Monitoring the temperature-dependent elastic and anelastic properties in isotropic polycrystalline ice using resonant ultrasound spectroscopy

Vaughan, Matthew J.; van Wijk, Kasper; Prior, David J.; Bowman, M. Hamish

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2821-2016

Articles | Volume 10, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2821-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2821-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 10, issue 6

Research article

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18 Nov 2016

Research article |

| 18 Nov 2016

Monitoring the temperature-dependent elastic and anelastic properties in isotropic polycrystalline ice using resonant ultrasound spectroscopy

Matthew J. Vaughan, Kasper van Wijk, David J. Prior, and M. Hamish Bowman

Data sets

RUS ICE data for Cryosphere paper. figshare K. van Wijk https://doi.org/10.17608/k6.auckland.4106283.v1

Short summary

The physical properties of ice are of interest in the study of the dynamics of sea ice, glaciers, and ice sheets. We used resonant ultrasound spectroscopy to estimate the effects of temperature on the elastic and anelastic characteristics of polycrystalline ice, which control the propagation of sound waves. This information helps calibrate seismic data, in order to determine regional-scale ice properties, improving our ability to predict ice sheet behaviour in response to climate change.