From bozdag at mines.edu Tue Jan 1 12:59:44 2019 From: bozdag at mines.edu (Ebru Bozdag) Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2019 20:59:44 +0000 Subject: [CIG-ALL] EGU session: SM7.1/ESSI1.11/GD8.8 on Computational Seismology Message-ID: Dear colleagues, We kindly draw your attention to our EGU session "Advances in Theoretical and Computational Seismology”. Please see below for the details of the session. EGU will be held in 7-12 April, 2019 in Vienna and the abstract submission deadline is January 10, 2019, at 13:00 CET. Looking forward to seeing you all at EGU.. Best wishes & Happy New Year! Ebru Bozdag Christian Bohm Andreas Fichtner ################## SM7.1/ESSI1.11/GD8.8 - Advances in Theoretical and Computational Seismology Increase in the amount of high quality seismic data and advances in high-performance computing in recent years have been transformative to explore Earth’s interior at all scales through seismic modelling, both in theory and practice. The goal of this session is to bring seismologists and computational scientists together to discuss recent advances and future directions in innovative forward & inverse modelling techniques, HPC systems & computational tools as well as the related theory and scientific outcomes. We encourage contributions in the field of theoretical and computational seismology highlighting, but not limited to; - advancements in numerical solvers and techniques, - seismic codes on emerging CPU/GPU architectures - full-waveform inversion from local to global scales, - Bayesian inverse problems, - machine learning algorithms for seismic problems, - big data (seismic & computational) problems, - large-scale workflows on HPC systems and their automatization, - optimization strategies, - uncertainty analysis for large-scale imaging, - seismological results of HPC applications from passive (earthquakes and noise) and active seismic sources, - visualization (parallel, VR platforms, etc. ). ----------------- Ebru Bozdag Assistant Professor COLORADOSCHOOLOFMINES Department of Geophysics bozdag at mines.edu | tel: +1-303-273-3578 | fax: +1-303-273-3478 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matt.king at utas.edu.au Wed Jan 2 14:35:38 2019 From: matt.king at utas.edu.au (Matt King) Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2019 22:35:38 +0000 Subject: [CIG-ALL] IUGG2019 session on Interactions of Solid Earth, Ice Sheets and Oceans (IAG, IACS, IASPEI) - call for abstracts Message-ID: Dear Colleagues [apologies if you receive this multiple times] The centennial IUGG is this year in Montreal, Canada (July 8-18) http://iugg2019montreal.com/jg.html We welcome abstracts submitted to the following session via http://iugg2019montreal.com/abstract-submission.html (abstract deadline is February 18, 2019) JG01 - INTERACTIONS OF SOLID EARTH, ICE SHEETS AND OCEANS (IAG, IACS, IASPEI) Description: Measurements of solid Earth, sea-level and ice-sheet change are influenced by a complex interaction of processes occurring over a large range of spatial and temporal scales. Proxy observations that constrain past ice sheets are influenced by glacial isostatic adjustment and changing mantle dynamic topography. Present-day observations of solid Earth deformation in one location are affected by present and past changes in global surface loading. Recent work highlights the role that solid Earth deformation has to play in controlling ice-sheet change, while seismological investigations are revealing crucial spatial variations in Earth rheology. In this symposium, we showcase model- and data-driven efforts to understand feedbacks between surface load changes and the solid Earth over all timescales. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): * observations of mass changes in the cryosphere and oceans, and their interaction with solid Earth deformation * influence of mantle dynamic topography and glacial isostatic adjustment on paleo observations of sea level or ice sheet behaviour * seismic studies of the rheology of the solid Earth in the context of sea-level and ice-sheet studies Co-Conveners: Matt King (Australia, IACS/IAG), Pippa Whitehouse (UK, IACS/IAG), Martin Horwath (Germany, IAG), Bert Wouters (Netherlands, IACS), Anya Reading (Australia, IASPEI) Matt King Professor of Polar Geodesy | Head of Discipline, Geography and Spatial Sciences Discipline of Geography and Spatial Sciences | School of Technology, Environments and Design | College of Sciences and Engineering Private Bag 76, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001, Australia Office: Room 161, Surveying and Spatial Sciences | w3w.co/stormed.hungry.rods +61 3 6226 1974 | Matt.King at utas.edu.au | Skype mattking_ncl | Twitter @DeformedEarth www.utas.edu.au/profiles/staff/cose-ted/matt-king www.utas.edu.au/geophysics CRICOS 00586B University of Tasmania Electronic Communications Policy (December, 2014). 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URL: From rcarluccio at student.unimelb.edu.au Thu Jan 3 04:01:27 2019 From: rcarluccio at student.unimelb.edu.au (Roberta Carluccio) Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2019 23:01:27 +1100 Subject: [CIG-ALL] EGU 2019: Lithosphere and Upper Mantle Heterogeneities Shaping Surface Deformation and Subduction Dynamics GD5.4/SM4.15/TS9.12 Message-ID: Dear colleagues, we would like to draw your attention to the *EGU* session *GD5.4-SM4.15-TS9.12* (co-organised): "*Lithosphere and Upper Mantle Heterogeneities Shaping Surface Deformation and Subduction Dynamics*." This session aims to highlight recent advances in constraining the scales and amplitudes of heterogeneities in the lithosphere as well as their dynamic role. We welcome multidisciplinary contributions from different fields of geophysics and geology. To submit an abstract please follow the link https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2019/session/32218. The deadline for abstract submission is January 10th. We look forward to seeing you in Vienna! Kind regards, Conveners: Roberta Carluccio, University of Melbourne Fabio A. Capitanio, Monash University Lorenzo Colli, University of Houston Nathan Simmons, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory On behalf of the conveners, Roberta *EGU* session *GD5.4-SM4.15-TS9.12*: "*Lithosphere and Upper Mantle Heterogeneities Shaping Surface Deformation and Subduction Dynamics*." The lithosphere, the outermost shell of the Earth, constitutes the upper thermal boundary layer of mantle convection. It is well established that its properties play a central role in the development of solid Earth dynamics. Through its properties the lithosphere also provides a primary source of thermal and chemical anomalies for mantle convection when it is injected in the mantle as subducting slabs. Here, the subduction of cold and dense oceanic lithosphere into the underlying mantle acts as the major driving force of plate motion, and as a key component of the water and carbon cycles throughout the Earth. At the global scale, some of these lithosphere heterogeneities include rheological stratifications, sutures, fracture zones, and lateral and vertical variations in temperature and composition. These exist at various scales and play a major role in determining subduction dynamics and the degree of lithosphere-mantle decoupling. Deciphering the interaction of the lithosphere with the underlying asthenosphere and deeper mantle is critical to understanding the secular evolution of the Earth system and to reconcile models with natural observations. This session aims to highlight recent advances in constraining the scales and amplitudes of heterogeneities in the lithosphere as well as their dynamic role. We welcome multidisciplinary contributions. Some key areas of interest are lithospheric structure and morphology, subduction kinematics and dynamics, slab-mantle interaction and slab deformation, active margin tectonics and subduction-induced seismicity. -- *Roberta Carluccio* PhD student, Geophysics and Geodynamics, School of Earth Science, University of Melbourne, Room 302, McCoy Building, 253-283 Elgin St, Carlton VIC 3053, AU. Phone: +61 415899563, Email: rcarluccio at student.unimelb.edu.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lraess at stanford.edu Sat Jan 5 05:43:28 2019 From: lraess at stanford.edu (Ludovic Raess) Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2019 13:43:28 +0000 Subject: [CIG-ALL] REMINDER - EGU 2019 session: Advances in Numerical Modelling of Geological Processes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear colleagues, EGU 2019 will take place in Vienna, 7-12 April 2019. The abstract submission deadline is approaching (10 January 2019). For those interested in the application and the development of numerical models for the study of geological processes, feel free to join: Advances in Numerical Modelling of Geological Processes Session details can be find below. Cheers, T. Duretz, L. Räss, B. J. P. Kaus and D. A. May ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Advances in Numerical Modelling of Geological Processes [GD8.1/EMRP1.81/SM7.6/TS11.6] Geological and geophysical data provide quantitative information which permit the advancement of our understanding of the present, and past, interior of the Earth. Examples of such processes span from the internal structure of the Earth, plate kinematics, composition of geomaterials, estimation of physical conditions and dating of key geological events, thermal state of the Earth to more shallow processes such as reservoir geomechanics, or nuclear waste storage. A quantitative understanding of the dynamics and the feedbacks between geological processes requires the integration of geological data with process oriented numerical models. Innovative inverse methods, linking forward dynamic models with observables, are topics of growing interest within the community. Improving our knowledge of the governing physical parameters can thus be addressed while reconciling models and observables. Resolving the interactions between various processes occurring at scales differing from each other over several orders of magnitude in space and time represents a computational challenge. Hence, simulating such coupled, nonlinear physics-based forward models requires both the development of new approaches and the enhancement of established numerical schemes. The majority of geological processes combine several physical mechanisms such as hydrological, thermal, chemical and mechanical processes (e.g. thermo-mechanical convection). Understanding the tight couplings among those processes represents a challenging and essential research direction. The development of novel numerical modelling approaches, which resolve multi-physics feedbacks, is vital in order to provide accurate predictions and gain deeper understanding of geological processes. We invite contributions from the following two complementary themes: #1 Computational advances associated with - alternative spatial and/or temporal discretisations for existing forward/inverse models - scalable HPC implementations of new and existing methodologies (GPUs / multi-core) - solver and preconditioner developments - code and methodology comparisons (“benchmarks”) - open source implementations for the community #2 Physics advances associated with - development of partial differential equations to describe geological processes - inverse and adjoint-based methods - numerical model validation through comparison with natural observations and geophysical data - scientific insights enabled by 2D and 3D modelling - utilisation of coupled models to address nonlinear interactions -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For abstract submission please go to https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2019/abstractsubmission/31877 The session conveners, Alice-Agnes Gabriel (LMU Munich) Jean-Paul Ampuero (Géoazur, Caltech) Hideo Aochi (BRGM, DRP/RSE) *Session Description* Numerical modeling of earthquakes provides new approaches to apprehend the physics of earthquake rupture and the seismic cycle, seismic wave propagation, fault zone evolution and seismic hazard assessment. Recent advances in numerical algorithms and increasing computational power enable unforeseen precision and multi-physics components in physics-based earthquake simulation but also pose challenges in terms of fully exploiting modern supercomputing infrastructure, realistic parameterization of simulation ingredients and the analysis of large synthetic datasets. This session aims to bring together modelers and data analysts interested in the physics and computational aspects of earthquake phenomena. We welcome studies focusing on all aspects of the physics of various earthquakes - from slow slip events, fault mechanics and rupture dynamics, to wave propagation and ground motion analysis, to the seismic cycle and inter seismic deformation - and studies which further the state-of-the art in the related computational and numerical aspects. We further encourage studies linking earthquake source processes to rock mechanics and the laboratory scale. -- Dr. Alice-Agnes Gabriel Geophysics, LMU Munich, Germany www.geophysik.uni-muenchen.de/Members/gabriel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The CORES committee strongly feels that this study must be informed by vigorous community input from across the entire spectrum of Earth sciences. One of the ways the CORES committee is soliciting input is through a questionnaire assessing your ideas about upcoming research priorities: https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4717567/CORES-Community-Input The CORES site (http://nas-sites.org/dels/studies/cores/) provides more detailed information on the study charge, as well as a complete list of committee members. Please go to the website and contribute your comments regarding the top Earth science priorities for the next decade. I hope you will join me in providing your ideas to the CORES committee, as this will influence scientific directions in our field for the coming decade. 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Participation is limited. If you are interested in participating, please apply before March 31. Application and full event details are available at: https://geodynamics.org/cig/events/calendar/2019-aspect-hackathon/?eID=1444 Best, The Organizing Committee Wolfgang Bangerth, Juliane Dannberg, Rene Gassmoeller, Timo Heister, Lorraine Hwang, and John Naliboff -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I will highlight the use of seismic instruments in several controls systems, in predicting future sensitivity limits to next-generation gravitational wave detectors, and in validating gravitational wave candidates. I will conclude with outlooks to the future, including instrument development within the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, and preparations for the upcoming observation run. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. PLEASE NOTE: Registration does not confirm or guarantee you will have a spot during the webinar, as we are limited to 500 participants. Please hop on the webinar early for your best chances to see the webinar live. Remember that all IRIS webinars are archived for later viewing at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD4D607C2FA317E6D Any questions? Contact us at webinar at iris.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Dimitri's work paved the way of computational seismology towards high-performance computing, which opened up a whole new branch in the careers of young geophysicists. He leaves behind a project in which we can hardly imagine the size of his determination and willingness to share his efforts. We will miss him dearly. Daniel Peter Jeroen Tromp -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ljhwang at ucdavis.edu Sun Jan 27 16:46:02 2019 From: ljhwang at ucdavis.edu (Lorraine Hwang) Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 16:46:02 -0800 Subject: [CIG-ALL] CIG Webinar: Thursday Jan 31 @ 2p, Moresi and Mather - Quagmire Message-ID: THURSDAY JANUARY 31 @ 2P PT Introduction to Quagmire Louis Moresi, University of Melbourne Ben Mather, University of Sydney Quagmire is an open source, parallel python module for modelling surface processes and landscape evolution. It comes from the Underworld geodynamics group and has many common design patterns to Underworld. For starters, this is not an out-of-the-box landscape evolution code — it is instead a collection of high level classes that can form parallel triangulations, gradient formation, stream-power calculations, catchment computation, lake detection etc. all of which can be used to write compact landscape codes in python. Quagmire also provides the concept of meshes and mesh variables that we try to make as similar as possible to the comparable concept in Underworld. Quagmire is a work in progress but gradually growing. We would like to encourage people to use the tools and contribute ideas. Join: https://zoom.us/j/818491291 More information: https://geodynamics.org/cig/events/webinars/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lhkellogg at ucdavis.edu Mon Jan 28 11:10:37 2019 From: lhkellogg at ucdavis.edu (Louise Kellogg) Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 11:10:37 -0800 Subject: [CIG-ALL] Message from NSF: Another FRES webinar (Frontier Research in the Earth Sciences program) References: <3B60C827-F944-47A0-BA6F-F4D50B59906D@nsf.gov> Message-ID: <0C1BE286-4D81-4600-BDDF-AB6FF52FC1D1@ucdavis.edu> > Begin forwarded message: > > From: "Geist, Dennis" > Subject: Another FRES webinar > Date: January 28, 2019 at 8:46:01 AM PST > To: "contact at geodynamics.org" > > Owing to the shutdown of the federal government, a webinar scheduled for January 9, 2019 to address the Frontier Research in the Earth Sciences program was not held. Therefore, we are scheduling another one for January 30. No new information that does not appear in the solicitation will be provided, but this will be an opportunity to ask clarifying questions. Also, the presentation will be the same as the one held on December 5. > > The webinar will be held on Wednesday, January 30 at 4 pm EST, with a brief overview of the program and the opportunity to ask questions. Please email dgeist at nsf.gov by noon on January 30 to enroll in the webinar. Those who enrolled for the January 9 presentation do not need to respond again. > > The announcement for the program follows: > > A solicitation has been posted for a new program from the Division of Earth Sciences “Frontier Research in the Earth Sciences (FRES)”. FRES supersedes the former “Integrated Earth Systems (IES)” program. In addition to substantive changes in the goals of the program and eligible projects, the proposed budget for the new program is larger. The target date for submission of proposals is February 20, 2019. > > The announcement of the program and link to the solicitation may be found at: > https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504833 > > > SYNOPSIS > The FRES program will support research in Earth systems from its core through the critical zone. The project may focus on all or part of the surface, continental lithospheric, and deeper Earth systems over the entire range of temporal and spatial scales. FRES projects will typically have a larger scientific scope and budget than those considered for funding by core programs in the Division of Earth Sciences (EAR). FRES projects may be interdisciplinary studies that do not fit well within the core programs or cannot be routinely managed by sharing between core programs. Innovative proposals within a single area with results that will have broad relevance to Earth Science research are also encouraged. 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Abstract and travel grant submission deadline is: February 18th, 2019 ; at: http://iugg2019montreal.com/abstract-submission.html Please consider submitting an abstract to the session:S16 - STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF THE EXTENDED TRANSITION ZONE (400-1000 KM) AND MID MANTLE (IASPEI): ----------- The separation between the upper and the lower mantle has traditionally been placed at the 660 km discontinuity, which is a well-documented phase change in the olivine system, and the last one of its kind down to D” depths. Yet, there is mounting evidence from seismic tomography that the character of mantle dynamics changes around 1000 km depth, resulting in the notion of an “extended transition zone” (ETZ) that may be critical for understanding of how plate tectonics works. This symposium invites contributions from seismic imaging, geodynamics modeling and mineral physics that provide insights on the structure of the ETZ, including the phase transitions at 400 and 660 km as well as the nature and role of the emerging fuzzy boundary at 1000 km depth. Co-Conveners: barbara Romanowicz (France, USA), Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni (USA), Hauke Marquardt (UK) Regards Barbara Romanowicz -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ljhwang at ucdavis.edu Wed Jan 30 10:13:46 2019 From: ljhwang at ucdavis.edu (Lorraine Hwang) Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 10:13:46 -0800 Subject: [CIG-ALL] TOMORROW - CIG Webinar: Thursday Jan 31 @ 2p, Moresi and Mather - Quagmire Message-ID: THURSDAY JANUARY 31 @ 2P PT Introduction to Quagmire Louis Moresi, University of Melbourne Ben Mather, University of Sydney Quagmire is an open source, parallel python module for modelling surface processes and landscape evolution. It comes from the Underworld geodynamics group and has many common design patterns to Underworld. For starters, this is not an out-of-the-box landscape evolution code — it is instead a collection of high level classes that can form parallel triangulations, gradient formation, stream-power calculations, catchment computation, lake detection etc. all of which can be used to write compact landscape codes in python. Quagmire also provides the concept of meshes and mesh variables that we try to make as similar as possible to the comparable concept in Underworld. Quagmire is a work in progress but gradually growing. We would like to encourage people to use the tools and contribute ideas. Join: https://zoom.us/j/818491291 More information: https://geodynamics.org/cig/events/webinars/ ***** REMINDER ***** CIG mailing list are moving on February 1st. cig-all will remain active and be cross listed with the forum’s Announcements topic. 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For starters, this is not an out-of-the-box landscape evolution code — it is instead a collection of high level classes that can form parallel triangulations, gradient formation, stream-power calculations, catchment computation, lake detection etc. all of which can be used to write compact landscape codes in python. Quagmire also provides the concept of meshes and mesh variables that we try to make as similar as possible to the comparable concept in Underworld. Quagmire is a work in progress but gradually growing. We would like to encourage people to use the tools and contribute ideas. Binder demo: https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/underworldcode/quagmire-live-documentation.git/master Join: https://zoom.us/j/818491291 More information: https://geodynamics.org/cig/events/webinars/ ***** REMINDER ***** CIG mailing list are moving on February 1st. cig-all will remain active and be cross listed with the forum’s Announcements topic. 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Attendees will learn version control best practices and will be prepared to start using it in their every day lives. To register: https://goo.gl/forms/4vD3WQ8SNbij34Qm1 This free webinar is part of a quarterly webinar series aimed toward students and early career professionals in STEM, and is organized through the Sustainable Horizons Institute. To contact the SHI Webinar Committee, please email shi.webinar at gmail.com. ***************************************************************************************** Containers in HPC Date and Time: Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 1:00-2:00 pm ET Presenters: Shane Cannon (LBNL) Description: Containers have gained adoption in the HPC and scientific computing space through specialized runtimes like Shifter, Singularity and Charliecloud. Containers enable reproducible, shareable, portable execution of applications. In this webinar, we will give a brief introduction on how to build images and run containers on HPC systems. We will also discuss some best practices to ensure containers can take full advantage of HPC systems. More info and registration link: https://ideas-productivity.org/events/hpc-best-practices-webinars/#webinar026 ***************************************************************************************** Argonne Training Program on Extreme-Scale Computing The Argonne Training Program on Extreme-Scale Computing (ATPESC) provides intensive, two-week training on the key skills, approaches, and tools to design, implement, and execute computational science and engineering applications on current high-end computing systems and the leadership-class computing systems of the future. The core of the program will focus on programming methodologies that are effective across a variety of supercomputers and that are expected to be applicable to exascale systems. Additional topics to be covered include computer architectures, mathematical models and numerical algorithms, approaches to building community codes for HPC systems, and methodologies and tools relevant for Big Data applications. Doctoral students, postdocs, and computational scientists interested in attending ATPESC can review eligibility and application details on the application instructions web page. Note: There are no fees to participate. Domestic airfare, meals, and lodging are provided. IMPORTANT DATES • March 4, 2019 - Deadline for applications to be submitted • April 15, 2019 - Notification of acceptance • April 26, 2019 - Registration deadline for accepted applicants • May 3, 2019 - Registration deadline for wait-listed applicants https://extremecomputingtraining.anl.gov/ For more information, contact support at extremecomputingtraining.anl.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: