PaleoClimate & PaleoRun Overview

1. Introducing
PaleoClimate & PaleoRun
3rd Annual PaleoGIS and
PaleoClimate™ User’s Conference
2013

3. What is PaleoClimate?
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Desktop application
Employs a parametric approach to modelling the
climate of ancient earth
Computes sea level air pressure, surface air
pressure, sea level temperature, surface
temperature, wind direction and azimuth, ocean
currents, coastal upwelling, and wetness

4. Origin of PaleoClimate
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Built on work by J.T. Parrish, Scotese, Ross, &
Summerhayes
Scotese, C. R & Summerhayes, C.P. (1986).
Computer Model of Paleoclimate Predicts Coastal
Upwelling in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic.
Geobyte

5. Why did we build this tool?
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Complementary to PaleoGIS
Geologists and GIS professionals can
dynamically visualize and analyze a wide range of
paleoclimate scenarios that may have affected
the deposition of organic materials and the
formation of reservoirs.

6. How does it relate to PaleoGIS?
● PaleoClimate can be launched from PaleoGIS
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PaleoClimate’s outputs are viewable in ArcMap or
in a variety of other GIS applications
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PaleoClimate is the next step in developing a
complete picture of the geology for an age

7. Paleo Process
Lithofacies
Paleoclimate
Paleogeography
Model-based Analysis
Plate Tectonic Model
Basic Geosciences & Geophysics

8. Parametric Approach
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PaleoClimate offers rapid cycle & iterative
analysis
Not intended to replace robust Global Circulation
Modelling performed on supercomputers
Geoscientists can quickly explore a wide variety
of factors and fine tune assumptions
Supports first pass screening activities
Validate the need to invest in more sophisticated
and costly climate analysis

9. Additional Configuration
Configure up to 45 additional parameters to finely tune assumptions
for an age
●Axial tilt
●Western intensification
●Coriolis deflection
●Paleography values
●Effective latitude
●House shift

10. Sample Outputs
Pictured here (top to bottom):
Surface Pressure and Ocean Currents,
Coastal Upwelling and Surface temperature
for Winter, Northern Hemisphere

13. What is PaleoRun?
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Batch processing tool for the Paleo suite
Command line executable
Multiple PaleoGIS or PaleoClimate jobs in series
Driven by a single XML configuration file
Simple to run from any scripting language

14. What can PaleoRun do?
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Reconstruction
Multi-reconstruction
Animation
Point Path Visualization
Instantaneous motion
Azimuth & Rate vs Time
Climate Modelling
Modify Metadata
Add Layers and Symbolize

15. Common Scenarios
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To reconstruct supplementary datasets from
third-party vendors
To execute a large number of jobs, such as when
new plate model data is received
To run one or more long-running jobs, such as
large raster reconstructions
To schedule jobs through the Windows Task
Scheduler

16. Advantages of PaleoRun
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Script a series of jobs with DOS scripting tools
Run a series of jobs as a single batch
Use outputs from one job as inputs to another
Schedule scripted jobs to run at regular intervals
Schedule long-running jobs overnight or over the
weekend
Re-run job scripts many times with consistent
results