Correction Factor for Accumulation Measured by the Thickness of the Annual Layers in an Ice Sheet
Abstract The annual layers in an ice sheet become thinner by plastic deformation, and measurements of annual accumulation by the examination of cores therefore need correction. A simple correction factor is derived.
| Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1963
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000028367 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000028367 |
| Summary: | Abstract The annual layers in an ice sheet become thinner by plastic deformation, and measurements of annual accumulation by the examination of cores therefore need correction. A simple correction factor is derived. |
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