A simple stress-based cliff-calving law

<p>Over large coastal regions in Greenland and Antarctica the ice sheet calves directly into the ocean. In contrast to ice-shelf calving, an increase in calving from grounded glaciers contributes directly to sea-level rise. Ice cliffs with a glacier freeboard larger than <span class="...

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Main Authors: T. Schlemm, A. Levermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-09-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:https://www.the-cryosphere.net/13/2475/2019/tc-13-2475-2019.pdf