Script and files for plotting the ages of oceanic lithosphere by Müller et al. (2008) on a global map. To generate the map (using the viridis colormap) just run the script via the command line:
user@seisPC:~$ ./GMT_PLOT_ages.gmtIn general, first you have to make the script executable via:
user@seisPC:~$ chmod +x GMT_PLOT_ages.gmtFor further instructions (e.g. how to change the colormap) see the manual (pdf-file). Colormaps from (or based on) the following sources are included in the download package:
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Scientific colormaps by F. Crameri (Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1243862) (see and download here: http://www.fabiocrameri.ch/colourmaps.php)
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Matplotlib colormaps converted to GMT's cpt format (see and download here: http://soliton.vm.bytemark.co.uk/pub/cpt-city/mpl/index.html)
References:
- Müller, R. D., Sdrolias, M., Gaina, C., & Roest, W. R. (2008), Age, spreading rates, and spreading asymmetry of the world’s ocean crust, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 9(4), https://doi.org/10.1029/2007GC001743
