Model:IceFlow

IceFlow

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Model type	Single
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Spatial dimensions	2D
Spatial extent	Landscape-Scale, Regional-Scale, Watershed-Scale
Model domain	Terrestrial, Hydrology, Cryosphere
One-line model description	2D semi-implicit shallow ice approximation glacier model
Extended model description	IceFlow simulates ice dynamics by solving equations for internal deformation and simplified basal sliding in glacial systems. It is designed for computational efficiency by using the shallow ice approximation for driving stress, which it solves alongside basal sliding using a semi-implicit direct solver. IceFlow is integrated with GRASS GIS to automatically generate input grids from a geospatial database.

Keywords:	glacial,

Name	Andy Wickert
Type of contact	Model developer
Institute / Organization	University of Colorado
Postal address 1	Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
Postal address 2	1560 30th St.
Town / City	Boulder
Postal code	80303
State	Colorado
Country	United States
Email address	wickert@colorado.edu
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Name	William Colgan
Type of contact	Model developer
Institute / Organization	Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Postal address 1	Øster Voldgade 10
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Town / City	Copenhagen K
Postal code	DK-1350
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Country	Denmark
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Supported platforms	Unix, Linux, Mac OS, Windows
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Programming language	Python
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Code optimized	Single Processor
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Does model development still take place?	Yes
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Model availability	As code
Source code availability (Or provide future intension)	Through web repository
Source web address	https://github.com/awickert/IceFlow/archive/master.zip
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Program license type	GPL v3
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Typical run time	minutes

Describe input parameters	Topography, mass balance
Input format	ASCII, Binary
Other input format	Automated generation from GIS (GRASS)
Describe output parameters	ice thickness, ice velocity
Output format	ASCII, Binary
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Pre-processing software needed?	No
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Post-processing software needed?	No
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Visualization software needed?	No
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Describe processes represented by the model	Ice deformation, ice sliding
Describe key physical parameters and equations	[[Describe key physical parameters::Shallow ice approximation [test equation markup here]]]
Describe length scale and resolution constraints	No longitudinal coupling, not full Stokes
Describe time scale and resolution constraints	2D grid, variable dx and dy possible
Describe any numerical limitations and issues	Some time step limitations due to the semi implicit nature of the code

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Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers?	Leif Anderson (U. Colorado) -- ongoing

Is there a manual available?	No
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OpenMI compliant	No but possible
BMI compliant	No but possible
WMT component	No but possible
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Andy Wickert

Colgan

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Introduction

History

IceFlow was originally written in Matlab by William Colgan. In 2014, Andrew Wickert translated it into Python and added an automated interface to retrieve input data from a GRASS GIS location.

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