Articles | Volume 16, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-5847-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-5847-2023
Development and technical paper
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19 Oct 2023
Development and technical paper |  | 19 Oct 2023

Representing the impact of Rhizophora mangroves on flow in a hydrodynamic model (COAWST_rh v1.0): the importance of three-dimensional root system structures

Masaya Yoshikai, Takashi Nakamura, Eugene C. Herrera, Rempei Suwa, Rene Rollon, Raghab Ray, Keita Furukawa, and Kazuo Nadaoka

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Code and data for "Representing the impact of Rhizophora mangroves on flow in a hydrodynamic model: importance of three-dimensional root system structures" Masaya Yoshikai https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7974346

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Due to complex root system structures, representing the impacts of Rhizophora mangroves on flow in hydrodynamic models has been challenging. This study presents a new drag and turbulence model that leverages an empirical model for root systems. The model can be applied without rigorous measurements of root structures and showed high performance in flow simulations; this may provide a better understanding of hydrodynamics and related transport processes in Rhizophora mangrove forests.