GRANTSISM: An Excel™ ice sheet model for use in introductory Earth science courses
GRANTISM (GReenland and ANTarctic Ice Sheet Model) is an educational ExcelTM model introduced by Pattyn (2006). Here, GRANTISM is amended to simulate the Svalbard-Barents-Sea Ice Sheet during the Last Glacial Maximum, an analogue for the contemporary West Antarctic Ice Sheet. A new name, “GRANTSISM,...
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ftunivbruxelles:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/284808 2023-05-15T13:37:30+02:00 GRANTSISM: An Excel™ ice sheet model for use in introductory Earth science courses Kirchner, Nina van Dongena, Eef Gowan, Evan E.J. Pattyn, Frank Noormetsg, Riko Jakobsson, Martin Ingólfsson, Ólafur 2018 No full-text files http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/284808 en eng uri/info:doi/10.1080/10899995.2018.1412177 uri/info:scp/85060865886 http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/284808 Journal of geoscience education, 66 (2 Sciences pédagogiques et agogiques Sciences de la terre et du cosmos Excel™ Flow line model Ice sheet Svalbard info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ulb-repo/semantics/articlePeerReview info:ulb-repo/semantics/openurl/article 2018 ftunivbruxelles 2022-06-12T22:09:21Z GRANTISM (GReenland and ANTarctic Ice Sheet Model) is an educational ExcelTM model introduced by Pattyn (2006). Here, GRANTISM is amended to simulate the Svalbard-Barents-Sea Ice Sheet during the Last Glacial Maximum, an analogue for the contemporary West Antarctic Ice Sheet. A new name, “GRANTSISM,” is suggested; the added S represents Svalbard. GRANTSISM introduces students of bachelor’s or master’s programs in Earth sciences (first or second cycle program in the Bologna system for higher education), but with little or no background in numerical modeling, to basic ice sheet modeling. GRANTSISM provides hands-on learning experiences related to ice sheet dynamics in response to climate forcing, and fosters understanding of processes and feedbacks. GRANTSISM was successfully used in noncompulsory courses in which students have been able to reproduce paleo-ice sheet evolution scenarios discussed here as examples. Students progressed further by designing, developing, and analyzing their own modeling scenarios. Here, we describe GRANTSISM and report on how learning activities with GRANTSISM were assessed by students who had no prior experience in ice sheet modeling. The response rate for a noncompulsory survey of the learning activity was less than 40%. A subsequent control experiment with a compulsory survey, however, showed the same patterns of answers, so the student response is considered representative. First, GRANTSISM is concluded to be a highly attractive tool to introduce learners with an interest in ice sheet behavior to ice sheet modeling. Second, it triggers an interest for more in-depth learning experiences related to numerical ice sheet modeling. SCOPUS: ar.j info:eu-repo/semantics/published Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Barents Sea Greenland Ice Sheet Sea ice Svalbard Svalbard-Barents Sea Ice sheet DI-fusion : dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Antarctic Barents Sea Greenland Svalbard West Antarctic Ice Sheet |
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GRANTISM (GReenland and ANTarctic Ice Sheet Model) is an educational ExcelTM model introduced by Pattyn (2006). Here, GRANTISM is amended to simulate the Svalbard-Barents-Sea Ice Sheet during the Last Glacial Maximum, an analogue for the contemporary West Antarctic Ice Sheet. A new name, “GRANTSISM,” is suggested; the added S represents Svalbard. GRANTSISM introduces students of bachelor’s or master’s programs in Earth sciences (first or second cycle program in the Bologna system for higher education), but with little or no background in numerical modeling, to basic ice sheet modeling. GRANTSISM provides hands-on learning experiences related to ice sheet dynamics in response to climate forcing, and fosters understanding of processes and feedbacks. GRANTSISM was successfully used in noncompulsory courses in which students have been able to reproduce paleo-ice sheet evolution scenarios discussed here as examples. Students progressed further by designing, developing, and analyzing their own modeling scenarios. Here, we describe GRANTSISM and report on how learning activities with GRANTSISM were assessed by students who had no prior experience in ice sheet modeling. The response rate for a noncompulsory survey of the learning activity was less than 40%. A subsequent control experiment with a compulsory survey, however, showed the same patterns of answers, so the student response is considered representative. First, GRANTSISM is concluded to be a highly attractive tool to introduce learners with an interest in ice sheet behavior to ice sheet modeling. Second, it triggers an interest for more in-depth learning experiences related to numerical ice sheet modeling. SCOPUS: ar.j info:eu-repo/semantics/published |
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Kirchner, Nina van Dongena, Eef Gowan, Evan E.J. Pattyn, Frank Noormetsg, Riko Jakobsson, Martin Ingólfsson, Ólafur |
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Kirchner, Nina van Dongena, Eef Gowan, Evan E.J. Pattyn, Frank Noormetsg, Riko Jakobsson, Martin Ingólfsson, Ólafur |
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GRANTSISM: An Excel™ ice sheet model for use in introductory Earth science courses |
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GRANTSISM: An Excel™ ice sheet model for use in introductory Earth science courses |
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GRANTSISM: An Excel™ ice sheet model for use in introductory Earth science courses |
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GRANTSISM: An Excel™ ice sheet model for use in introductory Earth science courses |
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GRANTSISM: An Excel™ ice sheet model for use in introductory Earth science courses |
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grantsism: an excel™ ice sheet model for use in introductory earth science courses |
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Antarctic Barents Sea Greenland Svalbard West Antarctic Ice Sheet |
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Antarctic Barents Sea Greenland Svalbard West Antarctic Ice Sheet |
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Antarc* Antarctic Barents Sea Greenland Ice Sheet Sea ice Svalbard Svalbard-Barents Sea Ice sheet |
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Antarc* Antarctic Barents Sea Greenland Ice Sheet Sea ice Svalbard Svalbard-Barents Sea Ice sheet |
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Journal of geoscience education, 66 (2 |
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