Grain-size evolution of polar firn: A new empirical grain growth parameterization based on X-ray microcomputer tomography measurements

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 58, Issue 212, 2012, Pages 1245-1252

  Linow, Stefanie ^a   Hörhold, Maria W ^b   Freitag, Johannes ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRN; GRAIN SIZE; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARAMETERIZATION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TOMOGRAPHY; X-RAY;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 84874860749     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/2012JoG11J256     Document Type: Article

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