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The Modular Modeling System (MMS): User's Manual

January 1, 1996

The Modular Modeling System (MMS) is an integrated system of computer software that has been developed to provide the research and operational framework needed to support development, testing, and evaluation of physical-process algorithms and to facilitate integration of user-selected sets of algorithms into operational physical-process models. MMS uses a module library that contains modules for simulating a variety of water, energy, and biogeochemical processes. A model is created by selectively coupling the most appropriate modules from the library to create a 'suitable' model for the desired application. Where existing modules do not provide appropriate process algorithms, new modules can be developed. The MMS user's manual provides installation instructions and a detailed discussion of system concepts, module development, and model development and application using the MMS graphical user interface.

Publication Year 1996
Title The Modular Modeling System (MMS): User's Manual
DOI 10.3133/ofr96151
Authors G.H. Leavesley, Pedro J. Restrepo, S.L. Markstrom, M. Dixon, L.G. Stannard
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 96-151
Index ID ofr96151
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Branch of Regional Research-Central Region