MIKE FLOOD

Purpose:	Toolbox that couples 1D, 2D and urban drainage models.
Developer:	Danish Hydraulic Institute (DHI)
Key Features:	Integrated river, urban and coastal flood modeling; 1D and 2D calculations; GIS capabilities; Parallelization options to improve speed of computations
Latest Release:	2014
OS Platform:	Windows
Cost:	Perpetual license, subscription fee
Related Software:	Flood Modeler, SOBEK
Website:	Mike Flood Information

Introduction

MIKE FLOOD, first released in 2008, is a toolbox that allows for integrated flood modeling through dynamic coupling of the MIKE HYDRO for rivers, MIKE URBAN for collection systems, and Mike 21 for 2D surface water flow.. In general, hydrologic and hydrodynamic processes, and interactions between the two, play a key role in determining how flood dynamics are modeled. MIKE FLOOD has a wide range of applications, including flood forecasting; flood management and mitigation; flood risk analysis and flood hazard mapping for industrial, residential or cultural heritage areas; flood contingency planning such as evacuation routes and rescue priorities planning; climate change assessment; dam breach and flood defense failure studies; and integrated urban, river and coastal flood modelling.

Key features of the MIKE FLOOD model include a Graphical User Interface (GUI), GIS capabilities, a comprehensive hydraulic structure package and parallelization computing options.

Advantages and Limitations

Advantages	Limitations
Parallelization options to improve the computational speed Integration of different hydraulic structures that influence flood in terms of velocity and direction Higher order numerical models Integrated river, urban and coastal flood modeling Detailed technical report and users' manual Availability of training and customer support via vendor	Multiple MIKE models must be maintained Increased computational requirements
Illustrative Screens

Sample Applications

Africa	East Asia and the Pacific	Europe & Central Asia	Latin America & the Caribbean	Middle East and North Africa	South Asia
					Flood inundation modeling in the Mahanadi River basin, India Flood resilience in urban areas, Bangladesh