Gale

Gale is a 2D/3D code for the long-term tectonics community. The code solves problems related to orogenesis, rifting, and subduction.

The current release (version 2.0.0) features support for elements with much better numerical properties, a simpler, clearer input format, an equation parser, and fixes for thermal advection/diffusion. Gale is a joint effort between CIG, Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing (VPAC), and Monash University.

Status	Developed, maintained, and supported.
Contact	cig-long@geodynamics.org
Bug reports	RoundUp
License	GNU Public License

Latest Release (version 2.0.0)

Binaries

Linux
Gale-Linux32-2_0_0.tgz - binary for Linux 32 bit
Gale-Linux64-2_0_0.tgz - binary for Linux 64 bit
Macintosh
Gale-Mac10_4-2_0_0.dmg - dmg for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Gale-Mac10_6-2_0_0.dmg - dmg for Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
Windows
Gale-Win-2_0_0.zip - .zip for Windows (contains .exe in package)

TACC

Gale is also pre-installed on TACC's Lonestar and Ranger. See here for instructions on usage.

Installation Instructions

Unpack the files.
Run it from the command prompt:

./Gale-2_0_0 input/cookbook/yielding.json    (Linux or Mac)
Gale-2_0_0.exe input/cookbook/yielding.json  (Windows)

Source Code

Gale-2_0_0.tgz [2010-07-27]: Latest release.

Documentation

Gale User Manual [2010-07-27]: A PDF containing Gale's history, installation and running instructions, and cookbook examples.

Gale Animations

Two movies showing 2D and 3D extension models

Gale Conference Posters

AGU 2007 (PDF; 7.8MB)

AGU 2008 (PDF; 784K)

AGU 2009 (PDF; 1.4MB)

Papers Referencing Gale

Journal papers that use Gale for results or otherwise mention Gale

Gale Users Map

Shows location of all users who downloaded Gale since the code was released (image updated daily).

map showing location of all users who downloaded Gale since the code was released (image updated daily)

Development Version

If you are interested in following the main line of development, use the following Mercurial commands to get the software:

  hg clone http://geodynamics.org/hg/long/3D/gale gale
  hg clone http://geodynamics.org/hg/long/3D/gale/PICellerator gale/PICellerator
  hg clone http://geodynamics.org/hg/long/3D/gale/StGermain gale/StGermain
  hg clone http://geodynamics.org/hg/long/3D/gale/StgDomain gale/StgDomain
  hg clone http://geodynamics.org/hg/long/3D/gale/StgFEM gale/StgFEM
  hg clone http://geodynamics.org/hg/long/3D/gale/Underworld gale/Underworld
  hg clone http://geodynamics.org/hg/long/3D/gale/config gale/config
  hg clone http://geodynamics.org/hg/long/3D/gale/gLucifer gale/gLucifer

Then use the following commands to update your copy:

  cd gale
  hg pull
  hg up
  cd PICellerator
  hg pull
  hg up
  cd ../StGermain
  hg pull
  hg up
  cd ../StgDomain
  hg pull
  hg up
  cd ../StgFEM
  hg pull
  hg up
  cd ../Underworld
  hg pull
  hg up
  cd ../config
  hg pull
  hg up
  cd ../gLucifer
  hg pull
  hg up

Help

To identify known issues, report bugs, request help, or provide feedback or suggestions:

Browse and/or submit new issues at our RoundUp Bug Tracker.
Browse the CIG Long-Term Crustal Dynamics Mailing List Archive.
E-mail the CIG Long-Term Crustal Dynamics Mailing List with details of your problem or suggestion.

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