Raman tomography of natural air hydrates

Weikusat, Christian, Kipfstuhl, Sepp and Weikusat, Ilka

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Contact

Christian.Weikusat [ at ] awi.de

Abstract

Cryo-Raman tomography allows us, for the first time, to determine accurate morphologies and volumes of natural air hydrates in Antarctic ice cores. The measurements show complex growth structures that are not accounted for by the available models of hydrate formation.

Item Type

Article

Authors

Weikusat, Christian, Kipfstuhl, Sepp and Weikusat, Ilka

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Divisions

AWI Organizations > Geosciences > Glaciology
AWI Organizations > Geosciences > (deprecated) Junior Research Group: Ice deformation mechanisms

Primary Division

Organizations > AWI Organizations > Geosciences > Glaciology

Programs

Helmholtz Research Programs > PACES II (2014-2020) > TOPIC 3: The earth system from a polar perspective > WP 3.1: Circumpolar climate variability and global teleconnections at seasonal to orbital time scales

Primary Topic

Helmholtz Programs > Basic Research

Publication Status

Published

Eprint ID

38737

DOI 10.3189/2015JoG15J009

Cite as

Weikusat, C. , Kipfstuhl, S. and Weikusat, I. (2015): Raman tomography of natural air hydrates , Journal of Glaciology, 61 (229), pp. 923-930 . doi: 10.3189/2015JoG15J009