DOI: 10.1002/grl.50602
论文题名: A numerical investigation of surface crevasse propagation in glaciers using nonlocal continuum damage mechanics
作者: Duddu R. ; Bassis J.N. ; Waisman H.
刊名: Geophysical Research Letters
ISSN: 0094-8868
EISSN: 1944-8599
出版年: 2013
卷: 40, 期: 12 起始页码: 3064
结束页码: 3068
语种: 英语
英文关键词: calving
; damage
; glacier
; sea level
; simulation
Scopus关键词: calving
; damage
; Nonlocal continuums
; Nonlocal damage mechanics
; Numerical investigations
; Seawater depth
; simulation
; Slab thickness
; Glaciers
; Sea ice
; Sea level
; Seawater
; continuum mechanics
; crevasse
; ice thickness
; sea level change
; seawater
; shallow water
; viscoelasticity
英文摘要: We use a nonlocal viscoelastic damage model to investigate the conditions that enable water-free surface crevasse propagation in grounded marine-terminating glaciers. Our simulations, on idealized rectangular ice slabs in contact with the ocean, show that crevasses propagate faster in thicker ice slabs. We find that: (1) the fraction of ice slab thickness penetrated by surface crevasses decreases with increasing seawater depth near the terminus; (2) a no-slip (fixed) basal boundary condition retards crevasse growth; and (3) crevasses form closer to the terminus when the seawater depth is larger or when the glacier base is fixed to the bedrock, which could lead to calving of smaller icebergs. However, water-free surface crevasses can penetrate (nearly) the entire ice thickness only in thicker ice slabs terminating in shallow seawater depths. This leads us to the conclusion that surface crevasses alone are not responsible for calving events in marine-terminating and thin glaciers. Key Points Nonlocal damage mechanics is well suited for studying fracture of glaciers Surface crevasse propagation is affected by basal boundary and seawater depth Through-penetrating surface crevasses are only observed in thicker glaciers ©2013. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84880529714&doi=10.1002%2fgrl.50602&partnerID=40&md5=626be09a1de11144df4953afad62bb3f
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/6132
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作者单位: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 274 Jacobs Hall, 400 24th Ave. S., Nashville, TN 37212, United States
Recommended Citation:
Duddu R.,Bassis J.N.,Waisman H.. A numerical investigation of surface crevasse propagation in glaciers using nonlocal continuum damage mechanics[J]. Geophysical Research Letters,2013-01-01,40(12).