1. General Model Information
Name: Profile: steady state soil chemistry model
Acronym: PROFILE
Main medium: terrestrial
Main subject: biogeochemistry
Organization level: ecosystem
Type of model: not specified
Main application:
Keywords: soil chemistry, acidification, steady-state, multi-layer, weathering rate, soil layers, SAFE, MakeDEP
Contact:
Biogeochemistry group,
Department of Chemical Engineering II,
P.O. Box 124,
S-221 00 Lund,
Sweden
phone: Int +46 46 222 82 74
fax: Int+ 46 46 222 82 74
email: mattias.Alveteg@chemeng.lth.se
Homepage:Department of Chemical Engineering II
Author(s):
Mattias Alveteg, Per Warfvinge and Harald Sverdrup
Abstract:
PROFILE is a mathematical soil chemistry model which has been computerized.
The model calculates the steady-state chemistry down through a soil profile, layer by
layer.
PROFILE needs good, real soil chemistry data as input. Profile allows to change
parameters such as deposition rates and to assess the impact of such changes on
environmentally important chemical parameters.
The PROFILE model has been developed by Dr. Harald Sverdrup, Dr. Per Warfvinge and Mattias Alveteg at
Lund Institute of Technology in Sweden, with financial support from the Swedish
Environmental Protection Board, SNV.
The Profile model is basically a steady-state version of the
SAFE model.
Profile does however include some features not included in SAFE. Profile also has a
HyperCard user-interface (on Mac's). There is also a standalone version of the Mac user-interface, which is handy if you do not have HyperCard 2.1 or later.
Profile 4.0 for Mac includes Mineralstack 2.0.
Source of abstract: User
manual(.pdf), PROFILE download page
II. Technical Information
II.1 Executables:
Operating System(s): MacOS (with Apple HyperCard), DOS
II.2 Source-code:
Programming Language(s):
PROFILE download page
II.3 Manuals:
II.4 Data:
III. Mathematical Information
III.1 Mathematics
III.2 Quantities
III.2.1 Input
III.2.2 Output
IV. References
Alveteg, M. Walse, C. and Sverdrup, H. 1998. Evaluating simplifications used in regional applications of the SAFE and MAKEDEP models. Ecological Modelling 107:2-3,265-277
Alveteg, M.; Sverdrup, H.; Warfvinge, P. 1995.Developing a kinetic alternative in modeling soil aluminium. Water, Air and Soil Pollution.1995, 79: 1-4, 377-389; 19 ref..
Alveteg-M; Sverdrup-H; Warfvinge-P; Grennfelt-P (ed.); Rodhe-H (ed.); Thornelof-E (ed.); Wisniewski-J 1995.Regional assessment of the temporal trends in soil acidification in southern Sweden, using the safe model. Acid Reign '95? Proceedings from the 5th International Conference on Acidic Deposition: Science & Policy, Goteborg, Sweden, 26-30 June, 1995. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 1995, 85: 4, 2509-2514; 7 ref..
V. Further information in the World-Wide-Web
VI. Additional remarks
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