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In version 2012, a new tool that can assist undertaking of Tsunami-simulations is introduced: earthquake bathymetry adjustment tool. For several years, it has been possible to work with time varying bathymetries (using the landslide option) in MIKE 21 Classic. The usability of this feature is now enhanced, as it will be easier to simulate tsunamis using the new tool. The earthquake bathymetry adjustment tool calculates sea bottom displacements that occur during an earthquake. The output is a time-varying bathymetry file, which can be used in MIKE 21 HD (classic) with the landslide option to generate wave propagation.

The method for calculation of the sea bottom displacements is an amplified version of the double-couple method developed by Okada (1985). The necessary input data for earthquakes can be retrieved from public databases. The tool is available in the MIKE 21 Toolbox in a new group called Seismology.

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MIKE MARINE GIS will be discontinued and will not be available on the MIKE by DHI 2012 DVD. It has been evaluated that the user base for MIKE MARINE GIS was not sufficient to maintain the programme on the Esri platform. However, in version 2012, many of the tools that were previously available through MIKE MARINE GIS, have been transferred into MIKE Zero. Thus, we are enhancing the functionalities available for most users:

• Tools for creation of transects, profiles, baselines, and coastlines are included in the bathymetry editor
• The MIKE Zero tool “Geo Referencing Image File” has been extended to read and convert Esri world format files to DHI world file format
• The MIKE2SHP tool is extended to support mesh and dfsu files

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The costs of pipe failures in water distribution networks are increasing and are forcing operators and utility managers to develop strategies and solutions to identify and replace critical pipes. With the upcoming release of MIKE URBAN, a new set of advisor tools will be available to support these processes.

Pipe criticality modelling will predict how the water distribution system responds to:

• Pipe break situations
• Planned reconstructions
• Limited water supply

MeyGen Ltd. commissioned DHI to provide design criteria, fatigue, and operational Met-Ocean data for four locations at a project site in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth, where they are planning to build a 398MW tidal turbine array - generating the equivalent electricity to power 400,000 homes.

Water Modelling Technology Seminar in Columbia
27 August 2012

In collaboration with the International Environmental Services (IEG), Colombia, DHI is pleased to announce the DHI Water Modelling Technology seminar to be held in Bogota, Colombia, 27 August 2012. The seminar will include presentations of new software features, examples of integrating knowledge and technology with solutions for the urban, inland, and marine environment.

The seminar will be presented in Spanish.

For further information and registration please contact Ana Maria Molano Vergara, (EIG) and Sonia Portillo, DHI, or download the Seminar Flyer here.

Water Modelling Technology Seminar in Mexico
28 August 2012

In collaboration with the State Water of Guanajuato (Commission Comisión Estatal de Agua de Guanajuato) and SIGSA, DHI´s software agent in Mexico, DHI is pleased to announce the Water Modelling Technology seminar to be held in Guanajuato, Mexico, 28 August 2012. The seminar will include presentations of new software features, examples of integrating knowledge and technology with solutions for the urban, inland, and marine environment.

The seminar will be presented in Spanish.

For further information and registration please contact Elizabeth Calderón, SIGSA, and Sonia Portillo, DHI, or download the Seminar Flyer here.

3rd International FEFLOW Conference in Berlin, Germany
3-7 September 2012

Building on the success of the previous FEFLOW user conferences, FEFLOW 2012 will feature numerous opportunities for exchanging ideas and improving modelling skills. Highlights include keynote presentations, user presentations, product updates, opportunities to meet with DHI-WASY partners and FEFLOW users worldwide, software demonstrations, training courses, and workshops.

For further information and registration, please go to the Conference website (in English).

Annual User Group Meeting in Lucerne, Switzerland
11 September 2012

The user group meeting will include a combination of presentations of new software features and technologies, as well as practical case studies presented by Swiss users.

For further information and registration, please contact Heike Stoschek, DHI-WASY, Germany.

Workshop 'A Guide to the Functionalities in the Mesh Generator' at DHI in Hørsholm, Denmark
11 September 2012

At this workshop, you will get information about the functionalities available within the Mesh Generator for creating and/or modifying a mesh bathymetry as well as discuss cases of the optimal choice of model domain and resolution of the mesh!

The workshop is free of charge and takes place at DHI Head Office in Hørsholm, Denmark, in the afternoon of 11 September (13:00-16:00). It will be conducted in English. Hands-on (computer) exercises are not included in the workshop. Deadline for registration: Monday 3 September 2012.

The training course `MIKE 21/3 FLOW MODEL FM - Hydrodynamic modelling using flexible mesh´ is arranged in continuation of the workshop (12 September-13 September). Deadline for registration for training course: Wednesday 22 August 2012.

For further information and registration, please go to the Mesh Generator workshop website (in English).

XI Congreso Lat. Hidrogeologia 2012 (12th Latin American Hydrogeological Congress.)
20-24 August, 2012, Cartagena de Indias, Columbia
For more information, click here.

Adjoining FEFLOW training course
In connection with this congress and in collaboration with the International Association of Hydrogeologists, DHI will have a 1-day FEFLOW training course on 21 August 2012. This training course will provide an introduction to groundwater modelling using FEFLOW.

For more information about this training course, click here or find contact information in the training courses schedule at the bottom of this newsletter.

18th Water Expo 2012 “Government and society for sustainability” (18va Expo Agua 2012)
29-31 August 2012, Guanajuato, Mexico
Visit us a booth 41.
For more information, click here.

FMA (Floodplain Management Association) Annual Conference 2012
4-7 September, 2012, Sacramento, CA, USA
For more information, click here.

On 28-29 June 2012, more than 100 participants were gathered at the Radisson Sukhumvit Hotel in Bangkok in Thailand for this year's successful user group meeting. The meeting included a combination of user presentations, News & Views presentations from DHI on upcoming software features, and training courses in MIKE 21 and MIKE FLOOD.

Click here for more information about this user group meeting.

This year’s Esri conference in San Diego, California on 24-26 July was attended by 15,000 attendees, which made it the busiest conference ever seen. Water and wastewater was yet again high on the agenda within municipalities, utilities, and universities, and DHI’s booth generated great attraction with its MIKE by DHI products emphasising their wide range of applications as well as the benefits of the Esri compatibility.

For more information, please contact Josh Mendes, DHI USA.

From 2-4 July 2012, DHI and Esri shared a booth at the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) Expo. The SIWW event attracted nearly 20,000 visitors from more than 100 countries and regions, and hosted 650 organisations including 16 international group pavilions. Many high-level guests from the entire Asia-Pacific region visited the DHI booth, which was set up in collaboration with Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI) and DHI Ballast Water Centre (Singapore). Particularly, water professionals appreciated the opportunity to discuss MIKE by DHI software with DHI representatives from Australia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

For further information about the event and MIKE by DHI software, please contact your local DHI representative.

On 14-18 July 2012, DHI was present at the 10th International Conference on Hydroinformatics in Hamburg, which this year focused on "Understanding Changing Climate and Environment and Finding Solutions". At the conference, DHI contributed with various presentations about DHI in relation to universities, research, and software development. Also, representatives from DHI contributed with ways to use DHI’s products and services for topics such as forecasts systems, numerical data management, image processing, and real-time classification systems.

For more information, please go to the MIKE by DHI/WASY blog (in German).