Model:TAo

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TAo


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Model type Single
Model part of larger framework
Note on status model
Date note status model
Incorporated models or components:
Spatial dimensions 2D
Spatial extent Continental, Regional-Scale
Model domain Terrestrial, Geodynamic
One-line model description tAo is a software designed to model the interplay between lithosphere flexure and surface transport (erosion/sedimentation), particularly during the formation of orogens and foreland sedimentary basins (see details).
Extended model description This pseudo-2D (cross-section, 1 independent variable x) numerical model permits calculating 1D lithospheric flexure with different rheologies, in combination with faulting, loading, and erosion/deposition. The programs are developed in C for Linux platforms, graphic output is produced using GMT scripts, and standard PCs match the CPU and memory requirements. The software is available for free under a GPL license.
Keywords:

geodynamics,

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

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Code optimized Single Processor
Multiple processors implemented
Nr of distributed processors
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Start year development 1995
Does model development still take place? No
If above answer is no, provide end year model development 2019
Code development status Only maintenance
When did you indicate the 'code development status'? 2020
Model availability As code
Source code availability
(Or provide future intension)
Through web repository
Source web address https://github.com/danigeos/tao-geo
Source csdms web address
Program license type GPL v3
Program license type other
Memory requirements 16Gb
Typical run time minutes


Describe input parameters see documentation along with source code, also available here:

https://sites.google.com/site/daniggcc/software/tao

Input format ASCII
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Output format ASCII
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Pre-processing software needed? No
Describe pre-processing software
Post-processing software needed? No
Describe post-processing software
Visualization software needed? Yes
If above answer is yes
Other visualization software GMT recommended


Describe processes represented by the model tAo is an open-source software designed to model the interplay between lithosphere flexure and surface transport (erosion/sedimentation), particularly during the formation of orogens and foreland sedimentary basins (see details). This 2D (cross-section) numerical model calculates 1D lithospheric flexure with different rheologies, in combination with fault kinematics, other isostatic loads, and erosion/deposition. Erosion models include both constant-rate and climate-based approaches. The programs are developed in C for Linux platforms, graphic output is produced using GMT scripts, and standard PCs match the CPU and memory requirements. The software is available under a GPL license.
Describe key physical parameters and equations
Describe length scale and resolution constraints From continental to regional scale (>50 km). Up to a few thousand cells are well handled.
Describe time scale and resolution constraints About 1kyr for surface processes; 200kyr for tectonic/ isostatic processes.
Describe any numerical limitations and issues


Describe available calibration data sets See github repo: directory ./demo/
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Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers? some collaborations:

Emry, E.L., D.A. Wiens, D. Garcia-Castellanos, 2014. Faulting within the Pacific plate at the Mariana Trench: Implications for plate interface coupling and subduction of hydrous minerals, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 119, doi: 10.1002/2013JB010718

Saura, E., Garcia-Castellanos, D., Casciello, E., Parravano, V., Urruela, A., Vergés, J., 2015. Modeling the flexural evolution of the Amiran and Mesopotamian foreland basins of NW Zagros (Iran-Iraq). Tectonics. doi:10.1002/2014TC003660

Is there a manual available? Yes
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OpenMI compliant No but possible
BMI compliant No but possible
WMT component No but possible
PyMT component
Is this a data component
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Model info
Daniel Garcia Castellanos
Nr. of publications: 5
Total citations: 228
h-index: 4
m-quotient: 0.13
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Nr. of publications: 5
Total citations: 228
h-index: 4
m-quotient: 0.13



Featured publication(s)YearModel describedType of ReferenceCitations
Garcia-Castellanos, D; Fernàndez, M; Torne, M; 1997. Numerical modeling of foreland basin formation: a program relating thrusting, flexure, sediment geometry and lithosphere rheology. Computers & Geosciences, 23, 993–1003. 10.1016/S0098-3004(97)00057-5
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1997 TAo
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