Contact

Name	Tian-Jian Hsu
Type of contact	Model developer
Institute / Organization	University of Florida
Postal address 1	365 Weil Hall
Postal address 2
Town / City	Gainesville
Postal code	FL
State	Florida
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	thsu@ufl.edu
Phone	3523739394
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FluidMud

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

Supported platforms	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	2005
Does model development still take place?	Yes
If above answer is no, provide end year model development
Code development status
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Model availability	As code
Source code availability (Or provide future intension)	Through owner"Through owner" is not in the list (Through web repository, Through CSDMS repository) of allowed values for the "Source code availability" property.
Source web address
Source csdms web address
Program license type	Other
Program license type other	--
Memory requirements	~2Mb
Typical run time	Few hours

Describe input parameters	Measured or artificially generated wave and current forcing. Floc diameter, density. Downslope gravity. Vertical grid mesh. Erodibility. Parameters for Bingham rheology.
Input format	ASCII
Other input format
Describe output parameters	Major quantities: mud floc concentration, flow velocity in longshelf and cross-shelf direction. Other quantities: TKE, turbulent dissipation rate, floc size (if floc dynamics turn on), bottom stress.
Output format	ASCII
Other output format
Pre-processing software needed?	No
Describe pre-processing software
Post-processing software needed?	Yes
Describe post-processing software	Typical Matlab or Excell plotting
Visualization software needed?	Yes
If above answer is yes	Matlab
Other visualization software

Describe processes represented by the model	wave-current boundary layer and fluid mud transport. dilute suspension. wave-supported gravity-driven mudflow. turbulence modulation due to sediment. tidal-driven fluid mud transport. Floc dynamics. Rheology.
Describe key physical parameters and equations	mixture equations (derived from two-phase theory with fine sediment assumption). k-epsilon closure derived from two-phase theory. Bingham rheology. Floc property is based on fractal structure. Bottom boundary condition for mud is based on type I erosion.
Describe length scale and resolution constraints	Wave-current BL, lengthscale ~1 m nearbed, grid size ~1mm; Tidal BL: lengthscale 10 m, grid size 1cm
Describe time scale and resolution constraints	Wave-current BL: timescale ~10 min; time step ~0.01 sec; Tidal BL: timescale days and time step 10 s
Describe any numerical limitations and issues	--

Describe available calibration data sets	AMASSED; STRATAFORM; EUROSTRATAFORM
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Describe available test data sets	AMASSED; STRATAFORM; EUROSTRATAFORM
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Describe ideal data for testing	--

Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers?	Yes

Is there a manual available?	No
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Model website if any
Model forum / discussion board

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