A Flow Model and a Time Scale for the Ice Core from Camp Century, Greenland
A flow model is described for the Camp Century area in Greenland. The horizontal velocity profile along the core is assumed to be uniform from the surface down to y = 400 m above the bottom. Below this level, the horizontal velocity v x , is assumed to decrease proportionally to y . Furthermore, at...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022143000031208 2024-05-19T07:41:11+00:00 A Flow Model and a Time Scale for the Ice Core from Camp Century, Greenland Dansgaard, W. Johnsen, S. J. 1969 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000031208 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000031208 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 8, issue 53, page 215-223 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 journal-article 1969 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000031208 2024-04-25T06:51:39Z A flow model is described for the Camp Century area in Greenland. The horizontal velocity profile along the core is assumed to be uniform from the surface down to y = 400 m above the bottom. Below this level, the horizontal velocity v x , is assumed to decrease proportionally to y . Furthermore, at a given y , v x is assumed to be proportional to the distance x from the ice divide. The resulting vertical strain-rate under steady-state conditions gives the age of the ice as a function of y . The flow model has explained the measured temperature profile, and the time scale has been verified by comparison between observed stable isotope variations and past climatic changes (at least 70 000 years back in time) estimated by other methods. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland ice core Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Journal of Glaciology 8 53 215 223 |
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A flow model is described for the Camp Century area in Greenland. The horizontal velocity profile along the core is assumed to be uniform from the surface down to y = 400 m above the bottom. Below this level, the horizontal velocity v x , is assumed to decrease proportionally to y . Furthermore, at a given y , v x is assumed to be proportional to the distance x from the ice divide. The resulting vertical strain-rate under steady-state conditions gives the age of the ice as a function of y . The flow model has explained the measured temperature profile, and the time scale has been verified by comparison between observed stable isotope variations and past climatic changes (at least 70 000 years back in time) estimated by other methods. |
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A Flow Model and a Time Scale for the Ice Core from Camp Century, Greenland |
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A Flow Model and a Time Scale for the Ice Core from Camp Century, Greenland |
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A Flow Model and a Time Scale for the Ice Core from Camp Century, Greenland |
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A Flow Model and a Time Scale for the Ice Core from Camp Century, Greenland |
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A Flow Model and a Time Scale for the Ice Core from Camp Century, Greenland |
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