Contact

Name	Peter Burgess
Type of contact	Model developer
Institute / Organization	Royal Holloway University of London
Postal address 1
Postal address 2
Town / City	Egham
Postal code	TW20 0EX
State	NO STATE
Country	United Kingdom
Email address	p.burgess@es.rhul.ac.uk
Phone
Fax

Cyclopath

Also known as
Model type	Single
Model part of larger framework
Note on status model
Date note status model

Supported platforms	Unix, Linux
Other platform
Programming language	C
Other program language
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
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	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
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

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
Upload calibration data sets if available:
Describe available test data sets	--
Upload test data sets if available:
Describe ideal data for testing	--

Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers?	No, but open to suggestions

Is there a manual available?	No
Upload manual if available:
Model website if any
Model forum / discussion board

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