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
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

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

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Final revised paper (published on 18 Nov 2016)
Preprint (discussion started on 27 May 2016)

Interactive discussion

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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SC1: 'Chi-squared values', Leighton Watson, 31 May 2016
RC1: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 06 Jul 2016
AC1: 'Author responses to all comments', Matthew Vaughan, 04 Aug 2016
AC2: 'Track-changes file', Matthew Vaughan, 04 Aug 2016
RC2: 'The attenuation signature of premelting on grain boundaries in ice', Reid Cooper, 24 Aug 2016
- AC3: 'Formal response to comments from reviewer RC2', Matthew Vaughan, 26 Sep 2016
AC4: 'Updated Manuscript', Matthew Vaughan, 26 Sep 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Matthew Vaughan on behalf of the Authors (30 Sep 2016) Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (23 Oct 2016) by Olaf Eisen

AR by Matthew Vaughan on behalf of the Authors (27 Oct 2016) Author's response Manuscript

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.