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Firn Formation

Firn Formation is a geophysical process denoting the transitional stage in snowpack metamorphism wherein snow densifies into granular ice through prolonged compaction and recrystallization under overburden pressure, distinguishing it from both seasonal snow and glacial ice by its intermediate density and grain structure.

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Concerning the Deposition and Diagenesis of Strata in Polar Firn

Richard B. Alley · Journal of Glaciology · 1988 · 134 citations

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Meltwater-induced relocation of chemical species in Alpine firn

Anja Eichler, Margit Schwikowski, H. W. Gäggeler · Tellus B · 2001 · 122 citations · Full text

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Modelling the long-term mass balance and firn evolution of glaciers around Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

Ward van Pelt, Jack Kohler · Journal of Glaciology · 2015 · 74 citations · Full text

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Firn processes and δ15N: potential for a gas-phase climate proxy

G. Dreyfus, Jean Jouzel, Michael L. Bender et al. · Quaternary Science Reviews · 2009 · 68 citations

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Stratigraphic variation within polar firn caused by differential accumulation and ice flow: interpretation of a 400 MHz short-pulse radar profile from West Antarctica

Steven A. Arcone, V. B. Spikes, G. S. Hamilton · Journal of Glaciology · 2005 · 65 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. RB
    Richard B. Alley

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    5 publications · 272 citations

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  2. DW
    D.S. Wilkinson

    McMaster University, Canada

    2 publications · 72 citations

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  3. CC
    Chester C. Langway

    University at Buffalo, State University of New York, United States

    2 publications · 65 citations

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  4. WA
    W. Ambach

    Universität Innsbruck, Austria

    2 publications · 30 citations

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  5. KK
    Katsuhisa Kawashima

    Railway Technical Research Institute, Japan

    2 publications · 39 citations

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Institutions

44

  1. Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

    Hanover, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    106 citations

  2. Universität Innsbruck

    Innsbruck, Austria

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    60 citations

  3. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    141 citations

  4. Hokkaido University

    Sapporo, Japan

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    78 citations

  5. University of Bern

    Bern, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    312 citations

  6. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    24 citations

  7. University of Maine

    Orono, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    106 citations

  8. University at Buffalo, State University of New York

    Buffalo, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    119 citations

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  1. Journal of Glaciology

    11 publications · 513 citations

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  2. Annals of Glaciology

    4 publications · 67 citations

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  3. Quaternary Science Reviews

    2 publications · 83 citations

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  4. Tellus B

    2 publications · 187 citations

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  5. Geophysical Research Letters

    1 publications · 29 citations

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