Introduction
Delft Dashboard is an open source package and is part of the OpenEarth suite. It is all written in Matlab code and provides an interface for several numerical models (e.g. Delft3D-FLOW, XBeach), however, the main functionality of Dashboard is written for Delft3D-FLOW. It uses online Models are quickly set up via the Model maker toolbox by loading online available data (e.g. bathymetry: GEBCO '08, tide: TPXO 7.2). When one would like to set-up a model within minutes the Model maker toolbox can be used. For more advanced Delft3D-FLOW functionality (e However, Delft Dashboard offers a much broader range of applicability as it may be used to investigate e.g. tropical cyclones, or tsunami's) also toolboxes have been developed through corresponding toolboxes. On this page the different Matlab routines applied within the Model Maker toolbox are described.
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2) A specific number of open boundaries is created on the grid. The function determines if a cross-section is 'open' based on the Z max defined in Dashboard. This step is carried out by the function findBoundarySectionsOnStructuredGrid.
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