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Modeler information
First name Reed
Last name Maxwell
Type of contact Project manager
Institute / Organization International Groundwater Modeling Center, Colorado School of Mines
Postal address 1 1500 Illinois St
Postal address 2 Colorado School of Mines
Town / City Golden
Postal code 80401
State Colorado
Country USA
Email address rmaxwell@mines.edu
Phone 303-384-2456
Fax


Additional modeler information
First name Steven
Last name Smith
Type of contact Model developer
Institute / Organization
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Postal address 2
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Additional modeler information
First name Stefan
Last name Kollet
Type of contact Technical contact
Institute / Organization
Postal address 1
Postal address 2
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Model identity
Model type Modular
Spatial dimensions
Spatial extent
Model domain ,
One-line model description Parallel, high-performance, integrated watershed model
Extended model description ParFlow is an open-source, object-oriented, parallel watershed flow model. It includes fully-integrated overland flow, the ability to simulate complex topography, geology and heterogeneity and coupled land-surface processes including the land-energy budget, biogeochemistry and snow (via CLM). It is multi-platform and runs with a common I/O structure from laptop to supercomputer. ParFlow is the result of a long, multi-institutional development history and is now a collaborative effort between CSM, LLNL, UniBonn and UCB. ParFlow has been coupled to the mesoscale, meteorological code ARPS and the NCAR code WRF.


Model technical information
Supported platforms Unix, Linux, Mac OS
Other platform
Programming language Fortran90, C
Other program language
Code optimized
Start year development 1994
Does model development still take place? Yes
If above answer is no, provide end year model development
Model availability As code, As teaching tool, As executable
Source code availability
(Or provide future intension) 		Through owner
Source web address http://inside.mines.edu/~rmaxwell/maxwell_software.shtml
Program license type LGPL
Program license type other
OpenMI compliant No but possible
CCA component No but possible
IRF interface No but possible
Memory requirements depends on problem size
Typical run time depends on problem size


Input - Output description
Describe input parameters TCL script, many physical and numerical parameters needed.
Input format ASCII, Binary
Other input format
Describe output parameters Many: pressure, saturation, temperature, energy fluxes, flow, etc.
Output format ASCII, Binary
Other output format
Pre-processing software needed? No
Describe pre-processing software
Post-processing software needed? Yes
Describe post-processing software ParFlow comes with a robust, integrated toolkit (pftools) that provides a wide range of postprocessing options.
Visualization software needed? Yes
If above answer is yes Matlab
Other visualization software Visit


Process description model
Describe processes represented by the model Processes like:
  • Saturated subsurface flow.
  • Variably-saturated subsurface flow.
  • Integrated overland flow.
  • Land-energy budget.
  • Shallow heat transport.
  • Bio-geochemistry (plant/water interactions).
  • Correlated, Gaussian random field generators.
Describe key physical parameters and equations Fully described in manual.
Describe length scale and resolution constraints Depends upon application.
Describe time scale and resolution constraints Depends upon application.
Describe any numerical limitations and issues Depends only on computer resources.


Model testing
Describe available calibration data sets ParFlow contains a directory of test cases that may be automated as a check of the code.
Upload calibration data sets if available:
Describe available test data sets ParFlow contains a directory of test cases that may be automated as a check of the code.
Upload test data sets if available:
Describe ideal data for testing --


Users groups model
Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers? Yes, many already in progress.


Documentation model
Provide key papers on model if any The following papers:
  1. Ashby S.F. and R.D. Falgout, Nuclear Science and Engineering 124:145-159, 1996
  2. Jones, J.E. and C.S. Woodward, Advances in Water Resources 24:763-774, 2001
  3. Kollet, S.J. and R.M. Maxwell, Advances in Water Resources 29:945-958, 2006
  4. Maxwell, R.M. and N.L. Miller, Journal of Hydrometeorology 6(3):233-247, 2005
  5. Kollet, S.J. and R.M. Maxwell, Water Resources Research 44:W02402, 2008
Is there a manual available? Yes
Upload manual if available:
Model website if any http://inside.mines.edu/~rmaxwell/maxwell_software.shtml
Model forum / discussion board


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