Examples

Solid Earth

earthsciencekit.plate_tectonics

Euler plate motion, spreading, subduction, isostasy, flexure and lithosphere cooling.

Plate Tectonics examples

earthsciencekit.seismology

Elastic wave speeds, reflection, seismic moment, source pulses and damped response.

Seismology examples

earthsciencekit.volcanology

Radiometric dating, isotope and trace-element geochemistry, magma viscosity and ascent, ground deformation and eruption columns.

Volcanology examples

earthsciencekit.geophysics

Gravity anomalies, the figure of the Earth, the geoid, the geomagnetic field, paleomagnetism and the dynamo.

Geophysics examples

Fluid Earth and Climate

earthsciencekit.atmosphere

Hydrostatic balance, dry thermodynamics, moisture, rotation and parcel ascent.

Atmosphere examples

earthsciencekit.climate

Radiative balance, forcing, heat storage, carbon baselines and climate adjustment.

Climate examples

earthsciencekit.oceanography

Tides, waves, seawater density, geostrophy, the Ekman spiral, wind-driven gyres and thermohaline boxes.

Oceanography examples

earthsciencekit.hydrology

Catchment water balance, Darcy and Dupuit groundwater flow, Theis wells, infiltration, open channels, unit hydrographs, flood routing and evaporation.

Hydrology examples

earthsciencekit.glaciology

Glen’s flow law, plastic and shallow-ice profiles, sliding, crevasses, mass balance, sea-ice growth, postglacial rebound, ice-core dating and marine grounding lines.

Glaciology examples

Tutorials and model guides

• Quickstart
• Numerical methods and sampled results
• Plate Tectonics: units, equations and validation
• Seismology: units, equations and validation
• Atmosphere: units, equations and validation
• Climate: units, equations and validation
• Oceanography: units, equations and validation
• Volcanology: units, equations and validation
• Geophysics: units, equations and validation
• Hydrology: units, equations and validation
• Glaciology: units, equations and validation