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Modeler information
First name Andrea
Last name D'Alpaos
Type of contact Model developer
Institute / Organization University of Padova
Postal address 1 via Loredan, 20
Postal address 2 via Giotto, 1
Town / City Padova
Postal code 35131
State NO STATE
Country Italy
Email address adalpaos@idra.unipd.it
Phone +390498275757
Fax +390498275446


Model identity
Model type Single
Spatial dimensions
Spatial extent
Model domain
One-line model description Tidal network and marsh model
Extended model description Long-term ecomorphodynamic model of the initiation and development of tidal networks and of the adjacent marsh platform, accounting for vegetation influence and relative sea level rise effects


Model technical information
Supported platforms Windows
Other platform
Programming language Fortran77, Fortran90
Other program language
Code optimized Single Processor
Start year development 2003
Does model development still take place? Yes
If above answer is no, provide end year model development
Model availability As executable
Source code availability
(Or provide future intension)
Source web address
Program license type GPL v2
Program license type other
OpenMI compliant No but possible
CCA component No but possible
IRF interface No but possible
Memory requirements
Typical run time hours to days


Input - Output description
Describe input parameters Sediment availability, vegetation characteristics, tidal forcing, rate of relative sea level rise, tidal network configuration and marsh topography if an actual domain is considered.
Input format ASCII
Other input format
Describe output parameters Channel network configuration and morphology, marsh platform elevations, erosion and accretion rates, relevant geomorphological features
Output format ASCII
Other output format
Pre-processing software needed? No
Describe pre-processing software
Post-processing software needed? No
Describe post-processing software
Visualization software needed? Yes
If above answer is yes Matlab
Other visualization software


Process description model
Describe processes represented by the model The model describes the tidal-network initiation and development, and the vertical accretion of the adjacent marsh platform. Tidal network development is driven by the exceedance of a local hydrodynamic bottom shear stress, controlled by water surface gradients. Marsh vertical growth is modeled by using a sediment balance equation acconting for erosion and deposition terms. The deposition terms account for sediment settling, trapping and organic production.
Describe key physical parameters and equations --
Describe length scale and resolution constraints --
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Describe any numerical limitations and issues --


Model testing
Describe available calibration data sets --
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Users groups model
Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers? Yes


Documentation model
Provide key papers on model if any Papers:
  • D'Alpaos, A., S. Lanzoni, M. Marani, S. Fagherazzi, and A. Rinaldo (2005), Tidal network ontogeny: channel initiation and early development, Journal of Geophysical Research--Earth Surface, 110, F02001, doi:10.1029/2004JF000182.
  • D'Alpaos, A., S. Lanzoni, S. M. Mudd, and S. Fagherazzi (2006), Modeling the influence of hydroperiod and vegetation on the cross-sectional formation of tidal channels, Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science, 69, 311-324, doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2006.05.02.
  • D'Alpaos, A., S. Lanzoni, M. Marani, and A. Rinaldo (2007), Landscape evolution in tidal embayments: modelling the interplay of erosion, sedimentation, and vegetation dynamics, Journal of Geophysical Research- Earth Surface, 112, F01008, doi:10.1029/2006JF000537.
  • D'Alpaos, A., S. Lanzoni, M. Marani, A. Bonometto, G. Cecconi, and A. Rinaldo (2007), Spontaneous tidal network formation within a constructed salt marsh: observations and morphodynamic modelling, Geomorphology, 91, 186–197, doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.04.013
Is there a manual available? No
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Model website if any
Model forum / discussion board


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