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Dispersion in deep polar firn driven by synoptic-scale surface pressure variability
Christo Buizert
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College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
Jeffrey P. Severinghaus
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Short summary
The upper 50–100 m of the world's ice sheets consists of the firn layer, a porous layer of snow that is slowly compacted by overlying snow. Understanding air movement inside the firn is critical for ice core climate reconstructions. Buizert and Severinghaus identify and describe a new mechanism of firn air movement. High- and low-pressure systems force air movement in the firn that drives strong mixing, called dispersion. Dispersion is the main mechanism for air mixing in the deep firn.
The upper 50–100 m of the world's ice sheets consists of the firn layer, a porous layer of snow...
