Methods

• Conservation of Momentum and Mass
• Conservation of Energy
• Staggered Grid Structure
• Staggered Grid Generation
• Marker Distribution
• Discretizing the 2D Stokes-Continuity Equations
• Discretization of Heat Conduction Equation
• Stokes-continuity Boundary Conditions
• Heat Conduction Equation Boundary Conditions
• Marker-Grid Interpolation
• Algorithm for Solving the Visco-elasto-plastic Stokes-Continuity Equations
• Algorithm for Solving the Heat Advection-Diffusion Equation
• Sediment Transport
• Melt generation, Transport and Emplacement
• Melt Extrusion and Lava Flow
• Viscous Creep
• Strain Weakening and Melt Damage
• Hydrothermal Circulation
• Serpentinization

Also see the detailed thermo-mechanical algorithm section Main Steps.