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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-1719-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-1719-2022
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Research article
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06 May 2022
Research article |
| 06 May 2022
| 06 May 2022
Polarimetric radar reveals the spatial distribution of ice fabric at domes and divides in East Antarctica
M. Reza Ershadi
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geosciences, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Reinhard Drews
Department of Geosciences, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Carlos Martín
British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge, UK
Olaf Eisen
Glaciology, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Department of Geosciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Catherine Ritz
IGE, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, 38000 Grenoble, France
Hugh Corr
British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge, UK
Julia Christmann
Glaciology, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Institute of Applied Mechanics, University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
Ole Zeising
Glaciology, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Department of Geosciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Angelika Humbert
Glaciology, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Department of Geosciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Robert Mulvaney
British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge, UK
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Short summary
Radio waves transmitted through ice split up and inform us about the ice sheet interior and orientation of single ice crystals. This can be used to infer how ice flows and improve projections on how it will evolve in the future. Here we used an inverse approach and developed a new algorithm to infer ice properties from observed radar data. We applied this technique to the radar data obtained at two EPICA drilling sites, where ice cores were used to validate our results.
Radio waves transmitted through ice split up and inform us about the ice sheet interior and...
