LISFLOOD-FP with BMI

This repository contains the LISFLOOD-FP model (version 5.9) with Basic Model Interface (BMI) functionality included.

LISFLOOD-FP

LISFLOOD-FP is a hydrodynamic model developed at the University of Bristol. It solves the local inertia equation to simulate overland water flow using a regular grid. This specific version of LISFLOO-FP is BMI-compatible and allows for accessing model information during execution.

Note

The here available LISFLOOD-FP model is based on version 5.9. This is, however, not the most up-to-date version. In case you are interested in using the BMI functionality, or just in a open-source version of the model, this repositry may be suited for you. Otherwise, please consider contacting the University of Bristol if the here provided functionalities do not meet your requirements. For LISFLOOD-FP related issues please contact University of Bristol, for BMI related questions you can leave an issue here.

Basic Model Interface (BMI)

By means of the BMI, it is possible to initiate and finalize a LISFLOOD-FP model as well as to get and set variable values during model execution. As such, running LISFLOOD-FP using BMI commands allows for a more inter-active modelling approach and online-coupling with other models such as for instance in GLOFRIM.

For further information regarding the (technological) background of the BMI, we refer to the mentioned resources.

Note

The implementation of the BMI was done using version 1.0. The current version of the BMI is however 2.0. As this major upgrade came with some changes in the code structure, the here available model is not compatible with BMI 2.0.

Compilation and usage

There are two make files included:

• Makefile: tested for Linux, Ubuntu 19.10 (using g++ (Ubuntu 8.3.0-6ubuntu1) 8.3.0 and GNU Make 4.2.1 Built for x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
• Makefile_win: tested for Windows 10, see further instructions below

Windows

To get the code compiled for windows 10 using mingw32 (64bit), please follow the following steps:

• Get the mingw-w64 installer from https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/Toolchains%20targetting%20Win32/Personal%20Builds/mingw-builds/installer/mingw-w64-install.exe/download
• Follow installation instructions
• Add the mingw-w64 bin folder (e.g. in c:Program Filesmingw-w64x86_64-8.1.0-posix-seh-rt_v6-rev0mingw64bin) to your path environment variable.
• clone this repository
• rename makefile to _makefile
• rename makefile_win tot makefile.

The model can be compiled with mingw32-make.

If you want to redistribute the .exe and .dll, please make sure to include the following .dll files from the mingw-w64 bin folder (see above).

• libgcc_s_seh-1.dll
• libgomp-1.dll
• libstdc++-6.dll

Running models

In case you are running linux, the library liblisflood.so can be used to run LISFLOOD-FP with BMI, for example from within a Python script.

In case you are running windows, the library lisflood.dll can be used to run LISFLOOD-FP with BMI, for example from within a Python script.

The lisflood.exe (Windows) or lisflood (Linux) executable can be used to run the model from command line with lisflood [-v] model.par where model.par is your LISFLOOD-FP parameter file.

To run the model with the executable, shared object and the executable must be in the same directory as the model.par and all associated files.

License

This specific LISFLOOD-FP version is licensed under GNU GPL 3.0.

Referencing

If you are using this model or any derivation thereof for your work or research, please cite these two references.

[GLOFRIM]

Hoch, J. M., Eilander, D., Ikeuchi, H., Baart, F., and Winsemius, H. C.: Evaluating the impact of model complexity on flood wave propagation and inundation extent with a hydrologic–hydrodynamic model coupling framework, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 19, 1723–1735, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-1723-2019, 2019.

[LISFLOOD-FP]

Bates, P. D., de Roo, A. P. J.: A simple raster-based model for flood inundation simulation, Journal of Hydrology, 236, 54-77, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-1694(00)00278-X, 2000.