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Sensitivity of ice sheet surface velocity and elevation to variations in basal friction and topography in the full Stokes and shallow-shelf approximation frameworks using adjoint equations
Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 337, 751 05 Uppsala, Sweden
Nina Kirchner
Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Per Lötstedt
Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 337, 751 05 Uppsala, Sweden
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Short summary
We present an inverse modeling approach to improve the understanding of spatiotemporally variable processes at the inaccessible base of an ice sheet by determining the sensitivity of direct surface observations to perturbations of basal conditions. Time dependency is proved to be important in these types of problems. The effect of perturbations is analyzed based on analytical and numerical solutions.
We present an inverse modeling approach to improve the understanding of spatiotemporally...
