The results obtained with MODCEL were also compared with the results obtained with several other models published in the benchmarking document (Néelz & Pender 2013), as shown in the brief resume of Table 1.
Models used in the Benchmarking (Source: Néelz & Pender, Environmental Agency 2013)
| Model . | Developer . | Numerical scheme . | Equations . |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANUGA | Geoscience Australia | Explicit finite volume | Complete shallow water equation |
| Flowroute-iTM | Ambiental Ltd | ||
| InfoWorks ICM | Wallingford Software | ||
| ISIS 2D | Halcrow | Finite differences | |
| ISIS 2D GPU | Explicit finite volume (Kurganov Petrova) | ||
| JFLOW + | JBA Consulting | Explicit finite volume | |
| MIKE FLOW | DHI | Finite differences | |
| SOBEK | Deltares | Finite differences (scale implicit grid) | |
| TUFLOW | BMT WBM | Implicit finite differences | |
| TUFLOW GPU | Finite volume | ||
| TUFLOW FV | |||
| XPSTORM | Micro Drainage Ltd | Explicit finite differences | |
| LISFLOOD-FP | University of Bristol | Explicit finite differences | 2D diffusion equation (analogy) – without acceleration terms |
| RFSM EDA | HR Wallingford | Finite differences and Finite volume (explicit) | |
| ISIS Fast Dynamic | Halcrow | Without time discretization | 2D equation – without the acceleration and pressure terms |
| UIM | University of Exeter | Explicit finite differences | |
| Ceasg | Ceasg Flow Modelling (Amazi Consulting Ltd) | Cellular automaton | Mass and momentum conservation |
| RFSM Direct | HR Wallingford | Without time discretization | Distributes volumes along the continuity between the storage area and computes the flow using manning |
| Model . | Developer . | Numerical scheme . | Equations . |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANUGA | Geoscience Australia | Explicit finite volume | Complete shallow water equation |
| Flowroute-iTM | Ambiental Ltd | ||
| InfoWorks ICM | Wallingford Software | ||
| ISIS 2D | Halcrow | Finite differences | |
| ISIS 2D GPU | Explicit finite volume (Kurganov Petrova) | ||
| JFLOW + | JBA Consulting | Explicit finite volume | |
| MIKE FLOW | DHI | Finite differences | |
| SOBEK | Deltares | Finite differences (scale implicit grid) | |
| TUFLOW | BMT WBM | Implicit finite differences | |
| TUFLOW GPU | Finite volume | ||
| TUFLOW FV | |||
| XPSTORM | Micro Drainage Ltd | Explicit finite differences | |
| LISFLOOD-FP | University of Bristol | Explicit finite differences | 2D diffusion equation (analogy) – without acceleration terms |
| RFSM EDA | HR Wallingford | Finite differences and Finite volume (explicit) | |
| ISIS Fast Dynamic | Halcrow | Without time discretization | 2D equation – without the acceleration and pressure terms |
| UIM | University of Exeter | Explicit finite differences | |
| Ceasg | Ceasg Flow Modelling (Amazi Consulting Ltd) | Cellular automaton | Mass and momentum conservation |
| RFSM Direct | HR Wallingford | Without time discretization | Distributes volumes along the continuity between the storage area and computes the flow using manning |