GWB documentation set
You can download from the table below pdf copies of the User's Guides for GWB Release 2023. The GWB Essentials Guide, GWB Command Reference, and GWB Reference Manual pertain to GWB Community Edition, whereas the other three guides pertain to paid versions of the software.
Reaction modeling text
Got wine, beer, canned beans, and a copy of Bethke's Geochemical and Biogeochemical Reaction Modeling.
–Facebook post by Aviv B., waiting for Hurricane Sandy
The third edition of the textbook Geochemical and Biogeochemical Reaction Modeling, published by Cambridge University Press, contains a complete description of the theoretical basis of the GWB calculations as well as a large number of fully worked examples.
The GBRM text is available in paperback and eBook editions directly from Cambridge. See also a number of book reviews of the second and first editions.
Online resources
Check out the GWB's online resources:
Installation
Our installation page will get you set up in a jiffy. Stuck? Visit our
troubleshooting page.
Tutorials
Visual tutorials show you how to use the codes to solve a range of problems in geochemistry.
FAQ
Our FAQ page has answers to the most commonly asked questions.
Forum
You can post queries to the GWB support team, interact with the user community, and browse hundreds of discussion threads on our online forum.
Galleries
Browse our galleries of diagrams produced with the GWB. Click icons on these pages to launch GWB apps pre-configured for the calculation shown.
Do more
You can do even more with a paid version of the GWB. Check out the diagrams, movies, and tutorials on our main GWB website.
Cover art
If you would like to have a copy shop print and bind the User's Guides above, you can have them make covers using these Adobe Illustrator-compatible pdf files. Open the files in AI to see crop marks and printer's bleeds. The covers are set up for coil binding.
