Soil Erosion Network: Model Metadata
EUROSEM - Water erosion

 
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1 Model identification Soil Erosion Network - Model
1.1 Model name EUROSEM - Water erosion
1.2 Most recent version 3.3
1.3 Date of release January 1995
2 Water erosion
3 Contact person
3.1 Name R.P.C.Morgan
3.2 Address Silsoe College, Cranfield University, Silsoe, Bedford MK45 4DT, UK
3.3 Tel +44 (0)1525 863059
3.4 Fax +44 (0)1525 863099
3.5 Email
4 Model Author(s) R.P.C. Morgan, J.N. Quinton, R.E. Smith, J.W. A. Poesen, G.Govers, D. Tozzi, G. Chisci, M.E. Styczen
5 Model components
5.1 Water erosion: Dynamic physically-based simulation
5.2 Wind erosion: -
5.3 Hydrology: Modified Kineros
5.4 Site/topography: Uniform hillslope planes arranged as cascading sequence
5.5 Plant growth: Physical description of plants as data input
5.6 Management: Physical description of surface roughness as data input
5.7 Soil: 1 soil layer described by physical and mechanical properties
5.8 Chemistry: -
5.9 Weather: Breakpoint rainfall data
6 Model characteristics
6.1 Spatial
6.1.1 Class of area: Field/small catchment
6.1.2 Flow routing system: Cascading planes
6.1.3 Minimum area: 1 m2
6.1.4 Maximum area: 1 km2
6.2. Temporal
6.2.1 Timestep: 1 minute
6.2.2 Single or multiple event? Single
6.2.3 Maximum simulation duration: 1,000 minutes
7 Model's representation of processes
7.1 Water erosion processes
7.1.1 Interrill: Explicit simulation
7.1.2 Rill: Explicit simulation
7.1.3 Gully: -
7.1.4 Streambank: -
7.1.5 Deposition: Explicit simulation
7.2 Wind erosion processes:
7.2.1 Creep/surface roll:
7.2.2 Saltation:
7.2.3 Suspension
7.3 Hydrological processes:
7.3.1 Evaporation/transpiration:
7.3.2 Runoff: Infiltration-excess (Hortonian) Manning's N used
7.3.3 Infiltration Smith and Parlange
7.3.4 Subsurface flow:
7.3.5 Return flow
7.4 Plant processes:
7.4.1 Light interception and photsynthesis:
7.4.2 Dry matter and residue
7.4.3 Root growth:
7.4.4 Pests:
7.4.5 CO2 sensitivity:
7.5 Soil: Not explicitly modelled
7.5.1 Crust development Not explicitly modelled
7.5.2 Aggregate properties
7.6 Chemistry:
7.6.1 Nutrients:
7.6.2 Carbon
7.6.3 Pesticides
7.6.4 Other contaminants
7.7 Weather: Semi-stochastic rainfall generation model
8 Input Data (* = Mandatory)
8.1 Weather: List of mandatory items
8.2 Soil: Attached -
8.3 Hydrology: - guide values from tables
8.4 Plant cover: May be used as inputs if measured values not available
8.5 Soil surface cover:
8.6 Management:
8.7 Topography/site characteristics: =
8.8 Micro-topography:
9 Output data Storm runoff total, storm soil loss total. Hydrograph. Sedigraph. Location of sediment sources and sinks
10 Programming language FORTRAN (Microsoft 5.1)
11 Computer requirements IBM PC compatibles under DOS 3.3; 640KRAM. Also runs on work stations as FORTRAN 77
12 Documentation
12.1 Scientific documentation: In preparation
12.2 User's guide: In preparation
12.3 Technical documentation: In preparation
13 Availability On request from R P C Morgan or J N Quinton (Silsoe College)
14 Other Relevant Information

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