Densification and Recrystallization of Firn at Dome C, East Antarctica

• Main Author: Alley, Richard B.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Polar Studies, The Ohio State University. 1980
• Subjects: Firn; Firn densification; Dome C; East Antarctica; Gow; South Pole; Antarc*; Antarctica; South pole
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1811/51278

This study reports on variations of density, crystal size, and crystal shape-with-depth to 50 m for Dome C, central East Antarctica. The critical point in the depth-density profile is less sharply defined than at other locations. Benson's model for variation of pore space with depth provides an...