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🧊 Glacier Calving Lab - 2D Terminus Cross-Section, Flotation and Crevasse-Depth Calving Cycle

2D companion of the glacier calving lab: cross-section of a glacier front with height above buoyancy, crevasse depth from Glen flow law and a calving-cycle timeline.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

2D companion of the glacier calving lab: a cross-section of a tidewater glacier terminus showing flotation, freeboard, crevasse depth from Glen flow law, hydrostatic back-pressure and the iceberg calving cycle.

Glacier CalvingIce FractureCrevasse DepthFlotation

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install