Grain size and ice layer stratigraphy from the upper 10 meters of Cores 1-7 collected during the 2016 Greenland Traverse for Accumulation and Climate Studies (GreenTrACS), southwestern Greenland

• Main Authors: Ian McDowell, Kaitlin Keegan, Erich Osterberg, Robert Hawley, Hans-Peter Marshall
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2022
• Subjects: Greenland; Firn core; Grain size; Ice layers; Firn stratigraphy; GreenTrACS; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18739/A2JH3D406

Firn structure influences the fate and transport of meltwater generated in the accumulation zone of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Meltwater can be stored as refrozen ice layers within the firn column, but these features decrease future storage capacity as they act as impermeable barriers to deep infiltra...