Model:MARM5D

MARM5D

Also known as	mARM5D
Model type	Single
Model part of larger framework

Incorporated models or components:

Spatial dimensions	3D
Spatial extent	Landscape-Scale
Model domain	Terrestrial
One-line model description	Landscape-scale soil evolution model
Extended model description	Simulates soil evolution on three spatial dimensions, explicit particle size distribution and temporal dimension (hence 5D prefix) as a function of: 1. Bedrock and soil physical weathering; 2. Sediment transport by overland flow; 3. Soil Creep (diffusion); 4. Aeolian deposition.

Keywords:	pedogenesis, landform development, soil,

Supported platforms	Unix, Linux, Mac OS, Windows
Other platform
Programming language	Fortran90
Other program language
Code optimized	Single Processor
Multiple processors implemented
Nr of distributed processors
Nr of shared processors
Start year development	2006
Does model development still take place?	Yes
If above answer is no, provide end year model development
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 CSDMS repository
Source web address
Source csdms web address	https://github.com/csdms-contrib/marm5d
Program license type	GPL v2
Program license type other
Memory requirements	Depend on landscape size and resolution.
Typical run time	Depend on landscape size and resolution.

Describe input parameters	Raster at ArcGIS ASCII format 1. contributing area (m2) 2. topographic slope (%) 3. flow direction (ArcGIS coding) Tables: 4. initial surface particle size distribution (PSD) 5. aeolian PSD (optional) 6. climate fluctuations (optional) Text: 7. input parameters
Input format	ASCII
Other input format
Describe output parameters	rasters of (at ArcGIS ASCII format): 1. soil PSD (d50) for each soil-profile layer at the end of the simulation (e.g. D50aL13.txt) 2. surface soil PSD (d50) at defined temporal increments (e.g. d50aL038.00pc.txt) 3. soil depth (cm) at defined temporal increments (e.g. DepthL038.00pc.txt) 4. total soil erosion (TotalErosion.txt) 5. soil PSD at the end of the simulation - a layer describing the % of each PSD grading class
Output format	ASCII
Other output format
Pre-processing software needed?	Yes
Describe pre-processing software	ArcGIS or similar
Post-processing software needed?	Yes
Describe post-processing software	ArcGIS or similar
Visualization software needed?	Yes
If above answer is yes	ESRI, IDL, Matlab
Other visualization software

Describe processes represented by the model	1. Bedrock and soil physical weathering; 2. Sediment transport by overland flow; 3. Soil Creep (diffusion); 4. Aeolian deposition.
Describe key physical parameters and equations	see Cohen et al., 2009, 2010, 2014 in JGR-ES
Describe length scale and resolution constraints
Describe time scale and resolution constraints
Describe any numerical limitations and issues

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Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers?	Garry Willgoose and Greg Hancock - The University of Newcastle, Australia Tal Svoray and Shai Sela - Ben Gurion University, Israel

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Is there a manual available?	No
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DOI model	10.5281/zenodo.258080
For model version	1.0
Year version submitted	2017
Link to file	https://csdms.colorado.edu/pub/models/doi-source-code/marm5d-10.5281.zenodo.258080.zip

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Featured publication(s)	Year	Model described	Type of Reference	Citations
Cohen, Sagy; Willgoose, Garry; Hancock, Greg; 2009. The mARM spatially distributed soil evolution model: A computationally efficient modeling framework and analysis of hillslope soil surface organization. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, F03001. 10.1029/2008JF001214 (View/edit entry)	2009	MARM5D	Model overview	63
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