Simulation Models Currently in Use
Listed below are the various simulation models acquired, tested and put to use at GCISC:
Regional Climate Models:
- PRECIS (Hadley Centre, UK)
- RegCM4 (AS-ICTP, Italy)
- WRF (NCAR, USA)
- RSM
Watershed Models:
- DHSVM (Univ. of Washington, USA)
- UBC (Univ. of British Columbia, Canada)
- HEC-HMS (US Army Corps of Engineers)
- TAC-D (ETHZ Switzerland)
- TOPKAPI (ETHZ Switzerland)
- CLIMADA
- WEAP
Crop Simulation Models:
- DSSAT: Decision Support System for Agro-technology Transfer (Univ. of Georgia, Griffin, USA) comprising the models:
- CERES (for cereals)
- CROPGRO (for grain legumes)
- CROPSIM (for root crops)
- Other Crop Models (for Tomato, Sunflower, Sugarcane, Pasture)
- APSIM: Agricultural Production Systems sIMulator (Agricultural Production Systems Research Unit, Australia)
- InfoCrop: (Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR), India)
- AQUACROP: FAO (Italy) Food and Agriculture Organization, Italy
- MOSAICC: Modeling System for Agricultural Impacts of Climate Change, Food and Agriculture Organization, Italy
- Wapor (FAO)
- CLIMADA
Water Management Models:
- PODIUM: Policy Dialogue Model (International Water Management Institute, Sri Lanka)
- CROPWAT: FAO (Italy)
Environment:
- CALPUFF (Source: ASG, USA)
- HYSPLIT ((Source: NOAA, USA)
- GAINS Asia: Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollution Interactions and Synergies (IIASA, Austria)
GHG Emission Models:
- LEAP
- ENERNEO
- ? (SOLAGRO)
- CLEWS
