Glacier Sim Design

Design Document

SVN directory

• Version 3
  Important changes include use of two tabs, and changed climate controls.
  • glacier_sim_design_v3.pdf (pdf - recommended)
  • glacier_sim_design_v3.odt (OpenOffice document -- recommended)
  • glacier_sim_design_v3.doc (Microsoft Word document -- may have formatting irregularities)
• Version 2
  Many changes, primarily in the new 3-panel interface for the zoom-view and the time-dependent climate controls.
  • glacier_sim_design_v2.pdf (pdf)
  • glacier_sim_design_v2.odp (OpenOffice Presentation)
  • glacier_sim_design_v2.ppt (Microsoft PowerPoint)
• Version 1
  • glacier_sim_design_v1.pdf (pdf)

Discussion

SVN directory

• Bob Anderson's comments on version 2 (Nov 5, 2007): bobs_comments_v2.txt
• Chris' comments on version 2 (Oct 31, 2007): comments_v2.txt
• Andrea's comments on version 1 (Oct 25, 2007): glaciers_discussion_10_25_AB.doc
• Chris' comments on version 1 (Oct 24, 2007): glaciers_discussion.doc

Existing Glacier Visualizations

• Flash animation of glacier in steady state, advance and reatreat:
  http://www2.wwnorton.com/college/geo/egeo/flash/18_1.swf
• Extensive flash slide show (with animations) for an introduction to glaciology -- basic glacier vocabulary, dymanics, environment, etc:
  http://www.uky.edu/AS/Geology/howell/goodies/elearning/module13swf.swf
• Flash animation of glacier growth and retreat:
  http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=swf::640::480::/sites/dl/free/0072402466/30425/12_06.swf::Fig.%2012.6%20-%20Glacier%20Basics
• Flash animation of ice flow (borehole deformation):
  http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=swf::640::480::/sites/dl/free/0072402466/30425/12_08.swf::Fig.%2012.8%20-%20Ice%20Flow%20in%20a%20Glacier

Glaciology Papers

• Modeling topographic and climatic control of east-west asymmetry in Sierra Nevada glacier length during the Last Glacial Maximum (Mark Kessler, et al., Journal of Geophysical Research, 2006) This paper has models for the ice velocity and precipitation.
• Features of glacial valley profiles simply explained (Bob Anderson, et al., Journal of Geophysical Research, 2006) This paper describes the equilibrium shape of glaciers.
• Chapter 7 of Bob Anderson's Geology Book This is a good resource for some of the basic ideas in glaciology. It has models for the viscous deformation of ice (part of the ice velocity model).

Supplemental Stuff

• Glacier Sim mockup -- a vector illustration (svg) created with Inkscape
  • mockup_v3.svg
  • mockup_v2.svg
• Physical Model (describes the physics behind the sim): glacier_model.pdf