SUHMO: an AMR SUbglacial Hydrology MOdel

Water flowing under ice sheets and glaciers can have a strong influence on ice dynamics, particularly through pressure changes, suggesting that a comprehensive ice-sheet model should include the effect of basal hydrology. Modeling subglacial hydrology remains a challenge however, mainly due to the range of spatial and temporal scales involved - from subglacial channels to vast subglacial lakes. Additionally, subglacial drainage networks dynamically evolve over time. To address some of these challenges, we have developed an Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR) model based on the Chombo software framework. We extend the model proposed by Sommers and others, (2018) with a few changes to accommodate the transition from unresolved to resolved elements. We handle the strong non-linearities present in the equations by resorting to an efficient non-linear Full Approximation Scheme (FAS-MG) algorithm.  We outline the details of the algorithm and present convergence analysis results demonstrating its effectiveness. Additionally, we present results validating our approach, using test cases from the SHMIP inter-comparison project (2018). We finish by discussing ongoing work related to the coupling of SUHMO with the BISICLES AMR ice-sheet model.