SHETRAN is a physically-based spatially-distributed hydrological
model.
To set-up and run a SHETRAN simulation is now
simple and it's free. Go to Downloads,
fill in the basic form and then download the SHETRAN GUI or the Standard version of SHETRAN.
The SHETRAN GUI is really simple to use (although with a limited capability including a maximum 50x50 grid). To see how simple it is
look at the video below or the SHETRAN
windows worked example pdf file (also available in
Documentation).
The Standard version of SHETRAN now also has an easy setup for catchments up to a 200x200 grid. This uses an XML library file and ASCII grid files for sptially distributed data. Look in
Documentation for more details.
An example video can be seen below:
More details about SHETRAN (also see the
Introduction)
SHETRAN is a model for water flow,
solute and
sediment
transport in river catchments.
SHETRAN is a
finite-difference model in which the physics-based governing partial
differential equations for flow and transport are solved on a
three-dimensional grid.
SHETRAN is a physically-based, spatially-distributed (PBSD) modelling
system.
The
plan area of the catchment in SHETRAN is usually in the range of one to a few thousand
square kilometers and the horizontal depth of the subsurface is usually less
than 100m.
There are two download versions of SHETRAN.
A version with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) in a Windows environment and
the Standard version which uses text based files.
Using the GUI version in a Windows environment a basic
catchment can be set-up rapidly using data straight from a GIS (e.g. ArcView).
If you require a
simulation with a bigger size or any modifications to the code, you will need
to work in collaboration with the us, contact
s.j.birkinshaw@ncl.ac.uk for
more details
Contact Information
Postal address
School of Engineering,
Newcastle University,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
