11. Abbreviations and acronyms
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
---|---|
AD |
Automatic Differentiation |
ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
BMB |
Basal Mass Balance |
CE |
Common Era (same as Anno Domini) |
CMIP6 |
Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 |
COLD |
Cold-ice method (for ice thermodynamics) |
CTS |
Cold-temperate Transition Surface |
EISMINT |
European Ice-Sheet Modelling Initiative |
ELRA |
Elastic-Lithosphere–Relaxing-Asthenosphere (model) |
ENTC |
Conventional Enthalpy method (for ice thermodynamics) |
ENTM |
Melting-CTS Enthalpy method (for ice thermodynamics) |
ESM |
Earth System Model |
GCM |
General Circulation Model / Global Climate Model |
GHF |
Geothermal Heat Flux |
HDF |
Hierarchical Data Format |
InitMIP |
Initialization Model Intercomparison Project (part of ISMIP6) |
ISMIP6 |
Ice Sheet Modelling Intercomparison Project for CMIP6 |
ISMIP HEINO |
Ice Sheet Modelling Intercomparison Project: Heinrich Event Intercomparison |
ISOT |
Isothermal method (for ice thermodynamics) |
Lis |
Library of Iterative Solvers for Linear Systems |
LLRA |
Local-Lithosphere–Relaxing-Asthenosphere (model) |
LTI |
Linear Temperature Index (method) |
MAIC |
Mars Atmosphere-Ice Coupler |
NetCDF |
Network Common Data Form |
PDD |
Positive Degree Day (method) |
POLY |
Polythermal method (for ice thermodynamics) |
SIA |
Shallow-Ice Approximation |
SICOPOLIS |
SImulation COde for POLythermal Ice Sheets |
SLE |
Sea-Level Equivalent |
SMB |
Surface Mass Balance |
SSA |
Shallow-Shelf Approximation |
SStA |
Shelfy-Stream Approximation |