Articles | Volume 19, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-4259-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-4259-2025
Research article
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06 Oct 2025
Research article |  | 06 Oct 2025

Ground ice estimation in permafrost samples using industrial computed tomography and multi-sensor core logging and comparison to destructive measurements

Mahya Roustaei, Joel Pumple, Jordan Harvey, and Duane Froese

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-1353', Michel Allard, 05 Jul 2024
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Mahya Roustaei, 29 Oct 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-1353', Anonymous Referee #2, 14 Jul 2024
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Mahya Roustaei, 29 Oct 2024

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (02 Nov 2024) by Adrian Flores Orozco
AR by Mahya Roustaei on behalf of the Authors (17 Nov 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (11 Jan 2025) by Adrian Flores Orozco
AR by Mahya Roustaei on behalf of the Authors (24 Feb 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (01 Mar 2025) by Adrian Flores Orozco
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (20 Mar 2025)
RR by Michel Allard (09 May 2025)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (10 May 2025) by Adrian Flores Orozco
AR by Mahya Roustaei on behalf of the Authors (25 May 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (03 Jun 2025) by Adrian Flores Orozco
AR by Mahya Roustaei on behalf of the Authors (19 Jun 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (20 Jun 2025) by Adrian Flores Orozco
AR by Mahya Roustaei on behalf of the Authors (26 Jun 2025)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
This study investigated the application of CT (computed tomography) scanning to tackle the limitations of traditional destructive methods in characterizing permafrost cores. Five different permafrost cores were scanned at resolutions of 65 and 25 μm with new calibration method. The identification of different materials from CT images showed air (gas), ice (excess and pore), and sediments using an Otsu segmentation method. The results were validated by a destructive (cuboid) and a non-destructive method.
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