Model:TauDEM

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Name	David Tarboton
Type of contact	Model developer
Institute / Organization	Utah State University
Postal address 1	8200 Old Main Hill
Postal address 2
Town / City	Logan
Postal code	84322
State	Utah
Country	USA"USA" is not in the list (Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, ...) of allowed values for the "Country" property.
Email address	dtarb@usu.edu
Phone	4357973172
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TauDEM

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Summary Also known as Model type Tool Model part of larger framework Note on status model Date note status model Technical specs Supported platforms Unix, Linux, Mac OS, Windows Other platform Programming language C++ Other program language Code optimized Parallel Computing"Parallel </br>Computing" is not in the list (Single Processor, Multiple Processors) of allowed values for the "Code optimized" property. Multiple processors implemented Nr of distributed processors Nr of shared processors Start year development 1997 Does model development still take place? Yes If above answer is no, provide end year model development 2010 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 http://hydrology.usu.edu/taudem Source csdms web address Program license type GPL v2 Program license type other Memory requirements Depends on data Typical run time Depends on data In/Output Describe input parameters Digital elevation model Input format Binary Other input format GeoTIFF and Shapefiles Describe output parameters Hydrologic information derived from DEM Output format Binary Other output format GeoTIFF and Shapefiles Pre-processing software needed? No Describe pre-processing software TauDEM is essentially preprocessing software for hydrologic use of Digital Elevation Models Post-processing software needed? No Describe post-processing software Visualization software needed? Yes If above answer is yes ESRI Other visualization software Any software that can visualize GeoTIFF and shapefiles can visualize the output Process Describe processes represented by the model Flow processes that are driven by the topographic gradient Describe key physical parameters and equations Elevation, slope and contributing area related quantities Describe length scale and resolution constraints Applies to any resolution topographic grid, though is most sensible for grids with resolution from 2 to 50 m. Describe time scale and resolution constraints This is a static model so there is no time scale or resolution Describe any numerical limitations and issues Presently limited to grids up to 4GB Testing Describe available calibration data sets This is not a model with adjustable parameters so calibration is not required. Example datasets are available Upload calibration data sets if available: Describe available test data sets The Logan River DEM is a small test dataset useful for learning how to use the software Upload test data sets if available: Media:LoganDemo.zip Describe ideal data for testing Other Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers? Yes Is there a manual available? Yes Upload manual if available: Model website if any http://hydrology.usu.edu/taudem Model forum / discussion board Comments Introduction History Papers Issues Help Input Files Output Files Download Source