ANUGA 1.0 Beta 7163

ANUGA is a free and open source hydrodynamic inundation modelling tool that will help simulate the impact of hydrological hazards.
The core of ANUGA is a fluid dynamics module, which is based on a finite-volume method for solving the Shallow Water Wave Equation. The study area is represented by a mesh of triangular cells. By solving the governing equation within each cell, water depth and horizontal momentum are tracked over time.
A major capability of ANUGA is that it can model the process of wetting and drying as water enters and leaves an area. This means that it is suitable for simulating water flow onto a beach or dry land and around structures such as buildings.
ANUGA is also capable of modelling hydraulic jumps due to the ability of the finite-volume method to accommodate discontinuities in the solution.
To set up a particular scenario the user specifies the initial water level (stage), the geometry (bathymetry and topography), boundary conditions such as tide, and any forcing terms that may drive the system such as gravity, wind stress or rainfall.

Enhancements
- We plan this release to be the last version of ANUGA using the Python Numeric package.
- In the future ANUGA will be based on the new package numpy which has superseded Numeric.