Physical limits to meltwater penetration in firn

Processes governing meltwater penetration into cold firn remain poorly constrained. Here, in situ experiments are used to develop a grain-scale model to investigate physical limitations on meltwater infiltration in firn. At two sites in Greenland, drilling pumped water into cold firn to >75 m dep...

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Published in:	Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors:	Neil F. Humphrey, Joel T. Harper, Toby W. Meierbachtol
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2021-10-01
Subjects:	Glacier hydrology melt–surface polar firn snow/ice surface processes
Online Access:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0022143021000447/type/journal_article

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