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|Model type=Single | |Model type=Single | ||
|Categories=Coastal, Terrestrial | |Categories=Coastal, Terrestrial | ||
|One-line model description=Aeolian dune landscape model | |One-line model description=Aeolian dune landscape model | ||
|Extended model description=A cellular automaton model for simulating the development of aeolian dune landscapes under the influence of vegetation and biota (parabolic dunes, blowouts, foredunes, nebkha dunes). | |Extended model description=A cellular automaton model for simulating the development of aeolian dune landscapes under the influence of vegetation and biota (parabolic dunes, blowouts, foredunes, nebkha dunes). | ||
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|Supported platforms=Windows | |Supported platforms=Windows | ||
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|Does model development still take place?=No | |Does model development still take place?=No | ||
|Model availability=As teaching tool | |Model availability=As teaching tool | ||
|Program license type=Other | |Program license type=Other | ||
|Program license type other=-- | |Program license type other=-- | ||
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{{Input - Output description | {{Input - Output description | ||
|Describe input parameters=Staring grid topography and vegetation maps, control parameters such as potential transport rates, vegetation response functions | |Describe input parameters=Staring grid topography and vegetation maps, control parameters such as potential transport rates, vegetation response functions | ||
|Input format=ASCII | |Input format=ASCII | ||
|Describe output parameters=resultant landscape topography and vegetation distributions; annual avalanching statistics | |Describe output parameters=resultant landscape topography and vegetation distributions; annual avalanching statistics | ||
|Output format=ASCII | |Output format=ASCII | ||
|Pre-processing software needed?=No | |Pre-processing software needed?=No | ||
|Post-processing software needed?=Yes | |Post-processing software needed?=Yes | ||
|Describe post-processing software=Any package for imaging DEMs and vegetation maps | |Describe post-processing software=Any package for imaging DEMs and vegetation maps | ||
|Visualization software needed?=Yes | |Visualization software needed?=Yes | ||
|If above answer is yes=ESRI, IDL, Matlab | |If above answer is yes=ESRI, IDL, Matlab | ||
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|Describe processes represented by the model=development of dune landscapes under the interaction between aeolian sand transport and vegetation growth and response | |Describe processes represented by the model=development of dune landscapes under the interaction between aeolian sand transport and vegetation growth and response | ||
|Describe key physical parameters and equations=potential sand transport rate, sediment avaliability, vegetation response characteristics | |Describe key physical parameters and equations=potential sand transport rate, sediment avaliability, vegetation response characteristics | ||
|Describe length scale and resolution constraints=smallest cell should be equivalent to basic plant element (bush, grass clump) | |Describe length scale and resolution constraints=smallest cell should be equivalent to basic plant element (bush, grass clump) | ||
|Describe time scale and resolution constraints=lower limit akin to days, no upper limit | |Describe time scale and resolution constraints=lower limit akin to days, no upper limit | ||
|Describe any numerical limitations and issues=heavy sequential number crunching (not written for parellel processing) | |Describe any numerical limitations and issues=heavy sequential number crunching (not written for parellel processing) | ||
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{{Model testing | {{Model testing | ||
|Describe available calibration data sets=none yet; in development | |Describe available calibration data sets=none yet; in development | ||
|Describe available test data sets=none yet; in development | |Describe available test data sets=none yet; in development | ||
|Describe ideal data for testing=field monitoring of geomorphic development and vegetation mapping, long-term required | |Describe ideal data for testing=field monitoring of geomorphic development and vegetation mapping, long-term required | ||
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|Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers?=yes, future plans for collaborating on applying and comparing the model with real-world landscapes | |Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers?=yes, future plans for collaborating on applying and comparing the model with real-world landscapes | ||
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|Provide key papers on model if any= | |Provide key papers on model if any=Baas (2002) Geomorphology,48. | ||
Nield & Baas (2008) Earth Surface Processes and Landforms,33. | Nield & Baas (2008) Earth Surface Processes and Landforms,33. | ||
|Manual model available=No | |Manual model available=No | ||
|Model website if any=http://www.aeoliangeomorphology.org | |Model website if any=http://www.aeoliangeomorphology.org | ||
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|CCA component=No but possible | |CCA component=No but possible | ||
|IRF interface=No but possible | |IRF interface=No but possible | ||
|CMT component=Not yet | |||
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Revision as of 17:27, 23 June 2011
