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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1185-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1185-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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10 Mar 2023
Research article |
| 10 Mar 2023
| 10 Mar 2023
Exploring the role of snow metamorphism on the isotopic composition of the surface snow at EastGRIP
Romilly Harris Stuart
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geography, University of Bergen, and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, UMR8212, CNRS – Gif sur Yvette, France
Anne-Katrine Faber
Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
Sonja Wahl
Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
Maria Hörhold
Department of Geosciences, Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
Sepp Kipfstuhl
Department of Geosciences, Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
Kristian Vasskog
Department of Geography, University of Bergen, and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
Melanie Behrens
Department of Geosciences, Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
Alexandra M. Zuhr
Department of Geosciences, Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Research Unit Potsdam, Telegrafenberg A45, Potsdam, Germany
University of Potsdam, Institute of Geosciences, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24–25, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
Hans Christian Steen-Larsen
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
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- Stratigraphic noise and its potential drivers across the plateau of Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica N. Hirsch et al. 10.5194/tc-17-4207-2023
- Post-depositional modification on seasonal-to-interannual timescales alters the deuterium-excess signals in summer snow layers in Greenland M. Town et al. 10.5194/tc-18-3653-2024
- Wind tunnel experiments to quantify the effect of aeolian snow transport on the surface snow microstructure B. Walter et al. 10.5194/tc-18-3633-2024
- Snow parameter retrieval (SPR) algorithm for the GCOM-C/SGLI sensor: validation over the Greenland ice sheet N. Chen et al. 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1541041
- Spatial and temporal stable water isotope data from the upper snowpack at the EastGRIP camp site, NE Greenland, sampled in summer 2018 A. Zuhr et al. 10.5194/essd-16-1861-2024
- Identifying airborne snow metamorphism with stable water isotopes S. Wahl et al. 10.5194/tc-18-4493-2024
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- A rigorous approach to the specific surface area evolution in snow during temperature gradient metamorphism A. Braun et al. 10.5194/tc-18-1653-2024
- Stratigraphic noise and its potential drivers across the plateau of Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica N. Hirsch et al. 10.5194/tc-17-4207-2023
- Post-depositional modification on seasonal-to-interannual timescales alters the deuterium-excess signals in summer snow layers in Greenland M. Town et al. 10.5194/tc-18-3653-2024
- Wind tunnel experiments to quantify the effect of aeolian snow transport on the surface snow microstructure B. Walter et al. 10.5194/tc-18-3633-2024
- Snow parameter retrieval (SPR) algorithm for the GCOM-C/SGLI sensor: validation over the Greenland ice sheet N. Chen et al. 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1541041
- Spatial and temporal stable water isotope data from the upper snowpack at the EastGRIP camp site, NE Greenland, sampled in summer 2018 A. Zuhr et al. 10.5194/essd-16-1861-2024
- Identifying airborne snow metamorphism with stable water isotopes S. Wahl et al. 10.5194/tc-18-4493-2024
- Surface processes and drivers of the snow water stable isotopic composition at Dome C, East Antarctica – a multi-dataset and modelling analysis I. Ollivier et al. 10.5194/tc-19-173-2025
Latest update: 29 Jul 2025
Short summary
This empirical study uses continuous daily measurements from the Greenland Ice Sheet to document changes in surface snow properties. Consistent changes in snow isotopic composition are observed in the absence of deposition due to surface processes, indicating the isotopic signal of deposited precipitation is not always preserved. Our observations have potential implications for the interpretation of water isotopes in ice cores – historically assumed to reflect isotopic composition at deposition.
This empirical study uses continuous daily measurements from the Greenland Ice Sheet to document...
