A Micro-Mechanical Model for the Transformation of Dry Polar Firn Into Ice Using the Level-Set Method

Interpretation of greenhouse gas records in polar ice cores requires a good understanding of the mechanisms controlling gas trapping in polar ice, and therefore of the processes of densification and pore closure in firn (compacted snow). Current firn densification models are based on a macroscopic d...

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Main Authors: Kévin Fourteau, Fabien Gillet-Chaulet, Patricia Martinerie, Xavier Faïn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2020.00101/full