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Articles | Volume 18, issue 4
Articles | Volume 18, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-1579-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-1579-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 18, issue 4
Research article
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05 Apr 2024
Research article |  | 05 Apr 2024

A microstructure-based parameterization of the effective anisotropic elasticity tensor of snow, firn, and bubbly ice

Kavitha Sundu, Johannes Freitag, Kévin Fourteau, and Henning Löwe

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Ice crystals often show a rod-like, vertical orientation in snow and firn; they are said to be anisotropic. The stiffness in the vertical direction therefore differs from the horizontal, which, for example, impacts the propagation of seismic waves. To quantify this anisotropy, we conducted finite-element simulations of 391 snow, firn, and ice core microstructures obtained from X-ray tomography. We then derived a parameterization that may be employed for advanced seismic studies in polar regions.
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