Constraints on the Cryohydrological Warming of Firn and Ice in Greenland From Rayleigh Wave Ellipticity Data

Jones, G. A.; G., A. M.; Kulessa, Bernd; Schimmel, M.; Berbellini, A.; Morelli, A.; Jones, Glenn

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Constraints on the Cryohydrological Warming of Firn and Ice in Greenland From Rayleigh Wave Ellipticity Data

G. A. Jones

, A. M. G. Ferreira

, Bernd Kulessa

, M. Schimmel

, A. Berbellini

, A. Morelli, Glenn Jones

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume: 50, Issue: 15

Swansea University Authors: Bernd Kulessa , Glenn Jones

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Rayleigh wave ellipticity measurements from seismic ambient noise recorded on the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) show complex and anomalous behaviour at wave periods sensitive to ice (T < 3–4 s). To understand these complex observations, we compare them with synthetic ellipticity measurements obtaine...

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title	Constraints on the Cryohydrological Warming of Firn and Ice in Greenland From Rayleigh Wave Ellipticity Data
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Constraints on the Cryohydrological Warming of Firn and Ice in Greenland From Rayleigh Wave Ellipticity Data

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