Channel Flow - Technical Reference

The hydrologic components of MIKE SHE are directly coupled to DHI’s river hydraulic program MIKE Hydro River. The MIKE SHE-MIKE Hydro coupling enables

·         the one-dimensional simulation of river flows and water levels using the fully dynamic Saint Venant equations.

·         the simulation of a wide range of hydraulic control structures, such as weirs, gates and culverts.

·         area-inundation modelling, using a simple flood-mapping procedure that is based on simulated river water levels and a digital terrain model.

·         dynamic overland flooding flow to and from the MIKE Hydro River net­work.

·         the full, dynamic coupling of surface and sub-surface flow processes in MIKE Hydro River and MIKE SHE.

For technical information on MIKE Hydro River, please refer to either the .pdf version of the MIKE Hydro River Technical Reference Manual that is installed with MIKE SHE, or the MIKE Hydro River documentation in the on-line help.

Note: In Release 2017, MIKE SHE can also be coupled to MIKE 11. MIKE 11 is being replaced by MIKE Hydro River, and the coupling to MIKE 11 will be slowly phased out over time. All references in the MIKE SHE manuals to MIKE 11 and MIKE Hydro River are largely interchangeable.