In:
Annals of Glaciology, International Glaciological Society, Vol. 21 ( 1995), p. 1-7
Abstract:
A new three-dimensional, time-dependent ice-sheet model, including the calculation of the coupled temperature and velocity fields, isostatic adjustment of the bedrock and a mass-balance parameterization, was used to reconstruct the evolution of the Greenland ice sheet in response to a climate history derived from the oxygen-18 measured in the GRIP ice core. Steady-state experiments were done to test the sensitivity of the model, first to variations of poorly known parameters, secondly to different climates. These experiments show that the modelled ice sheet is not very sensitive to variations in the geothermal heat flux, but very sensitive to changes in the accumulation.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0260-3055
,
1727-5644
DOI:
10.3189/S0260305500015512
Language:
English
Publisher:
International Glaciological Society
Publication Date:
1995
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2122400-6
SSG:
14
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