**[GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS]{.underline}**

**MODEL NAME:**

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<td><p><strong>Abstract of Model Capabilities </strong></p>
<p><em>(100-150 words; provide an abstract of the consequence assessment
applications that the model can be used to address)</em></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Sponsor and/or Developing Organization</strong></p></td>
<td><p><strong>Name:</strong></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Address:</strong></p></td>
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<p><strong>FAX:</strong></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>e-mail address </strong>(of sponsoring
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<td><p><strong>e-mail address </strong>(of developing
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<td><p><strong>Current Custodians</strong></p></td>
<td><p><strong>Name:</strong></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Address:</strong></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Phone: FAX:</strong></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>e-mail address </strong>(primary individual(s)
responsible for the care and upkeep of the model)</p></td>
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<td><p><strong>e-mail address </strong>(secondary individual(s)
responsible for the care and upkeep of the model)</p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Life-Cycle</strong> <em>(100-150 words; describe the
development history of the model from its beta version to its present
version. Indicate any planned enhancement codes</em>)</p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Model Description Summary</strong> <em>(200-250 words;
describe the key elements of the model)</em></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Application Limitations </strong><em>(briefly describe
the limiting model assumptions and address which type of problems the
model, in its present version, is unable to address)</em></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Strengths/</strong></p>
<p><strong>Weaknesses</strong></p></td>
<td><p><strong>3-5 Model strengths:</strong></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>3-5 Model weaknesses </strong>(indicate any intended
enhancements to overcome the model weaknesses):</p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Model References </strong><em>(identify 5 technical
documents that support the model, its algorithms, and its technical
basis)</em></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Input Data/Parameter Requirements</strong></p>
<p><em>(100-150 words; provide a brief synopsis on the input data
requirements of the model)</em></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Output Summary </strong><em>(100-150 words; describe the
various types of output products available to the user of this
model)</em></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Applications </strong><em>(identify various locations
where model has been successfully applied to consequence assessment
problem solving)</em></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>User-Friendliness </strong><em>(indicate each type of
user interface that is available to assist the user in the execution of
the model)</em></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Hardware-Software Interface Constraints/</strong></p>
<p><strong>Requirements</strong></p></td>
<td><p><strong>Computer operating system: </strong></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Computer platform:</strong></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Disk space requirements:</strong></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Run execution time </strong>(for a typical
problem)<strong>:</strong></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Programming language:</strong></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Other computer peripheral information:</strong></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Operational Parameters</strong></p></td>
<td><p><strong>Identify whether the code has any error diagnostic
messages to assist the user in troubleshooting operational
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<td><p><strong>Set up time for:</strong></p>
<p><strong>first-time user: experienced user:</strong></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Surety Considerations</strong></p></td>
<td><p><strong>All quality assurance documentation:</strong></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Benchmark runs:</strong></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Validation calculations:</strong></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Verification with field experiments that has been
performed with respect to this code:</strong></p></td>
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<td><p><strong>Runtime Characteristics </strong><em>(identify average
runtimes on different equipment for which the model is
compiled)</em></p></td>
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