Ice shelf fracture parameterization in an ice sheet model
Floating ice shelves exert a stabilizing force onto the inland ice sheet. However, this buttressing effect is diminished by the fracture process, which on large scales effectively softens the ice, accelerating its flow, increasing calving, and potentially leading to ice shelf breakup. We add a con...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-11-01
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Series: | The Cryosphere |
Online Access: | https://www.the-cryosphere.net/11/2543/2017/tc-11-2543-2017.pdf |