Model:ParFlow

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Contact

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
Fax


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


Metadata

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


Introduction

History

Papers

Issues

Help

Input Files

Output Files

Download

http://inside.mines.edu/~rmaxwell/maxwell_software.shtml

Source

http://inside.mines.edu/~rmaxwell/maxwell_software.shtml