Summary
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| Model type
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Single
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| Model part of larger framework
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| Note on status model
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| Date note status model
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Technical specs
| Supported platforms
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Unix, Linux
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| Other platform
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| Programming language
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C
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| Other program language
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| Code optimized
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| Multiple processors implemented
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| Nr of distributed processors
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| Nr of shared processors
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| Start year development
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1998
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| Does model development still take place?
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No
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| If above answer is no, provide end year model development
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2005
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| Code development status
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| When did you indicate the 'code development status'?
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| Model availability
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As code
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Source code availability
(Or provide future intension)
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Through owner"Through owner" is not in the list (Through web repository, Through CSDMS repository) of allowed values for the "Source code availability" property.
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| Source web address
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| Source csdms web address
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| Program license type
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Other
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| Program license type other
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--
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| Memory requirements
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Variable
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| Typical run time
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Minutes to hours
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In/Output
| Describe input parameters
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Various text files defining initial conditions and parameter values
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| Input format
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ASCII
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| Other input format
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| Describe output parameters
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A 3D cube of model strata coded by water depth of deposition and thickness transported versus thickness deposited in-situ per time step
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| Output format
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ASCII
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| Other output format
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| Pre-processing software needed?
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No
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| Describe pre-processing software
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| Post-processing software needed?
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Yes
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| Describe post-processing software
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GMT routines or Matlab
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| Visualization software needed?
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Yes
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| If above answer is yes
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Matlab
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| Other visualization software
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GMT
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Process
| Describe processes represented by the model
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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
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| Describe key physical parameters and equations
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See Burgess et al. (2001), Basin Research
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| Describe length scale and resolution constraints
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10s to 100s km length scale
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| Describe time scale and resolution constraints
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Internal time step years to decades
Model chron resolution 1000 years
Total run time 1-10 My
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| Describe any numerical limitations and issues
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Diffusion and other sediment transport routines require short time steps
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Testing
| Describe available calibration data sets
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Any outcrop data showing (or purporting to show) cyclical platform interior strata
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| Upload calibration data sets if available:
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| Describe available test data sets
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--
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| Upload test data sets if available:
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| Describe ideal data for testing
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--
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Other
| Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers?
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No, but open to suggestions
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| Is there a manual available?
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No
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| Upload manual if available:
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| Model website if any
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| Model forum / discussion board
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Cyclopath
Introduction
History
Papers
Cyclopath Questionnaire
Contact Information
| Model:
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Cyclopath
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| Contact person:
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Peter Burgess (Model developer)
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| Institute:
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Royal Holloway University of London
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| City:
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| Country:
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| Email:
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p.burgess@es.rhul.ac.uk
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| 2nd person involved:
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--
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| 3rd person involved:
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--
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Model description
| Model type:
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Single model for the carbonate domain.
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| Description:
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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
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Technical information
| Supported platforms:
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Unix, Linux
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| Programming language:
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C
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| Model was developed started from:
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1998 and ended in 2005
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| To what degree will the model become available:
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As code
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| Current license type:
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--
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| Memory requirements:
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variable
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| Typical run time:
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minutes to hours
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Input / Output description
| Input parameters:
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Various text files defining initial conditions and parameter values
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| Input format:
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ASCII
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| Output parameters:
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A 3D cube of model strata coded by water depth of deposition and thickness transported versus thickness deposited in-situ per time step
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| Output format:
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ASCII
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| Post-processing software (if needed):
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Yes, GMT routines or Matlab
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| Visualization software (if needed):
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Yes, Matlab, GMT.
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Process description
| Processes represented by model:
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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
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| Key physical parameters & equations:
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See Burgess et al. (2001), Basin Research
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| Length scale & resolution constraints:
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10s to 100s km length scale
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| Time scale & resolution constraints:
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Internal time step years to decades
Model chron resolution 1000 years
Total run time 1-10 My
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| Numerical limitations and issues :
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Diffusion and other sediment transport routines require short time steps
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Testing
| Available calibration data sets:
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Any outcrop data showing (or purporting to show) cyclical platform interior strata
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| Available test data sets:
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--
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| Ideal data for testing:
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--
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User groups
| Currently or plans for collaborating with:
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No, but open to suggestions
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Documentation
| Key papers of the model:
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- Burgess, P.M., Wright, V.P. & Emery, D. (2001) Numerical forward modelling of a peritidal carbonate parasequence development: implications for outcrop interpretation. Basin Research, 13, p.1-16.
Burgess, P.M. (2001) Modelling Carbonate Sequence Development without Relative Sea Level Oscillations, Geology, vol. 29, p. 1127-1130.
- Barnett, A.J., Burgess, P.M., and Wright, V.P. (2002), Icehouse world sea-level behaviour and resulting stratal patterns in late Visean (Mississippian) carbonate platforms: integration of numerical forward modelling and outcrop studies, Basin Research, v.14, p.417-438.
- Burgess, P.M., and Wright, V.P, (2003) Numerical forward modelling of carbonate platform dynamics: An evaluation of complexity and completeness, Journal of Sedimentary research, v.73, p.637-652.
- Burgess, P.M., and Emery, D. (2005), Sensitive dependence, divergence and unpredictable behaviour in a stratigraphic forward model of a carbonate system, in Curtis, A., and Wood, R. (eds.) Geological prior information: informing science and engineering, Geological Society, London, Special Publication 239, p.77-94.
- Burgess, P.M., 2006, The signal and the noise: forward modeling of allocyclic and autocyclic processes influencing peritidal carbonate stacking patterns, Journal of Sedimentary Research; v. 76; no. 7; p. 962-977.
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| Is there a manual available:
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No
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| Model website if any:
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