Categories of Software:
- Palaeomagnetic
Directional Analysis and Statistics
- Correlation
of successions
- Tectonic Plate
Reconstruction
- Rock and
Environmental Magnetic
- Stereo and 2-D data Plotting
Software
- Solid Earth Geophysics Teaching
software
- Other geology/geophysics software and links
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Software for
Palaeomagnetic Directional Analysis and Statistics
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Palaeomag-Tools
v. 4.2 by Mark W Hounslow: A Free-ware
program for analysis of 2-D and 3-D
directional data
Works with text files, with column based data in a variety of adaptable
formats. It is designed to be used in data-exchange
with spreadsheet programs. Wide variety of applications in directional
statistics, geology, palaeomagnetism, archaeomagnetism
etc. The software has been considerably updated from the previous 3.2
version, mainly by inclusion of graphics, which allow data plots of rose
diagrams, stereographic projections, map projections, and fold-test plots. Works with Windows XP/7.
Extensive help, with tutorials, example files and example plots for getting started. |
PuffinPlot (v1.02)
by Pontus Lurcock: application to analyse and plot palaeomagnetic
data
 | A cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux, etc.) application
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| Provides several plot types and analysis functions,
user-configurable graph layout, CSV data export, and SVG and PDF graph
export |
| Facilities for both interactive and bulk analysis, and
can also be programmed using any JVM-based scripting language |
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Super IAPD,
Interactive analysis of palaeomagnetic demagnetisation
data
| written by T. Torsvik, J. Briden and M. Smethurst-
works under Windows 95/NT |
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Paleomagnetism Analysis Programs,
by Randy Enkin.
A comprehensive variety of analysis tools, from statistics,
to demagnetisation analysis to graphics
| MS-DOS software |
| and now the Windows version (PMGSC) |
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PaleoMag 3.1 by C.H. Jones
| The
newest
version of this software now contains core functions for many
paleomagnetics applications, including sample list, orthographic, and
equal area plots with least-squares fits to lines, planes, and circles;
least-squares lists and equal-area plots, with Fisher Line, Line+Plane,
Line+Arc, and Hemisphere versions of these statistics, Bingham line,
plane, line+plane statistics. |
| for Macintosh, Windows and Linux |
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PaleoMac
(v.5.4) by J.P. Cogné
| Handles directionnal data, Paleopoles or any point on
the Earth, plate contours and rotation parameters, to produce paleo-reconstructions,
and demagnetization data |
| (OS X Version) for Macintosh |
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Paleomagnetic
Analysis Program (V4.2), by
Chunfu Zhang
| Visualization and analysis of paleomagnetic data with
graphic output |
| Runs under Windows |
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| "Paleomagnetic Principles and
Practice", by Lisa Tauxe
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IGRF
v4.0,
by Mark W. Hounslow: Calculates
the earths magnetic field components using 10th generation model
coefficients- Variety of uses in teaching and research
| Works under 32-bit windows- self
installing software, with extensive help. Written by Mark W Hounslow.
C++ Source code also available. |
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Matlab
Tool for
Archaeomagnetic dating: by:
Javier Pavón-Carrasco
Juan Rodríguez-González, M.Luisa Osete, J.Miquel Torta.
The archaeomagnetic direction (declination and/or
inclination) and the archaeointensity obtained from the archaeological
artifact are compared with a master PSVC. The master PSVCs included with the
Matlab tool are the different European Bayesian curves and those generated
using both regional and global geomagnetic field models. The dating
uncertainty and the relocation error are analyzed for the European region.
| Matlab 7.5 (R2007) and newest versions.
Windows / MacOs / Linux. |
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Software
relating to
Correlation |
 CPLSlot
v2.4,
by Mark W. Hounslow and Malcolm Clark: Allows objective
correlation between physical or chemical or fossil (abundance data) or
directional palaeo-data records. It
uses a sequence slotting algorithm and includes a variety of supporting
visual data analysis tools and correlation smoothing methods.
| Windows software ( 2000, XP)- self
installing software, with extensive help and examples. |
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CONOP9-
Correlation of stratigraphic sections using the first and last appearance of
fossil taxa or other kinds of events. Handles
large amounts of data from many sections, and be used to construct a
composite range chart for the taxa. See CHRONOS
page
for more info.
| Windows software, Written by Peter Sadler. |
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RASC & CASC, V.20-
Like CONOP these work with the first and last
occurrences (or other events) of fossil data.- RASC generates
optimum biozonations, whereas CASC produces correlations with uncertainty
limits. The
manual.
| DOS and Windows software, Written by F.P.Agterberg and F.M.Gradstein. |
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UA-Graph, V.0.28-
UA-graph is a program for biochronological correlation
using the Unitary Associations method.
This and some of the above biostratigraphic methods are included in the
PAST statistical analysis
software.
| Windows software, Written by
Oyvind Hammer, Jean Guex, Jean Savary |
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| Various tools for plotting timescales and
stratigraphic data within the
CHRONOS project, including
PSICAT for creating and viewing stratigraphic column diagrams,
ADP
an age-depth plotting program etc. |
Software
relating to
Plate reconstruction
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| GMAP,
and GMAP 2005Geographic
Mapping and Palaeogeography and plate reconstruction.
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On-Line Data and
Software
Tools in Paleomagnetism and Plate Tectonics:
| Provides public access to software for palaeomagnetic
analysis and plate tectonic reconstructions. |
| Other useful modeling tools are interactive tools for
the visualization of plate velocity fields since Early Jurassic. |
| On-line access to the palaeomagnetic databases |
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GeoDynamic (version
3.1), by Mark W.
Hounslow: A Free-ware program for use in geodynamics teaching,
which allows assessment of NUVEL plate motions and magnetic anomaly
modelling over divergent plate boundaries.
| Works under windows- self
installing software, with extensive help. Written by Mark W Hounslow |
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Rock and
Environmental Magnetic Software etc
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Quant-XRD:
Quantitative X-ray diffraction software, by Mark W Hounslow:
Uses the methodology suggested by Hooten and Giorgetta (1977)
and Hardy and Tucker (1988). Also detailed in Hounslow and Maher (1999).
Program has uses in mineralogy and quantitative analysis of mineral magnetic
extracts.
| Works under 32-bit windows (NT, 95,98, 2000, XP)- self
installing software, with extensive help. Written by Mark W Hounslow.
c++ Source code also available. |
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IRM-CLG
1.0, by Pauline Kruiver: Perform
component analysis on IRM acquisition curves using "LAP",
"GAP" and "SAP" plots.
| Program: Excel Spreadsheet (Excel97 or higher) |
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IRMUNMIX
V2.2, by Dave Heslop: Automatic
decomposition of IRM acquisition curves using the Expectation-Maximization
algorithm.
| Program- Fortran90; Requirements Win95 or higher. |
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MC-CLEAN
V2.0, by Dave Heslop: Spectral
analysis of unevenly spaced time series using CLEAN: signal recovery and
derivation of significance levels using a Monte Carlo simulation
| Requirements: MATLAB 5.3. GUI |
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RockMag
Analyzer 1.0, by Roman Leonhardt: Software
to determine rock magnetic parameters from isothermal and thermomagnetic
measurements.
| requires Windows 95/98/NT/XP |
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 ThellierTool
by Roman Leonhardt: Analyses Thellier type
paleointensity determinations. Supports the evaluation of standard
Thellier measurements according to Coe (1967), measurements using MD
tail checks (Leonhardt et al., 2000), and additively checks.
Additionally, it provides several other features, like check
correction, decay and orthogonal projections, etc. |
| Requires Windows 95/98/NT/XP |
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| Magfab
by Mark Hounslow: Simple utility for
extracting/importing AMS data from Agico KLY3s ".asc files". so it can
be conveniently pasted into spreadsheet cells. |
| requires Windows |
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Other
Directional Statistics and Plotting Software
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Vector
Rose 3.0 for MacOS, by Pierre A. Zippi: Calculate 2-D
circular-normal statistics including Watson's two-sample test, and create
rose diagrams and flight-bearing diagrams.
| Macintosh System 7.x and MacOS-8 & 9. |
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| Oriana:
2-D Orientation analysis and circular statistics for Windows. |
Steronet
for Mac, and StereoWin for windows, by
Richard Allmendinger
| Comprehensive stereonet plotting program, producing
various modes of plotting, including contours etc, rotations etc, but
projection only on lower hemisphere- (structural geology tool). |
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STEREOPLOT (version 3.06), by Neil Mancktelow: A program for plotting and
analysing 3-D orientation data.
| Macintosh software |
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GEOrient© v9.x
by Holcombe Coughlin & Associates :
plots and analyses
stereographic projections and rose diagrams of geological structural data.
| windows software |
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Geophysics and
Geophysics Teaching Software
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IGRF,(version
4.0) by Mark W. Hounslow: Calculates
the earths magnetic field components from 1940 to about 2010. Uses the 10th
generation IGRF model
coefficients. Coefficients used are entirely selectable by user, and
updateable with new values- Variety of uses in teaching and research
| Works under windows (NT, 2000, XP7 )- self
installing software, with extensive help. Written by Mark W Hounslow.
c++ Source code also available. |
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Gravity
Reduction (version 4.0), by Mark W.
Hounslow: A Free-ware program for determining the bouguer gravity anomaly from
spot gravimeter readings.
| Works under windows (NT, 2000, XP, 7)- self
installing software, with extensive help. Written by Mark W Hounslow |
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Gravity
Modelling (version 3.2), by Mark W.
Hounslow: A Free-ware program for simple analysis and modelling
(2D-dual-density) of bouguer anomaly gravity data.
| Works under windows (NT 2000, XP, 7)- self
installing software, with extensive help. Written by Mark W. Hounslow |
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GeoDynamic (version
3.1), by Mark W.
Hounslow: A Free-ware program for use in geodynamics teaching,
which allows assessment of NUVEL plate motions and magnetic anomaly
modelling over divergent plate boundaries.
| Works under windows (NT, 2000, XP, 7)- self
installing software, with extensive help. Written by Mark W Hounslow |
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Other
Geology and
Geophysics Software & links
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| Mostly commercial stuff:
Yahoo
earth science , Geology
and geophysics
Rockware
geophysics software
Gravity
interpretation software from geopotential
Geosoft
for 3-D gravity and magnetics
Intrepid
Geophysics
Mostly Non-commercial
Geophysical
freeware
Geophysics
source code archive
Magnetic
field calculation from interpex- GEOMAGIX 2005 models IGRF and WMM
International Association
for Mathematical Geology
Good Geology software list at
geologynet.
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