SUNTANS

Tool Name *

SUNTANS

Category *

Numerical Model:

What step(s) in framework *

2b. Pressures and Impacts

Description *

SUNTANS is an advanced coastal numerical model. It solves the Navier-Stokes equation under the Boussinesq approximation. Its main strengths are that it is unstructured, non-hydrostatic and uses parallel computers.

Inputs

Collaboration with Stanford University

Data Quality Required

Good

Modification Required

Numerical modelling always requires code modifications and improvements

Expertise Required

Programming skills and an Oceanography background are essential to implement this tool

Outputs

SUNTANS in the Pentland Firth example allows a better understanding of tidal races and hydrodynamic characterisitcs of a such high energy area. This information has been used to address the environmental baseline linking ecosystems with physical conditions

Spatial and Temporal Scales

It is multiscale

Licence Cost Issues

No:

Download

http://suntans.stanford.edu/downloads/index.php

Literature: References & Manuals *

http://suntans.stanford.edu/documentation/index.php

EVALUATION

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