Year: 2011
Numerical Mathematics: Theory, Methods and Applications, Vol. 4 (2011), Iss. 3 : pp. 396–418
Abstract
A three-dimensional full-Stokes computational model is considered for determining the dynamics, temperature, and thickness of ice sheets. The governing thermo-mechanical equations consist of the three-dimensional full-Stokes system with nonlinear rheology for the momentum, an advective-diffusion energy equation for temperature evolution, and a mass conservation equation for ice-thickness changes. Here, we discuss the variable resolution meshes, the finite element discretizations, and the parallel algorithms employed by the model components. The solvers are integrated through a well-designed coupler for the exchange of parametric data between components. The discretization utilizes high-quality, variable-resolution centroidal Voronoi Delaunay triangulation meshing and existing parallel solvers. We demonstrate the gridding technology, discretization schemes, and the efficiency and scalability of the parallel solvers through computational experiments using both simplified geometries arising from benchmark test problems and a realistic Greenland ice sheet geometry.
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Journal Article Details
Publisher Name: Global Science Press
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4208/nmtma.2011.m1031
Numerical Mathematics: Theory, Methods and Applications, Vol. 4 (2011), Iss. 3 : pp. 396–418
Published online: 2011-01
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Copyright: COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press
Pages: 23
Keywords: Ice sheet modeling nonlinear Stokes equation finite element method parallel implementation centroial Voronoi Delaunay meshes.
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