CMS-Flow Bottom Friction

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In SMS versions 10.1 and earlier, the bottom roughness is specified using the Manning's n coefficient. In SMS 11.0, the option is provided to use a roughness height, or bottom friction coefficient. The bottom roughness is specified in the Bottom Friction Dataset section of within the Input tab of the CMS-Flow Model Control window (see Figure 1). The Bottom Friction Dataset is specified at every computational (ocean) cell and is required for each model simulation.

Specification of Manning's n coefficient in the Cells tab of the CMS-Flow Model Control window in SMS 10.1
Specification of the Bottom Friction Dataset the Input tab of the CMS-Flow Model Control window in SMS 11.1

The bottom friction parameter (related to Manning ) is spatially varying (cell-specific) over the grid domain. The default value upon grid creation is 0.025. At times a user may desire to represent locations where added friction is needed due to structures or increased turbulence due to sharp changes in current speed. More information on using this feature of CMS-Flow can be found here.

SMS Project Explorer showing Manning's n dataset
SMS Project Explorer showing Roughness height dataset.
SMS Project Explorer showing Bottom Friction dataset.


Table 1. SMS Cards related to the bottom friction

Card Arguments Default Range Description Versions
USE_WALL_FRICTION CHARACTER ON ON | OFF Turns on or off wall friction >=3.5
MANNING_N_DATASET CHARACTER CHARACTER [<grid file>] [<grid name>//"Datasets/ManningsN"] none Grid file name and dataset path for the input Manning's n dataset >=v3.5
BOTTOM_FRICTION_COEF_DATASET CHARACTER CHARACTER [<grid file>] [<grid name>//"Datasets/BottomFricCoef"] none Grid file name and dataset path for the input bottom friction coefficient dataset >=v4.0
ROUGHNESS_HEIGHT_DATASET CHARACTER CHARACTER [<grid file>] [<grid name>//"Datasets/RoughnessHeight"] none Grid file name and dataset path for the input roughness height dataset >=v4.0

Table 2. Advanced Cards related to the bottom friction

Card Arguments Default Range Description Versions
MANNING_N_CONSTANT real number none 0.001-0.5 Specifies input Manning n dataset >=v3.5
WAVE-CURRENT_MEAN_STRESS character W09 W09 | DATA2 | DATA13 | F85 | HT95 Defines the model used for calculating the mean bottom shear stress used in hydro >=4.0

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