Glacier calving, dynamics, and sea-level rise. Final report
The present-day calving flux from Greenland and Antarctica is poorly known, and this accounts for a significant portion of the uncertainty in the current mass balance of these ice sheets. Similarly, the lack of knowledge about the role of calving in glacier dynamics constitutes a major uncertainty i...
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ftunivnotexas:info:ark/67531/metadc693333 2023-05-15T14:00:46+02:00 Glacier calving, dynamics, and sea-level rise. Final report Meier, M.F. Pfeffer, W.T. Amadei, B. United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Research. 1998-08-01 7 p. Text https://doi.org/10.2172/638181 http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc693333/ English eng Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States) other: DE98007345 rep-no: DOE/ER/61689--T1 grantno: FG03-93ER61689 doi:10.2172/638181 osti: 638181 http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc693333/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc693333 Other Information: PBD: [1998] Greenland Antarctic Regions Forecasting Remote Sensing Ice Sea Level Mathematical Models Progress Report Climatic Change 54 Environmental Sciences Glaciers Report 1998 ftunivnotexas https://doi.org/10.2172/638181 2015-11-07T23:11:34Z The present-day calving flux from Greenland and Antarctica is poorly known, and this accounts for a significant portion of the uncertainty in the current mass balance of these ice sheets. Similarly, the lack of knowledge about the role of calving in glacier dynamics constitutes a major uncertainty in predicting the response of glaciers and ice sheets to changes in climate and thus sea level. Another fundamental problem has to do with incomplete knowledge of glacier areas and volumes, needed for analyses of sea-level change due to changing climate. The authors proposed to develop an improved ability to predict the future contributions of glaciers to sea level by combining work from four research areas: remote sensing observations of calving activity and iceberg flux, numerical modeling of glacier dynamics, theoretical analysis of the calving process, and numerical techniques for modeling flow with large deformations and fracture. These four areas have never been combined into a single research effort on this subject; in particular, calving dynamics have never before been included explicitly in a model of glacier dynamics. A crucial issue that they proposed to address was the general question of how calving dynamics and glacier flow dynamics interact. Report Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica glacier Greenland Iceberg* University of North Texas: UNT Digital Library Antarctic Greenland |
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The present-day calving flux from Greenland and Antarctica is poorly known, and this accounts for a significant portion of the uncertainty in the current mass balance of these ice sheets. Similarly, the lack of knowledge about the role of calving in glacier dynamics constitutes a major uncertainty in predicting the response of glaciers and ice sheets to changes in climate and thus sea level. Another fundamental problem has to do with incomplete knowledge of glacier areas and volumes, needed for analyses of sea-level change due to changing climate. The authors proposed to develop an improved ability to predict the future contributions of glaciers to sea level by combining work from four research areas: remote sensing observations of calving activity and iceberg flux, numerical modeling of glacier dynamics, theoretical analysis of the calving process, and numerical techniques for modeling flow with large deformations and fracture. These four areas have never been combined into a single research effort on this subject; in particular, calving dynamics have never before been included explicitly in a model of glacier dynamics. A crucial issue that they proposed to address was the general question of how calving dynamics and glacier flow dynamics interact. |
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Glacier calving, dynamics, and sea-level rise. Final report |
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