A synthetic ice core approach to estimate ion relocation in an  ice field site  experiencing periodical melt: a case study on Lomonosovfonna, Svalbard

Vega, Carmen P.; Pohjola, Veijo A.; Beaudon, Emilie; Claremar, Björn; van Pelt, Ward J. J.; Pettersson, Rickard; Isaksson, Elisabeth; Martma, Tõnu; Schwikowski, Margit; Bøggild, Carl E.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-961-2016

Articles | Volume 10, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-961-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-961-2016

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

Articles | Volume 10, issue 3

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11 May 2016

Research article |

| 11 May 2016

A synthetic ice core approach to estimate ion relocation in an ice field site experiencing periodical melt: a case study on Lomonosovfonna, Svalbard

Carmen P. Vega, Veijo A. Pohjola, Emilie Beaudon, Björn Claremar, Ward J. J. van Pelt, Rickard Pettersson, Elisabeth Isaksson, Tõnu Martma, Margit Schwikowski, and Carl E. Bøggild

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RC C2106: 'Review of Vega et al. "A synthetic ice core approach to estimate ion relocation in an ice field site experiencing periodic melt; a case study on Lomonosovfonna, Svalbard', Anonymous Referee #1, 01 Nov 2015
RC C2202: 'Review comments, Vega et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 12 Nov 2015
AC C3206: 'Final author comments to referees', Carmen Vega, 01 Mar 2016

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

AR by Carmen Vega on behalf of the Authors (01 Mar 2016)

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (09 Mar 2016) by Martin Schneebeli

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (31 Mar 2016) by Martin Schneebeli

AR by Carmen Vega on behalf of the Authors (09 Apr 2016) Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (25 Apr 2016) by Martin Schneebeli

AR by Carmen Vega on behalf of the Authors (26 Apr 2016)

Short summary

To quantify post-depositional relocation of major ions by meltwater in snow and firn at Lomonosovfonna, Svalbard, consecutive ice cores drilled at this site were used to construct a synthetic core. The relocation length of most of the ions was on the order of 1 m between 2007 and 2010. Considering the ionic relocation lengths and annual melt percentages, we estimate that the atmospheric ionic signal remains preserved in recently drilled Lomonosovfonna ice cores at an annual or bi-annual resolution.