Ice bridges and ridges in the Maxwell-EB sea ice rheology

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: V. Dansereau, J. Weiss, P. Saramito, P. Lattes, E. Coche
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2017
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Arctic; Nares; Narrow Passage; Nares strait; Sea ice; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2033-2017; https://doaj.org/article/87ec1af4468c42a48c58b8b7e94d19a5

This paper presents a first implementation of a new rheological model for sea ice on geophysical scales. This continuum model, called Maxwell elasto-brittle (Maxwell-EB), is based on a Maxwell constitutive law, a progressive damage mechanism that is coupled to both the elastic modulus and apparent v...