A particle based simulation model for glacier dynamics

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: J. A. Åström, T. I. Riikilä, T. Tallinen, T. Zwinger, D. Benn, J. C. Moore, J. Timonen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2013
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Marine Glacier; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-1591-2013; https://doaj.org/article/6dbfda1ecbad4144a0c077e99e037085

A particle-based computer simulation model was developed for investigating the dynamics of glaciers. In the model, large ice bodies are made of discrete elastic particles which are bound together by massless elastic beams. These beams can break, which induces brittle behaviour. At loads below fractu...