DATASET
Accompanying dataset to 
"On the effects of intertidal area on estuarine salt intrusion".

DATE OF RELEASE
April 10, 2024

CONTACT INFORMATION
Gijs G. Hendrickx
Delft University of Technology
G.G.Hendrickx@tudelft.nl

OVERVIEW
The dataset contains the input files of 82 simulations using Delft3D Flexible 
Mesh (DFM) in which estuaries were designed using a parametric design. Every
estuary design was based on eight (8) input parameters: two (2) boundary
conditions, and six (6) geomorphological characteristics. The simulations are
grouped in "base" and "extra". 
The "base"-group contains three (3) sets of boundary conditions representative
for three (3) estuary classes: salt wedge (SW), partially mixed (PM), and 
well-mixed (WM). The model simulations focus on the effect of intertidal area,
which has been varied in multiple ways, resulting in 26 simulations per
estuary class. Thus, the "base"-group contains 78 (3 x 26) model simulations.
The "extra"-group contains two (2) sets of boundary conditions representative
for two (2) estuary classes: strongly stratified (SS), and time-dependent salt
wedge (TDSW). These model simulations only include two (2) simulations per
estuary class. Thus, the "extra"-group contains 4 (2 x 2) model simulations.
Simulations focussed on the last day of the simulation period, with the
simulation period varying per estuary class (based on the spin-up time):
SW: 8 days; PM: 15 days; WM: 60 days; SS: 60 days; TDSW: 8 days.

CONTENTS
- input/*:
  Input data for Delft3D Flexible Mesh simulation per estuary (abbreviations
  as used above), per run ('run${0000}'), resulting in 84 folders with input
  data.
  
DATA FORMAT
- input/*/run${0000}/*:
  See documentation of Delft3D Flexible Mesh for input files and types.

DATA STRUCTURE
The input data is structured as a single, stand-alone Delft3D Flexible Mesh
model per folder ('run${0000}'). Every folder contains all the relevant input
files required to execute the model simulation.

LICENSE
CC BY 4.0
