Computing facilities consist of a local network of approximately 40 PCs and 10 Unix Work stations continuously connected to the internet.  The software used at WRL, including the extensive range of numerical models are shown below.

 

Hydrodynamic Models
RMA-2	Depth averaged, finite element, unsteady hydrodynamic model.
RMA-10	3D, finite element hydrodynamic and water quality model.
HEC-RAS	1D steady hydrodynamic model
RUBICON	Quasi 2D unsteady hydrodynamic model, forerunner to MIKE 11.
MIKE 11	Quasi 2D unsteady hydrodynamic model.
EXTRAN	Quasi 2D hydrodynamic model suited to modelling closed conduit and open channel drainage networks.
Water Quality Models
RMA-11	2D/3D, finite element water quality model.
SWMM	Urban drainage catchment runoff and water quality/quantity model.
HSPF	Rural catchment runoff and water quality model.
3D-RWALK	Random walk 2D and 3D water quality model(works in RMA-2&10).
WASP-4	Quasi 2D stream flow water quality model.
QUAL-2E	2D estuarine water quality model.
STORM	Urban and rural catchment overflow and water quality.
CE-QUAL-RIVI	Water quality model for rivers.
RECOVERY	Water quality model to predict temporal response to contaminated sediment.
Sediment Transport Models
RMA-11	2D/3D, finite element sediment transport model.
UNIBEST	Simulating longshore and cross-shore sediment transport.
SBEACH	Cross-shore sediment transport model.
DUNED	Adaptation of Vellinga’s (1986) storm erosion model.
PAV	Examine the impact of coastal erosion on beach profile
HEC-6	Sediment transport and sedimentation.
GENESIS	Shoreline change model, based on temporal and spatial differences in longshore transport caused by breaking waves.
Wave Models
SHALWV	A full spectral wave model ideal for examining inshore wave climates that result from offshore wave climate (part of CMS).
RCPWAVE	A short wave open coast model (part of SMS).
SWAN	A full spectral wave model suitable for wind generated waves and refraction
HINDCAST	In-house wave prediction program based on the SPM (1984) method.
WAVEREF	In-house finite difference wave shoaling and refraction model.
REF/DIF	Combined shoaling, refraction and diffraction finite difference model.
REFRACT	Shoaling and refraction finite difference model for linear and non-linear waves.
ADFA1	Directional wave spectral finite difference model, able to simulate wave generation, shoaling, refraction, bottom friction, breaking and associated energy dissipation as well as non linear wave interaction.
BERKHOFF	In house finite difference shoaling and diffraction model.
CMS	A free surface wave modelling suite.
Rainfall Runoff Models
WBNM	Boyd’s Watershed Bounded Network Model for runoff routing.
CWSUH	Cordery & Webb’s Synthetic Unit Hydrograph model for runoff routing on small catchments.
ILSAX	Urban stormwater drainage design and evaluation program.
RORB	A general runoff and stream flow routing program which calculates hydrographs from rainfall and other channel inputs.
PULS	Reservoir routing program
QHEAD	Culvert program.
CULVERT	Steady state culvert calculations.
RARE	ARR87 design rainfall program.
HEC-1	Hydrologic analysis.
Groundwater Models
SUTRA	2D finite element groundwater model.
MODFLOW	3D finite element groundwater model.
ERMAPPER	Remote sensing interpretation package.
FEFLOW	3D finite element groundwater model