Model:Rescal-snow

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Rescal-snow

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Summary Contact Technical specs In/Output Process Testing Other Component info Also known as Model type Single Model part of larger framework Note on status model Date note status model Incorporated models or components: Spatial dimensions 2D, 3D Spatial extent Grain-Scale, Patch-Scale Model domain Terrestrial, Hydrology, Cryosphere One-line model description A model of dunes and snow-waves Extended model description When wind blows over snow, it self-organizes. This forms surface features, such as ripples and dunes, that alter the reflectivity and thermal conductivity of the snow. Studying these features in the field is cold and challenging (we've tried), so we created rescal-snow to enable snow scientists to study snow features in controlled numerical experiments. We hope that this model will be useful to researchers in snow science, geomorphology, and polar climate. Rescal-snow is able to simulate: - Snow/sand grain erosion and deposition by wind - Snowfall - Time-dependent cohesion (snow sintering) - Avalanches of loose grains Rescal-snow is also designed for robust, reproducible science, and contains tools for high-performance computing, data management, and data analysis, including: - Workflow tools for generating and running many simulations in parallel - A python-based workflow that manages data and analysis at runtime These processes, along with model input, output, performance and constraints, are discussed in detail in the project docs and readme. Keywords: snow dynamics, sand, aeolian sediment transport, dune, Aeolian dune, Name Kelly Kochanski Type of contact Model developer Institute / Organization University of Colorado Boulder Postal address 1 Postal address 2 Town / City Boulder CO Postal code 80309 State Colorado Country United States Email address kelly.kochanski@gmail.com Phone Fax Supported platforms Unix, Linux, Mac OS Other platform Programming language C, Python Other program language Code optimized Single Processor Multiple processors implemented Nr of distributed processors Nr of shared processors Start year development 2018 Does model development still take place? Yes If above answer is no, provide end year model development Code development status When did you indicate the 'code development status'? Model availability As code Source code availability (Or provide future intension) Through web repository Source web address https://github.com/kellykochanski/rescal-snow Source csdms web address Program license type GPL v3 Program license type other Memory requirements Typical run time Describe input parameters See 'rescal_snow_inputs' in docs Input format ASCII Other input format Describe output parameters Evolving 3D cellspace and 2D elevation map Output format ASCII, Binary Other output format Pre-processing software needed? No Describe pre-processing software Post-processing software needed? No Describe post-processing software Visualization software needed? No If above answer is yes Other visualization software Describe processes represented by the model Aeolian sediment transport (snow or sand grains), granular motion, avalanches, snowfall, time-dependent cohesion Describe key physical parameters and equations See 'rescal_snow_input' in docs. Describe length scale and resolution constraints Describe time scale and resolution constraints Describe any numerical limitations and issues Describe available calibration data sets See 'test' folder Upload calibration data sets if available: Describe available test data sets Upload test data sets if available: Describe ideal data for testing Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers? Is there a manual available? Yes Upload manual if available: Model website if any https://github.com/kellykochanski/rescal-snow Model forum / discussion board Comments This part will be filled out by CSDMS staff OpenMI compliant No but possible BMI compliant No but possible WMT component No but possible PyMT component No but possible Is this a data component DOI model 10.5281/zenodo.3517217 For model version v1.1.1 Year version submitted 2019 Link to file https://zenodo.org/record/3517217#.XbEUu5NKiu4 Can be coupled with:

Model info Authors Kelly Kochanski Source code Go to external source code site DOI Download Rescal-snow version: v1.1.1 Doi: 10.5281/zenodo.3517217 Model citations Nr. of publications: 1 Total citations: 6 h-index: 1 m-quotient: 0.14 QR-code Link to this page Other models by author Rescal-snow

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Nr. of publications:	1
Total citations:	6
h-index:	1
m-quotient:	0.14

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