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|Last name=Connor
|Last name=Connor
|Type of contact=Model developer
|Type of contact=Model developer
|Institute / Organization=University of South Florida  
|Institute / Organization=University of South Florida
|Postal address 1=Dept of Geology, SCA 528
|Postal address 1=Dept of Geology, SCA 528
|Postal address 2=4202 E Fowler Ave
|Postal address 2=4202 E Fowler Ave
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|State=Florida
|State=Florida
|Country=USA
|Country=USA
|Email address=cconnor@cas.usf.edu  
|Email address=cconnor@cas.usf.edu
|Phone=8139740325
|Phone=8139740325
|Fax=8139742654
|Fax=8139742654
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|Categories=Terrestrial
|Categories=Terrestrial
|Spatial dimensions=1D
|Spatial dimensions=1D
|One-line model description=A simple parallel code to demonstrate diffusion  
|One-line model description=A simple parallel code to demonstrate diffusion
|Extended model description=Finite difference approximations are great for modeling the erosion of landscapes. A paper by Densmore, Ellis, and Anderson provides details on application of landscape evolution models to the Basin and Range (USA) using complex rulesets that include landslides, tectonic displacements, and physically-based algorithms for hillslope sediment transport and fluvial transport. The solution given here is greatly simplified, only including the 1D approximation of the diffusion equation. The parallel development of the code is meant to be used as a class exercise  
|Extended model description=Finite difference approximations are great for modeling the erosion of landscapes. A paper by Densmore, Ellis, and Anderson provides details on application of landscape evolution models to the Basin and Range (USA) using complex rulesets that include landslides, tectonic displacements, and physically-based algorithms for hillslope sediment transport and fluvial transport. The solution given here is greatly simplified, only including the 1D approximation of the diffusion equation. The parallel development of the code is meant to be used as a class exercise
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|Does model development still take place?=No
|Does model development still take place?=No
|End year development=2001
|End year development=2001
|Model availability=As code, As teaching tool
|Model availability=As code
|Source code availability=Through owner
|Source code availability=Through web repository
|Source web address=http://www.cas.usf.edu/~cconnor/parallel/zscape/zscape.html
|Program license type=GPL v2
|Program license type=GPL v2
|OpenMI compliant=No but possible
|OpenMI compliant=No but possible
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* PARAMETER (DELT=1d0), c time step in years
* PARAMETER (DELT=1d0), c time step in years
|Input format=ASCII
|Input format=ASCII
|Describe output parameters=change in topographic profile with time  
|Describe output parameters=change in topographic profile with time
|Output format=ASCII
|Output format=ASCII
|Pre-processing software needed?=No
|Pre-processing software needed?=No
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|Describe processes represented by the model=described on project webpage  
|Describe processes represented by the model=described on project webpage
|Describe key physical parameters and equations=described on project webpage  
|Describe key physical parameters and equations=described on project webpage
|Describe length scale and resolution constraints=described on project webpage  
|Describe length scale and resolution constraints=described on project webpage
|Describe time scale and resolution constraints=described on project webpage  
|Describe time scale and resolution constraints=described on project webpage
|Describe any numerical limitations and issues=described on project webpage  
|Describe any numerical limitations and issues=described on project webpage
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Revision as of 09:02, 29 April 2010

Contact

Name Chuck Connor
Type of contact Model developer
Institute / Organization University of South Florida
Postal address 1 Dept of Geology, SCA 528
Postal address 2 4202 E Fowler Ave
Town / City Tampa
Postal code 33620
State Florida
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 cconnor@cas.usf.edu
Phone 8139740325
Fax 8139742654


Name Laura Connor
Type of contact Technical contact
Institute / Organization
Postal address 1
Postal address 2
Town / City
Postal code
State
Country
Email address
Phone
Fax



Zscape


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
Other platform
Programming language

Fortran77, C

Other program language
Code optimized Single Processor
Multiple processors implemented
Nr of distributed processors
Nr of shared processors
Start year development 2001
Does model development still take place? No
If above answer is no, provide end year model development 2001
Code development status
When did you indicate the 'code development status'?
Model availability As code
Source code availability
(Or provide future intension)
Through web repository
Source web address http://www.cas.usf.edu/~cconnor/parallel/zscape/zscape.html
Source csdms web address
Program license type GPL v2
Program license type other
Memory requirements --
Typical run time --


In/Output

Describe input parameters INTEGER NXPROB

INTEGER TIMESTEPS double precision DIFFUSION double precision DELX,DELT

  • PARAMETER (NXPROB=1000), c dimension of problem grid
  • PARAMETER (TIMESTEPS=50000), c number of time steps
  • PARAMETER (DIFFUSION=1d-3), c metres/year - a very high diffusion value
  • PARAMETER (DELX=0.1d0), c grid spacing in metres
  • PARAMETER (DELT=1d0), c time step in years
Input format ASCII
Other input format
Describe output parameters change in topographic profile with time
Output format ASCII
Other output format
Pre-processing software needed? No
Describe pre-processing software
Post-processing software needed? No
Describe post-processing software
Visualization software needed? Yes
If above answer is yes
Other visualization software GMT


Process

Describe processes represented by the model described on project webpage
Describe key physical parameters and equations described on project webpage
Describe length scale and resolution constraints described on project webpage
Describe time scale and resolution constraints described on project webpage
Describe any numerical limitations and issues described on project webpage


Testing

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


Other

Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers? No
Is there a manual available? No
Upload manual if available:
Model website if any http://www.cas.usf.edu/~cconnor/parallel/zscape/zscape.html
Model forum / discussion board
Comments code should be used for class exercises, demonstration and the like


Introduction

History

Papers

Issues

Help

Input Files

Output Files

Download

Source