 Newtonian shallow-ice flux (source code)

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= Newtonian shallow-ice flux
{title2=$q=-gh^3h_x/(3\nu)$}

For a two-dimensional Newtonian ice sheet of thickness $h$ on a flat no-slip bed, hydrostatic pressure and vertical shear give the depth-integrated flux
$$
q=-\frac{gh^3}{3\nu}h_x,
$$
where $\nu$ is the kinematic viscosity. Mass conservation is $h_t+q_x=a$ for accumulation rate $a$.

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