Parameterization for subgrid-scale motion of ice-shelf calving fronts

A parameterization for the motion of ice-shelf fronts on a Cartesian grid in finite-difference land-ice models is presented. The scheme prevents artificial thinning of the ice shelf at its edge, which occurs due to the finite resolution of the model. The intuitive numerical implementation diminishes...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Cryosphere
Main Authors: Albrecht, T., Martin, M., Haseloff, M., Winkelmann, R., Levermann, A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Pik
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000D-A7D1-A
http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000D-A7D3-8