Abstract
We introduce a statistical framework for functional inversion of physical processes governing global-scale glacier changes. We apply this framework to invert a prescribed function describing the spatial variability of Glen’s coefficient (A). Instead of estimating a single parameter per glacier, we learn the parameters of a regressor (i.e. a neural network) that encodes information related to each glacier (i.e. long-term air temperature) to the parameter of interest. The inversion is done by embedding a neural network inside the Shallow Ice Approximation PDE - resulting in a Universal Differential Equation - with the goal of minimizing the error on the simulated ice surface velocities. We previously had shown that this hybrid model training is possible thanks to the use of differential programming, enabling differentiation of a PDE, a numerical solver and a neural network simultaneously. In this work we upscale this approach to include larger datasets and with the goal of learning real empirical laws from observations.
This framework is built inside ODINN.jl, an open-source package in the Julia programming language for global glacier evolution modelling using Universal Differential Equations. ODINN exploits the latest generation of ice surface velocities and geodetic mass balance remote sensing products, as well as many preprocessing tools from the Open Global Glacier Model (OGGM).
Original language | English |
---|---|
Number of pages | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Event | AGU Fall Meeting 2022 - Chicago, United States Duration: 12 Dec 2022 → 16 Dec 2022 |
Conference
Conference | AGU Fall Meeting 2022 |
---|---|
Abbreviated title | AGU 2022 |
Country/Territory | United States |
City | Chicago |
Period | 12/12/22 → 16/12/22 |