Analyzing airflow in static ice caves by using the calcFLOW method

Meyer, Christiane; Meyer, Ulrich; Pflitsch, Andreas; Maggi, Valter

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-879-2016

Articles | Volume 10, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-879-2016

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

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-879-2016

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

Articles | Volume 10, issue 2

Research article

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25 Apr 2016

Research article |

| 25 Apr 2016

Analyzing airflow in static ice caves by using the calcFLOW method

Christiane Meyer, Ulrich Meyer, Andreas Pflitsch, and Valter Maggi

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RC C2266: 'Referee comment "Analyzing airflow in static ice caves by using the calcFLOW method" by C. Meyer et al. (MS No.: tc-2015-145)', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Nov 2015
- AC C2420: 'Response to Referee Comment', Christiane Meyer, 02 Dec 2015
RC C3026: 'comment to the paper "Analyzing airflow in static ice caves by using the calcFLOW method" by Mayer et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 Feb 2016
- AC C3269: 'Response to Referee Comment Nr. 2', Christiane Meyer, 02 Mar 2016

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AR by Christiane Meyer on behalf of the Authors (29 Mar 2016) Author's response

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (13 Apr 2016) by Michiel van den Broeke

AR by Christiane Meyer on behalf of the Authors (15 Apr 2016) Manuscript

Short summary

In the paper a new method to calculate airflow speeds in static ice caves by using air temperature data is presented. As most study sites are in very remote places, where it is often not possible to use sonic anemometers and other devices for the analysis of the cave climate, we show how one can use the given database for calculating airflow speeds. Understanding/quantifying all elements of the specific cave climate is indispensable for understanding the evolution of the ice body in ice caves.