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6.32D Domains

6.3.1SMS (Map) Output (.dat Files)

TUFLOW SMS formatted output produces the files described in Table 7 .31. The range of .dat files is controlled by the Map Output Data Types command.

The envelope of maximum and/or minimum values is available for some output types using the options in Store Maximums and Minimums. Minimums are assigned a time of –99999.0 and maximums a time of 99999.0. For water level output (_h.dat), the time at which the maximum water level occurred is also provided and assigned a time of 99999.1.

Note that for some data types such as velocity (_V.dat), the minimum and maximum output is the velocity when the minimum or maximum water level occurs (not when the minimum or maximum velocity occurs). This is because high velocities can briefly occur during the wetting process, and are not particularly representative of the peak velocity.

The SMS super (.sup) file containing the various files and other commands that make up the output from a single simulation. Opening the .sup file in SMS opens the .2dm file containing the model mesh and the any of the _h, _V, _q and _d .dat files. Other .dat files (whether from the same simulation or another simulation) are opened in SMS using File, Open. If the .sup file is not used to open the results, the .2dm file must be opened before opening any .dat files. If opening .dat files from another simulation, the number and location of non-land (Code ≠ 0) cells must be the same in both simulations. The SMS Data Calculator feature is useful for comparing the results of different simulations.

Table 7.31 SMS (Map) Output Files