[CIG-MC] ASPECT questions

[D. Sarah Stamps]

Hello Bobby,

I used ASPECT last semester in a graduate level course. We had our students log in to an on-campus cluster where ASPECT was already installed. The document linked below gives instructions for installing ASPECT on a Mac, which should be relatively easy: 

https://wiki.geodynamics.org/_media/software:aspect:aspect_yosemite_20150529.pdf

Definitely try it out yourself first. If you are able to install ASPECT easily on your Mac then there are a number of “cookbooks” that can be used as examples. Check the manual for details on the cookbook examples. Changing parameters in one of the cookbook parameter files (.prm) is straightforward using a text editor. If using a laptop you will want to keep the number of initial global refinements small. 

Best,

Sarah
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On Feb 10, 2016, at 10:04 AM, Bobak Karimi <bkarimi at clarion.edu> wrote:

> Hi All,
>  
> I was wondering if ASPECT is easy enough to install (mac), and comes with examples that I could easily adjust to have students see effects of changing parameters on mantle convection. I’m not looking to make this a big project, instead I’d prefer to have students change parameters and compare/contrast outputs.
>  
> Thanks!
> Bobby
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