Articles | Volume 14, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-2449-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-2449-2020
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 2: The role of grain size and premelting on ice deformation at high homologous temperature

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

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ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (10 Sep 2019) by Carlos Martin
AR by Ernst-Jan Kuiper on behalf of the Authors (12 Nov 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (20 Nov 2019) by Carlos Martin
RR by David Prior (06 Dec 2019)
RR by Adam Treverrow (08 Jan 2020)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (20 Jan 2020) by Carlos Martin
AR by Ernst-Jan Kuiper on behalf of the Authors (21 Feb 2020)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (24 Feb 2020) by Carlos Martin
AR by Ernst-Jan Kuiper on behalf of the Authors (25 Mar 2020)  Manuscript 
Short summary
Fast ice flow occurs in deeper parts of polar ice sheets, driven by high stress and high temperatures. Above 262 K ice flow is further enhanced, probably by the formation of thin melt layers between ice crystals. A model applying an experimentally derived composite flow law, using temperature and grain size values from the deepest 540 m of the NEEM ice core, predicts that flow in fine-grained layers is enhanced by a factor of 10 compared to coarse-grained layers in the Greenland ice sheet.