Effect of higher-order stress gradients on the centennial mass evolution of the Greenland ice sheet

We use a three-dimensional thermo-mechanically coupled model of the Greenland ice sheet to assess the effects of marginal perturbations on volume changes on centennial timescales. The model is designed to allow for five ice dynamic formulations using different approximations to the force balance. Th...

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Main Authors: J. J. Fürst, H. Goelzer, P. Huybrechts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-02-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/7/183/2013/tc-7-183-2013.pdf