have data gaps e.g. missing data in your elevation grid).
[7301]61  <p>
62
63  <a name="run_model.py"><h4><b>run_model.py</b></h4></a>
64
65  This script runs a tsunami inundation scenario.  It relies on the parameters set in <font color="red">project.py</font>
[7363]66  as well as the elevation and event input files (PTS and STS files respectively).
67  An STS file has been generated for each event listed in the <u>boundaries</u> directory. For further details on events see
[7301]68  <a href="#change">Making changes to a simulation</a>.
69  <p>
70
71  <a name="change"><h3><b>Making changes to a simulation</b></h3></a>
72
73  There are many parameters that you can change within the <font color="red">project.py</font> script,
74  but the following four parameters are those most commonly changed.
75  <p>
76
[7363]77  <a name="output"><h4><b>Output Folder Name</b></h4></a>
78
79  The <b>output folder name</b> should be unique between different runs on different data.
80  The list of items below will be used to create the folder in your <u>output</u> directory.
81  Your user name and time+date will be automatically added.  For example,
82  <pre><font color="brown">
83  output_comments = [setup, tide, event_number]</font></pre>
84  will result in a folder name like
85  <pre><font color="brown">
86  20090212_091046_run_final_0_27283_rwilson</font>
87Where you (<u>rwilson</u>) ran a <u>run</u> script at <u>9:10.46</u> in the morning on the <u>2/12/09</u>, <b>setup</b> = <u>final</u>,
88<b>tide</b> = <u>0</u>, <b>event_number</b> = <u>27283</u>  - refer below for more information on these parameters </pre>
89  <p>
90  You can also add strings to this list
91  <pre><font color="brown">
92  output_comments = [setup, tide, event_number, 'large']</font></pre>
93  will result in a folder name like
94  <pre><font color="brown">
95  20090212_091046_run_final_0_27283_large_rwilson</font></pre>
96  <p>
97  <p>
98    <a name="setup"><h4><b>Setup</b></h4></a>
99
100  The <b>setup</b> parameter determines the type of run. This can be one of three values:
101  <pre><font color="brown">
102  'trial' <font color="black">- coarsest mesh, fast </font>
103  'basic' <font color="black">- coarse mesh</font>
104  'final' <font color="black">- fine mesh, slowest</font>
105  </pre></font>
106  Note: <b>'final'</b> must be used if determining the best estimate of inundation for your area of interest.
107  <p>
[7301]108  <a name="tide"><h4><b>Tide</b></h4></a>
109
[7363]110  The <b>tide</b> parameter is used to change the mean inital water level of the simulation.  When <b>tide</b> is set to 0
[7301]111  the initial water level will be at Mean Sea Level.  If you increase the <b>tide</b> value the water level will become deeper.
[7363]112  This setting will also increase non tidal lakes and rivers inside the model.  To compensate a mask is used on land called
113  <b>initial conditions</b> which brings the internal water bodies back to 0.  Within ANUGA <b>tide</b> is modelled as a constant throughout the duration of the simulation.
[7301]114  <p>
115
116  <a name="events"><h4><b>Events</b></h4></a>
117
118  The <b>event_number</b> variable contains the event number that initiates the tsunami we are modelling.
[7363]119  You can change <b>event_number</b> to any event number in the <u>boundaries</u> directory.
120  <a href="data/queensland/gold_coast_tsunami_scenario_2009/anuga/boundaries/events_chosen.xls">Click here</a> for more information on the events.
121  An STS file has been generated for all events listed in the <u>boundaries</u> directory.
[7301]122  <p>
[7363]123  The event numbers correspond to a quake ID from the Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Map Assessment of Australia.
124
125  <pre><font color="brown">
126  event_number = 51469    # 1 in 10000 yr event from New Hebrides Trench</font></pre>
127
[7301]128  <p>
129
130  <a name="elevation"><h4><b>Elevation</b></h4></a>
131
[7363]132  Elevation data can be changed in the <font color="red">project.py</font> script under ELEVATION DATA.
[7301]133  Elevation data can be read as either a point file, comma delimited, or as an ASCII grid file
[7363]134  (ASC) with an accompanying projection file (PRJ). All elevation input should sit in <u>topographies</u> and must be projected in the correct UTM zone.
[7301]135  <p>
136
137  A header for a CSV file has the format:
[7363]138
139    <pre><font color="brown">
140  x,y,elevation</font></pre>
141
[7301]142  <p>
143
144  An ASC file header has the format:
[7363]145
146    <pre><font color="brown">
147  ncols         868
148  nrows         856
149  xllcorner     418933.86055096
150  yllcorner     5151810.6668096
151  cellsize      250
152  NODATA_value  -9999</font></pre>
153
[7301]154  <p>
155
156  The header of a PRJ file has the format:
[7363]157
158    <pre><font color="brown">
159  Projection    UTM
160  Zone          55
161  Datum         D_GDA_1994
162  Zunits        NO
163  Units         METERS
164  Spheroid      GRS_1980
165  Xshift        500000
166  Yshift        10000000
167  Parameters</font></pre>
168
[7301]169  <p>
170
[7363]171  The elevation filenames in <font color="red">project.py</font> must be listed in either <b>point_filenames</b> or <b>ascii_grid_filenames</b>
[7301]172  depending on their format. Point files need to have their extension shown however the ascii grid files have the .asc extension assumed:
173
[7363]174    <pre><font color="brown">
175  point_filenames = ['point1.csv',
176                     'point2.csv',
177                     'point3.csv']
178
179  ascii_grid_filenames = ['grid1',
180                          'grid2',
181                          'grid3']</font></pre>
182
[7301]183  <p>
184
185  For further information on ANUGA file formats please see the ANUGA User Manual, section 6.1.
186  <p>
187
188  <a name="interior_regions"><h4><b>Interior regions</b></h4></a>
189
[7363]190  The user can specify a number of internal polygons within each of which the resolution of the mesh can be specified.
191  Mesh resolution is the maximum allowable area specified for each region, defining the largest area an indivdual
192  triangular element of the mesh can take (and therefore the minimum mesh resolution).
193  These polygons need to be nested within each other with no overlapping edges.
[7301]194  <p>
[7363]195  The <b>interior regions</b> can be changed in the <font color="red">project.py</font> script under INTERIOR REGIONS.
196  Interior regions can be read as either seperate CSV files for each polygon displayed as a listed paired with its
197  resolution and/or one CSV file for all polygons, where its resolution is defined within the csv under 'id'.
198  All file inputs should sit in <u>polygons</u> and must be projected in the correct UTM zone.
199  <p>
200  The format for a CSV file with ONE polygon has the format:
201  <pre><font color="brown">
202  easting,northing  </font><font color="black"> Note: NO Header  </font></pre>
203
204
205  The header for a CSV file with MANY polygons has the format:
206  <pre><font color="brown">
207  easting,northing,id,value</font></pre>
208  <p>
209  Where id = polygon number and value = maximum allowable area.
210  <p>
211  The <font color="red">project.py</font> script for this section looks like this:
212
213
214  <pre><font color="brown">
215  interior_regions_list = [['aos1.csv', 1500],
216                           ['aos2.csv', 1500],
217                           ['sw.csv', 30000]]
218  </font></pre>
219
220  <p>
221
222  For further information on ANUGA file formats please see the ANUGA User Manual, section 5.1.
223  <p>
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