Model help:SubsidingFan
SubsidingFan
This model is an calculator for evolution of profiles of fans in subsiding basins.
Model introduction
This model is the calculation of Sediment Deposition in a Fan-Shaped Basin, undergoing Piston-Style Subsidence.
Model parameters
Uses ports
This will be something that the CSDMS facility will add
Provides ports
This will be something that the CSDMS facility will add
Main equations
A list of the key equations. HTML format is supported; latex format will be supported in the future
| Symbol | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Qbf | flood discharge | m3 / s |
| Qtbf,feed | upstream bed material sediment feed rate during floods | m3 / s |
| Λ | units of wash load deposited in the fan per unit material load deposited | - |
| If | intermittency | - |
| D | grain size of bed material | mm |
| R | submerged specific gravity of sediment (e.g. 1.65 for quartz) | - |
| Lb | basin length | m |
| θ | fan angle in degrees | deg |
| Ω | channel sinuosity | - |
| λp | bed porosity | - |
| Cz | Chezy resistance coefficient | - |
| σ | subsidence rate (must equal mean aggradation for perfect filling of hole; otherwise overfilled or underfilled ) | mm / year |
| M | number of intervals | - |
| Δt | time step | year |
| Mtoprint | number of time steps to printout | - |
| Mprint | number of printouts | - |
Notes
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Numerical scheme
Examples
An example run with input parameters, BLD files, as well as a figure / movie of the output
Follow the next steps to include images / movies of simulations:
- Upload file: http://csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Special:Upload
- Create link to the file on your page: [[Image:<file name>]].
See also: Help:Images or Help:Movies
Developer(s)
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References
Key papers
Links
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