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.Keywords
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