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

TLDR

The Modular Modeling System (MMS) is an integrated software platform that supports development, testing, and evaluation of physical‑process algorithms and their integration into operational models, and its user manual offers installation guidance and detailed coverage of system concepts, module development, and model creation via a graphical interface. MMS employs a library of modules that simulate water, energy, and biogeochemical processes, allowing users to construct models by coupling appropriate modules and to develop new modules when existing ones are insufficient.

Abstract

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.