Model:CarboCAT

CarboCAT

Model:	CarboCAT
Contact person:	Peter Burgess (Model developer)
Institute:	Royal Holloway University of London
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Email:	p.burgess@es.rhul.ac.uk
2nd person involved:	--
3rd person involved:	--

Model type:	Single model for the carbonate domain.
Description:	CarboCAT uses a cellular automata to model horizontal and vertical distributions of carbonate lithofacies

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 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.

Processes represented by model:	Subsidence Depth dependent carbonate production Lithofacies spatial distribution based on number of neighoubrs of same facies type
Key physical parameters & equations:	Subsidence rates Production rates CA rules, number of seed neighbours etc
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 :	--

Available calibration data sets:	--
Available test data sets:	Burgess (2008)
Ideal data for testing:	Carbonate lithofacies thickness distributions

Currently or plans for collaborating with:	--

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