Workshop EGU 2018
Schedule and location
OLAM-SOIL training workshop (EGU SC1.31): introduction and hands-on experiences using a state-of- the art global model with focus on soil and subsurface processes (sponsored by ISMC and GEWEX SOILWAT)
Flyer : Download OLAM-SOIL Training Workshop 2018 EGU (PDF, 98 KB)
Location and time
Austria Center Vienna
(Conference Center room -2.91)
Sunday April 8, 2018 from 9:00-17:00
Schedule
9:00 – 10:00 OLAM presentation
10:00 – 11:00 Key databases and formats
11:00 – 12:00 OLAM-SOIL expansion and future
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break (catered in the room)
13:00 – 14-30 Generic OLAM-SOIL model run
15:00 – 16:30 OLAM-Soil – the role of soil structure case study
16:30 – 17:00 Summary and follow up
Model installation and requirements
In the next few days we will post the latest version of the model code (please install on your laptops) – the main requirements to run the model are:
- Linux (or equivalent) operating system
- Fortran compiler (Intel Fortran is strongly recommended as others will likely have issues)
- HDF5 library – external page https://support.hdfgroup.org/downloads/index.html
- C compiler (gcc is fine – external page https://gcc.gnu.org/ )
- Optional: NCAR Graphics (aka NCL – external page http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Download/ ) This graphics package is not required to run the model, but is convenient to produce visual output (MATLAB could also produce plots of OLAM output)
- We will post and distribute model pre-uploading instructions for all participant
Instructors and format
Drs. Robert Walko and Simone Fatichi – will conduct the demonstrations and hands-on examples (model pre-uploading will be provided to the registered participants)
Participation
Please confirm your participation to help with logistics (simply send a message to before March 30th, 2018).
Very important – to gain access to the conference center on Sunday all participants must be already registered to EGU !
Motivation and objectives
- OLAM is a state-of-the-art global model that features local mesh refinement and a full set of physical processes (e.g., dynamics, radiative transfer and precipitation) designed for global, mesoscale, and microscale land and atmosphere simulations
- OLAM was originally based on RAMS but employs more advanced numerical algorithms and sophisticated grid representations.
- Soil and groundwater capabilities of OLAM are being revised in a project called: OLAM-SOIL
- The goals are to improve land-atmosphere interactions in OLAM-SOIL by incorporating advanced representation of soil processes, towards a new global Advanced Soil Modeling Platform (ASMP)
- Zooming capabilities and handling of soil and subsurface processes makes OLAM-SOIL an ideal tool for regional studies centering on soil processes (e.g., irrigation water management, future crops, etc.)
- The OLAM-SOIL project was conceived in collaboration with GEWEX-SOILWAT initiative and the International Soil Modeling Consortium (ISMC)
- OLAM-SOIL development is a collaboration between University of Miami, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH); International Soil Reference and Information Centre and ETH Zurich.
- In the near future, additions will include plant functional types, detailed groundwater modeling, and biogeochemical soil processes. At the small scale, we plan to reconcile infiltration capacity and evaporation resistances at the subgrid scale as effective parameters for OLAM-SOIL scale
The OLAM-SOIL Team
Dani Or, Robert Walko, Simone Fatichi, external page Harry Vereecken, Stefan Kollet, Roni Avissar, Tom Hengl, Teamrat Ghezzehei, external page Michael Young, Kris van Looy and Roland Baatz (ISMC)
Download
Presentations
Download Introduction to the workshop (PDF, 1.5 MB) – Prof. Dani Or
Download Introduction to the OLAM-SOIL model and data (PDF, 5.8 MB) (Updated 7.3.2018) – Dr. Bob Walko
Download Outlook for the role of vegetation in OLAM-SOIL (PDF, 4.1 MB) (Updated 7.3.2018) – Dr. Simone Fatchi
Download Application of OLAM-SOIL for study of soil structure effects (PDF, 3.3 MB) (Updated 7.3.2018) – Dr Simone Fatchi
Materials and links
Materials:
Download Instructions for installing, compiling, and running OLAM-SOIL (PDF, 234 KB) (Building-OLAM-SOIL v2)
Download OLAMIN_5.3_usersguide (PDF, 623 KB)
Download OLAM_5.3.tar (TAR, 8.5 MB)
Download OLAM-SOIL Training Workshop 2018 EGU_v1 (PDF, 98 KB)
Datas:
olamdata1.tar (4Gb)
olamdata2.tar (3.5Gb)
olamdata3.tar (2.9Gb)
Links