Algorithm 1 Computational model summary.
From: Thermal modeling of subduction zones with prescribed and evolving 2D and 3D slab geometries
Obtain point clouds from assumed slab geometry (e.g., Fig. 1) | Â |
Transform point cloud data to Cartesian coordinates (Sect. 2.5) | Â |
Project data to B-splines as final surface approximation (Sect. 2.6) | Â |
Generate sequence of domains and meshes of time evolving slab surface (Sects. 2.7 and 2.8) | Â |
Compute initial velocity, pressure and temperature approximation (Sect. 2.10) | Â |
for each time step do | Â |
 Compute velocity, pressure and temperature approximation using algorithm 2 (Sect. 2.10) |  |
 Transfer temperature field to next mesh (Sect. 2.9) |  |
end for | Â |