How to create a model gridded bathymetry?
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How to create a model gridded bathymetry?
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Step 1 - Extract Ocean bathymetry data from ETOPO 2'
Google Earth
Make sure you have Google Earth correctly configured!!
- Obtain the ETOPO 2' extraction domain limits by reading the Max and Min values of Longitude and Latitude for your domain from Google Earth.

Etopo data file
- The internet address where to download the data is http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/global/global.html;
- Download the ETOPO2V2 raw binary data to use with the ConvertToXYZ program OR, if possible, rather use the intranet address which is \\kepler\DataCenter1\DataCenter\DadosBase\Oceanografia\Batimetria\Etopo\Etopo2\Data

A sample configuration file ConvertToXYZ.dat is:
<begin_window> FILE_TYPE : 2 INPUT_FILENAME : \\kepler\DataCenter1\DataCenter\DadosBase\Oceanografia\Batimetria\Etopo\Etopo2\Data\etopo2.dat OUTPUT_FILENAME : SLouisCoast_ETOPO2.xyz TOP : 17 BOTTOM : 14 LEFT : -18 RIGHT : -14 MAXIMUM : 1 MINIMUM : -9999 WRITE_AS_BATHYMETRY : 1 CONVERT_TO_HDF5 : 0 <end_window>


- Sample of XYZ data extracted from ETOPO 2'. How the bathymetry XYZ file should look like.

MOHID GIS
- Open new project in Mohid GIS

- Give name and location to new project, then save

- Add new data item

- Select data item and open

- Right-click data, zoom select, right-click, properties

- Click on settings to set the colar palette and color range

- Choose min depth (negative if above sea level), max depth and color palette

- IMPORTANT: Click Save All from the Data Items menu. Otherwise you risk to loose all your work!

Step 2 - Create a coast line
Create coast line in Google Earth
- Create a polygon shaped like the line of the coast

- Right-click on polygon, then "save as"

- Save the file in Kml format (NOT in Kmz format)

Run Kml2mohid
- Get the Kml2Mohid program, edit a batch file, and run the program

- Successfully run Kml2Mohid program.

- Sample polygon (.xy) file

Import coastline polygon in Mohid
- Click Data Items menu, then select Add Data Items...

- Select folder, select polygon file type, select file and click open

- Right-click polygon data, then select Properties

- Click on settings

- Select Constant and choose a color

- Very important: Save All from the Data Items menu

- General look of ETOPO points data layer and coastline polygon layer

Step 3 - Create the model domain regular grid in MOHID GIS
Define the grid
- Choose bottom-left origin for the model domain

- Choose model domain grid resolution with Google Earth

- Click on Data Item menu, then select New Data Item

- Select Simple Grid, then click on Browse

- Give name, select Grid file as file type, click on Save

- Click Ok

- Right-click the Grid layer, then select Properties from the menu

- Define origin, define resolution, define grid size, choose Simple Geographic coordinates type (and NOT Geographic as seen in the figure. CAUTION!)

- Very important: Save All from the Data Items menu

- General look of a bathymetry points data from ETOPO, a coastline and land polygon, and a model domain grid

Create Digital Terrain from Mohid GIS
- Click on menu Tools, select Create Digital Terrain ...

- Select grid layer, data points layers, land polygon layers. Then click Browse

- Choose Options menu, select Triangulation, select All points, click on Run

- Successful Done message

Admire the result
You can now proceed to create a model simulation after you create the tidal gauges

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About the screen capturing tool
The screen capturing tool used for this tutorial was the Jing Project.