Can changes in deformation regimes be inferred from crystallographic preferred orientations in polar ice?

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Llorens, Maria-Gema, Griera, A., Bons, P. D., Weikusat, Ilka, Prior, D. J., Gómez-Rivas, E., de Riese, Tamara, Jimenez-Munt, Ivone, García-Castellanos, Daniel, Lebensohn, Ricardo A.
• Other Authors: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: European Geosciences Union 2022
• Subjects: Crystallography; POLARCSIC; Cierva; Gomez; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/270644; https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-2009-2022

Creep due to ice flow is generally thought to be the main cause for the formation of crystallographic preferred orientations (CPOs) in polycrystalline anisotropic ice. However, linking the development of CPOs to the ice flow history requires a proper understanding of the ice aggregate's microst...