Stability of the free-surface problem arising in ice-sheet- and glacier modeling : Numerical investigation and stabilization

This thesis consists of two papers dealing with a stabilization method for free-surface flows. The method was initially developed to stabilize mantle-convection simulations, but is in this work extended to ice-sheet- and glacier modeling. The objective of this thesis is to assess the method when app...

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Main Author: Löfgren, André
Format: Master Thesis
Language:English
Published: Stockholms universitet, Matematiska institutionen 2023
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description This thesis consists of two papers dealing with a stabilization method for free-surface flows. The method was initially developed to stabilize mantle-convection simulations, but is in this work extended to ice-sheet- and glacier modeling. The objective of this thesis is to assess the method when applied glaciological simulations, with regards to stability and accuracy. It is shown that the method works well and increases stable time-step sizes substantially both for ice-sheet- and glacier simulations, without loss of accuracy. The increased stability properties might be useful for performing long-term simulations and increasing sea-level-rise predictions on a centennial time scale. Denna avhandling består av två artiklar som inom ramen för ismodellering undersöker en stabiliseringsmetod för flöden med en fri yta. Metoden framtogs först för stabilisering av simuleringar av mantelkonvektion, men har i den här avhandlingen anpassats till ismodellering. Avhandlingens mål har varit att utvärdera metoden med avseende på stabiltet och noggrannhet. Från de utförda studierna framkommer det att metoden ökar längden på stabila tidssteg avsevärt, utan att nämnvärt påverka noggrannheten hos islösaren. De ökade stabilitetsegenskaperna hos metoden kan exempelvis innebära ökad nogrannheten i fastställandet av framtida havsnivåhöjning genom möjliggörandet av långtidssimuleringar på en tidsskala av flera hundra år.
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spelling ftstockholmuniv:oai:DiVA.org:su-216741 2025-03-02T15:30:22+00:00 Stability of the free-surface problem arising in ice-sheet- and glacier modeling : Numerical investigation and stabilization Löfgren, André 2023 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-216741 eng eng Stockholms universitet, Matematiska institutionen Stockholm : Department of Mathematics, Stockholm University info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Ice-sheet modeling glacier modeling ice-sheet dynamics free-surface flow stability stabilization free-surface stabilization algorithm Computational Mathematics Beräkningsmatematik Climate Science Klimatvetenskap Licentiate thesis, comprehensive summary info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis text 2023 ftstockholmuniv 2025-02-04T08:08:21Z This thesis consists of two papers dealing with a stabilization method for free-surface flows. The method was initially developed to stabilize mantle-convection simulations, but is in this work extended to ice-sheet- and glacier modeling. The objective of this thesis is to assess the method when applied glaciological simulations, with regards to stability and accuracy. It is shown that the method works well and increases stable time-step sizes substantially both for ice-sheet- and glacier simulations, without loss of accuracy. The increased stability properties might be useful for performing long-term simulations and increasing sea-level-rise predictions on a centennial time scale. Denna avhandling består av två artiklar som inom ramen för ismodellering undersöker en stabiliseringsmetod för flöden med en fri yta. Metoden framtogs först för stabilisering av simuleringar av mantelkonvektion, men har i den här avhandlingen anpassats till ismodellering. Avhandlingens mål har varit att utvärdera metoden med avseende på stabiltet och noggrannhet. Från de utförda studierna framkommer det att metoden ökar längden på stabila tidssteg avsevärt, utan att nämnvärt påverka noggrannheten hos islösaren. De ökade stabilitetsegenskaperna hos metoden kan exempelvis innebära ökad nogrannheten i fastställandet av framtida havsnivåhöjning genom möjliggörandet av långtidssimuleringar på en tidsskala av flera hundra år. Master Thesis Ice Sheet Stockholm University: Publications (DiVA) Längden ENVELOPE(23.833,23.833,65.700,65.700)
spellingShingle Ice-sheet modeling
glacier modeling
ice-sheet dynamics
free-surface flow
stability
stabilization
free-surface stabilization algorithm
Computational Mathematics
Beräkningsmatematik
Climate Science
Klimatvetenskap
Löfgren, André
Stability of the free-surface problem arising in ice-sheet- and glacier modeling : Numerical investigation and stabilization
title Stability of the free-surface problem arising in ice-sheet- and glacier modeling : Numerical investigation and stabilization
title_full Stability of the free-surface problem arising in ice-sheet- and glacier modeling : Numerical investigation and stabilization
title_fullStr Stability of the free-surface problem arising in ice-sheet- and glacier modeling : Numerical investigation and stabilization
title_full_unstemmed Stability of the free-surface problem arising in ice-sheet- and glacier modeling : Numerical investigation and stabilization
title_short Stability of the free-surface problem arising in ice-sheet- and glacier modeling : Numerical investigation and stabilization
title_sort stability of the free-surface problem arising in ice-sheet- and glacier modeling : numerical investigation and stabilization
topic Ice-sheet modeling
glacier modeling
ice-sheet dynamics
free-surface flow
stability
stabilization
free-surface stabilization algorithm
Computational Mathematics
Beräkningsmatematik
Climate Science
Klimatvetenskap
topic_facet Ice-sheet modeling
glacier modeling
ice-sheet dynamics
free-surface flow
stability
stabilization
free-surface stabilization algorithm
Computational Mathematics
Beräkningsmatematik
Climate Science
Klimatvetenskap
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