Articles | Volume 10, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-359-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-359-2016
Research article
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12 Feb 2016
Research article |  | 12 Feb 2016

Small-scale disturbances in the stratigraphy of the NEEM ice core: observations and numerical model simulations

D. Jansen, M.-G. Llorens, J. Westhoff, F. Steinbach, S. Kipfstuhl, P. D. Bons, A. Griera, and I. Weikusat

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In this study we present examples of typical small-scale folds observed in the NEEM ice core, North Greenland, and discuss their characteristics. Numerical modelling of viscoplastic deformation and dynamic recrystallisation was used to improve the understanding of the formation of the observed structures under simple shear boundary conditions. We conclude that the folds originate from bands of grains with a tilted lattice relative to the strong lattice preferred orientation below 1500 m depth.