Model:DLBRM

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DLBRM


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Model type Single
Model part of larger framework
Note on status model
Date note status model
Incorporated models or components:
Spatial dimensions 2D
Spatial extent Watershed-Scale
Model domain Hydrology
One-line model description Distributed Large Basin Runoff Model
Extended model description The DLBRM is a distributed, physically based, watershed hydrology model that subdivides a watershed into a 1 km2 grid network and simulates hydrologic processes for the entire watershed sequentially.
Keywords:

basins, fluvial morphodynamics, pollutants,

Name Thomas Croley
Type of contact Model developer
Institute / Organization NOAA/GLERL
Postal address 1 NOAA/GLERL, 4840 S. State Rd.
Postal address 2
Town / City Ann Arbor
Postal code 48108-9719
State Michigan
Country United States
Email address tom.croley@noaa.gov
Phone (734) 741-2238
Fax (734) 741-2055


Name Timothy Hunter
Type of contact Model developer
Institute / Organization NOAA/GLERL
Postal address 1 NOAA/GLERL, 4840 S. State Rd.
Postal address 2
Town / City Ann Arbor
Postal code 48108-9719
State Michigan
Country United States
Email address tim.hunter@noaa.gov
Phone 734-741-2344
Fax 734-741-2055


Supported platforms
Unix, Linux, Windows
Other platform
Programming language

Other program language Fortran95
Code optimized Single Processor
Multiple processors implemented
Nr of distributed processors
Nr of shared processors
Start year development
Does model development still take place? No
If above answer is no, provide end year model development 2010
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.glerl.noaa.gov/wr/lbrmexamples.html
Source csdms web address
Program license type Other
Program license type other --
Memory requirements All memory is dynamically sized on the basis of the number of cells in the watershed, so memory requirements are scaled with the size of the watershed.
Typical run time


Describe input parameters For every cell in the watershed grid, daily precipitation and air temperature, solar isolation, elevation, slope, flow direction, land use, depths (cm) of USZ (Upper Soil Zone) and LSZ (Lower Soil Zone), available water capacity (%) of USZ and LSZ, soil texture, permeability (cm/h) of USZ and LSZ, Manning's coefficient values, and daily flows (Changsheng He and Thomas E. Croley II, 2007).
Input format ASCII
Other input format
Describe output parameters DLBRM output includes, for every cell in the watershed grid, surface runoff to surface storage, infiltration to USZ, ET, ETP, percolation from USZ to LSZ, interflow from LSZ to surface storage, deep percolation from LSZ to groundwater storage, groundwater flow from groundwater storage to surface storage, surface moisture storage, USZ, and LSZ moisture storages, groundwater storage, and lateral flows from storages to adjacent cells for the surface (channel outflow), USZ, LSZ, and groundwater (Changsheng He and Thomas E. Croley II, 2007).
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? No
If above answer is yes
Other visualization software


Describe processes represented by the model Precipitation enters the snowpack, if present, and is then available as snowmelt, depending mainly on air temperature and solar radiation. Snowmelt and rainfall partly infiltrate infiltrate into the soil and partly run off directly to surface storage, depending upon the moisture content of the soil. Infiltration is high if the soil is dry, and surface runoff is high if the soil is saturated. Soil moisture evaporates or is transpired by vegetation, depending on the types of vegetation, the season, solar radiation, air temperature, humidity, and wind speed. The remainder percolates into deeper basin storages that feed surface storage through interflows and groundwater flows. Generally, these supplies are high if the soil and groundwater storages are large. Finally, there is a flow into surface storage from the upstream cell, which is routed, along with all the other flows into surface storage, through the cell into the next downstream cell.
Describe key physical parameters and equations Croley, T. E., II, and He, C. (2005). “Distributed-parameter large basin runoff model. I: Model development.” J. Hydrol. Eng., 10(3), 173–181.
Describe length scale and resolution constraints
Describe time scale and resolution constraints
Describe any numerical limitations and issues


Describe available calibration data sets See:

Croley, T. E., II, C. He, and D. H. Lee, 2005. Distributed-parameter large basin runoff model II: application. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 10(3):182-191. C.He, and Croley, T.E., 2007. Application of a distributed large basin runoff model in the Great Lakes basin. Control Engineering Practice, 15(8): 1001-1011.

Upload calibration data sets if available:
Describe available test data sets The LBRM model has been applied to 121 large watersheds surrounding the Laurentian Great Lakes since its development in the 1980s.
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Describe ideal data for testing


Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers?
Is there a manual available? No
Upload manual if available:
Model website if any http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Programs/pep/dlbrm/home.html
Model forum / discussion board
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OpenMI compliant No but possible
BMI compliant No but possible
WMT component No but possible
PyMT component
Is this a data component
Can be coupled with:
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Thomas Croley
Hunter
Nr. of publications: 14
Total citations: 321
h-index: 10
m-quotient: 0.43

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Nr. of publications: 14
Total citations: 321
h-index: 10
m-quotient: 0.43



Featured publication(s)YearModel describedType of ReferenceCitations
Croley, Thomas E.; He, Chansheng; 2005. Distributed-Parameter Large Basin Runoff Model. I: Model Development. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 10, 173–181. 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(2005)10:3(173)
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