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[edit] Cyclopath
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| Modeler information | |
|---|---|
| First name | Peter |
| Last name | Burgess |
| Type of contact | Model developer |
| Institute / Organization | Shell International E&P |
| Postal address 1 | |
| Postal address 2 | |
| Town / City | Rijswijk |
| Postal code | 2288 GS |
| State | NO STATE |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Email address | p.burgess@es.rhul.ac.uk |
| Phone | +(31) 610 97 3376 |
| Fax | |
| Model identity | |
|---|---|
| Model type | Single |
| Spatial dimensions | 2D, 3D |
| Spatial extent | |
| Model domain | |
| One-line model description | A 2D/3D model of carbonate cyclicity |
| Extended model description | A 2D or 3D model of carbonate sediment production and transport that generates high-frequency platform top auto and allocycles as well as various aspects of large scale platform geomtry |
| Model technical information | |
|---|---|
| Supported platforms | Unix, Linux |
| Other platform | |
| Programming language | C |
| Other program language | |
| Code optimized | |
| Start year development | 1998 |
| Does model development still take place? | No |
| If above answer is no, provide end year model development | 2005 |
| Model availability | As code |
| Source code availability (Or provide future intension) | Through owner |
| Source web address | |
| Program license type | Other |
| Program license type other | -- |
| OpenMI compliant | No but possible |
| CCA component | No but possible |
| IRF interface | No but possible |
| Memory requirements | Variable |
| Typical run time | Minutes to hours |
| Input - Output description | |
|---|---|
| Describe input parameters | Various text files defining initial conditions and parameter values |
| Input format | ASCII |
| Other input format | |
| Describe output parameters | A 3D cube of model strata coded by water depth of deposition and thickness transported versus thickness deposited in-situ per time step |
| Output format | ASCII |
| Other output format | |
| Pre-processing software needed? | No |
| Describe pre-processing software | |
| Post-processing software needed? | Yes |
| Describe post-processing software | GMT routines or Matlab |
| Visualization software needed? | Yes |
| If above answer is yes | Matlab |
| Other visualization software | GMT |
| Process description model | |
|---|---|
| Describe processes represented by the model | Subsidence and uplift
Eustatic oscillations Water depth dependent in-situ carbonate production Spatial variations in sediment production rate Depth dependent sediment transport Diffusional sediment transport |
| Describe key physical parameters and equations | See Burgess et al. (2001), Basin Research |
| Describe length scale and resolution constraints | 10s to 100s km length scale |
| Describe time scale and resolution constraints | Internal time step years to decades
Model chron resolution 1000 years Total run time 1-10 My |
| Describe any numerical limitations and issues | Diffusion and other sediment transport routines require short time steps |
| Model testing | |
|---|---|
| Describe available calibration data sets | Any outcrop data showing (or purporting to show) cyclical platform interior strata |
| Upload calibration data sets if available: | |
| Describe available test data sets | -- |
| Upload test data sets if available: | |
| Describe ideal data for testing | -- |
| Users groups model | |
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| Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers? | No, but open to suggestions |
| Documentation model | |
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| Provide key papers on model if any | Papers:
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| Is there a manual available? | No |
| Upload manual if available: | |
| Model website if any | |
| Model forum / discussion board | |
| Additional comments | |
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