Model:Dorado

Dorado

This code has been community reviewed and published in the open access Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS)

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Model type	Single
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Spatial dimensions	2D
Spatial extent	Watershed-Scale
Model domain	Terrestrial, Hydrology
One-line model description	A Python package for simulating passive particle transport in shallow-water flows
Extended model description	Dorado is a Python package for simulating passive Lagrangian particle transport over flow-fields from any 2D shallow-water hydrodynamic model using a weighted random walk methodology.

Keywords:	particle transport, Sediment Transport, Sediment flux, Lagrangian particle transport,

Name	Jayaram Hariharan
Type of contact	Model developer
Institute / Organization	Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas
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Town / City	Austin
Postal code	78712
State	Texas
Country	United States
Email address	jayaram.hariharan@utexas.edu
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Name	Paola Passalacqua
Type of contact	Project manager
Institute / Organization	Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas
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Town / City	Austin
Postal code	78712
State	Texas
Country	United States
Email address	paola@austin.utexas.edu
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Supported platforms	Unix, Linux, Mac OS, Windows
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Programming language	Python
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Code optimized	Single Processor
Multiple processors implemented
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Start year development	2020
Does model development still take place?	Yes
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Code development status	Active
When did you indicate the 'code development status'?	2021
Model availability	As code
Source code availability (Or provide future intension)	Through web repository
Source web address	https://github.com/passaH2O/dorado
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Program license type	BSD or MIT X11
Program license type other
Memory requirements	--
Typical run time	--

Describe input parameters	(1) the length along a square cell face (dx), (2) 2 of the following 3 arrays describing the domain: (a) the water depth (depth); (b) the water stage (stage); (c) the topography (topography), (3) either the x and y components of water velocity (u and v) or the x and y components of the water discharge (qx and qy), (4) and some optional parameters that include values related to the random walk weighting scheme, travel time calculations, and even the distance and direction assumptions related to the grid.
Input format	ASCII
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Describe output parameters	Query particle locations and travel times at a given iteration Query particle locations at a given travel time Plot the particle exposure time distributions Animate the output images of particle locations Plot the travel paths specified particles have taken Plot the particle positions for a specified iteration or travel time
Output format	ASCII
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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	Lagrangian particle transport. See also: https://passah2o.github.io/dorado/background/index.html
Describe key physical parameters and equations	--
Describe length scale and resolution constraints	--
Describe time scale and resolution constraints	--
Describe any numerical limitations and issues	--

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Is there a manual available?	No
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Model website if any	https://passah2o.github.io/dorado/index.html
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Featured publication(s)	Year	Model described	Type of Reference	Citations
Hariharan, Jayaram; Wright, Kyle; Passalacqua, Paola; 2020. dorado: A Python package for simulating passive particle transport in shallow-water flows. Journal of Open Source Software, 5, 2585. 10.21105/joss.02585 (View/edit entry)	2020	Dorado	Source code ref.	0
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