Combining damage and fracture mechanics to model calving
Calving of icebergs is a major negative component of polar ice-sheet mass balance. Here we present a new calving model relying on both continuum damage mechanics and linear elastic fracture mechanics. This combination accounts for both the slow sub-critical surface crevassing and the rapid propagati...
| Published in: | The Cryosphere |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-11-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.the-cryosphere.net/8/2101/2014/tc-8-2101-2014.pdf |