[aspect-devel] ASCII files - Cut a 2D spherical model in slices

[Wolfgang Bangerth]

> I'm sorry if it was a bit unspecific :) Trying to explain better what I would 
> need:
> I would like, first of all, to look (in numbers) how viscosity, velocities, 
> density, temperature etc. evolves with depth in a model.

I see. In that case, you probably want to look at the 'depth average' 
postprocessor that computes averages for depth slices at every time step.


> So, for example, I now have another one. I don't know if it's correct to write 
> a new question within an old one, but I would like to avoid a spamming effect 
> for you all! Please, tell me if it's not correct.

In general, start a new thread with a new subject. This way, people searching 
for past conversations can more easily see what a given thread is about.


> The new question is: I implemented GPlates velocities as boundary conditions 
> for my 2D spherical model.The slice at which my first model was cut was the 
> geographic equator (the default Point one and Point two section of the 
> cookbooks...). Since I would like to cut my model using different coordinates, 
> I tried to change them several times (paying attention to change them to 
> colatitude and longitude -in radians-), but what I got was always a cut slice 
> through the geographic equator.
> I visualize it with Paraview, using the coastline file.
> What am I missing?

I don't know for sure, but this is how this sounds to me: When you do a 2d 
computation, ASPECT does this in x-y coordinates that when you naively 
visualize it in Paraview is embedded into a 3d coordinate system in the 
equatorial plane. But that doesn't mean that the slice you are computing on 
actually *is* in the equatorial plane -- it's just that the 2d slice is 
embedded into the 3d coordinate system that way. You'll have to figure out a 
way to embed it so that it matches the actual slice you compute on.

Best
  W.

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