Model:TreeThrow

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TreeThrow


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Model type Single
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Model domain Terrestrial
One-line model description Sediment transport by tree throw on hillslopes
Extended model description Plot scale, spatially implicit model of tree throw on hillslopes. We couple an existing forest growth model with a couple simple equations for the transport of sediment caused by tree fall.
Keywords:

tree throw, sediment transport,

Name Matthew Kirwan
Type of contact Model developer
Institute / Organization USGS, University of Virginia
Postal address 1 Dept. of Environmental Sciences
Postal address 2 PO Box 400123
Town / City Charlottesville
Postal code 22904
State Virginia
Country United States
Email address mkirwan@usgs.gov
Phone 434-924-3186
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Name Hank Shugart
Type of contact Model developer
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Supported platforms
Unix, Linux, Windows
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Fortran77

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Code optimized Single Processor
Multiple processors implemented
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Start year development 2008
Does model development still take place? Yes
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Program license type GPL v2
Program license type other
Memory requirements --
Typical run time Seconds to minutes


Describe input parameters fraction of trees that move sediment when they die, # of plots to simulate, # of years to simulate, with or without growth of Chestnut.
Input format ASCII
Other input format Command line
Describe output parameters Characteristics of tree growth (stand biomass, stem count, leaf area, diamter) and characteristics of sediment transport (sediment flux in m4/m/yr, # of tree falls)
Output format ASCII
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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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Describe processes represented by the model Growth, death, and regeneration of individual trees. Sediment flux moved by each tree.
Describe key physical parameters and equations Species specific, logistic growth equation for individual trees.

Sediment flux for each tree fall a function of sediment volume, transport distance, and hillslope angle. Sediment volume and transport distance a function of tree diamter.

Describe length scale and resolution constraints Zero dimensional model simulating a 1/12 ha plot.
Describe time scale and resolution constraints Annual time step, usually simulate ~1000 years.
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Describe available calibration data sets Requires calibration for relationship between:
  1. soil plate volume and tree diameter;
  2. soil plate width and tree diameter;
  3. soil plate depth and tree diameter.

These relationships have been calibrated based on field data in the Southern Blue Ridge (Appalachian Mountains).

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Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers? no, but would like to
Is there a manual available? No
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Model website if any None
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OpenMI compliant No but possible
BMI compliant No but possible
WMT component No but possible
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