Model:GIPL

GIPL

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Spatial dimensions	1D
Spatial extent	Continental, Global, Landscape-Scale, Regional-Scale
Model domain	Terrestrial, Cryosphere
One-line model description	GIPL(Geophysical Institute Permafrost Laboratory) is an implicit finite difference one-dimensional heat flow numerical model.
Extended model description	GIPL(Geophysical Institute Permafrost Laboratory) is an implicit finite difference one-dimensional heat flow numerical model. The GIPL model uses the effect of snow layer and subsurface soil thermal properties to simulate ground temperatures and active layer thickness (ALT) by solving the 1D heat diffusion equation with phase change. The phase change associated with freezing and thawing process occurs within a range of temperatures below 0 degree centigrade, and is represented by the unfrozen water curve (Romanovsky and Osterkamp 2000). The model employs finite difference numerical scheme over a specified domain. The soil column is divided into several layers, each with distinct thermo-physical properties. The GIPL model has been successfully used to map permafrost dynamics in Alaska and validated using ground temperature measurements in shallow boreholes across Alaska (Nicolsky et al. 2009, Jafarov et al. 2012, Jafarov et al. 2013, Jafarov et al. 2014).

Keywords:	heat flow, permafrost,

Name	Elchin Jafarov
Type of contact	Model developer
Institute / Organization	University of Colorado
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Town / City	Boulder
Postal code	80309
State	Colorado
Country	United States
Email address	Elchin.Jafarov@colorado.edu
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Supported platforms	Unix, Linux, Windows
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Programming language	Fortran90, Matlab
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Code optimized	Single Processor, Multiple Processors
Multiple processors implemented
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Start year development	2000
Does model development still take place?	Yes
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Model availability	As code
Source code availability (Or provide future intension)	Through web repository
Source web address	https://github.com/Elchin/GIPL
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Program license type	Other
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Memory requirements
Typical run time	it takes less than a minite to run the serial model for one with daily time interval

Describe input parameters	Upper Boundary (Air temperature) Lower Boundary (Temperature gradient) Initial conditions (Temperature distribution at initial time) Thermo-physical properties
Input format	ASCII
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Describe output parameters	Temperature distribution with depth Active Layer Depth Freezing/Thawing day
Output format	ASCII
Other output format	netcdf, GIS
Pre-processing software needed?	Yes
Describe pre-processing software	For spatial case one can developed its own pre-processing in order to put the input dataset in the format readable for GIPL.
Post-processing software needed?	Yes
Describe post-processing software	To generate netcdf or GIS outputs one can write its own converter for that.
Visualization software needed?	Yes
If above answer is yes	ESRI, Matlab
Other visualization software	Matlab, Microsoft Excel (for serial); Matlab, ARCGIS, ncview (for spatial model)

Describe processes represented by the model	Main purpose of the model is to calculate subsurface temperature profile, active layer depth and freeze-up day.
Describe key physical parameters and equations	Thermal capacities and conductivities prescribed for each subsurface layer, volumetric water content and unfrozen water coefficients.
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Describe available calibration data sets	We have tested the model for different permafrost observation sites for Alaska(USA) and Siberia(Russia). Typically, the model results show good correlation with measured data (if observations are accurate).
Upload calibration data sets if available:	Media:Sample.zip
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Is there a manual available?	No
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OpenMI compliant	No but possible
BMI compliant	No but possible
WMT component	In progress
PyMT component	Yes
Is this a data component

DOI model	10.1594/IEDA/100131
For model version	0.1
Year version submitted	2011
Link to file	https://csdms.colorado.edu/pub/models/doi-source-code/gipl-10.1594.IEDA.100131-0.1.tar.gz

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Authors

Elchin Jafarov

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DOI

Download GIPL version: 0.1
Doi: 10.1594/IEDA/100131

Model citations

Nr. of publications:	30
Total citations:	1331
h-index:	17
m-quotient:	0.81

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GIPL

Introduction

GIPL(Geophysical Institute Permafrost Laboratory) is an implicit finite difference one-dimensional heat flow numerical model.The model uses fine vertical resolution grid which preserves the latent-heat effects in the phase transition zone, even under conditions of rapid or abrupt changes in the temperature fields. It includes upper boundary condition (usually air temperature), constant geothermal heat flux at the lower boundary (typically from 500 to 1000 m) and initial temperature distribution with depth. The other inputs are precipitation, prescribed water content and thermal properties of the multilayered soil column. As an output the model produces temperature distributions at different depths, active layer thickness and calculates time of freeze up. The results include temperatures at different depths and active layer thickness, freeze-up days.

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Issues

Does not include convective heat transfer.

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References

Nr. of publications:	30
Total citations:	1331
h-index:	17
m-quotient:	0.81

Featured publication(s)	Year	Model described	Type of Reference	Citations
Jafarov, E E; Romanovsky, V E; Genet, H; McGuire, A D; Marchenko, S S; 2013. The effects of fire on the thermal stability of permafrost in lowland and upland black spruce forests of interior Alaska in a changing climate. Environmental Research Letters, 8, 035030. 10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/035030 (View/edit entry)	2013	GIPL	Model application	122
Sazonova, T. S.; Romanovsky, V. E.; 2003. A model for regional-scale estimation of temporal and spatial variability of active layer thickness and mean annual ground temperatures. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 14, 125–139. 10.1002/ppp.449 (View/edit entry)	2003	GIPL Kudryavtsev Model	Related theory	114
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Links

http://www.wunderground.com/climate/permafrost.asp?MR=1