Model:SiStER

SiStER [edit]

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Spatial dimensions	2D
Spatial extent	Continental
Model domain	Geodynamic
One-line model description	An easy-to-use MATLAB code to simulate long-term lithosphere and mantle deformation.
Extended model description	SiStER (Simple Stokes solver with Exotic Rheologies) simulates lithosphere and mantle deformation with continuum mechanics: Stokes flow with large strains, strain localization, non-linear rheologies, sharp contrasts in material properties, complex BCs.

Keywords:	lithosphere deflection, Mantle deformation,

Name	Jean-Arthur Olive
Type of contact	Model developer
Institute / Organization	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in Oceanography,
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Town / City	Cambridge
Postal code	02139
State	Massachusetts
Country	United States
Email address	jaolive@ldeo.columbia.edu
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Name	Benjamin Klein
Type of contact	Model developer
Institute / Organization	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Town / City	Cambridge
Postal code	02139
State	Massachusetts
Country	United States
Email address	bzklein@mit.edu
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Name	Mark Behn
Type of contact	Model developer
Institute / Organization	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Town / City	Woods Hole
Postal code	02543
State	Massachusetts
Country	United States
Email address	mbehn@whoi.edu
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Supported platforms	Unix, Linux, Mac OS, Windows
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Programming language	Matlab
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Code optimized	Single Processor
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Start year development	2011
Does model development still take place?	Yes
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Model availability	As code
Source code availability (Or provide future intension)	Through web repository
Source web address	https://github.com/jaolive/SiStER
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Program license type	Other
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Pre-processing software needed?	No
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Post-processing software needed?	No
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Visualization software needed?	No
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Describe key physical parameters and equations	1) Conservation of mass and momentum 2) Non linear viscosity law + elasticity + plasticity 3) Conservation of energy
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Is there a manual available?	Yes
Upload manual if available:	Media:Sister overview.pdf
Model website if any	http://jaolive.weebly.com/codes.html
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Authors

Mittelstaedt, Klein, Howell, Behn, Ito

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Featured publication(s)	Year	Model described	Type of Reference	Citations
Olive, Jean-Arthur; Behn, Mark D.; Mittelstaedt, Eric; Ito, Garrett; Klein, Benjamin Z.; 2016. The role of elasticity in simulating long-term tectonic extension. Geophysical Journal International, 205, 728–743. 10.1093/gji/ggw044 (View/edit entry)	2016	SiStER	Model overview	26
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