Model:Cyclopath

Cyclopath

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Model type	Single
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Spatial dimensions	2D, 3D
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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

Keywords:	stratigraphy,

Supported platforms	Unix, Linux
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Programming language	C
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Code optimized
Multiple processors implemented
Nr of distributed processors
Nr of shared processors
Start year development	1998
Does model development still take place?	No
If above answer is no, provide end year model development	2005
Code development status	As is, no updates are provided
When did you indicate the 'code development status'?	2020
Model availability	As code
Source code availability (Or provide future intension)	Through CSDMS repository
Source web address
Source csdms web address	https://github.com/csdms-contrib/cyclopath
Program license type	Other
Program license type other	--
Memory requirements	Variable
Typical run time	Minutes to hours

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
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Pre-processing software needed?	No
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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

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

Describe available calibration data sets	Any outcrop data showing (or purporting to show) cyclical platform interior strata
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Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers?	No, but open to suggestions

Is there a manual available?	No
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DOI model	10.1594/IEDA/100106
For model version	0.1
Year version submitted	2011
Link to file	https://csdms.colorado.edu/pub/models/doi-source-code/cyclopath-10.1594.IEDA.100106-0.1.tar.gz

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Featured publication(s)	Year	Model described	Type of Reference	Citations
Burgess, P.M.; Wright, V.P.; Emery, D. 2001. Numerical forward modelling of peritidal carbonate parasequence development: implications for outcrop interpretation. Basin Research, 13, 1–16. 10.1046/j.1365-2117.2001.00130.x (View/edit entry)	2001	Cyclopath	Model overview	91
Burgess, P.M.; 2011. Cyclopath, version 0.1.. , , https://csdms.colorado.edu/pub/models/doi-source-code/cyclopath-10.1594.IEDA.100106-0.1.tar.gz. 10.1594/IEDA/100106 (View/edit entry)	2011	Cyclopath	Source code ref.	0
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