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|Spatialscale=Landscape-Scale, Watershed-Scale | |Spatialscale=Landscape-Scale, Watershed-Scale | ||
|One-line model description=Diversions component for a D8-based, spatial hydrologic model. | |One-line model description=Diversions component for a D8-based, spatial hydrologic model. | ||
|Extended model description=This process component is part of a spatially-distributed hydrologic model called TopoFlow, but it can now be used as a stand-alone model. TopoFlow supports three different types of flow diversions: sources, sinks and canals. Sources are locations such as natural springs where water enters the watershed at a point by some process other than those that are modeled. Similarly, sinks are locations where water leaves the watershed at a point. Canals are generally man-made reaches such as tunnels or irrigation ditches that transport water from one point to another, typically without following the natural gradient of the terrain that is indicated by the DEM. The upstream end is essentially a sink and the downstream end a source. | |Extended model description=This process component is part of a spatially-distributed hydrologic model called TopoFlow, but it can now be used as a stand-alone model. TopoFlow supports three different types of flow diversions: sources, sinks and canals. Sources are locations such as natural springs where water enters the watershed at a point by some process other than those that are otherwise modeled. Similarly, sinks are locations where water leaves the watershed at a point. Canals are generally man-made reaches such as tunnels or irrigation ditches that transport water from one point to another, typically without following the natural gradient of the terrain that is indicated by the DEM. The upstream end is essentially a sink and the downstream end a source. | ||
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|Describe length scale and resolution constraints=Recommended grid cell size is around 100 meters, but can be parameterized to run with a wide range of grid cell sizes. DEM grid dimensions are typically less than 1000 columns by 1000 rows. | |Describe length scale and resolution constraints=Recommended grid cell size is around 100 meters, but can be parameterized to run with a wide range of grid cell sizes. DEM grid dimensions are typically less than 1000 columns by 1000 rows. | ||
|Describe time scale and resolution constraints=The basic stability condition is: dt < (dx / u_min), where dt is the | |Describe time scale and resolution constraints=The basic stability condition is: dt < (dx / u_min), where dt is the timestep, dx is the grid cell size and u_min is the smallest velocity in the grid. This ensures that flow cannot cross a grid cell in less than one time step. Typical timesteps are on the order of seconds to minutes. Model can be run for a full year or longer, if necessary. | ||
|Describe any numerical limitations and issues=This model/component needs more rigorous testing. | |Describe any numerical limitations and issues=This model/component needs more rigorous testing. | ||
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Revision as of 22:47, 16 February 2010
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Name | Scott Peckham |
Type of contact | Model developer |
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