Models
For a list of all models used under the Global Water Futures, see Supplementary Document.
Table 1: Models developed or under development by IMPC Researchers
|
Model |
Description |
Areas studied |
|
MESH (MEC-surface and MESH-Glacier based on |
Coupled land surface
|
Saskatchewan River Basin, |
Table 2: Models Used by IMPC Researchers
|
Model |
Description | Areas studied |
| Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) |
Next-generation mesoscale numerical weather prediction system designed for atmospheric research and operational forecasting application https://www.mmm.ucar.edu/weatherresearch-and-forecasting-model WRF-HYDRO |
St. Lawrence River - Great Lakes Basin |
| VIC | Large scale semi distributed hydrological model http://www.hydro.washington.edu/Let tenmaier/Models/VIC/Overview/Mode lOverview.shtml |
St. Lawrence River - Great Lakes Basin, Saskatchewan River Basin |
| HYPE | Hydrological Catchment Model that simulates water flow and substances through the watershed https://www.smhi.se/en/research/rese arch-departments/hydrology/hype1.7994 |
Nelson-Churchill River Basin, Mackenzie River Basin, StLawrence-Great Lakes Basin |
| Large Basin Runoff Model (LBRM) |
Physically-based, large scale operational model to estimate rainfall/runoff https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Progra ms/pep/dlbrm/lbrm.html |
St. Lawrence River - Great Lakes Basin |
| MIKE | Hydraulic model; MIKEFLOOD is a toolbox for professional flood modellers (includes MIKE HYDRO, MIKE URBAN, and MIKE21) https://www.mikepoweredbydhi.com/products/mike-hydro-river/hydrology |
Saskatchewan River Basin, St. Lawrence River - Great Lakes Basin |
| WATFLOOD | Flood forecasting and long-term hydrologic simulation http://www.civil.uwaterloo.ca/watfloo d/ |
St Lawrence River - Great Lakes Basin |
| Delft3D | Hydraulic model, hydrodynamics, sediment transport and morphology and water quality for fluvial, estuarine and coastal environments https://oss.deltares.nl/web/delft3d |
St Lawrence River - Great Lakes Basin |
| Hydrologic Engineering Centre river analysis system (HEC-RAS) |
Normal depth and backwater flow analysis for determining depths and velocities in open channels https://www.hec.usace.army.mil/software/hec-ras/ |
Saskatchewan River Basin, St. Lawrence River - Great Lakes Basin |
| Spatially Referenced Regressions On Watershed Attributes (SPARROW) |
Contaminants transport model focusing on nutrient, sediment, and dissolved solids transport https://www.usgs.gov/missionareas/waterresources/science/sparrow-modelingestimating-nutrient-sediment-anddissolved?qtscience_center_objects=0#qtscience_center_objects |
Saskatchewan River Basin, Nelson-Churchill Basin |
| Water Quality Analysis Simulation Program (WASP) |
Water quality response prediction of conventional Pollutants (nitrogen, phosphorus, dissolved oxygen, biological oxygen demand, sediment oxygen demand, algae, periphyton), organic chemicals, metals, mercury, pathogens, and temperature https://www.epa.gov/ceam/waterquality-analysis-simulation-programwasp |
Saskatchewan River Basin, Nelson-Churchill Basin |
| Global Multi-scale Environmental Model (GEM) |
Integrated forecasting and data assimilation system |
Integrated Modelling Program for Canada |
| RIVICE | Dynamic wave model for ice generation, ice transport, ice cover progression and ice jam formation http://giws.usask.ca/rivice/Manual/RIV ICE_Manual_2013-01-11.pdf |
Integrated Modelling Program for Canada |
| Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) |
Quality and quantity of surface and groundwater and environmental impact of land use and management and climate change https://swat.tamu.edu/ |
St. Lawrence- Great Lakes River Basin |
| Economic Input-Output Models |
Quantitative economic model that represents the interdependencies between different sectors of an economy |
St. Lawrence-Great Lakes Basin, Nelson-Churchill River Basin |
| ECCC Water Quality Valuation Model (WQVM) |
Non-market valuation tool based on benefits transfer function |
Saskatchewan River Basin, St. Lawrence River - Great Lakes Basin |
| Water Evaluation and Planning Model (WEAP) |
Integrated water resources planning assessment tool https://www.weap21.org/ |
Saskatchewan River Basin |
| MODSIM-DSS | General river basin management decision support system |
Nelson River Basin, Saskatchewan River Basin |
| Water Resource Integrated Modeling System (WRIMS) |
Generalized water resources modeling system for evaluating operational alternatives of large, complex river basins https://water.ca.gov/Library/Modeling-and-Analysis/ModelingPlatforms/Water-Resource-IntegratedModeling-System |
Saskatchewan River Basin |
| AnyLogic | Agent-based modelling software that simulates the actions and interactions of autonomous agents to assess effects on the system (https://www.anylogic.com/s/downloa d-free-simulation-software-foreducation/) Linked to SWAT Agent-based Agriculture Water Demand Model |
Saskatchewan River Basin |