Barriers to Melt Ascent in the Lithosphere of Io with Applications to Heat Pipe Formation: MELTS Calculations

MELTS input and output datafiles for "Barriers to Melt Ascent in the Lithosphere of Io with Applications to Heat Pipe Formation." Each zip file corresponds to one dataset with a set resurfacing rate and a choice of nepheline allowed or nepheline suppressed. Each data set is organized first by lithosphere thickness, then mantle potential temperature.

PTpath.txt is the text file read by MELTS to create the geotherm P-T path in the crystallization calculation. Residue.melts is the Residual solid composition after the melting calculation. Liquid.melts is the liquid composition that enters the crystallization calculation. PBRate.txt is a two column text file which is a record of crystallization rate with depth.

The output_1 folder contains the MELTS output files for the decompression melting calculation. The output_2 folder contains the MELTS output files for the crystallization in the lithosphere calculation.

Associated MATLAB functions for this work can be found here: https://github.com/joeschools/Io_PB (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5172975)