Model:CryoGrid3

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CryoGrid3


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Also known as
Model type Single
Model part of larger framework
Note on status model
Date note status model
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Spatial dimensions 1D
Spatial extent Reach-Scale
Model domain Terrestrial, Cryosphere
One-line model description CryoGrid 3 is a simple land-surface scheme dedicated to modeling of ground temperatures in permafrost environments.
Extended model description The model calculates the surface energy balance in order to represent energy transfer processes between the atmosphere and the ground. These processes include the radiation balance, the exchange of sensible heat, as well as evaporation and condensation. For a realistic representation of the thermal dynamics of the ground, the model includes processes such as the phase change of soil water and an insulating snow cover during winter.
Keywords:

Surface energy balance, permafrost,

Name Sebastian Westermann
Type of contact Model developer
Institute / Organization Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo
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Town / City Oslo
Postal code 0371
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Country Norway
Email address sebastian.westermann@geo.uio.no
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Name Moritz Langer
Type of contact Model developer
Institute / Organization Alfred-Wegener-Institute Potsdam
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Postal address 2
Town / City Potsdam
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Country Germany
Email address mlanger@awi.de
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Supported platforms
Unix, Mac OS, Windows
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Programming language

Matlab

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Code optimized Single Processor
Multiple processors implemented
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Start year development 2014
Does model development still take place? Yes
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Code development status Active
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/CryoGrid/CryoGrid3
Source csdms web address
Program license type GPL v3
Program license type other
Memory requirements --
Typical run time --


Describe input parameters [[Describe input parameters model::The model is driven by time series of (i) air temperature Tair [K], relative or absolute humidity (RH [-] or q [-]) and wind speed u [ms−1] at a known height above ground h [m], (ii) incoming short-wave and long-wave radiation (Sin and

Lin) [Wm−2], (iii) air pressure p [P a], and (iv) rates of snowfall and rainfall (Psand Pr) [ms−1].]]

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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 For forward time integration, the simplest possible scheme, first-order forward Euler, is employed.
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Is there a manual available? Yes
Upload manual if available: Media:Cryogrid3.pdf
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OpenMI compliant No not possible
BMI compliant No not possible
WMT component No not possible
PyMT component No not possible
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Nr. of publications: 13
Total citations: 622
h-index: 12
m-quotient: 1.33

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Nr. of publications: 13
Total citations: 622
h-index: 12
m-quotient: 1.33



Featured publication(s)YearModel describedType of ReferenceCitations
Westermann, S.; Langer, M.; Boike, J.; Heikenfeld, M.; Peter, M.; Etzelmüller, B.; Krinner, G.; 2016. Simulating the thermal regime and thaw processes of ice-rich permafrost ground with the land-surface model CryoGrid 3. Geoscientific Model Development, 9, 523–546. 10.5194/gmd-9-523-2016
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2016 CryoGrid3
Model overview 137
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