1. General Model Information
Name: SIMPEL - a soil water model in Excel
Acronym: SIMPEL
Main medium: terrestrial
Main subject: hydrology, meteorology
Organization level: Landscape
Type of model: not specified (1D)
Main application: education, simulation/optimisation tool,
Keywords: soil water, evaporation, excel
Contact:
Georg Hörmann
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Dep. Hydrology
Olshausenstr. 75
D-24098 Kiel
Germany
Phone:
Fax:
email: ghoermann@hydrology.uni-kiel.de
Homepage: http://www.hydrology.uni-kiel.de/simpel/
Author(s):
Georg Hörmann
Abstract:
Simpel is a set of excel worksheets to simulate soil water budget and surface runoff. It comes with 11 years of climate data. It can be used for simple water balances and is suited for education. There is an english and an german version.
II. Technical Information
II.1 Executables:
Operating System(s): Windows, Linux
see: www.hydrology.uni-kiel.de/simpel/
II.2 Source-code:
Programming Language(s): Excel, runs also with OpenOffice
see: www.hydrology.uni-kiel.de/simpel/
II.3 Manuals:
The SIMPEL set of models
see: www.hydrology.uni-kiel.de/simpel/
II.4 Data:
see: www.hydrology.uni-kiel.de/simpel/
III. Mathematical Information
III.1 Mathematics
see: www.hydrology.uni-kiel.de/simpel/
III.2 Quantities
see: www.hydrology.uni-kiel.de/simpel/
III.2.1 Input
Daily climate data, soil physics, Leaf area index
see: www.hydrology.uni-kiel.de/simpel/
III.2.2 Output
soil water content, evaporation, surface runoff, seepage to groundwater
see: www.hydrology.uni-kiel.de/simpel
IV. References
Hörmann, G., 1997: SIMPEL - Ein einfaches, benutzerfreundliches Bodenwassermodell zum Einsatz in der Ausbildung. Dt. Gewässerkundliche Mitteilungen, 41(2):67-72
Hörmann, G., Meesenburg, H., 2000: Die Erfassung und Modellierung des Wasserhaushaltes im Rahmen des Level II-Programms in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Forstarchiv. 71(2000):70-75
V. Further information in the World-Wide-Web
VI. Additional remarks
Last review of this document by: : Thu Nov 6 17:59:03 2003
Status of the document: Contributed by Georg Hörmann
last modified by
Joachim Benz Mon Nov 10 12:25:41 CET 2003