Open source integrated modelling environment Delta Shell
Links to Delta Shell Open Source web site: under construction
Delta Shell: Integrated Modeling by Example
Delta Shell is an integrated modeling environment that supports setup, configuration, simulation, analysis and reporting of results for numerical models. It is based on a number of high quality open-source components.
One of the unique features of Delta Shell is that it integrates models from many different fields, such as hydrodynamics, hydrology, morphology, ecology, water quality, geospatial and decision support systems.
Here we use the open source model XBeach as an example showing how to integrate models into Delta Shell environment. Integration of XBeach into Delta Shell adds a graphical interface. This makes testing coastal safety for complicated coastal areas much easier. By using this example, we give an overview of the modeling framework possibilities.
To increase usability, the model was integrated with a coastal profile data set covering the whole coast of the Netherlands. This gives the end user a system to easily use the model for scanning the safety of the Dutch coast.
