Terrestrial models

From CSDMS


Models

ProgramDescriptionDeveloperDownloadPyMT
1D Particle-Based Hillslope Evolution Model 1D probabilistic, particle-based model of hillslope evolution for studying hillslope equilibration and response to perturbations. Calvert, Jacob
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AR2-sinuosity
A.k.a. Disturbed periodic model for river meanders
Generates planforms for single-thread channel using a second-order autoregressive model Limaye, Ajay
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ATS (The Advanced Terrestrial Simulator)
A.k.a. Arctic Terrestrial Simulator
The Advanced Terrestrial Simulator (formerly sometimes known as the Arctic Terrestrial Simulator) is a code for solving ecosystem-based, integrated, distributed hydrology. Coon, Ethan
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AeoLiS AeoLiS is a process-based model for simulating aeolian sediment transport in situations where supply-limiting factors are important, like in coastal environments. Hoonhout, Bas
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AlluvStrat Rules-based model to generate a 2-dimensional cross section of alluvial stratigraphy based on fluvial processes Wickert, Andy
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Alpine3D 3D model of alpine surface processes Bavay, Mathias
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AnugaSed Add-on package to ANUGA with modules for sediment transport and vegetation drag Perignon, Mariela
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ApsimX
A.k.a. Apsim
The Agricultural Production Systems sIMulator (APSIM) Holzworth, Dean
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AquaTellUs Fluvial-dominated delta sedimentation model Overeem, Irina
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BEDLOAD Bedload transport model Slingerland, Rudy
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BRaKE
A.k.a. Blocky River and Knickpoint Evolution Model
Computes evolution of a bedrock river longitudinal profile in the presence of large, hillslope-derived blocks. Shobe, Charles
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Badlands Basin and landscape dynamics Salles, Tristan
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Bedrock Fault Scarp This is a two-dimensional numerical model that computes the topographic evolution of the facet slope in the footwall of an active normal fault. Tucker, Greg
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BlockLab
A.k.a. Blocky Landscape Evolution Model
BlockLab computes landscape evolution in the presence of large blocks of rock on hillslopes and in channels. Shobe, Charles
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CAESAR Lisflood
A.k.a. CAESAR-Lisflood
Caesar Lisflood is a morphodynamic / Landscape evolution model that simulates erosion and deposition in river catchments and reaches over time scales from hours to 1000's of years. Coulthard, Tom
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CAM-CARMA A GCM for Titan that incorporates aerosols Larson, Eric
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CHILD Landscape Evolution Model Tucker, Greg
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CLUMondo The CLUMondo model is a spatially explicit and dynamics land system change model Verburg, Peter
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CVPM
A.k.a. Control Volume Permafrost Model
Multidimensional heat-transfer modeling system for permafrost with advanced unfrozen water physics Clow, Gary
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Caesar Cellular landscape evolution model Coulthard, Tom
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ChannelProfiler The ChannelProfiler extracts and plots channel networks from a landlab grid. Barnhart, Katy
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Chi analysis tools
A.k.a. Channel segment finder
Tool for examining channel profiles in chi-elevation space using the integral method of channel analysis Mudd, Simon
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ChiFinder Calculate Chi Indices Hobley, Daniel
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Coastal Dune Model Evolution of Coastal Foredunes Durán Vinent, Orencio
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CosmoLand 2-D model tracking cosmogenic nuclides and mixing in landslide terrain Yanites, Brian
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CryoGrid3 CryoGrid 3 is a simple land-surface scheme dedicated to modeling of ground temperatures in permafrost environments. Westermann, Sebastian
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DHSVM DHSVM is a distributed hydrologic model that explicitly represents the effects of topography and vegetation on water fluxes through the landscape. DHSVM, Administrator
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DR3M Distributed Routing Rainfall-Runoff Model--version II U.S., Geological Survey
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Demeter Demeter - A Land Use and Land Cover Change Disaggregation Model Vernon, Chris
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DepthDependentTaylorDiffuser This component implements a depth-dependent Taylor series diffusion rule, combining concepts of Ganti et al. (2012) and Johnstone and Hilley (2014). Glade, Rachel
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DetachmentLtdErosion Simulate detachment limited sediment transport. Adams, Jordan
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Dorado A Python package for simulating passive particle transport in shallow-water flows Hariharan, Jayaram
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ECSimpleSnow A simple snow model Wang, Kang
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ENTRAIN Simulates critical shear stress of median grain sizes Slingerland, Rudy
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ENTRAINH Simulates critical shields theta for median grain sizes Slingerland, Rudy
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ESCAPE parallel global-scale landscape evolution model Salles, Tristan
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Elv-GST Numerical 1D research code Elv applied to gravel-sand transitions Blom, Astrid
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Erode Fluvial landscape evolution model Peckham, Scott
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ErosionDeposition
A.k.a. Landlab ErosionDeposition component
Landlab component for fluvial erosion/deposition. Shobe, Charles
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ExponentialWeatherer Exponential soil production function in the style of Ahnert (1976) Glade, Rachel
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FLDTA Simulates flow characteristics based on gradually varied flow equation Slingerland, Rudy
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FastscapeEroder Compute fluvial erosion using stream power theory (“fastscape” algorithm) Hobley, Daniel
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FineSed3D A turbulence-resolving numerical model for fine sediment transport in bottom boundary layer Cheng, Zhen
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Flexure Deform the lithosphere with 1D or 2D flexure. Hutton, Eric
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Frost Model
A.k.a. FrostNumber
Frost model predicts the likelihood of occurrence of permafrost in the land surface based on the monthly temperature distribution Overeem, Irina
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GEOtop Distributed hydrological model, water and energy budgets Rigon, Riccardo
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GIPL GIPL(Geophysical Institute Permafrost Laboratory) is an implicit finite difference one-dimensional heat flow numerical model. Jafarov, Elchin
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GLUDM Global future agricultural land use dynamics model Cohen, Sagy
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GNE Set of biogeochemical sub-models that predicts river export Seitzinger, Sybil
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GOLEM Landscape evolution model Tucker, Greg
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GRLP
A.k.a. Gravel River Long Profile
Evolves gravel-bed river long profiles Wickert, Andrew
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GSFLOW Ground-water and Surface-water FLOW model Markstrom, Steve
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GST-extendedmodel Extended GST model: combination of an analytical GST migration model combined with closure relations based on the assumption of quasi-equilibrium conditions Blom, Astrid
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Gc2d Glacier / ice sheet evolution model Kessler, Mark
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GeoClaw
A.k.a. Clawpack
Depth-averaged fluid dynamics for modeling geophysical flows and wave propagation LeVeque, Randall
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Glimmer-CISM Dynamic thermo-mechanical ice sheet model Hagdorn, Magnus
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Gospl Global Scalable Paleo Landscape Evolution Salles, Tristan
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GrainHill
A.k.a. Grain Hill
Cellular automaton model of hillslope evolution Tucker, Gregory
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GullyErosionProfiler1D This model is designed to simulate longitudinal profiles with headward advancing headcuts. Rengers, Francis
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HexWatershed A mesh independent flow direction model for hydrologic models Liao, Chang
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Hogback Evolution of a hogback Glade, Rachel
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HyLands
A.k.a. Hybrid Landscape Evolution Model
The HyLands model simulates the impact of bedrock landslides on topographic evolution and sediment dynamics. Campforts, Benjamin
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HydroRaVENS Linear-reservoir hydrological model with snowpack and evapotranspiration Wickert, Andrew
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HydroTrend Climate driven hydrological transport model Kettner, Albert
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ISSM Ice Sheet System Model (ISSM) Larour, Eric
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IceFlow 2D semi-implicit shallow ice approximation glacier model Wickert, Andy
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KWAVE A model representing infiltration, interception, and runoff using the kinematic wave approximation McGuire, Luke
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Kudryavtsev Model
A.k.a. Ku Model
Permafrost Active Layer Thickness Model based on Kudryavtsev's parametrization Overeem, Irina
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LEMming LEMming landscape evolution model: a 2-D, regular-grid, rules-based, hybrid finite-difference / cellular automaton model that is designed to explore the effect of multiple rock types on landscape evolution. Ward, Dylan
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LEMming2 2D model that simulates the retreat of hard-capped cliffs Ward, Dylan
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LOADEST Software for estimating constituent loads in streams and rivers Runkel, Rob
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LONGPRO Dynamic evolution of longitudinal profiles Slingerland, Rudy
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Landlab Python software framework for writing, assembling, and running 2D numerical models Tucker, Greg
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Landslides Landlab component that simulates landslide probability of failure as well as mean relative wetness and probability of saturation. Strauch, Ronda
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LateralVerticalIncision
A.k.a. Lateral vs. Vertical Incison in alluvial channels.
Geometric model to explore autogenic increase of vertical incision rate in entrenching alluvial rivers. Malatesta, Luca
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LinearDiffuser Landlab component that models soil creep as a linear diffusion process Tucker, Greg
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LuSS
A.k.a. Luminescence Sample Simulator
A set of MATLAB functions to model how luminescence evolves in different geomorphic scenarios. Brown, Nathan
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LumSoilMixer This is a model to simulate the non-dimensionalized luminescence in a mixing soil. Gray, Harrison
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MARM5D
A.k.a. mARM5D
Landscape-scale soil evolution model Cohen, Sagy
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MARSSIM Landform evolution model Howard, Alan
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MARSSIM V4
A.k.a. MARSSIM
MARSSIM terrestrial and planetary Landform Evolution Model Howard, Alan
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MIDAS Coupled flow- heterogeneous sediment routing model Slingerland, Rudy
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MODFLOW MODFLOW is a three-dimensional finite-difference ground-water model Barlow, Paul
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MODFLOW 6
A.k.a. MODFLOW
MODFLOW 6 is an object-oriented program and framework developed to provide a platform for supporting multiple models and multiple types of models within the same simulation Hughes, Joseph
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Manningseq-bouldersforpaleohydrology Matlab® code for paleo-hydrological flood flow reconstruction in a fluvial channel Huber, Marius
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Meander Centerline Migration Model
A.k.a. MCMM
Simulation of the long-term migration of meandering rivers flowing above heterogeneous floodplains Bogoni, Manuel
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Meanderpy A simple kinematic model of meandering Sylvester, Zoltan
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Morphodynamic gravel bed Morphodynamic evolution of gravel bed rivers Jafarinik, Sadegh
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Nitrate Network Model Nitrate and organic carbon dynamics on a wetland-river network Czuba, Jonathan
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NormalFault NormalFault implements relative rock motion due to a normal fault. Barnhart, Katy
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OTEQ One-Dimensional Transport with Equilibrium Chemistry (OTEQ): A Reactive Transport Model for Streams and Rivers Runkel, Rob
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OTIS One-Dimensional Transport with Inflow and Storage (OTIS): A Solute Transport Model for Streams and Rivers Runkel, Rob
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OTTAR Ode To Transient (Ancho de los) Rivers: Transient evolution of river-channel width in response to river discharge and bank and sediment properties. Wickert, Andrew
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OTTER Evolution of a river profile with dynamic width Yanites, Brian
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OverlandFlow
A.k.a. Landlab OverlandFlow component
Component simulating overland flow using a 2-D numerical approximation of the shallow-water equations following the de Almeida et al., 2012 algorithm for storage-cell inundation modeling. Adams, Jordan
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OverlandFlowBates This component simulates overland flow using the 2-D numerical model of shallow-water flow over topography using the Bates et al. (2010) algorithm for storage-cell inundation modeling. Adams, Jordan
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PHREEQC PHREEQC version 3 is a computer program written in the C and C++ programming languages that is designed to perform a wide variety of aqueous geochemical calculations Parkhurst, David
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PISM Parallel Ice Sheet Model, PISM Group, Glacier
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PRMS Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System Leavesley, George
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ParFlow Parallel, high-performance, integrated watershed model Maxwell, Reed
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PerronNLDiffuse Nonlinear diffusion, following Perron (2011). Hobley, Daniel
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Pllcart3d 3D numerical simulation of confined miscible flows Oliveira, Rafael
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PotentialEvapotranspiration Calculates potential evapotranspiration Nudurupati, Sai
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PyDeCe
A.k.a. Python model for Dense Current forming eruptions
Python model for Dense Current forming eruptions (PyDeCe) is a tool for modeling the dense endmember of pyroclastic density currents generated either by impulsive column collapse or sustained fountaining eruptions. Ganesh, Indujaa
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QUAL2K A Modeling Framework for Simulating River and Stream Water Quality Chapra, Steve
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RAFEM
A.k.a. RAFEM
River Avulsion and Floodplain Evolution Module Ratliff, Katherine
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RHESSys Regional Hydro-Ecologic Simulation System Tague, christina
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Rescal-snow A model of dunes and snow-waves Kochanski, Kelly
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River Erosion Model
A.k.a. REM
An intermediate complexity model for simulating stream channel evolution (years to decades) at the watershed scale. Lammers, Roderick
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River Network Bed-Material Sediment Bed-material sediment transport and storage dynamics on river networks. Czuba, Jonathan
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River Temperature Model
A.k.a. River Temperature
River Temperature Model based on heat balance approach Overeem, Irina
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RiverMUSE
A.k.a. River Mussel-Sediment Interaction Model
Simulates freshwater mussel populations' response to changes in suspended sediment Schwenk, Jon
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SIBERIA SIBERIA simulates the evolution of landscapes under the action of runoff and erosion over long times scales. Willgoose, Garry
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SICOPOLIS Ice sheet model Greve, Ralf
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SIGNUM
A.k.a. Simple Integrated Geomorphological NUmerical Model
SIGNUM (Simple Integrated Geomorphological Numerical Model) is a MAtlab TIN-based landscape evolution model Capolongo, Domenico
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SINUOUS
A.k.a. Meander Evolution Model
SINUOUS - Meander Evolution Model Howard, Alan
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SLAMM 6.7
A.k.a. Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model
The Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model (SLAMM) Clough, Jonathan
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SLEPIAN Alpha Computation of spherical harmonics, Slepian functions, and transforms Simons, Frederik
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SLEPIAN Bravo Linear inverse problems using spherical harmonics and spherical Slepian functions Simons, Frederik
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SLEPIAN Charlie Spectral estimation problems using spherical harmonics and spherical Slepian functions Simons, Frederik
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SLEPIAN Delta Analysis of time-variable gravity from the GRACE satellite mission using spherical harmonics and spherical Slepian functions Harig, Christopher
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SNAC An updated Lagrangian explicit finite difference code for modeling a finitely deforming elasto-visco-plastic solid in 3D. Choi, Eunseo
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SPACE
A.k.a. Landlab Stream Power with Alluvium Conservation and Entrainment component
Landlab component for 2-D calculation of fluvial sediment transport and bedrock erosion Shobe, Charles
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SPARROW The SPARROW Surface Water-Quality Model Alexander, Richard
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SUSP Suspended load transport subroutine Slingerland, Rudy
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SWAT SWAT is a river basin scale model developed to quantify the impact of land management practices in large, complex watersheds. Arnold, Jeff
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SWEHR A coupled model for infiltration, fluid flow, and sediment transport. McGuire, Luke
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SWMM Storm Water Management Model Rossman, Lewis
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SedDepEroder Compute fluvial erosion using using “tools and cover” theory Hobley, Daniel
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SoilInfiltrationGreenAmpt
A.k.a. The Landlab SoilInfiltrationGreenAmpt component
Landlab component that calculates soil infiltration based on the Green-Ampt solution. Rengers, Francis
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SoilMoisture Compute the decay of soil moisture saturation at storm-interstorm time period Nudurupati, Sai
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SpeciesEvolver Evolve life in a landscape. Lyons, Nathan
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StreamPowerSmoothThresholdEroder Compute fluvial erosion using stream power theory with a numerically smoothed threshold Tucker, Greg
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Sun fan-delta model Fan-delta and alluvial fan landscape evolution model Limaye, Ajay
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TAo tAo is a software designed to model the interplay between lithosphere flexure and surface transport (erosion/sedimentation), particularly during the formation of orogens and foreland sedimentary basins (see details). Garcia Castellanos, Daniel
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TISC
A.k.a. tAo3D
TISC integrates quantitative models of lithospheric flexure, fault deformation, and surface mass transport (erosion/transport/sedimentation) along drainage networks. Garcia Castellanos, Daniel
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TOPMODEL Physically based, distributed watershed model that simulates hydrologic fluxes of water through a watershed Beven, Keith
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TaylorNonLinearDiffuser Model non-linear soil creep after Ganti et al. (2012) Glade, Rachel
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Terrainbento
A.k.a. terrainbento
A Python package for multi-model analysis in long-term drainage basin evolution Barnhart, Katy
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Terrapin Build and destroy strath and fill terraces Wickert, Andy
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ThawLake1D 1-D numerical model of permafrost and subsidence processes. Matell, Nora
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Tracer dispersion calculator The model computes the streamwise and vertical dispersal of a patch of tracers in a gravel bed river Viparelli, Enrica
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TransportLengthHillslopeDiffuser Transport length hillslope diffusion. Mouchene, Margaux
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TwoPhaseEulerSedFoam
A.k.a. SedFoam
A four-way coupled two-phase Eulerian model for sediment transport Cheng, Zhen
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UEB The Utah Energy Balance (UEB) Grid snowmelt model Tarboton, David
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VegCA Landlab component that simulates inter-species plant competition using a 2D cellular automata model. Nudurupati, Sai
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Vegetation Model plant dynamics using multiple representative plant species Nudurupati, Sai
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WBM-WTM
A.k.a. WBMplus
Water Balance/Transport Model Fekete, Balazs
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WBMsed Global sediment flux and water discharge model. Cohen, Sagy
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WDUNE GUI implementation of the Werner (1995) cellular automata aeolian dune model Barchyn, Tom
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WILSIM Landscape evolution model Luo, Wei
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WOFOST WOFOST (WOrld FOod STudies) is a simulation model for the quantitative analysis of the growth and production of annual field crops. Boogaard, Hendrik
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WRF-Hydro
A.k.a. WRF-Hydro Modeling System
The WRF-Hydro® Modeling System, an open-source community model, is used for a range of projects, including flash flood prediction, regional hydroclimate impacts assessment, seasonal forecasting of water resources, and land-atmosphere coupling studies. It produces forecasts and analyses for all major terrestrial water-cycle components: Precipitation, Streamflow, Soil moisture, Snowpack, Flooding, Groundwater. McAllister, Molly
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YANGs Fluvial sediment transport model Slingerland, Rudy
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Tools

ProgramDescriptionDeveloperDownloadPyMT
1D Hillslope MCMC Monte Carlo chain of 1D non-linear diffusion hillslope model to find most likely boundary conditions Hurst, Martin
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ADI-2D Read note in extended description. Advection Diffusion Implicit (ADI) method for solving 2D diffusion equation Pelletier, Jon
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Acronym1 E-book: program for computing bedload transport in gravel rivers. Parker, Gary
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Acronym1D E-book: program for computing bedload transport in gravel rivers over time. Parker, Gary
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Acronym1R E-book: program for computing bedload transport in gravel rivers with a Manning-Strickler relation for flow resistance. Parker, Gary
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AgDegBW E-book: Calculator for aggradation and degradation of a river reach using a backwater formulation. Parker, Gary
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AgDegNormGravMixPW E-book: calculator for aggradation and degradation of sediment mixtures in gravel-bed streams Parker, Gary
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AgDegNormGravMixSubPW E-book: calculator for evolution of upward-concave bed profiles in rivers carrying sediment mixtures in subsiding basins. Parker, Gary
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AgDegNormal E-book: illustration of calculation of aggradation and degradation of a river reach using the normal flow approximation. Parker, Gary
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AgDegNormalFault E-book: Illustration of calculation of aggradation and degradation of a river reach using the normal flow approximation; with an extension for calculation of the response to a sudden fault along the reach. Parker, Gary
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AgDegNormalGravMixHyd E-book: A module that calculates the evolution of a gravel bed river under an imposed cycled hydrograph. Parker, Gary
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AgDegNormalSub E-book: Program to calculate the evolution of upward-concave bed profiles in rivers carrying uniform sediment in subsiding basins. Parker, Gary
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Area-Slope Equation Calculator Pixel scale Area-Slope equation calculator Cohen, Sagy
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BackwaterCalculator E-book: program for backwater calculations in open channel flow Parker, Gary
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BackwaterWrightParker E-book: calculator for backwater curves in sand-bed streams, including the effects of both skin friction and form drag due to skin friction Parker, Gary
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Bedrock Erosion Model Read note in extended description. Knickpoint propagation in the 2D sediment-flux-driven bedrock erosion model Pelletier, Jon
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BedrockAlluvialTransition E-book: calculator for aggradation and degradation with a migrating bedrock-alluvial transition at the upstream end. Parker, Gary
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Channel-Oscillation Read note in extended description. Simulates Oscillations in arid alluvial channels Pelletier, Jon
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Coupled1D Read note in extended description. Coupled 1D bedrock-alluvial channel evolution Pelletier, Jon
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CrevasseFlow The module calculates crevasse splay morphology and water discharge outflow of a crevasse splay. Chen, Yunzhen
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Dakotathon
A.k.a. CSDMS Dakota Interface (CDI)
A Python API for the Dakota iterative systems analysis toolkit. Piper, Mark
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DeltaBW E-book: Calculator for evolution of long profile of a river ending in a 1D migrating delta, using a backwater formulation. Parker, Gary
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DeltaNorm E-book: Calculator for evolution of long profile of a river ending in a 1D migrating delta, using the normal flow approximation. Parker, Gary
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DepDistTotLoadCalc E-book: Illustration of calculation of depth-discharge relation, bed load transport, suspended load transport and total bed material load for a large, low-slope sand-bed river. Parker, Gary
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DepressionFinderAndRouter Find depressions on a topographic surface. Hobley, Dan
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DepthDependentDiffuser
A.k.a. Landlab Depth Dependent Linear Diffuser
Soil depth-dependent linear hillslope diffuser Glade, Rachel
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Detrital Thermochron Code for estimating long-term exhumation histories and spatial patterns of short-term erosion from the detrital thermochronometric data. Avdeev, Boris
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DrEICH algorithm
A.k.a. Channel extraction tool
Algorithm for extracting channel networks from high resolution topographic data Clubb, Fiona
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Drainage Density
A.k.a. Landlab Drainage Density tool
Component for calculating drainage density in Landlab given a channel network Shobe, Charles
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DredgeSlotBW E-book: calculator for aggradation and degradation of sediment mixtures in gravel-bed streams subject to cyclic hydrographs. Parker, Gary
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ERA5 Data Component A CSDMS data component used to download the ECMWF Reanalysis v5 (ERA5) datasets Gan, Tian
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Eolian Dune Model Read note in extended description. Werner's model for eolian dune formation and evolution Pelletier, Jon
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Equilibrium Calculator Equilibrium solver of Self-formed, Single-thread, Sand-bed Rivers Viparelli, Enrica
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FACET Floodplain and Channel Evaluation Tool (FACET) Lamont, Samuel
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FTCS1D-NonLinear Read note in extended description. Forward Time Centered Space (FTCS) method for 1D nonlinear diffusion equation Pelletier, Jon
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FTCS2D Read note in extended description. Forward Time Centered Space (FTCS) method for 2D diffusion equation Pelletier, Jon
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FTCS2D-TerraceDiffusion Read note in extended description. Forward Time Centered Space (FTCS) method for 2D Terrace diffusion Pelletier, Jon
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FallVelocity E-book: Particle fall velocity calculator Parker, Gary
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FillinPitsFlatsDEM Read note in extended description. Filling in pits and flats in a DEM Pelletier, Jon
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FireGenerator This component generates a random fire event or fire time series from the Weibull statistical distribution. Adams, Jordan
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Flex1D Read note in extended description. Fourier filtering in 1D while solving the flexure equation Pelletier, Jon
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Flex2D Read note in extended description. Fourier filtering in 2D while solving the flexure equation Pelletier, Jon
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Flex2D-ADI Read note in extended description. Solving the flexure equation applying Advection Diffusion Implicit (ADI) method Pelletier, Jon
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FlowAccumulator Component to accumulate flow and calculate drainage area. Barnhart, Katy
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FlowDirectorD8 Single-path (steepest direction) flow direction with diagonals on rasters. Barnhart, Katy
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FlowDirectorDinf Flow direction on a raster grid by the D infinity method. Barnhart, Katy
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FlowDirectorMFD Multiple-path flow direction with or without out diagonals. Barnhart, Katy
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FlowDirectorSteepest Single-path (steepest direction) flow direction without diagonals. Barnhart, Katy
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Fourier-Bessel-integration Read note in extended description. Numerical integration of Fourier-Bessel terms Pelletier, Jon
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FractionalNoises1D Read note in extended description. 1D fractional-noise generation with Fourier-filtering method Pelletier, Jon
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FractionalNoises2D Read note in extended description. 2D Gaussian fractional-noise generation with Fourier-filtering method Pelletier, Jon
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FractureGridGenerator Create a 2D grid with randomly generated fractures. Tucker, Greg
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FwDET
A.k.a. Floodwater Depth Estimation Tool
Calculate floodwater depth based on an inundation polygon (e.g. from remote sensing) and a DEM Cohen, Sagy
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GISKnickFinder This python code can be used to find knickpoints and extract information about streams, it utilizes built-in functions of ArcGIS. Rengers, Francis
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GSDCalculator E-book: Calculator for statistical characteristics of grain size distributions. Parker, Gary
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GSFLOW-GRASS Quickly generates input files for and runs GSFLOW, and visualizes the output Wickert, Andrew
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GeoTiff Data Component
A.k.a. GeoTiff, bmi-geotiff
A CSDMS data component for accessing data and metadata from a GeoTIFF file, through either a local filepath or a remote URL.. Piper, Mark
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GravelSandTransition E-book: Calculator for evolution of long profile of river with a migrating gravel-sand transition and subject to subsidence or base level rise. Parker, Gary
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HackCalculator Calculate Hack parameters. Barnhart, Katy
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Hilltop and hillslope morphology extraction Tools for extracting hilltops and analysing hillslope morphology Hurst, Martin
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Hilltop flow routing
A.k.a. Hillslope length measurement tool
Algorithm for directly measuring hillslope length from high resolution topographic data Grieve, Stuart
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ILAMB The International Land Model Benchmarking (ILAMB) toolkit Collier, Nathan
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Ice-sheet-Glacier-reconstruction Read note in extended description. Sandpile method for ice-sheet and glacier reconstruction Pelletier, Jon
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Iceages Read note in extended description. Stochastic-resonance subroutine of Pleistocene ice ages Pelletier, Jon
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KnickZone-Picker
A.k.a. KZP
Matlab-based scripts to extract topometrics for catchments and identify river knickpoints. Bookhagen, Bodo
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LOGDIST Logrithmic velocity distribution solution Slingerland, Rudy
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LakeMapperBarnes Temporarily fills depressions and reroutes flow across them Hobley, Daniel
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LateralEroder Laterally erode neighbor node through fluvial erosion. Langston, Abigail
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LavaFlow2D Read note in extended description. 2D radially symmetric lava flow model Pelletier, Jon
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Lithology Create a Lithology object with different properties Barnhart, Katy
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LossyFlowAccumulator Component to calculate drainage area and accumulate flow, while permitting dynamic loss or gain of flow downstream. Hobley, Dan
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MFDrouting Read note in extended description. Multiple Flow Direction (MFD) flow routing method Pelletier, Jon
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MFDrouting-Successive Read note in extended description. Successive flow routing with Multiple Flow Direction (MFD) method Pelletier, Jon
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ModelParameterDictionary Tool written in Python for reading model input parameters from a simple formatted text file. Tucker, Greg
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Non Local Means Filtering Performs non-local means filtering of a DEM following Buades et al. (2005) Hurst, Martin
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OpenFOAM Open Field Operation and Manipulation is a toolbox for the development of customized numerical solvers. Weller, Henry
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OptimalCycleID
A.k.a. Optimal Facies Cycle Identification
A numerical method to analyse a vertical succession of strata and identify the most cyclical arrangement of constituent facies Burgess, Peter
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OrderID A method to test for order in a vertical succession of strata Burgess, Peter
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Permafrost Benchmark System
A.k.a. PBS
The PBS is a web-based tool for conducting benchmarking studies of permafrost models. Piper, Mark
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PotentialityFlowRouter Multidirectional flow routing using a novel method. Hobley, Daniel
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PrecipitationDistribution Generate random sequence of precipitation events Adams, Jordan
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PsHIC Pixel-scale Hypsometric Integral Calculator Cohen, Sagy
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PyRiverBed A Python framework to generate synthetic riverbed topography of constant-width meandering rivers Li, Zhi
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Radiation Compute 1D and 2D total incident shortwave radiation. Nudurupati, Sai
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RecircFeed E-book: calculator for approach to equilibrium in recirculating and feed flumes Parker, Gary
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RivMAP Matlab toolbox for mapping and measuring river planform changes Schwenk, Jon
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RiverWFRisingBaseLevelNormal E-book: Calculator for disequilibrium aggradation of a sand-bed river in response to rising base level. Parker, Gary
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RouseVanoniEquilibrium E-book: Program for calculating the Rouse-Vanoni profile of suspended sediment. Parker, Gary
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SETTLE Partical settling velocity solution Slingerland, Rudy
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SVELA Shear velocity solution associated with grain roughness Slingerland, Rudy
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SinkFiller Fill sinks in a landscape to the brim, following the Barnes et al. (2014) algorithms. Hobley, Daniel
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SoilGrids Data Component A CSDMS data component used to download the soil property datasets from the SoilGrids system. Gan, Tian
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SpatialPrecipitationDistribution Generate random sequence of spatially-resolved precipitation events Hobley, Daniel
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Spirals1D Read note in extended description. 1D model of spiral troughs on Mars Pelletier, Jon
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SteadyStateAg E-book: calculator for approach to equilibrium in recirculating and feed flumes Parker, Gary
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SteepnessFinder Calculate steepness and concavity indices from gridded topography Hobley, Daniel
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StreamPower Read note in extended description. Modeling the development of topographic steady state in the stream-power model Pelletier, Jon
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StreamProfilerApp Global stream profiler web-app Ruetenik, Gregory
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SubsidingFan E-book: calculator for evolution of profiles of fans in subsiding basins Parker, Gary
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SurfaceRoughness Quantifies surface roughness with high-resolution topographic data by analyzing the local variability of surface normal vectors. Milodowski, David
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SuspSedDensityStrat E-book: Module for calculating the effect of density stratification on the vertical profiles of velocity and suspended sediment. Parker, Gary
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TOPOG TOPOG is a terrain analysis-based hydrologic modelling package Silberstein, Richard
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TURB Gausian distribution calculator of instantaneous shear stresses on the fluvial bed Slingerland, Rudy
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TopoToolbox A set of Matlab functions for topographic analysis Schwanghart, Wolfgang
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Topography Data Component
A.k.a. Topography, bmi-topography
A CSDMS data component used to fetch and cache NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) and JAXA Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) land elevation data using the OpenTopography REST API. Piper, Mark
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WPHydResAMBL E-book: Implementation of the Wright-Parker (2004) formulation for hydraulic resistance combined with the Ashida-Michiue (1972) bedload formulation. Parker, Gary
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ZoneController Controls zones and populates them with taxa. Lyons, Nathan
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ZoneTaxon A zone-based taxon Lyons, Nathan
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Zscape A simple parallel code to demonstrate diffusion Connor, Chuck
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