ADIFOR

Summary:
Given a Fortran 77 source code and a user's specification of dependent and independent variables, ADIFOR will generate an augmented derivative code that computes the partial derivatives of all of the specified dependent variables with respect to all of the specified independent variables in addition to the original result.

URL: http://www.mcs.anl.gov/adifor/

Developers:

• Mathematics and Computer Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory
  Center for Research on Parallel Computation, Rice University

Mode:	Forward
Method:	Source transformation
Supported Language:	Fortran77

Reference:


Features:
Full Fortran 77 Support,
Flexible Intrinsic Handler,
Transparent Sparsity Support

Awards

Chris Bischof and Alan Carle were awarded the Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software in 1995 for their development of ADIFOR.

Supported Platforms:

• Windows
  Unix/Linux
  

Licensing: free with restrictions

Entries in our publication database that actually use ADIFOR in the numerical experiments:  105

The following diagram shows these entries versus the year of the publication.

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	'81	'91	'92	'93	'94	'96	'97	'98	'99	'00	'01	'02	'03	'04	'05	'06	'07	'08	'09	'10	'11	'12	'13	'14
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Selected Applications:

• Interface Contraction in Biostatistics
• Differentiation of the SEPRAN Package
• Sensitivities of the Electrostatic Potential
• Differentiation of the TFS Package
• Solution of the Biomagnetic Inverse Problem
• Parameter Fitting in Neutron Scattering
• Design of a Satellite Boom
• Sensitivity Analysis of the MaTChM Atmospheric Chemistry Model
• Sensitivity Analysis of a Mesoscale Weather Model
• Multidisciplinary Design of Aircraft
• Sensitivities of Flow and Transport Parameters

Related Research Groups:

• Argonne National Laboratory, USA
• Rice University, USA