Model:CarboCAT
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CarboCAT
Introduction
History
Papers
CarboCAT Questionnaire
Contact Information
Model: | CarboCAT |
Contact person: | Peter Burgess (Model developer) |
Institute: | Royal Holloway University of London |
City: | |
Country: | |
Email: | p.burgess@es.rhul.ac.uk |
2nd person involved: | -- |
3rd person involved: | -- |
Model description
Model type: | Single model for the carbonate domain. |
Description: | CarboCAT uses a cellular automata to model horizontal and vertical distributions of carbonate lithofacies |
Technical information
Supported platforms: | Windows |
Programming language: | Matlab |
Model was developed started from: | 2008 and development still takes place |
To what degree will the model become available: | As code |
Current license type: | GPL v2 |
Memory requirements: | -- |
Typical run time: | 5 minutes |
Input / Output description
Input parameters: | Production and subsidence rates, cellular automata rules (number of seed neighbours etc), sea-level history |
Input format: | ASCII |
Output parameters: | Chronostrat plots, maps, cross-sections, lithofacies thickness distributions |
Output format: | ASCII |
Post-processing software (if needed): | Yes, Matlab routines |
Visualization software (if needed): | Yes, Matlab. |
Process description
Processes represented by model: | Subsidence Depth dependent carbonate production |
Key physical parameters & equations: | Subsidence rates Production rates |
Length scale & resolution constraints: | No intrinsic constraints |
Time scale & resolution constraints: | Short time steps required for accuracy of production rate calculation |
Numerical limitations and issues : | -- |
Testing
Available calibration data sets: | -- |
Available test data sets: | Burgess (2008) |
Ideal data for testing: | Carbonate lithofacies thickness distributions |
User groups
Currently or plans for collaborating with: | -- |
Documentation
Key papers of the model: | Burgess (in prep) |
Is there a manual available: | No |
Model website if any: | -- |
Additional comments
Comments: | -- |