A kinematic formalism for tracking ice–ocean mass exchange on the Earth's surface and estimating sea-level change

Adhikari, Surendra; Ivins, Erik R.; Larour, Eric; Caron, Lambert; Seroussi, Helene

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-2819-2020

Articles | Volume 14, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-2819-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-2819-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 14, issue 9

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02 Sep 2020

Research article |

| 02 Sep 2020

A kinematic formalism for tracking ice–ocean mass exchange on the Earth's surface and estimating sea-level change

Surendra Adhikari, Erik R. Ivins, Eric Larour, Lambert Caron, and Helene Seroussi

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Sample data for computing sea-level contribution from ice sheets Surendra Adhikari, Erik Ivins, Eric Larour, Lambert Caron, and Helene Seroussi https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/9LUJTD

Short summary

The mathematical formalism presented in this paper aims at simplifying computational strategies for tracking ice–ocean mass exchange in the Earth system. To this end, we define a set of generic, and quite simple, descriptions of evolving land, ocean and ice interfaces and present a unified method to compute the sea-level contribution of evolving ice sheets. The formalism can be applied to arbitrary geometries and at all timescales.