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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1047-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1047-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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23 Mar 2018
Research article |
| 23 Mar 2018
Implementing an empirical scalar constitutive relation for ice with flow-induced polycrystalline anisotropy in large-scale ice sheet models
Felicity S. Graham
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 129, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
Mathieu Morlighem
Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, California, USA
Roland C. Warner
Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 80, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
Adam Treverrow
Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 80, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
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- Strongly Depth‐Dependent Ice Fabric in a Fast‐Flowing Antarctic Ice Stream Revealed With Icequake Observations S. Kufner et al. 10.1029/2022JF006853
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Latest update: 27 Aug 2025
Short summary
Ice sheet flow is anisotropic, depending on the nature of the stress applied. However, most large-scale ice sheet models rely on the Glen flow relation, which ignores anisotropic effects. We implement a flow relation (ESTAR) for anisotropic ice in a large-scale ice sheet model. In ice shelf simulations, the Glen flow relation overestimates velocities by up to 17 % compared with ESTAR. Our results have implications for ice sheet model simulations of paleo-ice extent and sea level rise prediction.
Ice sheet flow is anisotropic, depending on the nature of the stress applied. However, most...
