ERDC/CHL CHETN-I-69
March 2005
Appendix A
BOUSS-2D File Formats
There are six files formats associated with BOUSS-2D model which include:
1. parameter file (*.par)
2. grid file (*.grd)
3. transient water surface elevation file (*.eta)
4. transient current file (*.uv)
5. time series file (*.ts1)
6. xmdf file (*.h5)
All files but the XMDF file are part of the BOUSS-2D model. They are described in the technical
report for the model. Samples of the two most commonly used ASCII files are shown in this
appendix. The XMDF file format is based on the HDF5 binary file format and created through the
use of an Applied Programmers Interface (API) available through the U.S. Army Engineer Research
and Development Center (ERDC) and most other institutes. BOUSS-2D supports the option to
output data in the traditional files (i.e., a set of individual standard ASCII files as described in the
model's theory report), or have all the spatial data output to a single XMDF binary file. The XMDF
file is smaller, faster, and portable across computer platforms, so SMS sets the option in the
parameter file to save output into an XMDF file. This can be modified using a text editor.
Parameter file: *.par
###############################################################
# BOUSS-2D Run Parameter File: test.par
# Written by:
SMS
# Creation Date:
Tuesday June 22 10:28 2004
###############################################################
#
# Bathymetric Grid Parameters
#
:BATHY_FILE
test_bathy.grd
:TIDAL_OFFSET
0.000000
#
# Damping Parameters
:DAMPING_FILE
test_damped_end_damping.grd
#
# Wavemaker #1 parameters
#
:START_WAVEMAKER
: WM_POS_I1
1
: WM_POS_J1
3
: WM_POS_I2
1
: WM_POS_J2
103
: WAVE_TYPE
Regular
: WAVE_HEIGHT
1.000000
: WAVE_PERIOD
8.000000
: WAVE_DIRECTION
270.000000
: WAVE_CYCLES
20
:END_WAVEMAKER
#
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