ERC Starting Grant · 2024
Exploring the impact of anisotropic viscosity on the interplay between ice and mantle dynamics
The loss of ice mass from polar and high-elevation regions is a significant contributor to global sea level rise and affects climate and biosphere changes. Due to its importance, a better understanding of the dynamics of ice sheets is considered a priority for scientific advancement by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. DYNAMICE aims to enhance our understanding of ice sheet dynamics and ice mass loss by investigating the coupled flow dynamics of polar ice and the deforming mantle below, with a focus on the role of anisotropic viscosity for determining deformation rates. Ice and olivine, the main building crystals of ice sheets and the mantle, respectively, are two of the most…
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