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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-2203-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-2203-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Resolving glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) in response to modern and future ice loss at marine grounding lines in West Antarctica
Jeannette Xiu Wen Wan
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Konstantin Latychev
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Holly Kyeore Han
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Fluid Dynamics and Solid Mechanics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, USA
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Short summary
This paper assesses the grid resolution necessary to accurately model the Earth deformation and sea-level change associated with West Antarctic ice mass changes. We find that results converge at higher resolutions, and errors of less than 5 % can be achieved with a 7.5 km grid. Our results also indicate that error due to grid resolution is negligible compared to the effect of neglecting viscous deformation in low-viscosity regions.
This paper assesses the grid resolution necessary to accurately model the Earth deformation and...