Model:BlockLab

BlockLab

Also known as	Blocky Landscape Evolution Model
Model type	Single
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Spatial dimensions	2D
Spatial extent	Landscape-Scale, Reach-Scale, Watershed-Scale
Model domain	Terrestrial
One-line model description	BlockLab computes landscape evolution in the presence of large blocks of rock on hillslopes and in channels.
Extended model description	Blocklab treats landscape evolution in landscapes where surface rock may be released as large blocks of rock. The motion, degradation, and effects of large blocks do not play nicely with standard continuum sediment transport theory. BlockLab is intended to incorporate the effects of these large grains in a realistic way.

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Name	Charles Shobe
Type of contact	Model developer
Institute / Organization	Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado
Postal address 1	UCB 399
Postal address 2
Town / City	Boulder
Postal code	80309
State	Colorado
Country	United States
Email address	charles.shobe@colorado.edu
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Name	Rachel Glade
Type of contact	Model developer
Institute / Organization	Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado
Postal address 1	UCB 399
Postal address 2
Town / City	Boulder
Postal code	80309
State	Colorado
Country	United States
Email address	rachel.glade@colorado.edu
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Supported platforms	Unix, Linux, Mac OS, Windows
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Programming language	Python
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Code optimized	Single Processor
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Start year development	2017
Does model development still take place?	No
If above answer is no, provide end year model development	2018
Code development status	As is, no updates are provided
When did you indicate the 'code development status'?	2020
Model availability	As code
Source code availability (Or provide future intension)	Through web repository
Source web address	https://github.com/cmshobe/BlockLab
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Program license type	Other
Program license type other	MIT
Memory requirements	more is better; will work on a laptop w/ 4 GB RAM
Typical run time	hours to days

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Pre-processing software needed?	No
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Post-processing software needed?	No
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Visualization software needed?	No
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Describe processes represented by the model	Cliff failure and retreat; hillslope evolution; river erosion; block release, transport, and weathering.
Describe key physical parameters and equations	River and hillslope erosion coefficients, hillslope weathering parameters; initial block size, block release/motion thresholds, block weathering rate.
Describe length scale and resolution constraints	Standard LEM constraints on length scale: reach scale and above until you run out of computing power. Resolution is constrained by block size, should generally be order 1-10 m.
Describe time scale and resolution constraints	Timesteps in the range of 1-10 years are generally stable, can run for as long as desired until the memory runs out.
Describe any numerical limitations and issues	Becomes unstable at timesteps much greater than 10 years.

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Is there a manual available?	No
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Blocky landscape evolution model.

Developed by Rachel Glade and Charles Shobe at the University of Colorado Department of Geological Sciences.

License: MIT.

Featured publication(s)	Year	Model described	Type of Reference	Citations
Glade, Rachel C.; Shobe, Charles M.; Anderson, Robert S.; Tucker, Gregory E.; 2019. Canyon shape and erosion dynamics governed by channel-hillslope feedbacks. Geology, 47, 650–654. 10.1130/G46219.1 (View/edit entry)	2019	BlockLab Landlab	Model overview	28
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