Take two firn cores drilled 15 km apart, at the same temperature and with the same snowfall. If firn densification were only about climate, their density profiles would be identical. They …
Aug 17, 2026
I’ve been experimenting with different ways of converting a whole folder of obsidian markdown files to epub using pandoc. Here are some different options that I’ve explored. The longform …
Aug 25, 2025
Regional climate models give us beautiful, spatially complete maps of Greenland snowfall. Millions of radar, firn-core and snow-pit measurements tell us where those maps are wrong. How do you get the …
Jun 22, 2025
Abstract During the Holocene, the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) experienced substantial thinning, with some regions losing up to 600 meters of ice. Ice sheet reconstructions, paleoclimatic records, and …
Jul 16, 2024
We uncover a new failure criterion for ice using a large dataset of greenland crevasses. Abstract Ice fractures when subject to stress that exceeds the material failure strength. Previous studies have …
Apr 26, 2024
Here are some personal notes for how to make elevation models using Blender. install the BlenderGIS plugin. (optional) import geotiff with import using geotiff “DEM as a displacement …
Feb 1, 2024
Temperature variability in the forcing of the ice-sheet model affects both the Greenland Ice Sheet equilibrium volume and its transient response to instantaneous changes in temperature. Abstract The …
Aug 9, 2023
Simulating higher-order fabric structure in a coupled, anisotropic iceflow model: application to Dome C. Abstract Ice-crystal fabric can induce mechanical anisotropy that significantly affects flow, …
Jul 31, 2023
The presence of water flowing beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet impacts the friction exerted on ice flowing from inland to marginal regions, potentially affecting the rate of sea level rise by …
Jun 15, 2023
Crystal orientation fabric anisotropy causes directional hardening of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream. Abstract The dynamic mass loss of ice sheets constitutes one of the biggest uncertainties in …
May 8, 2023
The planet is warming, and sea levels are rising as oceans expand and ice on land melts. The warmer the Earth gets, the faster the seas will rise. Projecting future sea level rise (SLR) using …
Oct 1, 2022
Deep in the interior of the Greenland ice sheet, ice flow is speeding up — but not due to recent changes in climate.
Sep 23, 2022