Frank Pattyn @ ULB
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Being a glaciologist and
ice-sheet modeller, I study the dynamics of ice sheets,
glaciers and ice streams. I developed a
number of ice-sheet models, such as a
three-dimensional thermomechanical ice-sheet
model including higher-order stress gradients (a
so-called 'higher-order'
model), recently extended to a full Stokes
model. Such models are capable of simulating the
behaviour of ice streams and their interaction
with the ice sheet, as well as the ice flow over subglacial lakes.Quick links to ongoing projects
Why glaciology?Studying glaciers and ice sheets requires field work to observe and measure their dynamical behaviour, so that models can be validated. Obviously, this is the fun part of the job. I went on research expeditions to Antarctica (JARE 32, JARE 41, Antarctica New Zealand and BELARE 2004 & 2005), to the Altai Mountains, South Siberia (Russia), to North Alaska, USA and to glaciers in the Bolivian Andes. |
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