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Firn Melt

Firn Melt is a glaciological process denoting the phase transition of water from solid to liquid within the porous, transitional layer of compacted snow that has not yet densified into glacier ice, distinguishing it from surface snowmelt and ice melt by its occurrence in the intermediate stratigraphic zone of the glacier accumulation area.

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4.5K

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216

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123

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2017–2026

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Extensive liquid meltwater storage in firn within the Greenland ice sheet

R. R. Forster, Jason E. Box, M. R. van den Broeke et al. · Nature Geoscience · 2013 · 313 citations

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Greenland meltwater storage in firn limited by near-surface ice formation

Horst Machguth, D. van As, Jason E. Box et al. · Nature Climate Change · 2016 · 269 citations · Full text

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Thermal tracking of meltwater retention in Greenland's accumulation area

N. F. Humphrey, J. T. Harper, W. T. Pfeffer · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2011 · 221 citations · Full text

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Climate change and forest fires synergistically drive widespread melt events of the Greenland Ice Sheet

Kaitlin Keegan, M. R. Albert, Joseph R. McConnell et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2014 · 198 citations · Full text

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Structure of the Lower Blue Glacier, Washington

Christian Allen, W. Barclay Kamb, M. F. Meier et al. · The Journal of Geology · 1960 · 195 citations

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Authors

216

  1. MM
    Michael MacFerrin

    University of Colorado Boulder, United States

    7 publications · 409 citations

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  2. HM
    Horst Machguth

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

    7 publications · 547 citations

    7

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  3. JE
    Jason E. Box

    Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Denmark

    6 publications · 920 citations

    6

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  4. WC
    William Colgan

    Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Denmark

    5 publications · 525 citations

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  5. RS
    Robert S. Fausto

    Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Denmark

    5 publications · 525 citations

    5

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Institutions

123

  1. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    14 h-index

    17 publications

    1.4K citations

  2. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    10 h-index

    32 publications

    3.6K citations

  3. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

    Boulder, United States

    9 h-index

    9 publications

    513 citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    23 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. Technical University of Denmark

    Kongens Lyngby, Denmark

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    2.3K citations

  7. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Dartmouth College

    Hanover, United States

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    850 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Glaciology

    20 publications · 1K citations

    16

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  2. ˜The œcryosphere

    10 publications · 580 citations

    10

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  3. Annals of Glaciology

    7 publications · 304 citations

    7

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  4. Tellus B

    4 publications · 256 citations

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  5. Geophysical Research Letters

    4 publications · 224 citations

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