Model:PySBeLT

PySBeLT

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

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Spatial dimensions	1D
Spatial extent	Patch-Scale
Model domain	Terrestrial, Hydrology
One-line model description	A Python software package for stochastic sediment transport under rarefied conditions
Extended model description	pySBELT simulates the kinematics of rarefied particle transport (low rates) as a stochastic process along a riverbed profile. pySBeLT is short for Stochastic Bed Load Transport.

Keywords:	Bed Load Transport, bedload transport, Sediment Transport,

Name	Sarah Zwiep
Type of contact	Model developer
Institute / Organization	Simon Fraser University
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Town / City	Burnaby BC
Postal code	V5A 1S6
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Country	Canada
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Supported platforms	Unix, Mac OS, Windows
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Programming language	Python
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Code optimized	Single Processor
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Start year development	2021
Does model development still take place?	Yes
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Code development status	Active
When did you indicate the 'code development status'?	2024
Model availability	As code
Source code availability (Or provide future intension)	Through web repository
Source web address	https://github.com/szwiep/py_SBeLT
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Program license type	BSD or MIT X11
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Input format	ASCII
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Describe output parameters	the vertical and horizontal positions of every particle center, the randomly sampled number of entrainment events, the number of particles actually entrained, the actual particle travel distance, the particle ‘age’, or the number of numerical steps since last entrainment for every particle, and the number of particles which cross all boundaries, i.e. sub-region and downstream at x_max
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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Sarah Zwiep

Chartrand

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Featured reference(s)	Open Access Status	Year	Type of Reference	Cited
Zwiep, Sarah; Chartrand, Shawn M.; 2022. pySBeLT: A Python software package for stochastic sediment transport under rarefied conditions. Journal of Open Source Software, 74282. 10.21105/joss.04282	cc-by · publishedVersion	2022	a module overview describing a module	1