Model:BarrierBMFT

BarrierBMFT

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Model type	Single
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Spatial dimensions	1D
Spatial extent	Landscape-Scale
Model domain	Coastal, Ecosystems
One-line model description	Barrier-Bay-Marsh-Forest Transect Coupled Model Framework
Extended model description	BarrierBMFT is a coupled model framework for exploring morphodynamic interactions across components of the entire coastal barrier system, from the ocean shoreface to the mainland forest. The model framework couples Barrier3D (Reeves et al., 2021), a spatially explicit model of barrier evolution, with the Python version of the Coastal Landscape Transect model (CoLT; Valentine et al., 2023), known as PyBMFT-C (Bay-Marsh-Forest Transect Model with Carbon). In the BarrierBMFT coupled model framework, two PyBMFT-C simulations drive evolution of back-barrier marsh, bay, mainland marsh, and forest ecosystems, and a Barrier3D simulation drives evolution of barrier and back-barrier marsh ecosystems. As these model components simultaneously advance, they dynamically evolve together by sharing information annually to capture the effects of key cross-landscape couplings. BarrierBMFT contains no new governing equations or parameterizations itself, but rather is a framework for trading information between Barrier3D and PyBMFT-C. The use of this coupled model framework requires Barrier3D v2.0 (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7604068) and PyBMFT-C v1.0 (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7853803).

Keywords:	marsh, ecogemorphology, barrier, coastal,

Supported platforms	Mac OS, Windows
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Programming language	Python
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Start year development	2021
Does model development still take place?	Yes
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Code development status	As is, no updates are provided
When did you indicate the 'code development status'?	2022
Model availability	As code
Source code availability (Or provide future intension)	Through web repository
Source web address	https://github.com/UNC-CECL/BarrierBMFT
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Program license type	GPL v3
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Describe input parameters	The use of this coupled model framework requires Barrier3D v2.0 (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7604068) and PyBMFT-C v1.0 (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7853803). 1) barrier3d-parameters.yaml: yaml-formatted text file containing initial values for all static and dynamic variables 2) barrier3d-elevation.npy: Initial interior elevation grid 3) barrier3d-storms.npy: Stochastically generated sequence of storms 4) barrier3d-dunes.npy: Initial height of dune cells 5) barrier3d-growthparam.npy: Alongshore varying growth rates for the dune domain 6) Equilibrium Bay Depth.mat: Array of bay depths for a given combination of rate of sea level rise and external sediment supply 7) MarshStrat.mat: Initial marsh stratigraphy
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Describe output parameters	Extent, and elevation, and cross-shore boundary locations of barrier, marsh (back-barrier and mainland), bay, and forest ecosystems; organic and mineral deposition; shoreline locations; dune elevations; overwash & shoreface fluxes
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Pre-processing software needed?	No
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Post-processing software needed?	No
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Visualization software needed?	No
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Describe processes represented by the model	Explores ecogeomorphic couplings between adjacent and non-adjacent components of the entire coastal barrier system, from the ocean shoreface to the mainland forest. Processes include: Dune growth and storm erosion; storm overwash; shoreline change (ocean and back-barrier); dynamic shoreface response to sea-level rise, overwash, and dune growth; horizontal and vertical marsh dynamics; bay depth changes with wind waves; marsh migration into coastal forests; sediment exchange between barrier-marsh-bay-forest ecosystems; and carbon processes associated with ecogeomorphic changes.
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Describe length scale and resolution constraints	Cross-shore transect length can extend 10's of km from the ocean barrier shoreface into the mainland. Grid resolution on the barrier is 10 m, and 1 m spacing from the back-barrier marsh to the mainland.
Describe time scale and resolution constraints	Time step: one year, with multiple storms occurring within each year Duration: years to centuries
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Is there a manual available?	No
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Model website if any	https://github.com/UNC-CECL/BarrierBMFT
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Comments	Documentation available at: https://github.com/UNC-CECL/BarrierBMFT

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Is this a data component	No

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