Articles | Volume 18, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-4917-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-4917-2024
Research article
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29 Oct 2024
Research article |  | 29 Oct 2024

Firn seismic anisotropy in the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream from ambient-noise surface waves

Emma Pearce, Dimitri Zigone, Coen Hofstede, Andreas Fichtner, Joachim Rimpot, Sune Olander Rasmussen, Johannes Freitag, and Olaf Eisen

Data sets

Seismic node data from EastGRIP 2022 Emma Pearce et al. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.963914

A standardized EGRIP density profile, true depth and ice-equivalent depth Sune Olander Rasmussen et al. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.962758

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Short summary
Our study near EastGRIP camp in Greenland shows varying firn properties by direction (crucial for studying ice stream stability, structure, surface mass balance, and past climate conditions). We used dispersion curve analysis of Love and Rayleigh waves to show firn is nonuniform along and across the flow of an ice stream due to wind patterns, seasonal variability, and the proximity to the edge of the ice stream. This method better informs firn structure, advancing ice stream understanding.