Kinetic grain growth in firn induced by meltwater infiltration on the Greenland Ice Sheet

Gehl, Kirsten L.; Harper, Joel T.; Humphrey, Neil F.

doi:10.5194/tc-19-6791-2025

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Kinetic grain growth in firn induced by meltwater infiltration on the Greenland Ice Sheet

Kirsten L. Gehl, Joel T. Harper, and Neil F. Humphrey

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