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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Main Authors: S. Sun, S. L. Cornford, J. C. Moore, R. Gladstone, L. Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-11-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:https://www.the-cryosphere.net/11/2543/2017/tc-11-2543-2017.pdf