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Revision as of 13:29, 14 July 2009
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: |
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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: |
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Is there a manual available: | Yes |
Model website if any: | http://inside.mines.edu/~rmaxwell/maxwell_software.shtml |
Additional comments
Comments: | -- |