Io Melt Ascent Barriers: MELTS Geochemical Simulation Data

MELTS input and output datafiles for modeling melt ascent barriers in the lithosphere of Jupiter's moon Io. The data, created by J. Schools of the University of Maryland, College Park, includes geotherm paths, residual solid compositions, liquid compositions, and crystallization rates for simulations with varying resurfacing rates and nepheline conditions. Associated MATLAB functions are available on GitHub.

Use Cases

• Modeling decompression melting and crystallization in Io's lithosphere based on the described MELTS calculations.
• Analyzing the relationship between resurfacing rate and melt composition based on the dataset's organization.
• Studying the effect of nepheline suppression on volcanic heat pipe formation as suggested by the simulation parameters.
• Validating geochemical models of silicate melt evolution using the provided solid and liquid composition files.

Strengths

• Data is organized by specific simulation parameters: lithosphere thickness and mantle potential temperature.
• Includes both input files (PTpath.txt) and output files for decompression melting and crystallization calculations.
• Associated open-source MATLAB functions are provided for reproducibility and further analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

University of Maryland, College Park

Collection Method

Output from MELTS geochemical modeling software for simulations described in the associated research.

Geography

Jupiter's moon Io