Comparative Study of the Hydrostatic and Non- hydrostatic Versions of the MOHID Model in Performance Benchmarking for Tsunami Events . Pedro Carrilho da Silva, J. & Alberto Pires Silva Paulo Chambel Leitão, A. Thesis to obtain the Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering, University of Lisbon, 2016.
Comparative Study of the Hydrostatic and Non- hydrostatic Versions of the MOHID Model in Performance Benchmarking for Tsunami Events  [pdf]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
The tragedy that followed the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004 was a driving force in the development of\nmitigation measures by countries with large coastal areas. Traditionally, the planning of these measures\nwas done with the aid of hydrostatic numerical models, such as the ones based on the non-linear shallow\nwater equations. However, recent studies suggest that the evolution and run-up of tsunamis can be\nstrongly influenced by dispersion due to non-hydrostatic effects, which can result in up to 60% higher\nvalues of coastal run-up than the ones calculated by the aforementioned hydrostatic models. It was in\nlight of these facts that the following work was developed.\nThis dissertation consists in the presentation and validation of a non-hydrostatic version of the MOHID\nmodel, which features a newly introduced pressure correction method. Furthermore, in order to\ndetermine which advantages the new model might have over its hydrostatic counterpart, it was also\nstudied how both models compare against each other.\nThe validation process was inspired by the benchmarking methodology proposed by the United States’\nNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, for numerical models aimed at the study of tsunami\nevents. It consisted in running a battery of tests, with increasingly complex geometries, with the objective\nof comparing the numerical results with their analytical solutions, laboratory data or field data. These\nresults include snapshots of the wave propagation, time series of surface elevations and inundation\nmaps.\n

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