TUFLOW CATCH Tutorial M01 Draft

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Introduction

In this module, a TUFLOW CATCH pollutant export model is developed.

TUFLOW CATCH Tutorial Module 1 build from the model created in TUFLOW Tutorial Module 6 - Part 3. The completed TUFLOW Module 6 (part 3) is provided in the TUFLOW_CATCH_Module_01\Modelling folder of the download dataset as the starting point for this tutorial. If you are not already familiar with TUFLOW, we recommend first completing Module 1, 2, 3 and 6 of the TUFLOW Tutorials to establish an understanding of 1D and 2D TUFLOW modelling, as well as direct rainfall models.

Project Initialisation

TUFLOW CATCH models are separated into a series of folders which contain the input and output files. The recommended set up for the model directory and sub-folders is shown below. The top level folder should be called Modelling and contain three subfolders: TUFLOW, TUFLOWCatch and TUFLOWFV. more info?? For a more detailed description, refer to the TUFLOW CATCH Manual.

Folder	Sub-Folder	Description
TUFLOW	bc_dbase	Contains TUFLOW boundary condition database(s) and input time-series data.
	catch	???
	check	Not used, but produced? for consistency. All TUFLOW check files are written to the TUFLOWCatch\check folder.
	model	Contains the .tgc, .tbc and other TUFLOW model control files, except for the layers and grid inputs which are located in the model\gis folder and model\grid folders respectively.
	model\gis	Contains the TUFLOW GIS vector layers.
	model\grid	Contains the GIS raster layers
	results	Not used, but produced? for consistency. All TUFLOW result files are written to the TUFLOWCatch\results folder.
	runs	Not used, but produced? for consistency. TUFLOW CATCH simulations are run from the .tcc file in the TUFLOWCatch\runs folder.
TUFLOWCatch	bc_dbase	Contains the output boundary condition and time-series data.
	check	Contains the GIS and other check files produced by TUFLOW CATCH, TUFLOW and TUFLOW FV to carry out quality control checks
	model	??
	model\gis	??
	results	Contains the result files produced by TUFLOW CATCH, TUFLOW and TUFLOW FV.
	runs	Contains the .tcc simulation control file.
	runs\log	Contains the log files (e.g. .catchlog, .tlf, .log, etc) and _messages.shp files produced by TUFLOW CATCH, TUFLOW and TUFLOW FV.
TUFLOWFV	bc_dbase	Contains TUFLOW FV boundary conditions, often with additional sub-folders for specific boundary condition types (e.g. meteorology: bc_dbase\met).
	check	Not used, but produced? for consistency. All TUFLOW FV check files are written to the TUFLOWCatch\check folder.
	model	???
	model\csv	???
	model\geo	Contains the GIS raster layers and the model mesh.
	model\gis	Contains the TUFLOW FV GIS vector layers.
	results	Not used, but produced? for consistency. All TUFLOW FV result files are written to the TUFLOWCatch\results folder.
	runs	Not used, but produced? for consistency. TUFLOW CATCH simulations are run from the .tcc file in the TUFLOWCatch\runs folder.
	stm	Contains the sediment transport module files.
	wqm	Contains the water quality module files.

The TUFLOW CATCH folder can be set up manually, or automatically through the link TUFLOW CATCH QGIS Plugin.

QGIS Project Initialisation

GIS Inputs

Create, import and view input data:

• QGIS GIS Inputs

TUFLOW Boundary Condition Database (bc_dbase)

Update the bc_dbase with a reference to the timeseries temperature data:

1. In Windows File Explorer, navigate to the TUFLOW_CATCH_Module_01\Tutorial_Data folder. Copy the temperature.csv and paste it in the TUFLOW_CATCH_Module_01\Modelling\TUFLOW\bc_dbase folder. This file contains the timeseries temperature data.
2. Open the file. As this file will be read by TUFLOW CATCH, the first column must contain the date in isodate format (DD/MM/YYYY hh:mm:ss). It will also be read by TUFLOW HPC, and therefore must have column specifing time in hours from beginning of the model. In this case, the 'TUFLOW_Time' column contains the time in hours. For example, 01/01/2021 10:00:00 corresponds to 0, 01/01/2021 11:00:00 to 1, and so on.
   
   File:Image of temp.csv
   
   
3. In the Modelling\TUFLOW\bc_dbase folder, save a copy of the bc_dbase_M06_001.csv as bc_dbase_TC01_001.csv.
4. Open the file and add the reference to the timeseries temperature data as shown below:
   
   File:Image of bc dbase
   
   
5. Save the bc_dbase.

Materials

Surface roughness or bed resistance values (e.g. Manning’s n) are assigned to material IDs. To simulate a more complex catchment area, more material IDs have been specified.

1. In Windows File Explorer, navigate to the TUFLOW_CATCH_Module_01\Tutorial_Data folder. Copy the materials_TC01_001.csv and paste it in the TUFLOW_CATCH_Module_01\Modelling\TUFLOW\model folder. This file is a modified version of materials_M06_002.csv from TUFLOW Tutorial Module 6.
2. Open the file. Roughness values (Manning's n) have been applied to the five new material IDs:
   
   File:Image of mat file
   
   
3. These new material IDs will each have different pollutant export properties. This is why a different ID has been assigned to each paddock. talk about what is on each paddock>>

Running the Simulation

Troubleshooting?