Articles | Volume 13, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-6425-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-6425-2020
Development and technical paper
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21 Dec 2020
Development and technical paper |  | 21 Dec 2020

Inequality-constrained free-surface evolution in a full Stokes ice flow model (evolve_glacier v1.1)

Anna Wirbel and Alexander Helmut Jarosch

Model code and software

awirbel/evolve_glacier: v1.1 Anna Wirbel https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3734021

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Short summary
We present an open-source numerical tool to simulate the free-surface evolution of gravity-driven flows (e.g. glaciers) constrained by bed topography. No ad hoc post-processing is required to enforce positive ice thickness and mass conservation. We utilise finite elements, define benchmark tests, and showcase glaciological examples. In addition, we provide a thorough analysis of the applicability and robustness of different spatial stabilisation and time discretisation methods.