Software Engineering

Computational Science

• Benchmark Tool Development - Cigma (CIG Model Analyzer)
  • Collect all existing CIG benchmark cases, along with cigma comparison scripts, into a centralized location in svn repository (expected November 2008)
  • Introduce Cigma as a TeraGrid scientific gateway project, providing ease of use (no installation necessary) and ability to just upload data and run error analysis remotely. (Expected completion, December 2008)

Computational Seismology

• TBD

More information:
Software Information
Repository

Short-Term Tectonics

• The community has expressed strong support integrating all of the features of Tecton into PyLith by Dec 2008. The ordering of the priorities balances this community consensus with the desires of the developers. Given the current obligations of the developers (Brad Aagaard, Charles Williams, and Matthew Knepley), a relatively optimistic timeline does not permit implementation of all of Tecton's features until approximately June 2009. Additional CIG developer time and/or development by members of the community would expedite the timeline.

More information:
PyLith Development Plans
PyLith/Lithomop Repository

Long-Term Tectonics

• New release of Gale implementing improved friction, validated pressure equilibrium boundary conditions, and the ability to simulate magmatic dikes. (Expected completion, November 2008)

More information:
Gale Development Proposal and Plans
Software Information
Repository

Mantle Convection

• Implementing Anelastic Liquid Approximation (Expected completion, November 2008)
• Convert convection models to seismic models (Expected completion, November 2008)
• Test ConMan on different systems and run benchmarks, compile with different tools (Expected completion, November 2008)

More information:
CitComS
CitComCU
CIG-MC Working Group

Geodynamo

• MAG Portal enhancements as feedback is received.

More information:
Geodynamo Presentation
Software Information
Repository
Geodynamo Working Group

Magma Dynamics

The stgMadds project has already developed benchmark (a) (magmatic solitary waves) for 2 and 3D solitary waves and has begun benchmark (c) for 2D ridge models with forced adiabatic melting.

Currently, VPAC has developed codes for
Milestone 1: Isoviscous Stokes in 2 and 3D for Ridge geometries with Q2-Q1 elements
Milestone 2: Isoviscous Stokes flow, zero permeability, non-zero porosity
Milestone 3: Post-processing for melt velocities
Milestone 4: Magmatic Solitary wave codes

and is working on coupling Milestone 1 and 4 into Milestone 5. (Expected completion, tba)

More information:
Computational Magma Dynamics Workshop 2006 report