The Geodynamic World Builder: a solution for complex initial conditions in numerical modeling

Fraters, Menno; Thieulot, Cedric; van den Berg, Arie; Spakman, Wim

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-1785-2019

Articles | Volume 10, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-1785-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-1785-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 10, issue 5

Method article

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29 Oct 2019

Method article |

| 29 Oct 2019

The Geodynamic World Builder: a solution for complex initial conditions in numerical modeling

Menno Fraters, Cedric Thieulot, Arie van den Berg, and Wim Spakman

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RC1: '2018JB017069: Request to Review from Solid Earth', Fabio A. Capitanio, 19 Mar 2019
- AC1: 'Reply to reviewer 1', Menno Fraters, 10 Jul 2019
RC2: 'Interactive comment on "The Geodynamic World Builder: a solution for complex initial conditions in numerical modelling"', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Mar 2019
- AC2: 'Reply to reviewer 2', Menno Fraters, 10 Jul 2019

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AR by Menno Fraters on behalf of the Authors (10 Jul 2019) Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (19 Jul 2019) by Taras Gerya

ED: Publish as is (19 Jul 2019) by Federico Rossetti (Executive editor)

AR by Menno Fraters on behalf of the Authors (24 Jul 2019) Manuscript

Short summary

Three-dimensional numerical modelling of geodynamic processes may benefit strongly from using realistic 3-D starting models that approximate, e.g. natural subduction settings in the geological past or at present. To this end, we developed the Geodynamic World Builder (GWB), which enables relatively straightforward parameterization of complex 3-D geometric structures associated with geodynamic processes. The GWB is an open-source community code designed to easily interface with geodynamic codes.