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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-5759-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-5759-2024
Model description paper
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31 Jul 2024
Model description paper |  | 31 Jul 2024

A new 3D full-Stokes calving algorithm within Elmer/Ice (v9.0)

Iain Wheel, Douglas I. Benn, Anna J. Crawford, Joe Todd, and Thomas Zwinger

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Calving, the detachment of large icebergs from glaciers, is one of the largest uncertainties in future sea level rise projections. This process is poorly understood, and there is an absence of detailed models capable of simulating calving. A new 3D calving model has been developed to better understand calving at glaciers where detailed modelling was previously limited. Importantly, the new model is very flexible. By allowing for unrestricted calving geometries, it can be applied at any location.
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