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  1. Lagrangian Finite Element Methods

    23 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Boris Kaus

    Lagrangian Finite Element Methods for modelling long-term tectonic processes. July 9-11, 2008. Boris Kaus. 

  2. LaGriT Tutorial

    30 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Carl Gable

    LaGriT Tutorial. June 14-18, 2010. Carl Gable. 

  3. LithoMop

    22 Oct 2021 | Software: Download | Contributor(s): Charles A. Williams (primary-developer)

    LithoMop is a finite element code for the solution of the visco-elastic/plastic deformation that was designed for lithospheric modeling problems.A newer version of LithoMop, called PyLith, has been released by CIG.

  4. Magmatism, Faulting, & Morphology of Mid-Ocean Ridges

    23 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Garrett Ito, Mark Behn

    Magmatism, Faulting, & Morphology of Mid-Ocean Ridges. July 9-11, 2008. Garrett Ito, Mark Behn. 

  5. Mantle Convection, Plate Boundaries and Plasticity

    23 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Dave May, Louis Moresi, Hans Muhlhaus, Mirko Velic, Wendy Sharples, Dave Stegman

    Mantle convection, plate boundaries and plasticity. July 9-11, 2008. Dave May, Louis Moresi, Hans Mühlhaus, Mirko Velic, Wendy Sharples, Dave Stegman.

  6. Mantle Plume Volcanism on Present-day Mars

    27 Dec 2020 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Walter Kiefer

    Mantle Plume Volcanism on Present-day Mars. June 20, 2005. Walter Keifer.

  7. Mantle-scale geodynamics

    30 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Louis Moresi

    Mantle-scale geodynamics. Sept 15-17, 2008. Louis Moresi. 

  8. Megathrust friction in the 2010 Maule earthquake area in relation to forearc morphology and mechanical stability, and to earthquake rupture dynamics

    02 Apr 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Nadaya Cubas, J.P. Avouac, N. Lapusta, Y. Leroy, P. Souloumiac

    Megathrust friction in the 2010 Maule earthquake area in relation to forearc morphology and mechanical stability, and to earthquake rupture dynamics. June 18-22, 2012. Nadaya Cubas, J.P. Avouac, N. Lapusta. 

  9. Meshing and Set Up Workflow

    30 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Carl Gable

    Meshing and Set Up Workflow. June 14-18, 2010. Carl Gable. 

  10. Modeling Lithospheric Deformation with Faults

    23 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Mian Liu

    Modeling Lithospheric Deformation with Faults. July 9-11, 2008. Mian Liu. 

  11. Modeling Sources of Stress and Topography

    23 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): C. Lithgow-Bertelloni, J. Naliboff, C. Conrad, N. de Koker

    Modeling Sources of Stress and Topography. July 9-11, 2008. C.Lithgow-Bertelloni, J. Naliboff, C. Conrad and N. de Koker. 

  12. Modelling Deforming Interfaces using Level Sets

    23 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Hans Muhlhaus, Laurent Bourgouin, Lutz Gross

    Modelling Deforming Interfaces using Level Sets. July 9-11, 2008. Hans Mühlhaus, Laurent Bourgouin and Lutz Gross. 

  13. Multigrid Methods

    23 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Shijie Zhong

    Multigrid Methods. July 9-11, 2008. Shijie Zhong. 

  14. News from the Chilean Front

    30 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Jorge Baron, Jim Beck, Mike Bevis, Mauro Blanco, Ben Brooks, Dana Caccamise, James Foster, Jeff Genrich, Erik Kendrik, Nina Lin, Sarah Minson, Fransisco Ortega, Susan Owen, Hector Parra, Anthony Sladen, Mark Simons, Bob Smalley

    News from the Chilean Front. June 14-18, 2010. Jorge Baron. 

  15. Next Generation Parallel Machines

    30 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Bill Broadley

    Next Generation Parallel Machines. July 9-11, 2008. Bill  Broadley. 

  16. Overview of PyLith

    02 Apr 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Charles Williams, Brad Aagaard, Matthew Knepley

    Overview of PyLith. June 18-22, 2012. Charles Williams, Brad Aagaard, Matthew Knepley. 

  17. Plumbing the Depths

    27 Dec 2020 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Marc Spiegelman, Richard Katz

    Plumbing the Depths: Towards an integration of magma dynamics and global mantle convection. June 23, 2005. Marc Spiegelman, Richard Katz. 

  18. PyLith

    30 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Brad Aagaard, Charles Williams, Matthew Knepley, Surendra Somala, Sue Kientz, Leif Strand

    PyLith. June 14-18, 2010. Brad Aagaard. 

  19. PyLith

    27 Oct 2021 | Software: Download | Contributor(s): Brad Aagaard (primary-developer), Charles A. Williams (primary-developer), Matthew Knepley (primary-developer)

    PyLith is a finite-element code for dynamic and quasistatic simulations of crustal deformation, primarily earthquakes and volcanoes.Binary packages are available for macOS and Linux. Detailed installation instructions for the binary packages are in the PyLith manual. Use the PyLith...

  20. PyLith 1.5 Tutorial

    30 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Brad Aagaard

    PyLith 1.5 Tutorial. June 14-18, 2010. Brad Aagaard. 

  21. PyLith 1.5: Friction, Small Strains, and Elastoplasticity

    30 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Brad Aagaard, Charles Williams, Matthew Knepley, Surendra Somala

    PyLith 1.5: Friction, Small Strains, and Elastoplasticity. June 14-18, 2010. Brad Aagaard. 

  22. Pyre

    27 Dec 2020 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Michael Aivazis

    Pyre - An overview of a software architecture for scientific applications. June 20, 2005. Michael Aivazis. 

  23. Relax

    26 Oct 2021 | Software: Download | Contributor(s): Sylvain Barbot (primary-developer)

    Relax implements a semi-analytic Fourier-domain solver and equivalent body forces to compute quasi-static relaxation of stress perturbation.It is not an acronym, it's a motto!The open-source program Relax evaluates the displacement and stress in a half space with gravity due to...

  24. Relax: Semi-analytic Fourier-domain solver and equivalent body forces for quasi-static relaxation of stress perturbation

    02 Apr 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Sylvain Barbot

    Relax: Semi-analytic Fourier-domain solver and equivalent body forces for quasi-static relaxation of stress perturbation. June 18-22, 2012. Sylvain Barbot. 

  25. Release note summary: Cubit 11.1-12.0-12.1

    30 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Rowena Lohman, Steve Owen

    Release note summary: Cubit 11.1-12.0-12.1. June 14-18, 2010. Rowena Lohman. 

  26. Rheologic Controls on Slab Dynamics

    27 Dec 2020 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Magali Billen

    Rheologic Controls on Slab Dynamics. June 23, 2005. Magali Billen. 

  27. Rheology of the brittle-plastic transition: Role of fabric and phyllosilicates

    30 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Laurent G.J. Montesi

    Rheology of the brittle-plastic transition: Role of fabric and phyllosilicates. June 14-18, 2010. Laurent G.J. Montesi. 

  28. Scientific issues raised by using GPS data to estimate fault slip rates

    02 Apr 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Kaj Johnson, Bob Simpson, Jim Savage, Wayne Thatcher

    Scientific issues raised by using GPS data to estimate fault slip rates. June 18-22, 2012. Kaj Johnson & UCERF3/GPS Group, Bob Simpson, Jim Savage, Wayne Thatcher. 

  29. Seismic anisotropy

    27 Dec 2020 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Thorsten Becker

    Seismic anisotropy from nested flow models with fabric development: enough already? June 21, 2005. Thorsten Becker. 

  30. SELEN

    25 Oct 2021 | Software: Download | Contributor(s): Giorgio Spada (primary-developer), Daniele Melini (primary-developer)

    SELEN: a program for solving the "Sea Level Equation.The open source program SELEN solves numerically the so-called "Sea Level Equation" (SLE) for a spherical, layered, non-rotating Earth with Maxwell viscoelastic rheology. The SLE is an integral equation that was introduced in...

  31. Slow slip events simulated using a friction law with a velocity-weakening to -strengthening transition

    02 Apr 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Jessica Hawthorne, Allan Rubin

    Slow slip events simulated using a friction law with a velocity-weakening to -strengthening transition. June 18-22, 2012. Jessica Hawthorne, Allan Rubin. 

  32. Some aspects of phase transitions and mantle convection

    30 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Luce Fleitout

    Some aspects of phase transitions and mantle convection. July 9-11, 2008. Luce Fleitout. 

  33. Spectral Methods for Mantle Convection with 3D Viscosity Variations

    30 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Robert Moucha

    Spectral Methods for Mantle Convection with 3D Viscosity Variations. July 9-11, 2008. Robert Moucha. 

  34. Subduction Dynamics

    27 Dec 2020 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Mike Gurnis

    Subduction Dynamics: From Initiation to Maturity. June 22, 2005. Mike Gurnis, Chad Hall. 

  35. Tectonic Tremor Beneath the San Andreas Fault: Implications for lower crustal deformation

    30 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): David R. Shelly, Jeanne Hardebeck, Gary Fuis, Jessica Murray-Moraleda, Bill Ellsworth, Roland Bürgmann, Bob Nadeau, Greg Beroza

    Tectonic Tremor Beneath the San Andreas Fault: Implications for lower crustal deformation. June 14-18, 2010. David R. Shelly. 

  36. The Existence, Longevity and Composition of Mantle Plumes and Hotspot Volcanoes

    27 Dec 2020 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Mark Jellinek, Michael Manga

    The Existence, Longevity and Composition of Mantle Plumes and Hotspot Volcanoes.June 19, 2005. Mark Jellinek, Michael Mark. 

  37. The January 12, 2010 Haiti Earthquake

    30 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Eric Calais, Andrew Freed, Glen Mattioli, Pamela Jansma, Falk Amelung, Timothy Dixon, Sigurjon Jonsson, Claude Prepetit, Roberte Momplaisir

    The January 12, 2010 Haiti Earthquake. June 10-14, 2010. Eric Calais. 

  38. The nucleation of a laboratory earthquake: Implications for foreshocks and minimum earthquake size

    02 Apr 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Greg McLaskey, Brian Kilgore, Nick Beeler, Dave Lockner

    The nucleation of a laboratory earthquake: Implications for foreshocks and minimum earthquake size. June 18-22, 2012. Greg McLaskey, Brian Kilgore, Nick Beeler, Dave Lockner. 

  39. The Portable Extensible Toolkit for Scientific Computing

    30 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Matthew Knepley

    The Portable Extensible Toolkit for Scientific Computing. July 9-11, 2008. Matthew Knepley. 

  40. The Role of Mantle Tractions and the Crust

    30 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Lucy Flesch

    The Role of Mantle Tractions and the Crust. July 9-11, 2008. Lucy Flesch. 

  41. The USGS Response to Recent Large Earthquakes: A Seismological Overview of the Haiti, Chile, and El Mayor Events

    30 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Gavin Hayes

    The USGS Response to Recent Large Earthquakes: A Seismological Overview of the Haiti, Chile, and El Mayor Events. June 14-18, 2010. Gavin Hayes. 

  42. Thermo-chemical convection: a comparison of numerical methods, and application to modeling planetary evolution

    27 Dec 2020 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Paul Tackley

    Thermo-chemical convection: a comparison of numerical methods, and application to modeling planetary evolution. June 20, 2005. Paul Tackley. 

  43. Thermochemical mantle plumes: tracers, markers and chains

    27 Dec 2020 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Peter van Keken, Shu-Chuan (Sky) Lin

    Thermochemical mantle plumes: tracers, markers and chains. June 19, 2005. Peter van Keken, Shu-Chuan (Sky) Lin.

  44. Three-dimensional numerical simulations of thermo-chemical multiphase convection in Earth's Mantle

    27 Dec 2020 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Takashi Nakagawa, Paul J. Tackley

    Three-dimensional numerical simulations of thermo-chemical multiphase convection in Earth's Mantle. June 19, 2005. Takashi Nakagawa, Paul J. Tackley. 

  45. Tomography of the Mojavian Lithosphere Viscosity from Space Geodetic data of the Landers and Hector Mine Earthquakes

    30 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Sylvain Barbot, Yuri Fialko

    Tomography of the Mojavian Lithosphere Viscosity from Space Geodetic data of the Landers and Hector Mine Earthquakes. June 14-18, 2010. Sylvain Barbot. 

  46. Understanding slip on oceanic transform faults through observations from the lab to the fault scale

    02 Apr 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Margaret Boettcher

    Understanding slip on oceanic transform faults through observations from the lab to the fault scale. June 18-22, 2012. Margaret Boettcher. 

  47. Unlocking the Secrets of the Rocky Planets

    27 Dec 2020 | Workshops | Contributor(s): John Baumgardner

    Numerical and Benchmarking Issues for 3D Spherical Codes (Unlocking the Secrets of the Rocky Planets) June 19, 2005. John Baumgardner

  48. Upper Mantle Dynamics Expressed in Hotspot Basalt Chemistry

    27 Dec 2020 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Garrett Ito, Todd Bianco, John Mahoney, Janet Becker, Michael Garcia

    Upper Mantle Dynamics Expressed in Hotspot Basalt Chemistry. June 19, 2005. Garrett Ito, Todd Bianco, John Mahoney, Janet Becker, Michael Garcia.

  49. Using PETSc Solvers in PyLith

    02 Apr 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Matthew Knepley, Brad Aagaard, Charles Williams

    Using PETSc Solvers in PyLith. June 18-22, 2012. Matthew Knepley, Brad Aagaard, Charles Williams. 

  50. Virtual Quake

    26 Oct 2021 | Software: Download | Contributor(s): John M. Wilson, Kasey W. Schultz, Eric M. Heiein, Michael K. Sacks, John B. Rundle

    Virtual Quake (formerly Virtual California) is a boundary element code that performs simulations of fault systems based on stress interactions between fault elements to understand long term statistical behavior.