Articles | Volume 18, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-3473-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-3473-2025
Methods for assessment of models
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13 Jun 2025
Methods for assessment of models |  | 13 Jun 2025

Using automatic calibration to improve the physics behind complex numerical models: an example from a 3D lake model using Delft3D (v6.02.10) and DYNO-PODS (v1.0)

Marina Amadori, Abolfazl Irani Rahaghi, Damien Bouffard, and Marco Toffolon

Data sets

Repository for: "Using automatic calibration to improve the physics behind complex numerical models: An example from a 3D lake model Marina Amadori et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13712738

Model code and software

Modified surface heat flux in Delft3D Damien Bouffard et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14989442

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Short summary
Models simplify reality using assumptions, which can sometimes introduce flaws and affect their accuracy. Properly calibrating model parameters is essential, and although automated tools can speed up this process, they may occasionally produce incorrect values due to inconsistencies in the model. We demonstrate that by carefully applying automated tools, we were able to identify and correct a flaw in a widely used model for lake environments.
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