Model:Coastal Dune Model

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Coastal Dune Model

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Model type	Single
Model part of larger framework

Incorporated models or components:

Spatial dimensions	2D
Spatial extent	Reach-Scale
Model domain	Terrestrial, Coastal
One-line model description	Evolution of Coastal Foredunes
Extended model description	Model describing the morphodynamic evolution of vegetated coastal foredunes.

Keywords:

First name	Orencio
Last name	Durán Vinent
Type of contact	Model developer
Institute / Organization	Texas A&M University Engineering University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Postal address 1	727 Ross Street
Postal address 2
Town / City	College Station
Postal code	77843
State	Texas
Country	United States
Email address	oduranvinent@tamu.edu
Phone
Fax

First name	Laura
Last name	Moore
Type of contact	Model developer
Institute / Organization	University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
Postal address 1	104 South Road
Postal address 2
Town / City	Chapel Hill
Postal code	27514-3315
State	North Carolina
Country	United States
Email address	moorelj@email.unc.edu
Phone
Fax

Supported platforms	Unix, Linux, Mac OS
Other platform
Programming language	C++
Other program language
Code optimized	Single Processor
Multiple processors implemented
Nr of distributed processors
Nr of shared processors
Start year development
Does model development still take place?	Yes
If above answer is no, provide end year model development
Code development status	Active
When did you indicate the 'code development status'?	2020
Model availability
Source code availability (Or provide future intension)	Through CSDMS repository
Source web address
Source csdms web address	https://github.com/csdms-contrib/Coastal-Dune-Model
Program license type	GPL v2
Program license type other
Memory requirements
Typical run time	minutes

Describe input parameters
Input format
Other input format	Model Parameters are listed in the included 'param.par' file and include (but is not limited to): wind speed, vegetation growth rate, vegetation shape, vegetation size, maximum vegetation cover density.
Describe output parameters	Output is '.dat' files showing vegetation cover density and DEM of the model domain at specified time intervals
Output format
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	User's choice

Describe processes represented by the model	Linearized RANS Aeolian sediment transport Shear stress reduction by vegetation Plant growth (exponential relaxation)
Describe key physical parameters and equations	Linearized RANS for turbulent boundary layer over smooth terrain Shear stress partitioning model (work of Raupach et al 1993) Vegetation growth parameters (timescale, vegetation height, ratio of frontal to basal area)
Describe length scale and resolution constraints	m- scale
Describe time scale and resolution constraints	days- years
Describe any numerical limitations and issues

Describe available calibration data sets
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Describe available test data sets
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Describe ideal data for testing

Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers?	Yes

Is there a manual available?	No
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Model website if any
Model forum / discussion board

Comments	Model requires the use of the FFTW discrete Fourier transform subroutine library. Users should independently download this library, which is available at: http://www.fftw.org

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OpenMI compliant	No but possible
BMI compliant	No but possible
WMT component	No but possible
PyMT component

DOI model	10.5281/zenodo.16161
For model version	1.0
Year version submitted	2015
Link to file	https://csdms.colorado.edu/pub/models/doi-source-code/Coastal-Dune-Model-1.0.tar.gz

DOI model	10.5281/zenodo.847746
For model version	2.0
Year version submitted	2017
Link to file	https://csdms.colorado.edu/pub/models/doi-source-code/Coastal-Dune-Model-2.0.tar.gz

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Authors

Orencio Durán Vinent

Moore

Source code

View in CSDMS GitHub repository

DOI

Download Coastal Dune Model version: 1.0
Doi: 10.5281/zenodo.16161
Download Coastal Dune Model version: 2.0
Doi: 10.5281/zenodo.847746

Model citations

Citation indices	Coastal Dune Model
Nr. of pubs:	3
Citations:	187
h-index:	2

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Citation indices	Coastal Dune Model
Nr. of pubs:	3
Citations:	187
h-index:	2

Featured publication(s)	Year	Model described	Type of Reference	Citations
Duran, O.; Moore, L. J.; 2013. Vegetation controls on the maximum size of coastal dunes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110, 17217–17222. 10.1073/pnas.1307580110 (View/edit entry)	2013	Coastal Dune Model	Model overview	122
Durán Vinent, O.; Moore, L. 2015. Coastal Dune Model, version 1.0.. , , https://csdms.colorado.edu/pub/models/doi-source-code/Coastal-Dune-Model-1.0.tar.gz. 10.5281/zenodo.16161 (View/edit entry)	2015	Coastal Dune Model	Source code ref.	0
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