Model:GEOMBEST

GEOMBEST

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Model type	Single
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Spatial dimensions	2D
Spatial extent	Landscape-Scale, Watershed-Scale
Model domain
One-line model description	Geomorphic Model of Barrier, Estuarine, and Shoreface Translations
Extended model description	GEOMBEST is a morphological-behaviour model that simulates the evolution of coastal morphology and stratigraphy resulting from changes in sea level and sediment volume within the shoreface, barrier, and estuary.

Keywords:	barrier island, coastal morphdynamics, coastal sediment transport, morphologic, longshore sediment transport,

Name	Laura Moore
Type of contact	Model developer
Institute / Organization	University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
Postal address 1	104 South Road
Postal address 2
Town / City	Chapel Hill, NC
Postal code	27514-3315
State	North Carolina
Country	United States
Email address	moorelj@email.unc.edu
Phone
Fax

Supported platforms	Unix, Linux, Mac OS, Windows
Other platform
Programming language	Matlab
Other program language
Code optimized	Single Processor
Multiple processors implemented
Nr of distributed processors
Nr of shared processors
Start year development	2002
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 CSDMS repository
Source web address
Source csdms web address	https://github.com/csdms-contrib/geombest
Program license type	Other
Program license type other	GNU
Memory requirements	--
Typical run time	2 minutes to 2 hours depending on time step size and grid cell size

Describe input parameters	Excel files. See User's Guide and Moore et al., 2010
Input format	Binary
Other input format
Describe output parameters	Barrier island morphology and stratigraphy and migration rate. See User's Guide and Moore et al., 2010 for more details.
Output format	Binary
Other output format
Pre-processing software needed?	No
Describe pre-processing software
Post-processing software needed?	No
Describe post-processing software
Visualization software needed?	No
If above answer is yes
Other visualization software

Describe processes represented by the model	see User's Guide and Moore et al., 2010
Describe key physical parameters and equations	see User's Guide and Moore et al., 2010
Describe length scale and resolution constraints	see User's Guide and Moore et al., 2010
Describe time scale and resolution constraints	see User's Guide and Moore et al., 2010
Describe any numerical limitations and issues	see User's Guide and Moore et al., 2010

Describe available calibration data sets
Upload calibration data sets if available:
Describe available test data sets
Upload test data sets if available:	Media:SampleSimulation.zip
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:Geombest Users Guide v2012.pdf
Model website if any	--
Model forum / discussion board	--

Comments	Laura Moore updated this questionaire and uploaded sample simulations and a user's guide on 10/29/2012.

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OpenMI compliant	No but possible
BMI compliant	No but possible
WMT component	Not yet"Not yet" is not in the list (Yes, In progress, No but possible, No not possible) of allowed values for the "Code CMT compliant or not" property.
PyMT component
Is this a data component

DOI model	10.5281/zenodo.16576
For model version	1.1
Year version submitted	2015
Link to file	http://csdms.colorado.edu/pub/models/doi-source-code/geombest-1.1.tar.gz

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