This list is meant to be a community effort to both list and categorize the available tsunami models currently maintained and publicly (openly) available. This list was started based on a review paper that is currently itself under review. Check back soon for a draft and how to contribute.
Citation: Marras, S.; Mandli, K.T. Modeling and Simulation of Tsunami Impact: A Short Review of Recent Advances and Future Challenges. Geosciences (2021) 11, 5.
| Model | SpaceDim. | Equations | Turbul. | Wavebreak. | FSI | MP | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeoCLAW[1] | 1D/2D/2D(1/2) | SW | No | No | No | No | FV |
| NUMA2D[2][3] | 1D/2D | SW | No | No | No | No | SE/DG |
| MOST[4] | 1D/2D | SW | No | No | No | No | FD |
| Cliffs[5] | 1D/2D | SW | No | No | No | No | FD |
| Tsunami-HySEA[6a,b,c] | 1D/2D | SW/B | No | Yes | No | No | FV |
| Multilayer-HySEA[7,8] | 1D/2D(1/2) | SW/B | No | Yes | No | Yes | FV |
| TUNAMI[9,10] | 1D/2D | SW | No | No | No | No | FD |
| NAMI-DANCE[11] | 1D/2D | SW | No | No | No | No | FD |
| COMCOT[12] | 1D/2D | SW | No | No | No | No | FD |
| SELFE[13] | 1D/2D | SW | No | No | No | No | FE |
| TsunAWI[14] | 1D/2D | SW | No | No | No | No | FE |
| TsunaFlash[15] | 1D/2D | SW | No | No | No | No | FE/DG |
| VOLNA[16,17] | 1D/2D | SW | No | No | No | No | FV |
| Delft3D[18] | 1D/2D | SW | No | No | No | Yes | FD |
| Basilisk[19-21] | 2D/3D | SGN | No | Yes | No | Yes | FV |
| BOSZ[22] | 1D/2D | B | No | No | No | No | FV/FD |
| Celeris[23] | 1D/2D | B | No | No | No | No | FV |
| FUNWAVE[24,25] | 1D/2D | B | No | No | No | No | FV/FD |
| pCOULWAVE[26,27] | 2D/3D | B | Yes | No | No | No | FV |
| NEOWAVE[28] | 2D | B | No | No | No | No | FD |
| GPUSPH[29] | 3D | SPH | No | Yes | No | No | SPH |
| SCHISM[30] | 1D/2D/3D | N-S | RANS | Yes | No | No | FE/FV |
| COBRAS[31,32] | 2D/3D | N-S | RANS | Yes | No | No | FD |
| TSUNAMI3D[33,34] | 2D/3D | N-S | RANS | Yes | No | No | FD |
| waves2FOAM[35-37] | 2D(tsunami) | N-S | RANS | Yes | No | No | FV |
| NHWAVE[38] | 2D/3D | N-S | LES | Yes | Yes | Yes | FV/FD |
| Alya[39,40] | 2D/3D | N-S | LES/WM/RANS | Yes | Yes | Yes | FE |
| FVCOM [41,42] | 3D | N-S | Yes | Yes | No | No | FV |
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