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2015 An introduction to BurnMan - a mineral physics toolkit
03 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): Sanne Cottar, Timo Heister, Bob Myhill, Ian Rose, Cayman Unterborn
In this webinar we will introduce the extensible, open source mineral physics toolkit BurnMan. This software allows the user to calculate the elastic and thermodynamic properties of rocks, minerals, fluids and melts based on the properties of end-member phases. BurnMan is bundled with...
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2015 An introduction to Virtual Quake
04 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): Kasey Schultz, John Wilson
This webinar will introduce Virtual Quake, a boundary element code that performs simulations of fault systems based on stress interactions between fault elements to understand long term statistical behavior. The webinar will cover:Downloading, installing and running Virtual...
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2015 ASPECT: From Benchmarking to 3D Subduction Applications
04 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): Cedric Thieulot, Anne Glerum, Menno Fraters, Wim Spakman
ASPECT, the Advanced Solver for Problems in Earth's Convection, is an extensible open source, community supported code. The code is being applied to a broad range of problems in geodynamics. This talk will explore the community's efforts in benchmarking, implementation of...
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2015 Simulating seismic wave propagation with SW4
04 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): Anders Petersson
This webinar describes how to use the SW4 code to simulate ground motion due to earthquakes. After a brief overview of the numerical method, we describe how to set up a simulation in terms of seismic sources, the material model, visco-elastic attenuation, and topography. We also present some of...
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2020 Crustal Deformation Modeling Workshop Report
27 Jul 2022 | Contributor(s): Brad Aagaard, Sylvain Barbot, Brittany Erickson, Matthew Knepley, Mark Simons, Charles Williams
Workshop report
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2021 As Above So Below: A Simulation of the Continental Lithosphere and LLSVPs as Thermal Insulators Using ASPECT
02 Nov 2021 | Contributor(s): Dante Hickey
2021 SMOREs ShowcaseDante Hickey, Reed College
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2021 Bayesian Uncertainty Quantification of Subduction Zone Rheology from the Geoid
02 Nov 2021 | Contributor(s): Elena Ehrlich
2021 SMOREs ShowcaseElena Ehrlich, North Carolina State University
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2021 CIG
18 Nov 2021 | Contributor(s): CIG Staff
Presentation and recording of the 2021 CIG Annual Business Meeting November 18, 2021 ~@1-2:30P PT.
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2021 CIG Annual Business Meeting
18 Nov 2021 | Contributor(s): CIG Staff
Presentation from the 2021 CIG Annual Business Meeting, November 18 @1-2:30P PT.
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2021 CIG Community Research Highlights
02 Aug 2021 | Contributor(s): Lorraine Hwang
Research highlights solicited from the community for CIG IV,
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2021 Early Earth Influence of Radiogenic Heating on Mid-Ocean Ridge Depths and Seafloor Subsidence
02 Nov 2021 | Contributor(s): Keneni Godana
2021 SMOREs ShowcaseKeneni Godana, University of Illinois at Chicago
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2021 Interactions between Lithospheric Instabilities and Formation of Mantle Plumes in Venus
02 Nov 2021 | Contributor(s): Hiva Mohammadzadeh
2021 SMOREs ShowcaseHiva Mohammadzadeh, Los Angeles Pierce College
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2021 SMOREs Introduction
02 Nov 2021 | Contributor(s): John Naliboff
2021 SMOREs ShowcaseJohn Naliboff, New Mexico Tech
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3D Spherical Mantle Convection Calculations using the Yin-Yang grid
30 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Paul Tackley
3D Spherical Mantle Convection Calculations using the Yin-Yang grid. July 9-11, 2008. Paul Tackley.
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A Recent Free Subduction Benchmark
30 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Boris Kaus
A Recent Free Subduction Benchmark (or, how a simple test can cause a major headache) July 9-11, 2008. Boris Kaus.
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Adaptive Finite Element Methods For Geodynamics
23 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): J. Huw Davies
Adaptive Finite Element Methods For Geodynamics. July 9-11, 2008. J. Huw Davies.
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An Architecture for Composing Solvers
11 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): Barry Smith
An Architecture for Composing Solvers - Case study of PETSc. October 16-18, 2006. Barry Smith.
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An Overview of the Application of Newton-Krylov based Solution Methods for Nonlinear Multiple-time-scale PDE Systems
11 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): John Shahid
An Overview of the Application of Newton-Krylov based Solution Methods for Nonlinear Multiple-time-scale PDE Systems. October 16-18, 2006. John Shahid .
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Anisotropic Convection
23 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Einat Lev
Anisotropic Convection. July 9-11, 2008. Einat Lev.
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Besides Teraflops: Getting More from Big Iron
11 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): Tiankai Tu
Besides Teraflops: Getting More from Big Iron. October 16-18, 2006. Tiankai Tu.
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Chemical Heterogeneity - Tracers and Entrainment
23 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Allen K. McNamara
Chemical Heterogeneity - Tracers and Entrainment. July 9-11, 2008.Allen K. McNamara.
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Computational Science Roundtable Discussion
01 Apr 2021 | Contributor(s): Staff
Computational Science Roundtable Discussion. October 16-18, 2006.
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Convergent margins processes
23 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): E. Burov
Convergent margins processes. July 9-11, 2008. E. Burov.
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CUBIT Geometry and Mesh Generation Toolkit
24 Jan 2021 | Contributor(s): Steve Owen
CUBIT Geometry and Mesh Generation Toolkit. October 16-18, 2006. Steve Owens.
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Data Assimilation Methods in Geodynamical Models
23 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Alik Ismail-Zadeh, Gerald Schubert, Igor Tsepelev, Alex Korotkii
Data Assimilation Methods in Geodynamical Models. July 9-11, 2008. Alik Ismail-Zadeh, Gerald Schubert, Igor Tsepelev & Alex Korotkii.
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Exchanger
23 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Eh Tan, Eun-seo Choi, Mike Gurnis, Puru Thoutireddy, Michael Aivazis
Exchanger - coupling multiple solvers for mantle convection. July 9-11, 2008. Eh Tan, Eun-seo Choi, Mike Gurnis, Puru Thoutireddy, Michael Aivazis.
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Gale
23 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Walter Landry
Gale.July 9-11, 2008. Walter Landry.
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Going Beyond an Elastic Halfspace
11 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): Mark Simons, Eric Hetland, Mark Turner
Going Beyond an Elastic Halfspace - CIG Short-Term Crustal Dynamics. October 16-18, 2006. Mark Simons, Eric Hetland, and Mark Turner.
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GPlates and Mantle Convection
23 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Michael Gurnis
GPlates and Mantle Convection. July 9-11, 2008. Michael Gurnis.
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Grain size-dependent viscosity convection
23 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Slava Solomatov
Grain size-dependent viscosity convection. July 9-11, 2008. Slava Solomatov.
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Grid Refinement and Parallel computing for mantle convection and Thermochemical Convection
11 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): Scott King, Peter van Keken
Grid Refinement and Parallel computing for mantle convection and Thermochemical Convection. October 16-18, 2006. Scott King, Peter van Keken.
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hypre - High Performance Preconditioners
24 Jan 2021 | Contributor(s): Robert Falgout
hypre - High Performance Preconditioners. October 16-18, 2006. Robert Falgout.
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Implementing Surface Erosion Processes in Geodynamic Models
23 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Sean Willett, Frederic Herman, Jean Braun
Implementing Surface Erosion Processes in Geodynamic Models. July 9-11, 2008. Sean Willett, Frederic Herman, Jean Braun.
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Improving Scalability of Sparse Direct Linear Solvers
11 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): X. Sherry Li
Improving Scalability of Sparse Direct Linear Solvers. October 16-18, 2006. X. Sherry Li.
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Interactive Visualization Tools for Large-Scale Dynamic Simulations
23 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Oliver Kreylos
Interactive Visualization Tools for Large-Scale Dynamic Simulations. July 9-11, 2008. Oliver Kreylos.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mantle-scale geodynamics
30 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Louis Moresi
Mantle-scale geodynamics. Sept 15-17, 2008. Louis Moresi.
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Mesh Generation for Geological Applications
24 Jan 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Carl Gable
Mesh Generation for Geological Applications: Why it is Different Than Planes, Trains and Automobiles. October 16-18, 2006. Carl Gable.
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Modeling Geophysical Mass Flows – Mesh(Free), Model and Parameter Adaptivity
11 Feb 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Abani Patra
Modeling Geophysical Mass Flows – Mesh(Free), Model and Parameter Adaptivity. October 16-18, 2006. Abani Patra.
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Modeling Lithospheric Deformation with Faults
23 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Mian Liu
Modeling Lithospheric Deformation with Faults. July 9-11, 2008. Mian Liu.
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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.
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Modeling the geodynamo: Successes and challenges
24 Jan 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Moritz Heimpel
Modeling the geodynamo: Successes and challenges. October 16-18, 2006. Moritz Heimpel.
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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.
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Multigrid Methods
23 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Shijie Zhong
Multigrid Methods. July 9-11, 2008. Shijie Zhong.
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Next Generation Parallel Machines
30 Mar 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Bill Broadley
Next Generation Parallel Machines. July 9-11, 2008. Bill Broadley.
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Plumbing the Depths: Computational Challenges for Magma Dynamics in Earth Sciences
11 Feb 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Marc Spiegelman, Richard Katz
Plumbing the Depths: Computational Challenges for Magma Dynamics in Earth Sciences. October 16-18, 2006. Marc Spiegelman, Richard Katz.
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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.