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Crustal Deformation Modeling Tutorial: PyLith/CUBIT: 2-D subduction zone with coseismic and interseismic deformation
02 Apr 2021 | Contributor(s): Brad Aagaard, Charles Williams, Matthew Knepley
Crustal Deformation Modeling Tutorial: PyLith/CUBIT: 2-D subduction zone with coseismic and interseismic deformation. June 18-22, 2012. Brad Aagaard, Charles Williams, Matthew Knepley.
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Crustal Deformation Modeling Tutorial: Overview of CUBIT
02 Apr 2021 | Contributor(s): Brad Aagaard, Rowena Lohman, Charles Williams, Matthew Knepley
Crustal Deformation Modeling Tutorial: Overview of CUBIT. June 18-22, 2012. Brad Aagaard, Rowena Lohman, Charles Williams, Matthew Knepley.
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Overview of PyLith
02 Apr 2021 | Contributor(s): Charles Williams, Brad Aagaard, Matthew Knepley
Overview of PyLith. June 18-22, 2012. Charles Williams, Brad Aagaard, Matthew Knepley.
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Relax: Semi-analytic Fourier-domain solver and equivalent body forces for quasi-static relaxation of stress perturbation
02 Apr 2021 | 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.
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ASPECT Hackathon 2016 Final Report
01 Apr 2021 | Contributor(s): Organizing Committee
ASPECT Hackathon 2016 Final Report. June 24-July 2, 2016.
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Ubiquitous Interactive Visualization of 3D Mantle Convection
31 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): David Yuen
Ubiquitous Interactive Visualization of 3D Mantle Convection. September 15-17, 2008. David Yuen.
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PyLith 1.3: A Finite-Element Code for Modeling Quasi-Static and Dynamic Crustal Deformation
31 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Brad Aagaard, Charles Williams, Matthew Knepley, Leif Strand, Sue Kientz
PyLith 1.3: A Finite-Element Code for Modeling Quasi-Static and Dynamic Crustal Deformation. September 15-17, 2008. Brad Aagaard.
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Parallel Adaptive Mantle Convection Simulation
31 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Carsten Burstedde, Omar Ghattas, Mike Gurnis, Georg Stadler, Eh Tan, Tiankai Tu, Lucas C. Wilcox, Shijie Zhong
Parallel Adaptive Mantle Convection Simulation. September 15-17, 2008. Carsten Burstedde.
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New Computational Approach to Nonplanar Elastodynamic Ruptures
31 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Ethan T. Coon, Bruce E. Shaw, Marc Spiegelman
New Computational Approach to Nonplanar Elastodynamic Ruptures. September 15-17, 2008. Ethan T. Coon.
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Multilevel Approach for signal restoration problems with Toeplitz matrices
31 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Malena I. Español, Misha E. Kilmer
Multilevel Approach for signal restoration problems with Toeplitz matrices. September 17-18, 2008. Malena I. Español.
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Lithospheric Modelling: Research Directions at Simula
31 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Stuart R. Clark, Are Magnus Bruaset
Lithospheric Modelling: Research Directions at Simula. September 15-17, 2008. Stuart R. Clark.
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Gale: Large Scale Tectonics Modeling With Free Software
31 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Walter Landry, L. Hodkinson, S. Kientz
Gale: Large Scale Tectonics Modeling With Free Software. September 15-17, 2008. Walter Landry.
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Flexible Multi-Physics Solvers for Magma Dynamics
31 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Marc Spiegelman, Gideon Simpson, Michael Weinstein
Flexible Multi-Physics Solvers for Magma Dynamics. September 15-17, 2008. Marc Spiegelman.
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Finite Element Meshing of the SCEC
31 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Carl W. Gable, Brad H. Hager, Jingning Lu, Charles A. Williams
Finite Element Meshing of the SCEC. September 15-17, 2008. Carl W. Gable.
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CitcomS: Compressible Mantle Convection
31 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Eh Tan, M. Gurnis, S. Kientz
CitcomS: Compressible Mantle Convection. September 15-17, 2008. Eh Tan.
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CIG Software for the Geophysics Community
31 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Walter Landry, Eh Tan, Leif Strand, Luis Armendariz, Michael Gurnis, Wei Mi, Michael Aivazis, Brad Aagaard, Matthew Knepley, Marc Spiegelman, Charles Williams, Luke Hodkinson
CIG Software for the Geophysics Community. September 15-17, 2008. Walter Landry.
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Problems in magma dynamics (and a few solutions)
30 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Richard Katz
Problems in magma dynamics (and a few solutions) Sept 15-17, 2008. Richard Katz.
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Adaptive Mesh Refinement for Geodynamics Applications
30 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Wolfgang Bangerth
Adaptive Mesh Refinement for Geodynamics Applications. Sept 15-17, 2008. Wolfgang Bangerth.
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Multigrid & Optimal Solvers
30 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Ray Tuminaro
Multigrid & Optimal Solvers. Sept 15-17, 2008. Ray Tuminaro.
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Mantle Convection: Current Status and Future Challenges
30 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Shijie Zhong
Mantle Convection: Current Status and Future Challenges. Sept 15-17, 2008. Shijie Zhong.
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Preconditioners for Variable Viscosity Stokes Flow
30 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Dave May
Preconditioners for Variable Viscosity Stokes Flow. Sept 15-17, 2008. Dave May.
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ASPECT Hackathon 2019 Preliminary Report
29 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Organizing Committee
ASPECT Hackathon 2019 Preliminary Report. May 21-June 1, 2019.
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ASPECT 2020 Virtual User Meeting Log
29 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s): Organizing Committee
ASPECT 2020 Virtual User Meeting Log. January 21-23, 2020.
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2019 The Release of the GEM Global Active Faults Database and Global Seismic Hazard Map
04 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): Richard Styron
In late 2018, the Global Earthquake Model Foundation (GEM) released the initial version of several major products relating to seismic hazard and risk, including the Global Seismic Hazard Map, the Global Seismic Risk Map, and the Global Active Faults Database. Though these are intended primarily...
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2019 HeFESTO: A tool for exploring Earth's physical properties and their effects on mantle dynamics
04 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni, Lars Stixrude
The minerals that exist at the extreme pressure and temperature conditions of the mantle and their physical properties determine the dynamics of the mantle. Both are also critical for comparison with seismic observations that put constraints on our knowledge of mantle structure and...
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2019 Introduction to Quagmire
04 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): Louis Moresi, Ben Mather, Romain Beucher
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...
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2018 Introduction to thermal-mechanical lithosphere models with surface processes
04 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): Louis Moresi, Romain Beucher
Surface processes including erosion, transport and sedimentation have the potential to strongly influence crustal and lithospheric deformation whether passively, through isostatic response, or more actively by affecting the thermal structure, the potential energy field, and / or the local stress...
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2018 Pythonic Geodynamics
04 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): Gabriele Morra, David A. Yuen, Sang-Mook Lee
Students and young researchers who want to learn to use computational tools for geodynamic modeling have the option to choose among a wide range of numerical tools. I will show how Python and its libraries represent an easy-to-use platform for self-learning, with performance close to compiled...
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2017 Geodynamic modeling with staggered finite differences and marker in cell: theory, teaching and examples
04 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): Taras Gerya
Numerical modeling of geodynamic processes is an essential approach in both science and industry with ever- growing demand and high efficiency/cost ratio. Current trend in geodynamic modeling is to develop universal approaches with potentially unlimited number of applications. One simple...
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2017 Introduction to the spectral-infinite-element method
04 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): Hom Nath Gharti, Jeroen Tromp
The governing equations for the elastic-gravitational deformation of an Earth model involve a perturbed gravitational potential. The gravitational potential is governed by Poisson’s equation inside the Earth and by Laplace’s equation in the rest of space. The infinite domain...
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2016 Software Practices in Computational Science Communities – an Overview
04 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): Anshu Dubey
Scientific code developers typically adopt software processes derived from the mainstream (non-scientific) community when continuing without them becomes impractical. However, many software best practices need modification and/or customization, partly because the codes are used for...
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2016 Resolution analysis by random probing
04 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): Andreas Fichtner, Tristan van Leeuwen
We present a new method for resolution analysis in tomography, based on stochastic probing of the Hessian or resolution operators. Key properties of the method are (i) low algorithmic complexity and easy implementation, (ii) applicability to any tomographic technique, including full-waveform...
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2016 Statistical and computational challenges of constraining greenhouse gas budgets
04 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): Anna M. Michalak
Predicting future changes to the global carbon cycle (and therefore climate) and quantifying anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) both require an understanding of net GHGs emissions and uptake across a variety of spatial and temporal scales. This talk will explore some of the...
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2016 Uncertainty Quantification in Computational Models of Physical Systems
04 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): Habib Najm
Models of physical systems typically involve inputs/parameters that are determined from empirical measurements, and therefore exhibit a certain degree of uncertainty. Estimating the propagation of this uncertainty into computational model output predictions is crucial for purposes...
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2016 Verification, Validation, and Predictive Capability: What's What?
04 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): William Oberkampf
Engineering and geosciences organizations must increasingly rely on computational simulation for the design, predicted response, and performance of manmade and natural systems. Computational analysts, decision makers, and regulatory authorities who rely on simulation should have practical...
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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 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 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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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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Rheologic Controls on Slab Dynamics
27 Dec 2020 | Contributor(s): Magali Billen
Rheologic Controls on Slab Dynamics. June 23, 2005. Magali Billen.
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Plumbing the Depths
27 Dec 2020 | 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.
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Grain size-dependent viscosity convection
27 Dec 2020 | Contributor(s): Slava Solomatov
Grain size-dependent viscosity convection. June 23, 2005. Slava Solomatov.
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Subduction Dynamics
27 Dec 2020 | Contributor(s): Mike Gurnis
Subduction Dynamics: From Initiation to Maturity. June 22, 2005. Mike Gurnis, Chad Hall.
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How do we know if plate-like calculations are really plates and does it matter?
27 Dec 2020 | Contributor(s): Scott King
How do we know if plate-like calculations are really plates and does it matter? June 22, 2005. Scott King.
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Seismic anisotropy
27 Dec 2020 | Contributor(s): Thorsten Becker
Seismic anisotropy from nested flow models with fabric development: enough already? June 21, 2005. Thorsten Becker.
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An Introduction to the TeraGrid
27 Dec 2020 | Contributor(s): Jeffrey Gardner
An Introduction to the TeraGrid. June 20, 2005. Jeffrey Gardner.
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Pyre
27 Dec 2020 | Contributor(s): Michael Aivazis
Pyre - An overview of a software architecture for scientific applications. June 20, 2005. Michael Aivazis.
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How to Stabilize Superplumes
27 Dec 2020 | Contributor(s): Eh Tan, Mike Gurnis
How to Stabilize Superplumes (Compressible thermo-chemical convection on African superplume). June 20, 2005. Eh Tan, Mike Gurnis.
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Mantle Plume Volcanism on Present-day Mars
27 Dec 2020 | Contributor(s): Walter Kiefer
Mantle Plume Volcanism on Present-day Mars. June 20, 2005. Walter Keifer.
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Finite Prandtl Number Convection
27 Dec 2020 | Contributor(s): Catherine A. Hier-Majumder
Finite Prandtl Number Convection. June 20, 2005. Catherine A. Hier-Majumder.