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NeoStep_01: Find or make a neotectonic map
NeoStep_02: Add Cartesian coordinates
NeoStep_03: Draw a map of numbered fault traces on tracing paper
NeoStep_04: Digitise
NeoStep_05: Convert _xy.dig files to (longitude, latitude) coordinates
NeoStep_06: Check your map-projection parameters
NeoStep_07: Edit text labels in the fault-traces file; add dips?
NeoStep_08: Re-plot the fault-traces map with NeoKineMap
NeoStep_09: Divide long fault traces into several fault-trains?
NeoStep_10: Compile heaves/throws and ages of features offset by each fault train
NeoStep_11: Run statistical-analysis program Slippery
NeoStep_12: Identify fault trains/sections with >50% aseismic creep
NeoStep_13: Assign interseismic locking depths to each fault
NeoStep_14: Consider minimum (and maximum?) limits on fault offset rates?
NeoStep_15: Convert geologic-offset-rate table to NeoKinema input (f*.nki) format
NeoStep_16: Obtain interseismic GPS velocities and put into .gps format
NeoStep_17: Obtain GPS-velocity covariance matrix and put into .gp2 format?
NeoStep_18: Plot GPS velocities and look for noise processes(?)
NeoStep_19: Run GPS_Covariance to augment GPS covariance?
NeoStep_20: Create a uniform finite element grid (.feg)
NeoStep_21: Tidy up the grid boundaries
NeoStep_22: Create fault-corridors in your grid?
NeoStep_23: Renumber the nodes to reduce bandwidth
NeoStep_24: Get an ordered list of boundary nodes
NeoStep_25: Choose a velocity reference frame
NeoStep_26: Choose boundary conditions
NeoStep_27: First run of NeoKinema!
NeoStep_28: Delete "unsafe" (or unwanted) GPS benchmarks from your dataset(s)
NeoStep_29: Compile data on azimuths of most-compressive horizontal principal-stress axes
NeoStep_30: Run NeoKinema (again) to interpolate stress-directions
NeoStep_31: Plot interpolated stress-directions with NeoKineMap
NeoStep_32: Choose starting values of weighting parameters L0, A0, mu_, xi_
NeoStep_33: Run NeoKinema many times with different weights
NeoStep_34: Tabulate the fault slip-rates in preferred & acceptable models
NeoStep_35: Plot all aspects of preferred NeoKinema model with NeoKineMap
NeoStep_36: Run GPS_Postprocessor?
NeoStep_37: Plot inferred GPS "noise" velocities?
NeoStep_38: Run Long_Term_Seismicity to get a SHIFT seismicity model?
NeoStep_39: Test your long-term SHIFT seismicity model retrospectively?
NeoStep_40: Publish!
Investigate details:
Digitised-polylines (.dig) file format
Gridded data (.grd) file format
Geodetic data (.gps) file format