Model:Zscape
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Zscape
Introduction
History
Papers
Zscape Questionnaire
Contact Information
| Model: | Zscape |
| Contact person: | Chuck Connor (model developer) |
| Institute: | University of South Florida |
| City: | Tampa, Florida |
| Country: | USA |
| Email: | cconnor@cas.usf.edu |
| 2nd person involved: | Laura Connor (Technical contact) |
| 3rd person involved: | -- |
Model Description
| Model type: | Modular model for the terrestrial domain. |
| Description: | Finite difference approximations are great for modeling the erosion of landscapes. A paper by Densmore, Ellis, and Anderson provides details on application of landscape evolution models to the Basin and Range (USA) using complex rulesets that include landslides, tectonic displacements, and physically-based algorithms for hillslope sediment transport and fluvial transport. The solution given here is greatly simplified, only including the 1D approximation of the diffusion equation. The parallel development of the code is meant to be used as a class exercise |
Technical information
| Supported platforms: | Linux, UNIX |
| Programming language: | Fortran77, C |
| Model development started at: | 2001 and development ended also in 2001. |
| To what degree will the model become available: | Source code & as teaching tool |
| Current license type: | GPLv2 |
| Memory requirements: | -- |
| Typical run time: | -- |
Input / Output description
| Input parameters: |
INTEGER NXPROB INTEGER TIMESTEPS double precision DIFFUSION double precision DELX,DELT
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| Input format: | ASCII |
| Output parameters: | change in topographic profile with time |
| Output format: | ASCII |
| Post-processing software (if needed): | No |
| Visualization software (if needed): | Yes, gmt |
Process description
| Processes represented by model: | described on project webpage |
| Key physical parameters & equations: | described on project webpage |
| Length scale & resolution constraints: | described on project webpage |
| Time scale & resolution constraints: | described on project webpage |
| Numerical limitations and issues : | described on project webpage |
Testing
| Available calibration data sets: | None |
| Available test data sets: | -- |
| Ideal data for testing: | -- |
User groups
| Currently or plans for collaborating with: | No |
Documentation
| Key papers of the model: | -- |
| Is there a manual available: | -- |
| Model website if any: | http://www.cas.usf.edu/~cconnor/parallel/zscape/zscape.html |
Additional comments
| Comments: | code should be used for class exercises, demonstration and the like |
