On the formation of blue ice on Byrd Glacier, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Ligtenberg, S.R.M., Lenaerts, J.T.M., van den Broeke, M.R., Scambos, T.
• Other Authors: Marine and Atmospheric Research, Sub Dynamics Meteorology
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Antarctic; Bia; Byrd; Byrd Glacier; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/292377

Blue-ice areas (BIAs) cover ⇠1% of the East Antarctic ice sheet and are visual evidence of persistent ablation. In these regions, more snow is sublimated and/or eroded than is accumulated. The physical processes driving the formation of BIAs are poorly understood. Here we combine a firndensification...