Objective IMPROVEMENT OF ZONAL ICE SHEET MODEL. THE IMOU ZONAL ICE SHEET MODEL, WHICH INCLUDES GEODYNAMICS AND THERMODYNAMICS, HAS BEEN USED IN SEVERAL STUDIES OF THE PLEISTOCENE GLACIAL CYCLES. THESE STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT LAND ICE DYNAMICS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE. THIS MODEL WILL BE COUPLED TO ZONAL MODELS OF THE ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC CIRCULATION. THE ROLE PLAYED BY SEA-ICE, THE ENTIRE HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE ETC., ON WHICH SO MUCH SPECULATION HAS BEEN GOING ON, WOULD THEN BE INVESTIGATED IN A PROPER WAY. USING ZONAL MODELS SEEMS TO BE A USEFUL INTERMEDIATE APPROACH BETWEEN THE VERY SIMPLE CLIMATE MODELS AND FULLY 3-D SIMULATIONS. THE IMOU CONTRIBUTION WILL BE IMPROVEMENT OF THE ZONAL ICE-SHEET MODEL, AND HELP AND ADVISE BY ITS APPLICATION IN THE 'TOTAL' ZONAL CLIMATE MODEL. THE IMPROVEMENT WILL IN PARTICULAR CONCERN : - TREATMENT OF BASAL WATER AND ICE SLIDING VELOCITY - PARAMETERIZATION OF THE MASS BALANCE. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencesthermodynamicsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographyglaciology Programme(s) FP1-CLIMAT 3C - Multiannual R&D programmes (EEC) in the field of the environment - Climatology and natural hazards - , 1986-1990 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT Address Imou, dept. of physics princetonplein, 5 3584 CC Utrecht Netherlands See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE METEOROLOGIQUE EU contribution € 0,00 Address See on map INSU INST NATIONAL DES SCIENCES EU contribution € 0,00 Address See on map LAB METEOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE EU contribution € 0,00 Address See on map SCOTT POLAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Lensfield rd CB2 1ER Cambridge See on map Links Website Opens in new window UCL EU contribution € 0,00 Address See on map UK METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE EU contribution € 0,00 Address See on map
