Model:DECAL: Difference between revisions

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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).

Keywords:	landscape, Aeolian dune,

Supported platforms	Windows
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Programming language	C++, Matlab
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Code optimized	Single Processor
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Start year development	2005
Does model development still take place?	No
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Model availability	As teaching tool
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Program license type	Other
Program license type other	--
Memory requirements	Variable
Typical run time	Variable

Describe input parameters	Staring grid topography and vegetation maps, control parameters such as potential transport rates, vegetation response functions
Input format	ASCII
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Describe output parameters	resultant landscape topography and vegetation distributions; annual avalanching statistics
Output format	ASCII
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Pre-processing software needed?	No
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Post-processing software needed?	Yes
Describe post-processing software	Any package for imaging DEMs and vegetation maps
Visualization software needed?	Yes
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 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 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 available calibration data sets	none yet; in development
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Describe available test data sets	none yet; in development
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Describe ideal data for testing	field monitoring of geomorphic development and vegetation mapping, long-term required

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

Is there a manual available?	No
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Model website if any	http://www.aeoliangeomorphology.org
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OpenMI compliant	No but possible
BMI compliant	No but possible
WMT component	Not yet"Not yet" is not in the list (Yes, In progress, No but possible, No not possible) of allowed values for the "Code CMT compliant or not" property.
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