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An X-ray micro-tomographic study of the pore space, permeability and percolation threshold of young sea ice
Sönke Maus
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
Martin Schneebeli
WSL Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, Davos, Switzerland
Andreas Wiegmann
Math2Market GmbH, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Short summary
As the hydraulic permeability of sea ice is difficult to measure, observations are sparse. The present work presents numerical simulations of the permeability of young sea ice based on a large set of 3D X-ray tomographic images. It extends the relationship between permeability and porosity available so far down to brine porosities near the percolation threshold of a few per cent. Evaluation of pore scales and 3D connectivity provides novel insight into the percolation behaviour of sea ice.
As the hydraulic permeability of sea ice is difficult to measure, observations are sparse. The...
