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Summary Contact Technical specs In/Output Process Testing Other Component info Also known as RAFEM Model type Single Model part of larger framework Note on status model Date note status model Incorporated models or components: Spatial dimensions 2D Spatial extent Continental, Regional-Scale Model domain Terrestrial One-line model description River Avulsion and Floodplain Evolution Module Extended model description Morphodynamic river avulsion model, designed to be coupled with CEM and SEDFLUX3D Keywords: Name Katherine Ratliff Type of contact Model developer Institute / Organization Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) Postal address 1 Postal address 2 Town / City Research Triangle Park Postal code 27707 State North Carolina Country United States Email address ratliff.katherine@epa.gov Phone Fax Supported platforms Unix, Linux, Mac OS Other platform Programming language Python Other program language Code optimized Multiple processors implemented Nr of distributed processors Nr of shared processors Start year development 2014 Does model development still take place? Yes If above answer is no, provide end year model development Code development status Active When did you indicate the 'code development status'? 2020 Model availability Source code availability (Or provide future intension) Through web repository Source web address https://github.com/katmratliff/avulsion-bmi Source csdms web address Program license type BSD or MIT X11 Program license type other Memory requirements Typical run time Describe input parameters Input format Other input format Describe output parameters Output format 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 Describe key physical parameters and equations Describe length scale and resolution constraints Describe time scale and resolution constraints Describe any numerical limitations and issues Describe available calibration data sets 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? No Upload manual if available: Model website if any Model forum / discussion board Comments This part will be filled out by CSDMS staff OpenMI compliant No but possible BMI compliant Yes WMT component No but possible PyMT component Yes Is this a data component Can be coupled with:

Model info Authors Katherine Ratliff Source code Go to external source code site Model citations Nr. of publications: 1 Total citations: 26 h-index: 1 m-quotient: 0.12 QR-code Link to this page Other models by author RAFEM

Introduction

The River Avulsion and Floodplain Evolution Model (RAFEM) is a cellular model that simulates river and floodplain morphodynamics over large space and timescales. Cell size is larger than the channel belt width, and natural levees, which maintain a bankfull elevation above the channel bed, exist within a river cell. The river course is determined using a steepest-descent methodology, and erosion and deposition along the river profile are modeled as a linear diffusive process. An avulsion occurs when the riverbed becomes super-elevated relative to the surrounding floodplain, but only if the new steepest-descent path to sea level is shorter than the prior river course. If the new path to sea level is not shorter, then a crevasse splay is deposited in the adjacent river cells. The model has been designed to couple with the Coastline Evolution Model through the CSDMS Basic Model Interface.

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Nr. of publications:	1
Total citations:	26
h-index:	1
m-quotient:	0.12

Featured publication(s)	Year	Model described	Type of Reference	Citations
Ratliff, Katherine M.; Hutton, Eric H. W.; Murray, A. Brad; 2018. Exploring Wave and Sea‐Level Rise Effects on Delta Morphodynamics With a Coupled River‐Ocean Model. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 123, 2887–2900. 10.1029/2018JF004757 (View/edit entry)	2018	RAFEM	Model overview	26
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