Improved parameterization of marine ice dynamics and flow instabilities for simulation of the Austfonna ice cap using a large-scale ice sheet model Title,Eos Trans.

• Main Authors: Dunse, Thorben, Greve, Ralf, Schuler, Thomas V., Hagen, Jon Ove, Navarro Valero, Francisco José, Vasilenko, Evgeniy, Reijmer, Carleen
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: E.T.S.I. Telecomunicación (UPM) 2009
• Subjects: Medio Ambiente; Física; Svalbard; Austfonna; glacier; Ice cap; Ice Sheet; Polar Ice Cap
• Online Access: https://oa.upm.es/5616/

The Austfonna ice cap covers an area of 8120 km2 and is by far the largest glacier on Svalbard. Almost 30% of the entire area is grounded below sea-level, while the figure is as large as 57% for the known surge-type basins in particular. Marine ice dynamics, as well as flow instabilities presumably...