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Training Session for the Gale Computational Software in Tectonics and Geophysics
An important component of interpreting the wealth of data available to geologists is the use of computational methodologies to simulate tectonic processes. In this training session, the NSF-sponsored Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics (CIG) will focus on training of new users in the use of the tectonics modeling software Gale.
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Oct 30, 2010 from 08:00 AM to 05:00 PM |
| Where | Denver, CO |
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Co-sponsors: GSA Structure and Tectonics Division, GSA Geophysics Division
Target Audience: Faculty and graduate students
Gale is a 2D/3D parallel code that solves problems in orogenesis, rifting, and subduction with a variety of boundary conditions, including free surfaces and coupling to surface erosion models. Gale is bundled with a number of rheologies and extensive documentation, and is extensively benchmarked. Precompiled binaries make it easy to start using Gale on Windows, Mac, or Linux laptops and desktops. Thorough installation notes allow users to then install Gale on the largest supercomputers and run the same input files.
Gale is free software, requiring no fees to acquire or run, and is developed by CIG in conjunction with the Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing and Monash University. Gale software is available at Gale.
During the session, participants will be given background theory, an overview of the code including its strengths and weaknesses for solving geodynamic problems, and instruction on downloading and running these codes (including running them on the NSF TeraGrid), and post-processing (visualizing) the results. As time permits, the workshop will also cover a few more advanced items, such as: an overview of the code structure, how to implement new rheologies, how to edit plugins, and how to interface with custom surface processes.
Instructors:
- Walter Landry (CIG)
- Todd Ehlers (U. Tuebingen)
- Mousumi Roy (U. New Mexico)
