In:
The Cryosphere, Copernicus GmbH, Vol. 2, No. 2 ( 2008-08-26), p. 95-108
Abstract:
Abstract. We present the results of the first ice sheet model intercomparison project for higher-order and full-Stokes ice sheet models. These models are compared and verified in a series of six experiments of which one has an analytical solution obtained from a perturbation analysis. The experiments are applied to both 2-D and 3-D geometries; five experiments are steady-state diagnostic, and one has a time-dependent prognostic solution. All participating models give results that are in close agreement. A clear distinction can be made between higher-order models and those that solve the full system of equations. The full-Stokes models show a much smaller spread, hence are in better agreement with one another and with the analytical solution.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1994-0424
DOI:
10.5194/tc-2-95-2008
DOI:
10.5194/tc-2-95-2008-supplement
Language:
English
Publisher:
Copernicus GmbH
Publication Date:
2008
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2393169-3
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