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Aragog is a Python package that computes the 1-D interior dynamics of rocky planets with molten or solid interiors. It is released under The GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.

If you use Aragog please cite Bower et al. [2018]:

  • D.J. Bower, P. Sanan, and A.S. Wolf (2018), Numerical solution of a non-linear conservation law applicable to the interior dynamics of partially molten planets, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 274, 49-62, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pepi.2017.11.004.

Open access versions of the publication are available:

You are further recommended to cite Abe [1993], which originally formulated the 1-D mixing length model for magma ocean dynamics.

Authors:

  • Dan J. Bower