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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4117-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4117-2021
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Research article
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27 Aug 2021
Research article |
| 27 Aug 2021
| 27 Aug 2021
Rapid and accurate polarimetric radar measurements of ice crystal fabric orientation at the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide ice core site
Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1ER, UK
Carlos Martín
British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK
Poul Christoffersen
Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1ER, UK
Dustin M. Schroeder
Department of Geophysics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Slawek M. Tulaczyk
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
Eliza J. Dawson
Department of Geophysics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Short summary
If the molecules that make up ice are oriented in specific ways, the ice becomes softer and enhances flow. We use radar to measure the orientation of ice molecules in the top 1400 m of the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide. Our results match those from an ice core extracted 10 years ago and conclude that the ice flow has not changed direction for the last 6700 years. Our methods are straightforward and accurate and can be applied in places across ice sheets unsuitable for ice coring.
If the molecules that make up ice are oriented in specific ways, the ice becomes softer and...
