Observed arrival · 2026-10-28
Erode Lab turns deep time into a browser control panel
A browser-based terrain lab lets you choose a place on Earth and simulate how geological forces could reshape its real terrain.
- For
- Geology learners and curious terrain explorers
- Worth noticing
- The page says erosion cannot be reversed; its past view instead restores rock using modeled rates and smooths uplift removal.
Field notes
Users choose a location and terrain-grid resolution, then run a GPU/WebGPU or CPU model with controls for forces such as ice ages, wetter or drier conditions, uplift, and faults. The timeline can inspect up to two million years into the past; the page explains that erosion cannot literally be reversed, so its past view restores rock using modeled erosion rates and removes uplift in smoothed form. Optional GPU lending is off by default and discloses per-job runtime, data use, and stop conditions.
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