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Summary Contact Technical specs In/Output Process Testing Other Component info Also known as tAo3D Model type Single Model part of larger framework Note on status model Date note status model Incorporated models or components: Spatial dimensions 2D, 3D Spatial extent Continental, Regional-Scale Model domain Terrestrial, Hydrology, Geodynamic, Climate One-line model description TISC integrates quantitative models of lithospheric flexure, fault deformation, and surface mass transport (erosion/transport/sedimentation) along drainage networks. Extended model description TISC is a computer program that simulates the evolution of 3D large-scale sediment transport together with tectonic deformation and lithospheric vertical movements on geological time scales. Particular attention is given to foreland sedimentary basin settings. TISC (formerly called tao3D) stands for Tectonics, Isostasy, Surface Transport, and Climate. hydrology/climate The drainage river network is calculated following the maximum slope along the evolving topography. Based on the runoff distribution, the water discharge at any cell of the network is calculated as the water collected from tributary cells plus the precipitation at that cell. Lake evaporation is accounted for, enabling the model to study close endorheic basins. Both topography and the network evolves as a result of erosion, sedimentation and tectonic processes. river sediment transport Sediment carrying capacity is a function of water discharge and slope and determines whether a river is eroding or depositing. Suspended sediments resulting from erosion are transported through the fluvial network until they are deposited or they leave the model domain (explicit mass conservation). lithospheric flexure A elastic and/or viscoelastic plate approach is used to calculate the vertical movements of the lithosphere caused by the mass redistribution. In the classical lithospheric flexural model, the lithosphere is assumed to rest on a fluid asthenosphere and behave as a thin plate when submitted to external forces. tectonic deformation Tectonic modification of the relieve and the correspondent loading of the lithosphere are calculated using a cinematic vertical shear approach (preserving the vertical thickness of the moving units during displacement).  Keywords: fluvial morphodynamics, geodynamics, Bedrock Erosion, groundwater, isostasy, orographic precipitattion, evaporation, lake, Name Daniel Garcia Castellanos Type of contact Model developer Institute / Organization ICTJA-CSIC Postal address 1 Postal address 2 Town / City Barcelona Postal code 08028 State Country Spain Email address danielgc@ictja.csic.es Phone Fax Supported platforms Unix, Linux, Mac OS Other platform Programming language C Other program language Code optimized Single Processor Multiple processors implemented Nr of distributed processors Nr of shared processors Start year development 1997 Does model development still take place? Yes If above answer is no, provide end year model development Code development status Only maintenance When did you indicate the 'code development status'? 2020 Model availability As code, As teaching tool Source code availability (Or provide future intension) Through web repository Source web address https://sites.google.com/site/daniggcc/software/tisc Source csdms web address Program license type GPL v3 Program license type other Memory requirements 32 GB Typical run time minutes to days Describe input parameters see software documentation Input format ASCII Other input format Describe output parameters Output format ASCII Other output format Pre-processing software needed? No Describe pre-processing software Post-processing software needed? No Describe post-processing software Visualization software needed? No If above answer is yes Other visualization software Describe processes represented by the model TISC is a geodynamic numerical model combining computer modeling techniques to investigate the interplay between lithospheric-scale tectonics and erosion/sedimentation at the Earth's surface. TISC is a code that integrates the calculation of lithospheric flexure, kinematic fault deformation, and surface mass transport (erosion/transport/sedimentation) along drainage networks. In other words, TISC is a software that simulates the evolution of 3D large-scale sediment transport together with tectonic deformation and lithospheric isostatic movements on geological time scales. TISC stands for Tectonics, Isostasy, Surface transport, and Climate. Take a look at the documentation wiki and download TISC at GitHub. TISC is available for Linux / OS X platforms only. Download TISC from the github repository See also the Open Forum. The Landscape Evolution Model (LEM) component of TISC can deal with closed (internally-drained, endorheic) basins and finds the equilibrium between precipitation in drainage basins and evaporation in terminal lakes. Orographic precipitation is also calculated. Relative to other existing LEMs (Child, Cascade, Eros, ...), TISC explicitly handles lakes forming in local topographic minima, finding the outlet of such water bodies, and accounting for their role as hydrological and sedimentary sinks. It also accounts for internal drainage (endorheism) depending on the collected runoff and the lake's surface evaporation, explicitly calculating the extension of the resulting closed-drainage lakes. It also tracks sediment horizons in the sedimentary basins. TISC uses a fixed rectangular mesh for the finite-difference method. Water flow is at steady state. Particular attention is given to the formation of sedimentary basins, with a full track of the source-to-sink balance between erosion and sedimentation. Further information in these papers (G-C, 2002, Basin Res., G-C et al., 2003) showing first results of this numerical model. Describe key physical parameters and equations [[Describe key physical parameters::Most updated description is at For the surface process and climatic (orographic precipitation) parts only: Garcia-Castellanos, D., Jiménez-Munt, I., 2015. Topographic evolution and climate aridification during continental collision: insights from computer simulations. PLOS ONE, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132252 [pdf] [pdf]]] Describe length scale and resolution constraints Describe time scale and resolution constraints Describe any numerical limitations and issues Describe available calibration data sets 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? Is there a manual available? No Upload manual if available: Model website if any https://sites.google.com/site/daniggcc/software/tisc Model forum / discussion board Comments This part will be filled out by CSDMS staff OpenMI compliant No but possible BMI compliant No but possible WMT component No but possible PyMT component Is this a data component Can be coupled with:

Model info Authors Daniel Garcia Castellanos Source code Go to external source code site Model citations Nr. of publications: 6 Total citations: 630 h-index: 6 m-quotient: 0.22 QR-code Link to this page Other models by author TAo TISC

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Nr. of publications:	6
Total citations:	630
h-index:	6
m-quotient:	0.22

Featured publication(s)	Year	Model described	Type of Reference	Citations
Braun, Jean; Sambridge, Malcolm; 1997. Modelling landscape evolution on geological time scales: a new method based on irregular spatial discretization. Basin Research, 9, 27–52. 10.1046/j.1365-2117.1997.00030.x (View/edit entry)	1997	TISC	Model overview	397
Persson, Katarina S.; Garcia-Castellanos, Daniel; Sokoutis, Dimitrios; 2004. River transport effects on compressional belts: First results from an integrated analogue-numerical model: RIVER TRANSPORT EFFECTS ON COMPRESSIONAL BELTS. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 109, . 10.1029/2002JB002274 (View/edit entry)	2004	TISC	Model overview	52
Berry, M.; Wijk, J.; Cadol, D.; Emry, E.; Garcia‐Castellanos, D.; 2019. Endorheic‐Exorheic Transitions of the Rio Grande and East African Rifts. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, , 2018GC008176. 10.1029/2018GC008176 (View/edit entry)	2019	TISC	Model overview	6
Garcia‐Castellanos, Daniel, Vergés, Jaume, Gaspar‐Escribano, Jorge, Cloetingh, Sierd, 2003-07. Interplay between tectonics, climate, and fluvial transport during the Cenozoic evolution of the Ebro Basin (NE Iberia). Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 108, . 10.1029/2002JB002073 (View/edit entry)	2003-07	TISC	Model application	0
Garcia‐Castellanos, Daniel, Vergés, Jaume, Gaspar‐Escribano, Jorge, Cloetingh, Sierd, 2003-07. Interplay between tectonics, climate, and fluvial transport during the Cenozoic evolution of the Ebro Basin (NE Iberia). Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 108, . 10.1029/2002JB002073 (View/edit entry)	2003-07	TISC	Model application	0
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