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5. Variables

Guillaume Jouvet edited this page Jun 25, 2022 · 2 revisions

Whenever this is possible, IGM adopts name convention of PISM. Here is a minimal list of key variables:

Variable names Shape Description Unit
t () Time variable (scalar) y
dt () Time step (scalar) y
x,y (nx) Coordinates vectors m
thk (ny) Ice thickness m
topg (ny,nx) Basal topography (or bedrock) m
usurf (ny,nx) Surface topography m
smb (ny,nx) Surface Mass Balance m/y ice-eq
ubar (ny,nx) x- depth-average velocity of ice m/y
vbar (ny,nx) y- depth-average velocity of ice m/y
velbar_mag (ny,nx) magnitude of (ubar,vbar) m/y
uvelsurf (ny,nx) x- surface velocity of ice m/y
vvelsurf (ny,nx) y- surface velocity of ice m/y
velsurf_mag (ny,nx) magnitude of (uvelsurf,vvelsurf) m/y
velsurf_mag (ny,nx) magnitude of (uvelsurf,vvelsurf) m/y
arrhenius (ny,nx) Arrhnius Factor MPa^(-3) y^(-1)
slidingco (ny,nx) Sliding Coeficient km MPa^(-3) y^(-1)
strflowctrl (ny,nx) arrhenius + slidingco MPa^(-3) y^(-1)
divflux (ny,nx) Divergence of the flux m/y
icemask (ny,nx) Mask to restrict the smb comp. -
dtopgdt (ny,nx) Erosion rate m/y
xpos,ypos (nb particles) x,y position of particles m
rhpos (nb particles) rel. pos of particles in ice column m

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