Interactive glacier models Get the students playing with one of these simple, browser-based interactive glacier models, and understanding concepts such as ablation, accumulation, glacier advance and recession and glacier mass balance. You can also explore the OGGM-edu (see separate page on this). NASA JPL Virtual Earth System Laboratory The folks at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory …
Why use ice-sheet models? | What is a model? | How reliable are ice-sheet models? | Model inputs and outputs | Prognostic and diagnostic models | Flowline and spatially distributed models | Modelling ice flow | The role of grid size | Summary | References | Comments | Why use ice-sheet models? A glacier or …
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Sometimes, glacier modellers seem to speak a different language. Here I have started a glossary, aimed at people without expertise in glacier and ice-sheet numerical modelling. I am keen to have contributions and suggestions – please comment, email or tweet for inclusions. I have attempted to keep maths to a minimum to ensure that it …
Climate change on the Antarctic Peninsula | Glacier fluctuations on James Ross Island | Glacier modelling experiments | Summary and conclusions | Further reading | Modelled glacier response to centennial temperature and precipitation trends on the Antarctic Peninsula This article is a summary of the following paper: Davies, B.J., Golledge, N.R., Glasser, N.F., Carrivick, J.L., …
A glacier model is a simple way of describing a glacier or ice sheet, using well-understood mathematical relationships, such as the deformation rate, amount of melting, snowfall and precipitation. There are quite a few interactive glacier models on the internet that you can play with. Use these models to experiment with making glaciers and ice …
Glacier mass balance | Positive degree day sum (PDD) | Degree day factors | Degree Day Models | Summary | References | Comments | Glacier mass balance Numerical models of glaciers need to include an estimate of how much melting occurs on a glacier’s surface over the course of a year (e.g., Golledge and Levy1). …
This page on mountain glacier models was kindly contributed by Ann Rowan from the Centre for Glaciology at Aberystwyth University. Mountain glacier models | Modelling philosophy: simplicity versus complexity | Modelling glaciers in the Southern Alps, New Zealand | Recommended Reading | References | Comments | Mountain glacier models Glacier models are used to investigate …
This page was contributed by Dr Anne le Brocq from the University of Exeter. What is an ice sheet model? | Why do we need a model? | Different types of model | The process of modelling | Examples | Uncertainty | References | Comments What is an ice sheet model? A quick search on …
