Model:LEMming2

LEMming2

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Spatial dimensions	2D
Spatial extent	Landscape-Scale
Model domain	Terrestrial
One-line model description	2D model that simulates the retreat of hard-capped cliffs
Extended model description	LEMming2 is a 2D, finite-difference landscape evolution model that simulates the retreat of hard-capped cliffs. It implements common unit-stream-power and linear/nonlinear-diffusion erosion equations on a 2D regular grid. Arbitrary stratigraphy may be defined. Cliff retreat is facilitated by a cellular algorithm, and rockfall debris is distributed and redistributed to the angle of repose. It is a standalone model written in Matlab with some C components. This repo contains the code used and described by Ward (2019) Lithosphere: "Dip, layer spacing, and incision rate controls on the formation of strike valleys, cuestas, and cliffbands in heterogeneous stratigraphy". Given the inputs in that paper it should generate the same results.

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Supported platforms	Linux, Mac OS, Windows
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Programming language	C, Matlab
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Code optimized	Single Processor
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Start year development	2009
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/ddoubleprime/LEMming2
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Program license type	GPL v2
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Memory requirements	Varies with grid size; 4+GB free recommended
Typical run time	Varies with grid size and length of run; minutes to days

Describe input parameters	Inputs include grid definitions, erosion rule parameters, uplift time series, stratigraphic geometry, and rock type and rockfall debris erodibility.
Input format	ASCII
Other input format	ASCII/Matlab input file acts as a namelist.
Describe output parameters	Outputs complete Matlab workspace at user-defined intervals. Outputs surface plots at user-defined intervals. Some scripts are included for additional visualization of output.
Output format	Binary
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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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Is there a manual available?	No
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Model website if any	https://github.com/ddoubleprime/LEMming2
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Featured reference(s)	Open Access Status	Year	Type of Reference	Cited
Ward, Dylan J.; 2019. Dip, layer spacing, and incision rate controls on the formation of strike valleys, cuestas, and cliffbands in heterogeneous stratigraphy. Lithosphere, 11697–707. 10.1130/L1056.1	cc-by · publishedVersion	2019	a module application description	16