Correction Factor for Accumulation Measured by the Thickness of the Annual Layers in an Ice Sheet
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- 1 January 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Glaciology
- Vol. 4 (36), 785-788
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000028367
Abstract
The annual layers in an ice sheet become thinner by plastic deformation, and measurements of annual accumulation by the examination of cores therefore need correction. A simple correction factor is derived. Résumé Les couches annuelles dans un ice-sheet deviennent plus minces par suite de déformations plastiques et les mesures de l’accumulation annuelle par l’examen des carottes nécessitent donc une correction. On en déduit un facteur simple de correction. Zusammenfassung Die Jahresschichten in einer Eistafel werden infolge plastischer Deformation dünner. Messungen des Jahresauftrages an Eiskernen bedürfen daher einer Korrektur. Ein einfacher Korrekturfaktor wird hergeleitet.Keywords
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