Contact

Name	Jiahu Wang
Type of contact	Technical contact
Institute / Organization	University of Oklahoma
Postal address 1	Center for Natural Hazard and Disaster Study, National Weather Center Suite 3630
Postal address 2
Town / City	Norman
Postal code	73019
State	Oklahoma
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	yanghong@ou.edu
Phone	+1-405-325-3644
Fax

CREST

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

Supported platforms	Unix, Linux
Other platform
Programming language	Fortran90
Other program language
Code optimized	Single Processor
Multiple processors implemented
Nr of distributed processors
Nr of shared processors
Start year development	2008
Does model development still take place?	Yes
If above answer is no, provide end year model development
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://hydro.ou.edu/CREST_downloads.html
Source csdms web address
Program license type	Other
Program license type other	--
Memory requirements	--
Typical run time	--

Describe input parameters	Input parameters: DEM Precipitation Potential Evapotranspiration
Input format	ASCII, Binary
Other input format
Describe output parameters	CREST outputs consist of several variables, including: storage depths of the vegetation canopy, the three soil layers, and two linear reservoirs, relative change of the six reservoir levels representing actual evapotranspiration from the canopy and soil layers, overland and interflow excess rain, overland and interflow runoff.
Output format	ASCII
Other output format
Pre-processing software needed?	No
Describe pre-processing software
Post-processing software needed?	No
Describe post-processing software
Visualization software needed?	Yes
If above answer is yes	ESRI
Other visualization software

Describe processes represented by the model	Processes represented by CREST are: Canopy interception, excess rain and infiltration water, runoff, evapotranspiration
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	See: http://hydro.ou.edu/model.html
Upload calibration data sets if available:
Describe available test data sets	See: http://hydro.ou.edu/model.html
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:CREST Readme v1.6 07 22 2010.pdf
Model website if any	http://hydro.ou.edu/CREST_downloads.html
Model forum / discussion board	--

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