Model:BRaKE

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BRaKE


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Also known as Blocky River and Knickpoint Evolution Model
Model type Single
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Spatial dimensions 1D
Spatial extent Watershed-Scale, Reach-Scale
Model domain
One-line model description Computes evolution of a bedrock river longitudinal profile in the presence of large, hillslope-derived blocks.
Extended model description BRaKE is a 1-D bedrock channel profile evolution model. It calculates bedrock erosion in addition to treating the delivery, transport, degradation, and erosion-inhibiting effects of large, hillslope-derived blocks of rock. It uses a shear-stress bedrock erosion formulation with additional complexity related to flow resistance, block transport and erosion, and delivery of blocks from the hillslopes.
Keywords:

bedrock channel erosion, bedrock incision, River profile, Channel-hillslope coupling,

Name Charles Shobe
Type of contact Model developer
Institute / Organization Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado
Postal address 1 UCB 399
Postal address 2
Town / City Boulder
Postal code 80309-0399
State Colorado
Country United States
Email address charles.shobe@colorado.edu
Phone 8048404514
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Supported platforms
Unix, Linux, Mac OS, Windows
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Programming language

Python

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Code optimized Single Processor
Multiple processors implemented
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Start year development 2015
Does model development still take place? Yes
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Model availability As code
Source code availability
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Source web address https://github.com/cmshobe/brake-model
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Program license type LGPL
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Memory requirements
Typical run time minutes to hours


Describe input parameters Domain size/length/spacing, time to run, timestep, hillslope response timescale, baselevel lowering rate, bed erodibility, block erodibility, bed critical shear stress, block critical shear stress, block delivery coefficient, initial block size, roughness length scale, channel width, mean discharge, discharge variability, and data recording time interval.
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Describe output parameters Elevation and slope arrays as well as optional information about bed cover and shear stress distributions, as well as block size distributions and incision rate records.
Output format
Other output format .npy array data structures
Pre-processing software needed? No
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Post-processing software needed? No
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Visualization software needed? No
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Describe processes represented by the model Fluvial bedrock erosion; hillslope block delivery; block transport and degradation
Describe key physical parameters and equations Shear stress-driven fluvial erosion, primarily modulated by bed erodibility, critical bed shear stress, block delivery, and block size.
Describe length scale and resolution constraints This model is intended for a CHANNEL REACH of CONSTANT DRAINAGE AREA.
Describe time scale and resolution constraints There is no conservation of mass on adjacent hillslopes, which presents a natural time limitation of ~10^6 years.
Describe any numerical limitations and issues Model is solved implicitly, but can become inaccurate at very large (~1000 year) timesteps. When baselevel forcing is mild and block effects are significant, slope-inversion instabilities can develop. The model catches these and will not continue running.


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Is there a manual available? No
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Comments This model was initially published as Shobe et al in Geophysical Research Letters, May 2016: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016GL069262/abstract

Other publications are in preparation.


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Nr. of publications: 1
Total citations: 77
h-index: 1
m-quotient: 0.11

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Introduction

BRaKE is the "Blocky River and Knickpoint Evolution" model developed by Charles Shobe in collaboration with Greg Tucker and Bob Anderson at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

History

-Summer 2015: Development started -May 2016: Descriptive paper published -May 2017: Submitted to CSDMS model repository -Ongoing: BMI wrapping

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