摘要
A three-dimensional full-Stokes computational model is considered for determining the dynamics,temperature,and thickness of ice sheets.The governing thermomechanical 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.
基金
the US DOE Office of Science’s Climate Change Prediction Program through DE-FG02-07ER64431,DE-FG02-07ER64432 and DOE 07SCPF152
the US National Science Foundation under grant number DMS-0913491.
