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Articles | Volume 8, issue 1
Articles | Volume 8, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-8-209-2026
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01 Apr 2026
Short communication/technical note |  | 01 Apr 2026

Technical note: Geodynamic Thermochronology (GDTchron) – A Python package to calculate low-temperature thermochronometric ages from geodynamic numerical models

Dylan A. Vasey, Peter M. Scully, John B. Naliboff, and Sascha Brune

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We present an open-access Python package (GDTchron) designed to forward model apatite (U-Th)/He, apatite fission track, and zircon (U-Th)/He ages using temperatures output by geodynamic numerical models. The software can be used in a parallelized workflow to calculate large numbers of ages. We present two examples of potential applications of GDTchron: a simple model of exhumation and a complex model of continental rifting followed by mountain building.
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