tAo is a C program for Linux to calculate the flexure of the lithosphere and, more in general, to numerically simulate the formation of foreland basins in pseudo 2D (vertical cross section). The pseudo 3D version of tAo is called TISC and distributed apart. tAo has been developed in C under Linux, and is ready for compilation in a Mac Linux environment. The program 'tAo' is designed to calculate the interaction between lithospheric flexure, tectonic loading [e.g., by thrusting], and surface transport erosion/deposition]. The code puts a particular enphasis on the formation of foreland basin systems. tAo can be used as a 2D lithospheric flexure numerical model, that is, a program to simulate the mechanical behavior of the lithosphere when forces act on it. tAo allows to apply different rheological behaviours for the lithospheric plate: pure elastic, viscoelastic, and depth&temperaure-dependent elastic-plastic rheology. This software was first edited in 1997 and updated in 2015.

European Union project Integrated Basin Studies JOU2-CT92-0110; Spanish Government and European Union PNIDI-CGL: CGL2011–26670 TECLA; Spanish Government and European Union CGL2014-59516 MITE; Spanish Government Ramon y Cajal tenure-track program

Más información: https://sites.google.com/site/daniggcc/software/tao

Contacto: Garcia-Castellanos, D., danielgc@geo3bcn.csic.es

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