Alpine Glacier Mass Balance (2D) — Ice Flow & ELA Simulator

⚙️ Parameters

Temperature anomaly 0 °C Snowfall rate 1.0 m/yr Slope angle 12 ° Time speed 4×

Length

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Years elapsed

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Mass balance

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ELA

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Terminus

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Volume

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Glacier Dynamics (2D) — A side-view cross-section of an alpine valley glacier, driven by Glen's flow law and real surface mass balance. Ice accumulates above the Equilibrium Line Altitude (ELA) and melts below it; warming raises the ELA and starves the glacier of ice.