Model:CarboCAT

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Name	Peter Burgess
Type of contact	Model developer
Institute / Organization	Royal Holloway University of London
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Town / City	Egham
Postal code	TW20 0EX
State	NO STATE
Country	United Kingdom
Email address	p.burgess@es.rhul.ac.uk
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CarboCAT

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Summary Also known as Model type Model part of larger framework Note on status model Date note status model Technical specs Supported platforms Windows Other platform Programming language Matlab Other program language Code optimized Multiple processors implemented Nr of distributed processors Nr of shared processors Start year development 2008 Does model development still take place? Yes If above answer is no, provide end year model development Code development status When did you indicate the 'code development status'? Model availability As code Source code availability (Or provide future intension) Through owner"Through owner" is not in the list (Through web repository, Through CSDMS repository) of allowed values for the "Source code availability" property. Source web address Source csdms web address Program license type GPL v2 Program license type other Memory requirements Typical run time 5 minutes In/Output Describe input parameters Production and subsidence rates, cellular automata rules (number of seed neighbours etc), sea-level history Input format ASCII Other input format Describe output parameters Chronostrat plots, maps, cross-sections, lithofacies thickness distributions Output format ASCII Other output format Pre-processing software needed? No Describe pre-processing software Post-processing software needed? Yes Describe post-processing software Yes, Matlab routines Visualization software needed? Yes If above answer is yes Matlab Other visualization software Process Describe processes represented by the model Subsidence Depth dependent carbonate production Lithofacies spatial distribution based on number of neighoubrs of same facies type Describe key physical parameters and equations Subsidence rates Production rates CA rules, number of seed neighbours etc Describe length scale and resolution constraints No intrinsic constraints Describe time scale and resolution constraints Short time steps required for accuracy of production rate calculation Describe any numerical limitations and issues -- Testing Describe available calibration data sets -- Upload calibration data sets if available: Describe available test data sets Burgess (2008) Upload test data sets if available: Describe ideal data for testing Carbonate lithofacies thickness distributions Other Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers? -- Is there a manual available? No Upload manual if available: Model website if any Model forum / discussion board Comments -- 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 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 : -- 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: -- Issues Help Input Files Output Files Download Source