Contact

Name	Rob Runkel
Type of contact	Technical contact
Institute / Organization	U.S. Geological Survey
Postal address 1	Denver Federal Center
Postal address 2
Town / City	Lakewood
Postal code	80225
State	Colorado
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	runkel@usgs.gov
Phone	303/236-4882 ext. 285
Fax	303/236-4912

LOADEST

Also known as
Model type	Single
Model part of larger framework
Note on status model
Date note status model

Supported platforms	Unix, Linux, Windows
Other platform
Programming language	Fortran77
Other program language
Code optimized	Single Processor
Multiple processors implemented
Nr of distributed processors
Nr of shared processors
Start year development	2001
Does model development still take place?	No
If above answer is no, provide end year model development	2005
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://water.usgs.gov/software/loadest/
Source csdms web address
Program license type	Other
Program license type other	U.S. Government software product
Memory requirements	--
Typical run time	--

Describe input parameters	Given a time series of streamflow, additional data variables, and constituent concentration, LOADEST assists the user in developing a regression model for the estimation of constituent load (calibration).
Input format	ASCII
Other input format
Describe output parameters	Estimated constituent loads
Output format	ASCII
Other output format
Pre-processing software needed?	No
Describe pre-processing software
Post-processing software needed?	No
Describe post-processing software	See, http://water.usgs.gov/software/loadest/faq/
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	See applications described in software documentation http://water.usgs.gov/software/loadest/doc/
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:	Media:Loadest.pdf
Model website if any	http://water.usgs.gov/software/loadest/
Model forum / discussion board

Comments	http://water.usgs.gov/software/loadest/