Delft3D NetCDF output keywords
NetCDF output in Delft3D-FLOW can be toggled by setting the FlNcdf = #maphis#
in the .mdf file.
Keywords set
Description
Dimensions U/ $\xi$
Dimensions V/ $\eta$
U1, V1
U, V velocity per layer in U, V point
(time, KMAXOUT_RESTR, MC, N)
(time, KMAXOUT_RESTR, M, NC)
SBUU, SBVV
Bed-load transport in u,v-direction (u point) (v point)
(time, LSEDTOT, MC, N)
(time, LSEDTOT, M, NC)
SSUU, SSVV
Suspended-load transport in u,v-direction (u point) (v point)
(time, LSED, MC, N)
(time, LSED, M, NC)
TAUKSI, TAUETA
Bottom stress in U,V - point
(time, MC, N)
(time, M, NC)
SBUUA, SBVVA
Stat stuff: Average bed-load transport
(avgtime, LSEDTOT, MC, N)
(avgtime, LSEDTOT, M, NC)
SSUUA, SSVVA
Stat stuff: Average suspended-load transport
(avgtime, LSEDTOT, MC, N)
(avgtime, LSEDTOT, MC, N)
Bottom surface properties
Keyword
Description
Dimensions
DM
Arithmetic mean sediment diameter
(time, M, N)
DG
Geometric mean sediment diameter
(time, M, N)
DMSEDCUM
Accumulated net sedimentation over the period between two map-file output times $\frac{kg}{m^2}$
(time, LSEDTOT, M, N)
TAUKSI, TAUETA
Vector comps; Bottom stress in U,V - point
(time, MC, N)
Keyword
Description
Dimensions
MSED
Mass of sediment in layer
(time, LSEDTOT, nlyr, M, N)
LYRFRAC
Volume fraction of sediment in underlayer
(time, LSEDTOT, nlyr, M, N)
DP_BEDLYR
Vertical position of sediment layer interface
(time, nlyrp1, M, N)
Keyword
Description
Dimensions
GRAVITY
Gravitational acceleration constant $\left(\frac{m}{s^2}\right)$
-
RHOCONST
User specified constant density $\left(\frac{kg}{m^3}\right)$
-
Attributes, grid and coordinates
Keyword
Description
Dimensions
grid
Attributes describing SGRID
DPS
Bottom depth at time (sigma point)
(time, M, N)
DP0
Initial bottom depth (positive down)
(MC, NC)
NAMCON
Name of constituent quantity (eg sediments, solvents, tracers)
(LSTSCI)
NAMTUR
Name of turbulent quantities (eg Turbulent energy, Energy dissipation)
(LTUR)
SIG_LYR
Sigma-coordinates of layer centres
-
SIG_INTF
Sigma-coordinates of layer interfaces
-
LSTSCI
Array of indices for constituents (eg sediments, solvents, tracers)
-
LSEDTOT
Array with indices for sediments (total?)
-
LSED
Also array with indices of Sediments, no idea what the difference between this and LSEDTOT is ¯_(ツ)_/¯
-
KMAXOUT
User selected output layer interfaces
-
KMAXOUT_RESTR
User selected output layer centres
-
time
List of datetimes of output time-steps following CF conventions
(time)
XZ
X Meshgrid of face coordinates
-
YZ
Y Meshgrid of face coordinates
-
XCOR
X-coordinate of grid points (ie the grid nodes)
-
YCOR
Y-coordinate of grid points (ie the grid nodes)
-
M
face dimensions (M:MC (padding: low)
-
N
face dimensions (N:NC (padding: low))
-
MC
node dimensions
-
NC
node dimensions
-
nlyr
Number of underlayer
-
nlyrp1
Interfaces of underlayers
-
Keyword
Description
Dimensions
GSQS
Horizontal area of computational cell
(M, N)
RHO
Density per layer in sigma point
(time, KMAXOUT_RESTR, M, N)
R1
Concentrations per layer in sigma point
(time, LSTSCI, KMAXOUT_RESTR, M, N)
WPHY
W-velocity per layer in sigma point : sediment fall velocity? (m/s)
(time, KMAXOUT_RESTR, M, N)
W
W-omega per layer in sigma point : wave angle? [ω is the vertical velocity relative to the σ-plane]
(time, KMAXOUT, M, N)
WS
Settling velocity per sigma-layer
(time, LSED, KMAXOUT, M, N)
S1
Water-level in sigma point
(time, M, N)
DPS0
Initial bottom depth at sigma points (positive down)
DPU0
Initial bottom depth at u points (positive down)
DPV0
Initial bottom depth at v points (positive down)
ALFAS
Orientation ksi-axis w.r.t. pos.x-axis at water level point
PPARTITION
Partition (???)
(M, N)
TAUMAX
Tau_max in sigma points (scalar) ie max bottom stress $\frac{N}{m^2}$
(time, M, N)
UMNLDF
Filtered U-velocity
(time, MC, N)
VMNLDF
Filtered V-velocity
(time, M, NC)
MORFAC
Morphological acceleration factor (MORFAC)
(time)
MORFT
Morphological time (days since start of simulation
MFTAVG
Morphological time (days since start of simulation)
(avgtime)
MORAVG
Average MORFAC used during averaging period
These can be toggled in the morphology file under output with
StatWaterDepth = MIN MAX MEAN STD StatVelocity = MIN MAX MEAN STD StatBedLoad = MIN MAX MEAN STD StatSuspload = MIN MAX MEAN STD
Keyword
Description
MIN_H1
Minimum water depth
MAX_H1
Maximum water depth
MEAN_H1
Mean water depth
STD_H1
Standard deviation of water depth
MIN_UV
Minimum velocity
MAX_UV
Maximum velocity
MEAN_UV
mean velocity
STD_UV
Standard deviation of velocity
STD_SSUV
Standard deviation of total suspended transport
MIN_SBUV
Minimum total bedload transport
MAX_SBUV
Maximum total bedload transport
MEAN_SBUV
Mean total bedload transport
STD_SBUV
Standard deviation of total bedload transport
MIN_SSUV
Minimum total suspended transport
MAX_SSUV
Maximum total suspended transport
MEAN_SSUV
Mean total suspended transport
Keyword
Description
KCS
Non-active/active water-level point
KFU
Non-active/active in U-point
KFV
Non-active/active in V-point
KCU
Mask array for U-velocity points
KCV
Mask array for V-velocity points
Vorticity and enstrophy can be toggled Vortic = #Y#
in the .mdf file
Keyword
Description
Dimensions
RTUR1
Turbulent quantity per layer in sigma point (1. Turbulent Kinetic Energy $k$ and 2. Turbulent energy dissipation $\epsilon$ )
(time, LTUR, KMAXOUT, M, N)
VICWW
Vertical eddy viscosity-3D in sigma point
(time, KMAXOUT, M, N)
DICWW
Vertical eddy diffusivity-3D in sigma point
(time, KMAXOUT, M, N)
RICH
Richardson number
(time, KMAXOUT, M, N)
VICUV
horizontal eddy viscosity in zeta point
(time, KMAXOUT_RESTR, M, N)
RCA
Near-bed reference concentration of sediment
(time, LSED, M, N)
VORTIC
Vorticity at each layer in depth point $\frac{1}{s}$
(time, KMAXOUT_RESTR, MC, NC)
ENSTRO
Enstrophy at each layer in depth point $\frac{1}{s}$
(time, KMAXOUT_RESTR, MC, NC)