FrontRetreat.cc

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#include "pism/frontretreat/FrontRetreat.hh"
 
#include "pism/util/array/CellType.hh"
#include "pism/util/MaxTimestep.hh"
#include "pism/util/pism_utilities.hh"
#include "pism/geometry/part_grid_threshold_thickness.hh"
#include "pism/geometry/Geometry.hh"
#include "pism/util/Context.hh"
 
namespace pism {
 
FrontRetreat::FrontRetreat(std::shared_ptr<const Grid> g)
  : Component(g),
    m_cell_type(m_grid, "cell_type"),
    m_tmp(m_grid, "temporary_storage") {
 
  m_tmp.metadata(0).long_name("additional mass loss at points near the front").units("m");
  m_cell_type.metadata(0).long_name("cell type mask");
}
FrontRetreat::FrontRetreat(std::shared_ptr<const Grid> g) {…}
 
/*!
 * Compute the modified mask to avoid "wrapping around" of front retreat at domain
 * boundaries.
 */
void FrontRetreat::compute_modified_mask(const array::CellType1 &input,
                                         array::CellType1 &output) const {
 
  array::AccessScope list{&input, &output};
 
  const int Mx = m_grid->Mx();
  const int My = m_grid->My();
 
  ParallelSection loop(m_grid->com);
  try {
    for (auto p = m_grid->points(1); p; p.next()) {
      const int i = p.i(), j = p.j();
 
      if (i < 0 or i >= Mx or j < 0 or j >= My) {
        output(i, j) = MASK_ICE_FREE_OCEAN;
      } else {
        output(i, j) = input(i, j);
      }
    }
  } catch (...) {
    loop.failed();
  }
  loop.check();
}
void FrontRetreat::compute_modified_mask(const array::CellType1 &input, {…}
 
/*!
 * Compute the maximum time step length provided a horizontal retreat rate.
 */
MaxTimestep FrontRetreat::max_timestep(const array::CellType1 &cell_type,
                                       const array::Scalar &bc_mask,
                                       const array::Scalar &retreat_rate) const {
 
  auto grid = retreat_rate.grid();
  auto sys = grid->ctx()->unit_system();
 
  using units::convert;
 
  double dt_min = m_config->get_number("geometry.front_retreat.minimum_time_step", "seconds");
 
  double
    retreat_rate_max  = 0.0,
    retreat_rate_mean = 0.0;
  int N_cells = 0;
 
  array::AccessScope list{&cell_type, &bc_mask, &retreat_rate};
 
  for (auto pt = grid->points(); pt; pt.next()) {
    const int i = pt.i(), j = pt.j();
 
    if (cell_type.ice_free_ocean(i, j) and
        cell_type.next_to_ice(i, j) and
        bc_mask(i, j) < 0.5) {
      // NB: this condition has to match the one in update_geometry()
 
      const double C = retreat_rate(i, j);
 
      N_cells           += 1;
      retreat_rate_mean += C;
      retreat_rate_max   = std::max(C, retreat_rate_max);
    }
  }
 
  N_cells           = GlobalSum(grid->com, N_cells);
  retreat_rate_mean = GlobalSum(grid->com, retreat_rate_mean);
  retreat_rate_max  = GlobalMax(grid->com, retreat_rate_max);
 
  if (N_cells > 0.0) {
    retreat_rate_mean /= N_cells;
  } else {
    retreat_rate_mean = 0.0;
  }
 
  double denom = retreat_rate_max / grid->dx();
  const double epsilon = convert(sys, 0.001 / (grid->dx() + grid->dy()), "seconds", "years");
 
  double dt = 1.0 / (denom + epsilon);
 
  m_log->message(3,
                 "  frontal retreat: maximum rate = %.2f m/year gives dt=%.5f years\n"
                 "                   mean rate    = %.2f m/year over %d cells\n",
                 convert(m_sys, retreat_rate_max, "m second-1", "m year-1"),
                 convert(m_sys, dt, "seconds", "years"),
                 convert(m_sys, retreat_rate_mean, "m second-1", "m year-1"),
                 N_cells);
 
  return MaxTimestep(std::max(dt, dt_min), "front_retreat");
}
MaxTimestep FrontRetreat::max_timestep(const array::CellType1 &cell_type, {…}
 
/*!
 * Update ice geometry by applying a horizontal retreat rate.
 *
 * This code applies a horizontal retreat rate at "partially-filled" cells that are next
 * to icy cells.
 *
 * Models providing the "retreat rate" should set this field to zero in areas where a
 * particular parameterization does not apply. (For example: some calving models apply at
 * shelf calving fronts, others may apply at grounded termini but not at ice shelves,
 * etc).
 */
void FrontRetreat::update_geometry(double dt,
                                   const Geometry &geometry,
                                   const array::Scalar1 &bc_mask,
                                   const array::Scalar &retreat_rate,
                                   array::Scalar &Href,
                                   array::Scalar1 &ice_thickness) {
 
  const array::Scalar1 &bed = geometry.bed_elevation;
  const array::Scalar1 &sea_level = geometry.sea_level_elevation;
  const array::Scalar1 &surface_elevation = geometry.ice_surface_elevation;
 
  if (m_config->get_flag("geometry.front_retreat.wrap_around")) {
    m_cell_type.copy_from(geometry.cell_type);
  } else {
    // compute the modified mask needed to prevent front retreat from "wrapping around"
    // the computational domain
    compute_modified_mask(geometry.cell_type, m_cell_type);
  }
 
  const double dx = m_grid->dx();
 
  m_tmp.set(0.0);
 
  array::AccessScope list{&ice_thickness, &bc_mask,
      &bed, &sea_level, &m_cell_type, &Href, &m_tmp, &retreat_rate,
      &surface_elevation};
 
  // Step 1: Apply the computed horizontal retreat rate:
  for (auto pt = m_grid->points(); pt; pt.next()) {
    const int i = pt.i(), j = pt.j();
 
    // apply retreat rate at the margin (i.e. to partially-filled cells) only
    if (m_cell_type.ice_free_ocean(i, j) and
        m_cell_type.next_to_ice(i, j) and
        bc_mask(i, j) < 0.5) {
      // NB: this condition has to match the one in max_timestep()
 
      const double
        rate     = retreat_rate(i, j),
        Href_old = Href(i, j);
 
      // Compute the number of floating neighbors and the neighbor-averaged ice thickness:
      double H_threshold = part_grid_threshold_thickness(m_cell_type.star_int(i, j),
                                                         ice_thickness.star(i, j),
                                                         surface_elevation.star(i, j),
                                                         bed(i, j));
 
      // Calculate mass loss with respect to the associated ice thickness and the grid size:
      const double Href_change = -dt * rate * H_threshold / dx; // in m
 
      if (Href_old + Href_change >= 0.0) {
        // Href is high enough to absorb the mass loss
        Href(i, j) = Href_old + Href_change;
      } else {
        Href(i, j) = 0.0;
        // Href + Href_change is negative: need to distribute mass loss to neighboring points
 
        // Find the number of neighbors to distribute to.
        //
        // We consider floating cells and grounded cells with the base below sea level. In other
        // words, additional mass losses are distributed to shelf calving fronts and grounded marine
        // termini.
        int N = 0;
        {
          auto M  = m_cell_type.star(i, j);
          auto BC = bc_mask.star_int(i, j);
 
          auto
            b  = bed.star(i, j),
            sl = sea_level.star(i, j);
 
          for (auto d : {North, East, South, West}) {
            int m = M[d];
            int bc = BC[d];
 
            // note: this is where the modified cell type mask is used to prevent
            // wrap-around
            if (bc == 0 and     // distribute to regular (*not* Dirichlet B.C.) neighbors only
                (mask::floating_ice(m) or
                 (mask::grounded_ice(m) and b[d] < sl[d]))) {
              N += 1;
            }
          }
        }
 
        if (N > 0) {
          m_tmp(i, j) = (Href_old + Href_change) / (double)N;
        } else {
          // No shelf calving front of grounded terminus to distribute to: retreat stops here.
          m_tmp(i, j) = 0.0;
        }
      }
 
    } // end of "if ice free ocean next to ice and not a BC location "
  }   // end of loop over grid points
 
  // Step 2: update ice thickness and Href in neighboring cells if we need to propagate mass losses.
  m_tmp.update_ghosts();
 
  for (auto p = m_grid->points(); p; p.next()) {
    const int i = p.i(), j = p.j();
 
    // Note: this condition has to match the one in step 1 above.
    if (bc_mask.as_int(i, j) == 0 and
        (m_cell_type.floating_ice(i, j) or
         (m_cell_type.grounded_ice(i, j) and bed(i, j) < sea_level(i, j)))) {
 
      const double delta_H = (m_tmp(i + 1, j) + m_tmp(i - 1, j) +
                              m_tmp(i, j + 1) + m_tmp(i, j - 1));
 
      if (delta_H < 0.0) {
        Href(i, j) = ice_thickness(i, j) + delta_H; // in m
        ice_thickness(i, j) = 0.0;
      }
 
      // Stop retreat if the current cell does not have enough ice to absorb the loss.
      if (Href(i, j) < 0.0) {
        Href(i, j) = 0.0;
      }
    }
  }
}
void FrontRetreat::update_geometry(double dt, {…}
 
} // end of namespace pism