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Peer-reviewedCC BYGeoscientific model development

Love number computation within the Ice-sheet and Sea-level System Model (ISSM v4.24)

  • Lambert Caron1
  • Erik R. Ivins1
  • Eric Larour1
  • Surendra Adhikari1
  • Laurent Métivier2,3
  1. 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91011, USA
  2. 2Univ Gustave Eiffel, ENSG, IGN, F-75238 Paris, France
  3. 3Université Paris Cité, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France
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Abstract

The Love number solver presented here is a new capability within the Ice-sheet and Sea-level System Model (ISSM) for computing the solid-Earth response to tidal forcing and surface mass loading. This new capability allows solving zero-frequency free oscillation equations of motion decomposed into the well-known yi system and enables high wave number computations with spherical harmonic truncation degree of ~10,000 and above. It facilitates capturing the high-resolution response of the solid Earth to a step-function forcing in terms of gravity potential changes, vertical and horizontal bedrock displacement, and polar motion. The model incorporates compressible isotropic elasticity and three forms of linear viscoelasticity for mantle rheology: the Maxwell, Burgers, and Extended Burgers Materials (EBM). We detail our approach to the paralellization and numerical optimization of the solver, and report the accuracy of our results with respect to community benchmark solutions. Our main motivation is to facilitate simulations of a coupled system of surface mass transport (e.g., changes in polar ice sheets and sea level) and solid Earth models at kilometer-scale lateral resolutions with numerical efficiency that supports the exploration of large model ensembles and uncertainty quantification.

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@article{caron2026love,
  title = {{Love number computation within the Ice-sheet and Sea-level System Model (ISSM v4.24)}},
  author = {Lambert Caron and Erik R. Ivins and Eric Larour and Surendra Adhikari and Laurent Métivier},
  journal = {Geoscientific model development},
  year = {2026},
  month = may,
  doi = {10.5194/gmd-19-4031-2026},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-4031-2026},
  note = {CC BY},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Love number computation within the Ice-sheet and Sea-level System Model (ISSM v4.24)
AU  - Lambert Caron
AU  - Erik R. Ivins
AU  - Eric Larour
AU  - Surendra Adhikari
AU  - Laurent Métivier
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/05/18
JO  - Geoscientific model development
DO  - 10.5194/gmd-19-4031-2026
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-4031-2026
AB  - The Love number solver presented here is a new capability within the Ice-sheet and Sea-level System Model (ISSM) for computing the solid-Earth response to tidal forcing and surface mass loading. This new capability allows solving zero-frequency free oscillation equations of motion decomposed into the well-known yi system and enables high wave number computations with spherical harmonic truncation degree of ~10,000 and above. It facilitates capturing the high-resolution response of the solid Earth to a step-function forcing in terms of gravity potential changes, vertical and horizontal bedrock displacement, and polar motion. The model incorporates compressible isotropic elasticity and three forms of linear viscoelasticity for mantle rheology: the Maxwell, Burgers, and Extended Burgers Materials (EBM). We detail our approach to the paralellization and numerical optimization of the solver, and report the accuracy of our results with respect to community benchmark solutions. Our main motivation is to facilitate simulations of a coupled system of surface mass transport (e.g., changes in polar ice sheets and sea level) and solid Earth models at kilometer-scale lateral resolutions with numerical efficiency that supports the exploration of large model ensembles and uncertainty quantification.
SN  - 1991-959X
SN  - 1991-9603
ER  -