Articles | Volume 14, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-2429-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-2429-2020
Research article
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27 Jul 2020
Research article |  | 27 Jul 2020

Using a composite flow law to model deformation in the NEEM deep ice core, Greenland – Part 1: The role of grain size and grain size distribution on deformation of the upper 2207 m

Ernst-Jan N. Kuiper, Ilka Weikusat, Johannes H. P. de Bresser, Daniela Jansen, Gill M. Pennock, and Martyn R. Drury

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AR by Ernst-Jan Kuiper on behalf of the Authors (07 Jun 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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RR by Chris Wilson (16 Jul 2019)
RR by David Prior (06 Aug 2019)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (12 Feb 2020) by Robert Arthern
AR by Ernst-Jan Kuiper on behalf of the Authors (30 Apr 2020)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (20 May 2020) by Robert Arthern
AR by Ernst-Jan Kuiper on behalf of the Authors (15 Jun 2020)  Manuscript 
Short summary
A composite flow law model applied to crystal size distributions from the NEEM deep ice core predicts that fine-grained layers in ice from the last Glacial period localize deformation as internal shear zones in the Greenland ice sheet deforming by grain-size-sensitive creep. This prediction is consistent with microstructures in Glacial age ice.