The newly re-written version of PHIL raises the standard of interactivity in stratigraphic simulation. The new interface allows you to probe and plot results and edit data with a level of ease that has never before been possible. A new hierarchical data structure organizes the interface and functionality according to the physical state of the earth.
This structure is reflected in the menu and dialog structure of the program. For instance, at the basin level you have control over most of the underlying processes such as flexural loading, compaction, and sedimentation.
Removal of the limits to the number of active basins, layers, depositional systems, cycles and so forth allow you to construct a cross-section to a level of detail only limited by your computer's RAM memory.
Most geologic processes that have similar characteristics are defined in similar ways. For example, cyclicity is defined by an unlimited set of cycles that are described by a range, period, phase, etc. This definition is similar in all cyclic processes such as water level, siliciclastic sediment supply, and carbonate growth functions.
The new environment allows PHIL to run as native applications with the look and feel under the Mac/OS, Microsoft Windows, Silicon Graphics, and SunOS 4.1.3, Solaris operating systems. These RISC-based platforms perform at speeds that build models more than 5 times faster than equivalent speed CISC-based platforms. Other platforms can be added with demand. This expands the opportunity to similate by providing access to locally available systems and the strengths of each platform.
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