Contact

Name	Wei Luo
Type of contact	Project manager
Institute / Organization	Northern Illinois University
Postal address 1	Davis Hall 120
Postal address 2
Town / City	DeKalb
Postal code	60115
State	Illinois
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	wluo@niu.edu
Phone	(815)753-6828
Fax	(815)753-6872

WILSIM

Also known as
Model type	Tool
Model part of larger framework
Note on status model
Date note status model

Supported platforms	Unix, Linux, Mac OS, Windows
Other platform	Java Applet, Platform independent
Programming language	Java
Other program language
Code optimized	Single Processor
Multiple processors implemented
Nr of distributed processors
Nr of shared processors
Start year development	2002
Does model development still take place?	No
If above answer is no, provide end year model development	2006
Code development status
When did you indicate the 'code development status'?
Model availability	As code, As teaching tool
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
Source csdms web address
Program license type	GPL v2
Program license type other
Memory requirements	--
Typical run time	Minutes

Describe input parameters	grid size, end time, initial slope, erodibility, climate (rainfall rate), tectonic (uplift rate and break point)
Input format
Other input format	Applet GUI
Describe output parameters	--
Output format
Other output format	Applet
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	It simulates rainfall runoff process as random storm events that fall on the initial topographic surface and flow downhill following steepest descent.
Describe key physical parameters and equations	see above references
Describe length scale and resolution constraints	arbitrary
Describe time scale and resolution constraints	arbitrary
Describe any numerical limitations and issues	max grid size is 100 by 100.

Describe available calibration data sets	None
Upload calibration data sets if available:
Describe available test data sets	None
Upload test data sets if available:
Describe ideal data for testing	None

Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers?	None

Is there a manual available?	Yes
Upload manual if available:
Model website if any	http://www.niu.edu/landform
Model forum / discussion board

Comments	This project was funded by NSF-CCLI program. The purpose was primarily for education.