Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics

Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics (CIG)

Founded	2005 (2005)
Focus	Earth Science, Geodynamics, Geophysics, Open Source Software
Location	University of California, Davis
Website	geodynamics.org

The Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics (CIG) is a community-driven organization that advances Earth science by developing and disseminating software for geophysics and related fields. It 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.

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.

Software

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

Computational Science

• Cigma
• Exchanger
• Nemesis
• Pythia
• Spatial Data

Geodynamo

• Calypso
• MAG

Seismology

• AxiSEM
• BurnMan
• Flexwin
• Mineos
• SEISMIC CPML
• SPECFEM1D
• SPECFEM2D
• SPECFEM3D Cartesian
• SPECFEM3D GLOBE
• SPECFM3D GEOTECH
• SW4

Mantle Convection

• Aspect
• Citcom CU
• CitcomS
• ConMan
• Ellipsis3D
• HC

Long-Term Tectonics

• Gale
• Plasti
• SNAC

Short-Term Crustal dynamics

• LithoMap
• SELEN
• RELAX
• Virtual Quake

Software Attribution for Geoscience Applications (SAGA)

CIG started the SAGA project with an NSF EAGER award from the SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities for “Development of Software Citation Methodology for Open Source Computational Science”.

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.

External links

• Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics (CIG)