Module vert_flow

This IGM module computes the vertical component of the velocity (state.W) from the horizontal components (state.U and state.V). These horizontal components are derived from an emulation of the Blatter-Pattyn model in the iceflow module. The computation is performed by integrating the incompressibility condition layer-wise. This module is typically used before invoking the particle module for 3D particle trajectory integration or the enthalpy module for computing 3D advection-diffusion of enthalpy.

Contributors: Guillaume Jouvet, Claire-Mathile Stücki

Config Structure

vert_flow:
  version: 2
  method: kinematic

Parameters

Name	Type	Units	Description	Default Value
version	integer	dimless	Version of the vert_flow method (1 original, 2 improved by claire-mathilde)	2
method	string	dimless	Method to retrieve the vertical velocity (kinematic, incompressibility)	kinematic