BALISTICA: A software suite for ballistic motion with applications to geophysics research and education

Santiago Núñez-Corrales, José Brenes-André

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Abstract

Reconstructing fragment deposit trajectories resulting from various environmental conditions during their ejection constitutes a major task in geophysics, particularly in volcanology. We present here BALISTICA, an open source Python suite containing eight different models used to perform ballistic motion computations for fragment deposits. BALISTICA aims to close the gap between field data and scientific inferences where reconstruction of fragment trajectories requires evaluating multiple hypotheses. We briefly describe its use in research in Costa Rica, with a description of guiding principles behind the process. Finally, we discuss future directions, and implications of BALISTICA for research and educational uses of the suite.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number100488
JournalSoftware Impacts
Volume16
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2023

Keywords

  • Ballistic motion
  • Fragment deposit trajectory
  • Numerical computing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software

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