Introduction

Methods

Seasonal
progression

Permeability &
Dispersion

Meltwater
percolation

Large-scale
transport

Conclusions

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Meltwater percolation (m-scale)

 

Salinity and tracer profiles showing percolation (over period of 10/20 days) of meltwater in level MY white ice (core 1) and adjacent highly permeable sub-pond ice (core 2, note advection of tracer maximum down into the ice as a result of meltwater flow).


Last update: August 27, 1999

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