Adaptation of an unstructured-mesh, finite-element ocean model to the simulation of ocean circulation beneath ice shelves

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 39-51

  Kimura, Satoshi ^a,b   Candy, Adam S ^b   Holland, Paul R ^a   Piggott, Matthew D ^b   Jenkins, Adrian ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluidity ICOM; Ice shelf; Ice ocean interaction; Unstructured mesh

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER TEMPERATURE; FINITE-ELEMENT OCEAN MODELS; FLUIDITY-ICOM; GEOMETRIC FLEXIBILITY; ICE SHELVES; ICE-OCEAN INTERACTIONS; OCEAN MIXED LAYERS; UNSTRUCTURED MESHES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUIDITY; MELTING; OCEANOGRAPHY;

ICE;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CIRCULATION MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREEZING; ICE SHELF; ICE-OCEAN INTERACTION; MELTING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; WATER COLUMN; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84877318272     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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