Articles | Volume 15, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3507-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3507-2021
Research article
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28 Jul 2021
Research article |  | 28 Jul 2021

Acoustic velocity measurements for detecting the crystal orientation fabrics of a temperate ice core

Sebastian Hellmann, Melchior Grab, Johanna Kerch, Henning Löwe, Andreas Bauder, Ilka Weikusat, and Hansruedi Maurer

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • CC1: 'Comment on tc-2021-7', David Prior, 01 Apr 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on CC1', Sebastian Hellmann, 21 May 2021
  • CC2: 'Comment on tc-2021-7', Sridhar Anandakrishnan, 14 Apr 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on CC2', Sebastian Hellmann, 21 May 2021
  • CC3: 'Comment on tc-2021-7', Sridhar Anandakrishnan, 14 Apr 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on CC2', Sebastian Hellmann, 21 May 2021
  • RC1: 'Comment on tc-2021-7', Valerie Maupin, 30 Apr 2021
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC1', Sebastian Hellmann, 21 May 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (19 Jun 2021) by Kenichi Matsuoka
AR by Sebastian Hellmann on behalf of the Authors (20 Jun 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (23 Jun 2021) by Kenichi Matsuoka
AR by Sebastian Hellmann on behalf of the Authors (24 Jun 2021)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
In this study, we analyse whether ultrasonic measurements on ice core samples could be employed to derive information about the particular ice crystal orientation in these samples. We discuss if such ultrasonic scans of ice core samples could provide similarly detailed results as the established methods, which usually destroy the ice samples. Our geophysical approach is minimally invasive and could support the existing methods with additional and (semi-)continuous data points along the ice core.