Full Stokes modeling of marine ice sheets: influence of the grid size
Durand, Gaël; Gagliardini, Olivier; Zwinger, Thomas; Le Meur, Emmanuel; Hindmarsh, Richard C.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1633-2416. 2009 Full Stokes modeling of marine ice sheets: influence of the grid size. Annals of Glaciology, 50 (52). 109-114. https://doi.org/10.3189/172756409789624283
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Using the finite-element code Elmer, we show that the full Stokes modeling of the ice-sheet/ice-shelf transition we propose can give consistent predictions of grounding-line migration. Like other marine ice-sheet models our approach is highly sensitive to the chosen mesh resolution. However, with a grid size down to <5 km in the vicinity of the grounding line, predictions start to be robust because: (1) whatever the grid size (<5 km) the steady-state grounding-line position is sensibly the same (6 km standard deviation), and (2) with a grid-size refinement in the vicinity of the grounding line (200 m), the steady-state solution is independent of the applied perturbation in fluidity, provided this perturbation remains monotonic.
Item Type: | Publication - Article |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.3189/172756409789624283 |
Programmes: | BAS Programmes > Polar Science for Planet Earth (2009 - ) > Ice Sheets |
ISSN: | 0260-3055 |
NORA Subject Terms: | Glaciology |
Date made live: | 25 Oct 2010 13:47 +0 (UTC) |
URI: | https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/10736 |
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