Articles | Volume 18, issue 22
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-8651-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-8651-2025
Development and technical paper
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17 Nov 2025
Development and technical paper |  | 17 Nov 2025

The tracer nudging method for correcting and preventing uneven tracer distributions in geodynamical models

Paul James Tackley

Model code and software

Software accompanying manuscript "The tracer nudging method for correcting and preventing uneven tracer distributions in geodynamical models" (Version 2.0) Paul Tackley and ETH Zurich https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17058894

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Short summary
Tracers are commonly used in geodynamical models to track various quantities as material moves around. However, methods used to advect them typically do not respect the mass conservation equation, resulting in gaps and bunches in the tracer distribution. Here a method to correct this, based on nudging tracer positions in order to respect mass conservation, is presented. Tests show that it is effective and has a low computational cost.
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