Name of model:	CASIMIR - FHABIM
Contact (name, address, e-mail, phone, webpage etc.)	Matthias Schneider SJE Schneider & Jorde Ecological Engineering GmbH Viereichenweg 12 D-70569 Stuttgart Germany Phone +49-711-683436 Fax +49-711-6773436 e-mail: mailbox@sjeweb.de Klaus Jorde: jorde@uidaho.edu Franz Kerle: franz.kerle@iws.uni-stuttgart.de Frank Zoellner: frank.zoellner@iws.uni-stuttgart.de
Ownership	1) SJE Schneider & Jorde Ecological Engineering GmbH 2) Inst. of Hydraulic Engineering, University of Stuttgart
General objective:	Simulation of fish habitat quality
Spatial scale:	Usually reaches of several hundred meters
Temporal scale:	Runs with time series of discharge, usually 1 year with mean daily discharge
Input data:
Physical (hydraulics, morphology, solid material)	Cross section data, water table elevation, substratum (7 size classes), cover type, pool type
Hydrologic	Discharge or time series of discharge
Biologic (Preference curves etc.)	Alternatively 1) Univariate preference curves (PHABSIM type), 2) multivariate functions, 3) fuzzy-rule based habitat preferences
Water quality	None
Interfaces available	Hec-Ras, Delft 3D, Mike11 (under construction)
Preprocessors	Data input module included, alternatively ascii files
Output data:
Physical (hydraulics, morphology, sediment transport)	3-D digital river bed geometry, local depth averaged flow velocities, local water depth, local bottom shear stress, substratum, cover, pools
Hydrologic	Steady state time series
Biologic: pure habitat, single species vs. communities, life cycle	Habitat quality maps, weighted usable areas (WUA), Habitat suitability indizes, single species and life stages
Biologic: prognoses of population dynamics	None
Water quality	None
Numerical solutions:
Physics	Calculates local depth averaged velocities from mean cross section velocities with a rule based geometry/roughness approach. Does not perform hydraulic calculations but uses measured water tables or results from external hydraulic programs.
Hydrologic	None
Biologic	Calculates habitat preferences based on various approaches (see input data)
water quality	None
Results presented as	Figures, graphs, ascii files
Interfaces available	None
Postprocessors	None
Applied studies (objective, ecoregion)	Numerous instream flow studies, run-of river hydropower plants, alpine storage hydropower plants, river restoration projects, hydropeaking projects, lowland rivers to high alpine, small streams to larger rivers
Validation quantitative/qualitative	predicted fish habitat vs. findings, ongoing
Platform (Windows/unix etc.)	Windows
Availability of models
Applicable model	Free for scientific purpose and noncommercial projects, for commercial projects license from contact persons available
User friendliness (0..10)	7
Source-codes *	Possibly yes for further joint development
Handbooks & further information	Under construction, courses available
Most relevant publications	(Scientific papers)
Technical reports available? (language?)	Instream flow investigation at the Happy-Salmon hydropower plant in Wonderland

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