An improved numerical scheme to compute horizontal gradients at the ice-sheet margin: Its effect on the simulated ice thickness and temperature

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 46, Issue , 2007, Pages 87-96

  Saito, Fuyuki ^a   Abe Ouchi, Ayako ^a,b   Blatter, Heinz ^c  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; ICE MARGIN; ICE SHEET; ICE THICKNESS; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 34547201553     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756407782871594     Document Type: Conference Paper

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