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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
Faculty of Earth Science, Utrecht University, 3508 TA Utrecht, the
Netherlands
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine
Research, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine
Research, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
Faculty of Earth Science, Utrecht University, 3508 TA Utrecht, the
Netherlands
Department of Geosciences, Eberhard Karls University
Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
Johannes H. P. de Bresser
Faculty of Earth Science, Utrecht University, 3508 TA Utrecht, the
Netherlands
Daniela Jansen
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine
Research, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
Gill M. Pennock
Faculty of Earth Science, Utrecht University, 3508 TA Utrecht, the
Netherlands
Faculty of Earth Science, Utrecht University, 3508 TA Utrecht, the
Netherlands
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Latest update: 17 Sep 2025
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.
A composite flow law model applied to crystal size distributions from the NEEM deep ice core...
