Surface formation, preservation, and history of low-porosity crusts at the WAIS Divide site, West Antarctica

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Fegyveresi, John M., Alley, Richard B., Muto, Atsuhiro, Orsi, Anaïs J., Spencer, Matthew K.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Antarctic; West Antarctica; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; Midwinter; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice core; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-325-2018; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/12/325/2018/

Observations at the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide site show that near-surface snow is strongly altered by weather-related processes such as strong winds and temperature fluctuations, producing features that are recognizable in the deep ice core. Prominent <q>glazed</q> surface c...