Sensitivity of basal conditions in an inverse model: Vestfonna ice cap, Nordaustlandet/Svalbard
The dynamics of Vestfonna ice cap (Svalbard) are dominated by fast-flowing outlet glaciers. Its mass balance is poorly known and affected dynamically by these fast-flowing outlet glaciers. Hence, it is a challenging target for ice flow modeling. Precise knowledge of the basal conditions and implemen...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2b1db1ec94174eed8fde45bf0333f4c8 2023-05-15T16:22:15+02:00 Sensitivity of basal conditions in an inverse model: Vestfonna ice cap, Nordaustlandet/Svalbard M. Schäfer T. Zwinger P. Christoffersen F. Gillet-Chaulet K. Laakso R. Pettersson V. A. Pohjola T. Strozzi J. C. Moore 2012-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-771-2012 https://doaj.org/article/2b1db1ec94174eed8fde45bf0333f4c8 EN eng Copernicus Publications http://www.the-cryosphere.net/6/771/2012/tc-6-771-2012.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1994-0416 https://doaj.org/toc/1994-0424 doi:10.5194/tc-6-771-2012 1994-0416 1994-0424 https://doaj.org/article/2b1db1ec94174eed8fde45bf0333f4c8 The Cryosphere, Vol 6, Iss 4, Pp 771-783 (2012) Environmental sciences GE1-350 Geology QE1-996.5 article 2012 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-771-2012 2022-12-31T14:48:24Z The dynamics of Vestfonna ice cap (Svalbard) are dominated by fast-flowing outlet glaciers. Its mass balance is poorly known and affected dynamically by these fast-flowing outlet glaciers. Hence, it is a challenging target for ice flow modeling. Precise knowledge of the basal conditions and implementation of a good sliding law are crucial for the modeling of this ice cap. Here we use the full-Stokes finite element code Elmer/Ice to model the 3-D flow over the whole ice cap. We use a Robin inverse method to infer the basal friction from the surface velocities observed in 1995. Our results illustrate the importance of the basal friction parameter in reproducing observed velocity fields. We also show the importance of having variable basal friction as given by the inverse method to reproduce the velocity fields of each outlet glacier – a simple parametrization of basal friction cannot give realistic velocities in a forward model. We study the robustness and sensitivity of this method with respect to different parameters (mesh characteristics, ice temperature, errors in topographic and velocity data). The uncertainty in the observational parameters and input data proved to be sufficiently small as not to adversely affect the fidelity of the model. Article in Journal/Newspaper glacier Ice cap Nordaustlandet Svalbard The Cryosphere Vestfonna Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Svalbard Nordaustlandet ENVELOPE(22.400,22.400,79.800,79.800) Vestfonna ENVELOPE(20.761,20.761,79.941,79.941) The Cryosphere 6 4 771 783 |
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The dynamics of Vestfonna ice cap (Svalbard) are dominated by fast-flowing outlet glaciers. Its mass balance is poorly known and affected dynamically by these fast-flowing outlet glaciers. Hence, it is a challenging target for ice flow modeling. Precise knowledge of the basal conditions and implementation of a good sliding law are crucial for the modeling of this ice cap. Here we use the full-Stokes finite element code Elmer/Ice to model the 3-D flow over the whole ice cap. We use a Robin inverse method to infer the basal friction from the surface velocities observed in 1995. Our results illustrate the importance of the basal friction parameter in reproducing observed velocity fields. We also show the importance of having variable basal friction as given by the inverse method to reproduce the velocity fields of each outlet glacier – a simple parametrization of basal friction cannot give realistic velocities in a forward model. We study the robustness and sensitivity of this method with respect to different parameters (mesh characteristics, ice temperature, errors in topographic and velocity data). The uncertainty in the observational parameters and input data proved to be sufficiently small as not to adversely affect the fidelity of the model. |
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M. Schäfer T. Zwinger P. Christoffersen F. Gillet-Chaulet K. Laakso R. Pettersson V. A. Pohjola T. Strozzi J. C. Moore |
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Sensitivity of basal conditions in an inverse model: Vestfonna ice cap, Nordaustlandet/Svalbard |
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Sensitivity of basal conditions in an inverse model: Vestfonna ice cap, Nordaustlandet/Svalbard |
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Sensitivity of basal conditions in an inverse model: Vestfonna ice cap, Nordaustlandet/Svalbard |
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Sensitivity of basal conditions in an inverse model: Vestfonna ice cap, Nordaustlandet/Svalbard |
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Sensitivity of basal conditions in an inverse model: Vestfonna ice cap, Nordaustlandet/Svalbard |
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