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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-2683-2022
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Research article
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08 Jul 2022
Research article |
| 08 Jul 2022
| 08 Jul 2022
Modeling enhanced firn densification due to strain softening
Falk M. Oraschewski
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geosciences, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Physics of Ice, Climate, and Earth, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Aslak Grinsted
Physics of Ice, Climate, and Earth, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Simulation study for an in-situ calibration system for the measurement of the snow accumulation and the index-of-refraction profile for radio neutrino detectors J. Beise & C. Glaser 10.1088/1748-0221/18/01/P01036
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- Direct measurements of firn-density evolution from 2016 to 2022 at Wolverine Glacier, Alaska C. Stevens et al. 10.1017/jog.2024.24
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- Firn seismic anisotropy in the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream from ambient-noise surface waves E. Pearce et al. 10.5194/tc-18-4917-2024
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Short summary
Old snow (denoted as firn) accumulates in the interior of ice sheets and gets densified into glacial ice. Typically, this densification is assumed to only depend on temperature and accumulation rate. However, it has been observed that stretching of the firn by horizontal flow also enhances this process. Here, we show how to include this effect in classical firn models. With the model we confirm that softening of the firn controls firn densification in areas with strong horizontal stretching.
Old snow (denoted as firn) accumulates in the interior of ice sheets and gets densified into...
