Model:PIHM

PIHM

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Model type	Modular
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Model domain	Hydrology
One-line model description	PIHM is a multiprocess, multi-scale hydrologic model.
Extended model description	PIHM is a multiprocess, multi-scale hydrologic model where the major hydrological processes are fully coupled using the semi-discrete finite volume method. PIHM is a physical model for surface and groundwater, “tightly-coupled” to a GIS interface. PIHMgis which is open source, platform independent and extensible. The tight coupling between GIS and the model is achieved by developing a shared data-model and hydrologic-model data structure.

Keywords:	basins, continental,

Name	Christopher Duffy
Type of contact	Project manager
Institute / Organization	Penn State University
Postal address 1	212 Sackett Bldg
Postal address 2	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Town / City	University Park
Postal code	16802
State	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Email address	cxd11@psu.edu
Phone	+1 814 863-4384
Fax	+1 814-863-7304

Name	Mukesh Kumar
Type of contact	Technical contact
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Name	Gopal Bhatt
Type of contact	Technical contact
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Supported platforms	Unix, Linux, Mac OS, Windows
Other platform	Platform independent
Programming language	C, C++
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Multiple processors implemented
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Start year development	2002
Does model development still take place?	Yes
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Model availability	As code
Source code availability (Or provide future intension)	Through web repository
Source web address	http://sourceforge.net/projects/pihmmodel/
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Program license type	GPL v2
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Describe input parameters	PIHM is an integrated finite volume hydrologic model. It simulates channel routing, overland flow and groundwater flow in fully coupled scheme. It uses semi-discrete Finite Volume approach to discretize PDE (equations governing physical processes) into ODE to form a system of ODEs and solved with SUNDIALS solver (LBL). PIHM incorporates an object-oriented model data structure which provides extensibility and efficient storage of data at the same time. PIHM v2.0 requires the following input files: projectName.txt : This file will have the project name as its content. .mesh File : Spatial information of Nodes and Irregular Meshes (TINs) .att File : Attribute defining different classes an element belongs to .soil File : Soil properties .geol : Geologic properties .lc file : Vegetation parameters of different land cover types .riv file : Spatial, geometry and material information of river segments .forc file : All the forcing variables (forcing time-series) .ibc file : Boundary condition information for elements .para file : Control parameters (solver options; model modes; error control) .init : If initial condition input is through a file .calib : Calibration parameters and process controls
Input format	ASCII
Other input format	Shape file
Describe output parameters	PIHM v2.0 uses Net_CDF for state and flux output. Details are under development (April 2009) and will be complete July 2009
Output format	ASCII
Other output format	NetCDF
Pre-processing software needed?	No
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Post-processing software needed?	No
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Visualization software needed?	Yes
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Other visualization software	any software able to visualize gridded data (RiverTools / 3DEM)

Describe processes represented by the model	The Penn State Integrated Hydrologic Model (PIHM) is a fully coupled multiprocess hydrologic model. Instead of coupling through artificial boundary conditions, major hydrological processes are fully coupled by the semi-discrete finite volume approach. For those processes whose governing equations are partial differential equations (PDE), we first discretize in space via the finite volume method. This results in a system of ordinary differential equations (ODE) representing those procesess within the control volume. Within the same control volume, combining other processes whose governing equations are ODE’s, (e.g. the snow accumulation and melt process), a local ODE system is formed for the complete dynamics of the finite volume.
Describe key physical parameters and equations	Processes include: 2-D overland flow, 2-D groundwater flow, 1-D soil moisture, 1-D channel flow, snow/melt, et, vegetation water use by NLCD,
Describe length scale and resolution constraints	typically based on original DEM used to develop the watershed model
Describe time scale and resolution constraints	fully implicit, time adaptive, based on the CVODE ODE solver from LBL
Describe any numerical limitations and issues	Solver is efficient and accurate for very stiff systems of equations

Describe available calibration data sets	Upper Juniata River 875 km^2: see: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pihmmodel/
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Describe available test data sets	Upper Juniata River 875 km^2: see: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pihmmodel/
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Describe ideal data for testing	PIHM is a distributed watershed model that can represent surface/subsurface processes at scales ranging from a few hundred m^2 to 10,000 km^2. However, large systems will require the parallel version currently under development

Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers?	We have several other extensions to PIHM under development: solute transport, sediment transport, 3-D Richard's Equation. Full information can be found at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pihmmodel/

Is there a manual available?	Yes
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Model website if any	http://www.pihm.psu.edu/pihm_home.html
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OpenMI compliant	No but possible
BMI compliant	No but possible
WMT component	No but possible
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Authors

Christopher Duffy

Kumar, Bhatt

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Nr. of publications:	60
Total citations:	2400
h-index:	29
m-quotient:	1.45

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Nr. of publications:	60
Total citations:	2400
h-index:	29
m-quotient:	1.45

Featured reference(s)	Open Access Status	Year	Type of Reference	Cited
Qu, Yizhong; Duffy, Christopher J.; 2007. A semidiscrete finite volume formulation for multiprocess watershed simulation: MULTIPROCESS WATERSHED SIMULATION. Water Resources Research, 43. 10.1029/2006WR005752	closed	2007	a module overview describing a module	327

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