Flood Simulation by a Well-Balanced Finite Volume Method in Tapi River Basin, Thailand, 2017

Flood simulation of a region in southern Thailand during January 2017 is presented in this work. The study area covers the Tapi river, the longest river in southern Thailand. The simulation is performed by applying the two-dimensional shallow water model in the presence of strong source terms to the...

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Main Authors: Sutatip Vichiantong, Thida Pongsanguansin, Montri Maleewong
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Modelling and Simulation in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7053131
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description Flood simulation of a region in southern Thailand during January 2017 is presented in this work. The study area covers the Tapi river, the longest river in southern Thailand. The simulation is performed by applying the two-dimensional shallow water model in the presence of strong source terms to the local bottom topography. The model is solved numerically by our finite volume method with well-balanced property and linear reconstruction technique. This technique is accurate and efficient at solving for complex flows in the wet/dry interface problem. Measurements of flows are collected from two gauging stations in the area. The initial conditions are prepared to match the simulated flow to the measurements recorded at the gauging stations. The accuracy of the numerical simulations is demonstrated by comparing the simulated flood area to satellite images from the same period. The results are in good agreement, indicating the suitability of the shallow water model and the presented numerical method for simulating floodplain inundation.
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spelling doaj-art-74a462fe766f4aae94d9596867d1efbc2025-08-20T03:34:09ZengWileyModelling and Simulation in Engineering1687-55911687-56052019-01-01201910.1155/2019/70531317053131Flood Simulation by a Well-Balanced Finite Volume Method in Tapi River Basin, Thailand, 2017Sutatip Vichiantong0Thida Pongsanguansin1Montri Maleewong2Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, ThailandDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, ThailandDepartment of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, ThailandFlood simulation of a region in southern Thailand during January 2017 is presented in this work. The study area covers the Tapi river, the longest river in southern Thailand. The simulation is performed by applying the two-dimensional shallow water model in the presence of strong source terms to the local bottom topography. The model is solved numerically by our finite volume method with well-balanced property and linear reconstruction technique. This technique is accurate and efficient at solving for complex flows in the wet/dry interface problem. Measurements of flows are collected from two gauging stations in the area. The initial conditions are prepared to match the simulated flow to the measurements recorded at the gauging stations. The accuracy of the numerical simulations is demonstrated by comparing the simulated flood area to satellite images from the same period. The results are in good agreement, indicating the suitability of the shallow water model and the presented numerical method for simulating floodplain inundation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7053131
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Flood Simulation by a Well-Balanced Finite Volume Method in Tapi River Basin, Thailand, 2017
Modelling and Simulation in Engineering
title Flood Simulation by a Well-Balanced Finite Volume Method in Tapi River Basin, Thailand, 2017
title_full Flood Simulation by a Well-Balanced Finite Volume Method in Tapi River Basin, Thailand, 2017
title_fullStr Flood Simulation by a Well-Balanced Finite Volume Method in Tapi River Basin, Thailand, 2017
title_full_unstemmed Flood Simulation by a Well-Balanced Finite Volume Method in Tapi River Basin, Thailand, 2017
title_short Flood Simulation by a Well-Balanced Finite Volume Method in Tapi River Basin, Thailand, 2017
title_sort flood simulation by a well balanced finite volume method in tapi river basin thailand 2017
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7053131
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