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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1339-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1339-2016
Research article
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01 Jul 2016
Research article |  | 01 Jul 2016

A Maxwell elasto-brittle rheology for sea ice modelling

Véronique Dansereau, Jérôme Weiss, Pierre Saramito, and Philippe Lattes

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In this paper we present a new mechanical modelling framework for the deformation of sea ice on regional and larger scales named Maxwell elasto-brittle. The model successfully reproduces the formation of narrow, oriented leads which concentrate the deformation within the damaged, i.e., fractured, ice as well as the intermittency of the damaging process, and hence represents a relevant contribution to the ongoing development of operational modelling platforms, regional and global climate models.