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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

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

Responsibilities of Working Groups

12 Oct 2021 | Documents | Contributor(s): Executive Committee, Science Steering Committee

Roles and responsibilities of Working Groups.Approved 24 August 2021.

Responsibilities of the SSC

12 Oct 2021 | Documents | Contributor(s): Executive Committee, Science Steering Commitee

Roles and responsibilities of the Science Steering Committee.Approved 24 August 2021.

Responsibilities of the EC

12 Oct 2021 | Documents | Contributor(s): Executive Committee, Science Steering Committee

Describes the roles and responsibilities of the Executive Committee.Approved 24 August 2021

Rupture process of the 2008 Mw 8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake

01 Apr 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Guangfu Shao, Chen Ji, Zhong Lu, Ken Hudnut, Jing Liu-Zeng

Rupture process of the 2008 Mw 8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake. June 23-27, 2008. Guangfu Shao.

Simple Elastic Dislocation Models for Interseismic Deformation in Subduction Zones

01 Apr 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Ravi V.S. Kanda, Mark Simons

Simple Elastic Dislocation Models for Interseismic Deformation in Subduction Zones. June 23-27, 2008. Ravi V. S. Kanda.

Interseismic Deformation Associated with Three-Dimensional Faults in the Greater Los Angeles Region, California

01 Apr 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Scott T. Marshall, Michele L. Cooke, Susan E. Owen

Interseismic Deformation Associated with Three-Dimensional Faults in the Greater Los Angeles Region, California. June 23-27, 2008. Scott T. Marshall.

Do repeating earthquakes at Parkfield talk to each other?

01 Apr 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Kate Huihsuan Chen, Roland Bürgmann, Robert M. Nadeau

Do repeating earthquakes at Parkfield talk to each other?. June 23-27, 2008. Kate Huihsuan Chen.

Crustal deformation and block kinematics of Taiwan

01 Apr 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Ruey-Juin Rau, Kuo-En Ching, Jian-Cheng Lee, Jyr-Ching Hu

Crustal deformation and block kinematics of Taiwan. June 23-27, 2008. Ruey-Juin Rau.

A Bayesian Approach for Inter-plate Coupling Models in Subduction Zones

01 Apr 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Fransisco Ortega, Mark Simons

A Bayesian Approach for Inter-plate Coupling Models in Subduction Zones. June 23-27, 2008. Fransisco Ortega.

CIG Bylaws 2018

30 Mar 2021 | Documents | Contributor(s): Staff

Bylaws of Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics (CIG). As amended by the Electorate, June 30, 2018.

Heterogeneities and complexity in earthquake dynamics

27 Feb 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Jean Paul Ampuero

Heterogeneities and complexity in earthquake dynamics. June 23-27, 2008. Jean Paul Ampuero.

What gives in the lower crust? Evidence from post-loading deformation and exhumed fault zones

27 Feb 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Roland Bürgmann

What gives in the lower crust? Evidence from post-loading deformation and exhumed fault zones. June 23-27, 2008. Roland Bürgmann.

The Growing Wealth of Aseismic Deformation Data: What's a Modeler to Model?

27 Feb 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Evelyn Roeloffs

The Growing Wealth of Aseismic Deformation Data: What's a Modeler to Model? June 23-27, 2008. Evelyn Roeloffs.

Shaking up Faults: Insights from the Lab on Earthquake Triggering

27 Feb 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Heather Savage

Shaking up Faults: Insights from the Lab on Earthquake Triggering. June 23-27, 2008. Heather Savage.

Rheologic contrast between the crust and mantle: Insights from the lab and analyses of naturally deformed rocks

27 Feb 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Greg Hirth

Rheologic contrast between the crust and mantle: Insights from the lab and analyses of naturally deformed rocks. June 23-27, 2008. Greg Hirth.

Report on semi-analytic code compilation effort

27 Feb 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Rowena Lohman

Report on semi-analytic code compilation effort. June 23-27, 2008. Rowena Lohman.

Rapid Regional-Scale Earthquake Simulators

27 Feb 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Keith Richards-Dinger

Rapid Regional-Scale Earthquake Simulators. June 23-27, 2008. Keith Richards-Dinger.

PyLith

27 Feb 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Brad Aagaard

PyLith. June 23-27, 2008. Brad Aagaard.

Probabilistic seismic hazard in the San Francisco Bay area based on physical models

27 Feb 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Fred Pollitz, David Schwartz

Probabilistic seismic hazard in the San Francisco Bay area based on physical models. June 23-27, 2008. Fred Pollitz, David Schwartz.

Modeling the post‐rifting deformation on the Krafla volcanic system

27 Feb 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Christopher DiCaprio, Mark Simons

Modeling the post‐rifting deformation on the Krafla volcanic system. June 23-27, 2008. Christopher DiCaprio, Mark Simons.

Mesh Generation for Geological Applications

27 Feb 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Carl Gable

Mesh Generation for Geological Applications. June 23-27, 2008. Carl Gable.

GeoFEST Progress

27 Feb 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Jay Parker, Gregory Lyzenga, Charles Norton, Margaret Glasscoe

GeoFEST Progress. June 23-27, 2008. Jay Parker, Gregory Lyzenga, Charles Norton, Margaret Glasscoe.

Generating Green's Functions with Pylith

26 Feb 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Rowena Lohman

Generating Green’s Functions with Pylith. June 23-27, 2008. Rowena Lohman.

General Unstructured Mesh Adaptation: Its Strengths and Weaknesses

26 Feb 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): M.S. Shephard

General Unstructured Mesh Adaptation: Its Strengths and Weaknesses. June 23-27, 2008. M.S. Shephard.

Gale

26 Feb 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Walter Landry

Gale. June 23-27, 2008. Walter Landry.

Development of Variational Data Assimilation for Active Tectonics Studies

26 Feb 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Kush Tandon, Gary Egbert

Development of Variational Data Assimilation for Active Tectonics Studies. June 23-27, 2008. Kush Tandon, Gary Egbert.

CUBIT: Geometry and Mesh Generation Toolkit

26 Feb 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Emanuele Casarotti

CUBIT: Geometry and Mesh Generation Toolkit. June 23-27, 2008. Emanuele Casarotti.

Crustal deformation in Iceland

26 Feb 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Freysteinn Sigmundsson

Crustal deformation in Iceland. June 23-27, 2008. Freysteinn Sigmundsson.

Community Benchmarks

26 Feb 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Charles WIlliams

Community Benchmarks. June 23-27, 2008. Charles Williams.

Workshop Final Report: Numerical Modeling of Crustal Deformation Associated with Earthquake Faulting

26 Feb 2021 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Andrew Freed, Brad Aagaard, Carl Gable, Mark Simons

Workshop Final Report: Numerical Modeling of Crustal Deformation Associated with Earthquake Faulting. June 23-27, 2008. Andrew Freed, Brad Aagaard, Carl Gable, Mark Simons.

CIG Business Meeting 2007 Presentations