Parameter sensitivity analysis of dynamic ice sheet models-Numerical computations

The friction coefficient and the base topography of a stationary and a dynamic ice sheet are perturbed in two models for the ice: the full Stokes equations and the shallow shelf approximation. The sensitivity to the perturbations of the velocity and the height at the surface is quantified by solving...

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Main Authors: Cheng, Gong, Lötstedt, Per
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2019-151
https://www.the-cryosphere-discuss.net/tc-2019-151/
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Summary:The friction coefficient and the base topography of a stationary and a dynamic ice sheet are perturbed in two models for the ice: the full Stokes equations and the shallow shelf approximation. The sensitivity to the perturbations of the velocity and the height at the surface is quantified by solving the adjoint equations of the stress and the height equations providing weights for the perturbed data. The adjoint equations are solved numerically and the sensitivity is computed in several examples in two dimensions. Comparisons are made with analytical solutions to simplified problems.