Model:ParFlow

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Name	Reed Maxwell
Type of contact	Project manager
Institute / Organization	International Groundwater Modeling Center, Colorado School of Mines
Postal address 1	1500 Illinois St
Postal address 2	Colorado School of Mines
Town / City	Golden
Postal code	80401
State	Colorado
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	rmaxwell@mines.edu
Phone	303-384-2456
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Name	Steven Smith
Type of contact	Model developer
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Name	Stefan Kollet
Type of contact	Technical contact
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ParFlow

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Summary Also known as Model type Modular Model part of larger framework Note on status model Date note status model Technical specs Supported platforms Unix, Linux, Mac OS Other platform Programming language Fortran90, C Other program language Code optimized Multiple processors implemented Nr of distributed processors Nr of shared processors Start year development 1994 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, As teaching tool, As executable"As executable" is not in the list (As code, As teaching tool) of allowed values for the "Model availability" property. 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 http://inside.mines.edu/~rmaxwell/maxwell_software.shtml Source csdms web address Program license type LGPL Program license type other Memory requirements depends on problem size Typical run time depends on problem size In/Output Describe input parameters TCL script, many physical and numerical parameters needed. Input format ASCII, Binary Other input format Describe output parameters Many: pressure, saturation, temperature, energy fluxes, flow, etc. Output format ASCII, Binary Other output format Pre-processing software needed? No Describe pre-processing software Post-processing software needed? Yes Describe post-processing software ParFlow comes with a robust, integrated toolkit (pftools) that provides a wide range of postprocessing options. Visualization software needed? Yes If above answer is yes Matlab Other visualization software Visit Process Describe processes represented by the model Processes like: Saturated subsurface flow. Variably-saturated subsurface flow. Integrated overland flow. Land-energy budget. Shallow heat transport. Bio-geochemistry (plant/water interactions). Correlated, Gaussian random field generators. Describe key physical parameters and equations Fully described in manual. Describe length scale and resolution constraints Depends upon application. Describe time scale and resolution constraints Depends upon application. Describe any numerical limitations and issues Depends only on computer resources. Testing Describe available calibration data sets ParFlow contains a directory of test cases that may be automated as a check of the code. Upload calibration data sets if available: Describe available test data sets ParFlow contains a directory of test cases that may be automated as a check of the code. Upload test data sets if available: Describe ideal data for testing -- Other Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers? Yes, many already in progress. Is there a manual available? Yes Upload manual if available: Model website if any http://inside.mines.edu/~rmaxwell/maxwell_software.shtml Model forum / discussion board Comments ParFlow Introduction History Papers ParFlow Questionnaire Contact Information Model: ParFlow Contact person: Reed Maxwell (Project manager) Institute: International Groundwater Modeling Center, Colorado School of Mines City: Golden, CO Country: USA Email: rmaxwell@mines.edu 2nd person involved: Steven Smith (Model developer) 3rd person involved: Stefan Kollet (Technical contact) Model Description Model type: Modular model for the terrestrial domain. Description: ParFlow is an open-source, object-oriented, parallel watershed flow model. It includes fully-integrated overland flow, the ability to simulate complex topography, geology and heterogeneity and coupled land-surface processes including the land-energy budget, biogeochemistry and snow (via CLM). It is multi-platform and runs with a common I/O structure from laptop to supercomputer. ParFlow is the result of a long, multi-institutional development history and is now a collaborative effort between CSM, LLNL, UniBonn and UCB. ParFlow has been coupled to the mesoscale, meteorological code ARPS and the NCAR code WRF. Technical information Supported platforms: UNIX, Linux, Mac OSX Programming language: Fortran90, C Model development started at: 1994 and development still takes place. To what degree will the model become available: Source code, as executable & teaching tool Current license type: LGPL Memory requirements: depends on problem size Typical run time: depends on problem size Input / Output description Input parameters: TCL script, many physical and numerical parameters needed. Input format: ASCII, Binary Output parameters: Many: pressure, saturation, temperature, energy fluxes, flow, etc. Output format: ASCII, Binary Post-processing software (if needed): Yes, ParFlow comes with a robust, integrated toolkit (pftools) that provides a wide range of postprocessing options. Visualization software (if needed): Yes, Matlab & Visit Process description Processes represented by model: Saturated subsurface flow. Variably-saturated subsurface flow. Integrated overland flow. Land-energy budget. Shallow heat transport. Bio-geochemistry (plant/water interactions). Correlated, Gaussian random field generators. Key physical parameters & equations: Fully described in manual. Length scale & resolution constraints: Depends upon application. Time scale & resolution constraints: Depends upon application. Numerical limitations and issues : Depends only on computer resources. Testing Available calibration data sets: ParFlow contains a directory of test cases that may be automated as a check of the code. Available test data sets: ParFlow contains a directory of test cases that may be automated as a check of the code Ideal data for testing: -- User groups Currently or plans for collaborating with: Yes, many already in progress. Documentation Key papers of the model: Ashby S.F. and R.D. Falgout, Nuclear Science and Engineering 124:145-159, 1996 Jones, J.E. and C.S. Woodward, Advances in Water Resources 24:763-774, 2001 Kollet, S.J. and R.M. Maxwell, Advances in Water Resources 29:945-958, 2006 Maxwell, R.M. and N.L. Miller, Journal of Hydrometeorology 6(3):233-247, 2005 Kollet, S.J. and R.M. Maxwell, Water Resources Research 44:W02402, 2008 Is there a manual available: Yes Model website if any: http://inside.mines.edu/~rmaxwell/maxwell_software.shtml Additional comments Comments: -- Issues Help Input Files Output Files Download http://inside.mines.edu/~rmaxwell/maxwell_software.shtml Source http://inside.mines.edu/~rmaxwell/maxwell_software.shtml