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Grain-size evolution controls the accumulation dependence of modelled firn thickness
Jonathan Kingslake
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
Robert Skarbek
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
Elizabeth Case
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
Christine McCarthy
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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Short summary
Firn is snow that has persisted for at least 1 full year on the surface of a glacier or ice sheet. It is an intermediate substance between snow and glacial ice. Firn compacts into glacial ice due to the weight of overlying snow and firn. The rate at which it compacts and the rate at which it is buried control how thick the firn layer is. We explore how this thickness depends on the rate of snow fall and how this dependence is controlled by the size of snow grains at the ice sheet surface.
Firn is snow that has persisted for at least 1 full year on the surface of a glacier or ice...