Model:DeltaRCM

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DeltaRCM

This code has been community reviewed and published in the open access Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS)


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Also known as
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 Landscape-Scale
Model domain Coastal
One-line model description River delta formation and evolution model with channel dynamics
Extended model description DeltaRCM is a parcel-based cellular flux routing and sediment transport model for the formation of river deltas, which belongs to the broad category of rule-based exploratory models. It has the ability to resolve emergent channel behaviors including channel bifurcation, avulsion and migration. Sediment transport distinguishes two types of sediment: sand and mud, which have different transport and deposition/erosion rules. Stratigraphy is recorded as the sand fraction in layers.

Best usage of DeltaRCM is the investigation of autogenic processes in response to external forcings.

Keywords:

delta evolution, cellula automata, coastal morphdynamics,

Name Man Liang
Type of contact Model developer
Institute / Organization University of Texas at Austin
Postal address 1 Bldg 119, MC R8000, Pickle Research Campus
Postal address 2 Center for Research in Water Resources
Town / City Austin
Postal code 78712
State Texas
Country United States
Email address manliang@utexas.edu
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Supported platforms
Unix, Linux, Windows, Mac OS
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Matlab

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Code optimized Single Processor
Multiple processors implemented
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Start year development 2010
Does model development still take place? Yes
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Model availability As code
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Source web address
Source csdms web address https://github.com/csdms-contrib/DeltaRCM
Program license type GPL v3
Program license type other
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Typical run time Hours


Describe input parameters Modify parameter values in Matlab code directly:

Water/Sediment discharge; Grid size and grid parameters; Basin geometry; Input sand/mud ratio.

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Describe output parameters Matrices of:

Water surface elevation; Water unit discharge and velocity field; Delta surface elevation and bathymetry; Stratigraphy (User can choose which time step to output)

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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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OpenMI compliant Yes
BMI compliant Yes
WMT component Yes
PyMT component
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Model info
Nr. of publications: 12
Total citations: 242
h-index: 7
m-quotient: 0.78
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Featured publication(s)YearModel describedType of ReferenceCitations
Liang, M.; Geleynse, N.; Edmonds, D. A.; Passalacqua, P.; 2015. A reduced-complexity model for river delta formation – Part 2: Assessment of the flow routing scheme. Earth Surface Dynamics, 3, 87–104. 10.5194/esurf-3-87-2015
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2015 Delft3D
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Model overview

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Liang, M.; Voller, V. R.; Paola, C.; 2015. A reduced-complexity model for river delta formation – Part 1: Modeling deltas with channel dynamics. Earth Surface Dynamics, 3, 67–86. 10.5194/esurf-3-67-2015
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2015 DeltaRCM
Model overview 65
Hariharan, Jayaram; Wright, Kyle; Moodie, Andrew; Tull, Nelson; Passalacqua, Paola; 2023. Impacts of human modifications on material transport in deltas. Earth Surface Dynamics, 11, 405–427. 10.5194/esurf-11-405-2023
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2023 Anuga
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