Component Family

BISICLES

BISICLES uses adaptive-mesh Chombo libraries for ice sheet modeling with SSA- momentum approximation.

Primary Institution Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Scientific Domains Land Ice
Established 2008
Representative Member BISICLES-UKESM-ISMIP6-1.0
Website bisicles.lbl.gov/
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What is this? BISICLES is an component family developed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , first established in 2008. It covers the Land Ice domain of Earth system science. The best-known member of this family is BISICLES-UKESM-ISMIP6-1.0.

Scientific Domains (1)

Land Ice land-ice

Description

BISICLES uses adaptive-mesh Chombo libraries for ice sheet modeling with SSA- momentum approximation.

Evolution & History
Enhanced through ISMIP6, extended with UniCiCles coupling interface.
Scientific Basis
SSA- approximation, adaptive mesh refinement, basal traction treatments.

Institutions

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Primary
LBL

Berkeley, United States · North America

Est. 1931 ROR ↗
Uob Collaborative
British Antarctic Survey Collaborative
BAS

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Est. 1962 ROR ↗

Scientific & Technical Characteristics

⚙️ Computational Requirements
Adaptive mesh allows efficient resource usage
📐 Variation Dimensions
Coupling interfaces, domain applications, base mesh resolution, refinement strategies.
📦 Software Dependencies
Chombo, PETSc, HDF5/NetCDF, MPI
📄 Documentation
bisicles.lbl.gov/documentation/

Code & Development

Source Code Repository
github.com/ggslc/bisicles-uob
Shared Code Base
Chombo adaptive mesh refinement framework with 4:1 recursive refinement, SSA- momentum approximation.
Programming Languages
C++Fortran
License
Open Source

References (1)

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Technical Details

Resource Identifier (@id)
bisicles
Validation Key
BISICLES
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Resource Types
emdwcrp:model_familyesgvoc:ModelFamily