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The Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics (CIG) is a National Science Foundation-sponsored collaborative effort to improve geodynamic modelling and develop, support, and disseminate open-source software for the geodynamics research and higher education communities.

CIG is located at the University of California, Davis, and is a member-governed consortium with 59 institutional members and 15 international affiliates.

List of Software

CIG hosts codes in a wide range of disciplines in geodynamics and computational science. The following is a list of software packages that are developed by CIG, developed by community contributors, supported by CIG, or supported by community contributors:

  • Computational Science: Spatial Data, Nemesis, and Pythia,
  • Geodynamo: Calypso
  • Seismology: SPECFEM3D Cartesian, SPECFEM3D GLOBE, BurnMan, AxiSEM, SPECFEM2D, SPECFEM3D GEOTECH, SW4, SEISMIC CPML, and SPECFEM1D
  • Mantle Convection: Aspect, Citcom CU, CitcomS, and ConMan
  • Short-Term Crustal Dynamics: PyLith, RELAX, Virtual Quake and SELEN

The following are software packages that are archived with no development activity.

Archived Software:

  • Cigma (Computational Science)
  • Exchanger (Computational Science)
  • MAG (Geodynamo)
  • Flexwin (Seismology)
  • Mineos (Seismology)
  • Ellipsis3D (Mantle Convection)
  • HC (Mantle Convection)
  • Gale (Long-Term Tectonics)
  • Plasti (Long-Term Tectonics)
  • SNAC (Long-Term Tectonics)
  • LithoMap (Short-Term Crustal Dynamics)


Projects

Software Attribution for Geoscience Applications (SAGA)

History

CIG was established in 2005 in response to the need for coordinated development and dissemination of software for geodynamics applications. Founded with an NSF cooperative agreement to Caltech, in 2010, CIG moved to UC Davis under a new cooperative agreement from NSF.

References

  • Morozov, Igor; Reilkoff, Brian; Chubak, Glenn (2006). "A generalized web service model for geophysical data processing and modeling". Computers & Geosciences. 32 (9): 1403. Bibcode:2006CG.....32.1403M. doi:10.1016/j.cageo.2005.12.010.
  • Gurnis, M (2005). "Sculpting Earth from Inside Out". Scientific American. 284 (3): 40–7. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0301-40. PMID 11234505.
  • Zhang, H; Liu, M; Shi, Y; Yuen, D; Yan, Z; Liang, G (2007). "Toward an automated parallel computing environment for geosciences". Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors. 163: 2. Bibcode:2007PEPI..163....2Z. doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2007.05.008.


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