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Summary Contact Technical specs In/Output Process Testing Other Component info Also known as Model type Single Model part of larger framework Note on status model Date note status model Incorporated models or components: Spatial dimensions Spatial extent Model domain Marine One-line model description Sediment transport model for continental shelf and estuaries Extended model description Sedtrans05 is a sediment transport model for continental shelf and estuaries. It predicts the sediment transport at one location as function water depth, sediment type, current and waves (single point model). It can be used as sediment transport module for larger 2D models. Five different transport equations are available for non-cohesive sediments (sand) and one algorithm for cohesive sediment. Keywords: sediment transport, Name Urs Neumeier Type of contact Model developer Institute / Organization Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski Postal address 1 Université du Québec à Rimouski Postal address 2 310, allée des Ursulines Town / City Rimouski QC Postal code G5L 3A1 State Country Canada Email address urs_neumeier@uqar.qc.ca Phone 1-418-7231986#1278 Fax 1-418-7241842 Name Carl Amos Type of contact Model developer Institute / Organization Postal address 1 Postal address 2 Town / City Postal code State Country Email address Phone Fax Name Christian Ferrarin Type of contact Model developer Institute / Organization Postal address 1 Postal address 2 Town / City Postal code State Country Email address Phone Fax Supported platforms Unix, Linux, Windows Other platform Programming language Fortran77 Other program language Code optimized Multiple processors implemented Nr of distributed processors Nr of shared processors Start year development 1984 Does model development still take place? Yes If above answer is no, provide end year model development Code development status As is, no updates are provided When did you indicate the 'code development status'? 2020 Model availability As code Source code availability (Or provide future intension) Through web repository Source web address http://labsedim.uqar.ca/sedtrans05 Source csdms web address Program license type GPL v3 Program license type other Memory requirements -- Typical run time -- Describe input parameters water depth, current speed at height z, current direction, wave height, wave period, wave direction, median grain-size, bed slope, sediment density, salinity, temperature Input format ASCII Other input format interface function from Matlab Describe output parameters sediment transport rate, direction of sediment transport, bedforms, and several intermediate results (settling velocity, threshold of movements , bed shear stress, etc.) Output format ASCII Other output format interface junction from Matlab Pre-processing software needed? No Describe pre-processing software Post-processing software needed? No Describe post-processing software Visualization software needed? No If above answer is yes Other visualization software Describe processes represented by the model Bed boundary layer for pure current, combined current and waves, and pure waves. Transport of non-cohesive sediment. Erosion, transport and deposition of cohesive sediment. Describe key physical parameters and equations The model uses hydrodynamics parameters, sediment characteristics (median grain size, density, possibly pre-existing bedforms), and water characteristics (viscosity and density computed from salinity and temperature) It uses Grant and Madsen (1986) continental shelf bottom boundary layer theory. Five methods to predict sediment transport for non-cohesive sediments are offered: Einstein-Brown (Brown, 1950), Yalin (1963) and Van Rijn (1993) Engelund and Hansen (1967) and Bagnold (1963). Describe length scale and resolution constraints -- Describe time scale and resolution constraints -- Describe any numerical limitations and issues -- Describe available calibration data sets Upload calibration data sets if available: Describe available test data sets Upload test data sets if available: Describe ideal data for testing Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers? -- Is there a manual available? Yes Upload manual if available: Model website if any http://labsedim.uqar.ca/sedtrans05 Model forum / discussion board Comments The computation routines can be accessed from different interfaces: a console program for batch-processing data from The computation routines can be accessed from different interfaces: a console program for batch-processing data from file or for interactively entering data, a graphic user interface for Microsoft Windows (especially useful for teaching or exploring the model), a Matlab MEX function to call Sedtrans05 directly from Matlab. The FORTRAN77 routines can also easily called from other programs. This part will be filled out by CSDMS staff OpenMI compliant No but possible BMI compliant No but possible WMT component No but possible PyMT component Is this a data component Can be coupled with:

Model info Authors Urs Neumeier Amos, Ferrarin Source code Go to external source code site Model citations Nr. of publications: 3 Total citations: 92 h-index: 3 m-quotient: 0.19 QR-code Link to this page Other models by author Sedtrans05

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Nr. of publications:	3
Total citations:	92
h-index:	3
m-quotient:	0.19

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Neumeier, Urs; Ferrarin, Christian; Amos, Carl L.; Umgiesser, Georg; Li, Michael Z.; 2008. Sedtrans05: An improved sediment-transport model for continental shelves and coastal waters with a new algorithm for cohesive sediments. Computers & Geosciences, 34, 1223–1242. 10.1016/j.cageo.2008.02.007 (View/edit entry)	2008	Sedtrans05	Model overview	75
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