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. 2017 Mar 1;8:14596. doi: 10.1038/ncomms14596

Table 1. Parameters used in this study.

Parameter Description Value
Cw Dimensionless drag coefficient for icebergs in seawater 0.01
Eb Sea ice elastic modulus (Pa) 9 × 109
Ei Iceberg elastic modulus (Pa) 9 × 109
rmin Minimum iceberg radius (m) 10
rmax Maximum iceberg radius (m) 500
rμ Log-normal median of iceberg radius (m) 90
rσ Log-normal standard deviation of iceberg radius (m) 117
Δt Time step (s) 0.002
λb Bond length coefficient 0.01
λR Bond radius coefficient 1.0
λns Bond ratio of normal to shear stiffness 1.5
μ Static yield criterion 0.7
ν Iceberg Poisson's Ratio 0.33
ρi Iceberg density (kg m−3) 910
ρw Seawater density (kg m−3) 1028
σc,max Bond compressive strength (Pa) 2 × 106
σt,max Bond tensile strength (Pa) 1 × 106
τmax Bond shear strength (Pa) 5 × 105