August 15, 2025Open Access

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

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Low-temperature thermochronology enables extraction of thermal information from rocks exposed at Earth's surface, enhancing geological understanding.
The Geodynamic Thermochronology package efficiently computes thermochronometric ages for various tectonic settings using Python, facilitating easier access to modeling.
Using geodynamic numerical models can help predict key ages, as demonstrated by simplified and complex models, improving comparisons with observational data.
The open-source nature of GDTchron invites community collaboration to enhance functionalities and applications across geodynamic studies.

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Geodynamic thermochronology models thermal evolution in tectonic settings, suggesting improvements in age predictions.

Vasey et al. (2025) studied this question.

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