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DOI	10.5194/tc-12-2481-2018
	Pore morphology of polar firn around closure revealed by X-ray tomography
	Burr A.; Ballot C.; Lhuissier P.; Martinerie P.; Martin C.L.; Philip A.
发表日期	2018
ISSN	19940416
卷号	12 期号:7
英文摘要	Understanding the slow densification process of polar firn into ice is essential in order to constrain the age difference between the ice matrix and entrapped gases. The progressive microstructure evolution of the firn column with depth leads to pore closure and gas entrapment. Air transport models in the firn usually include a closed porosity profile based on available data. Pycnometry or melting-refreezing techniques have been used to obtain the ratio of closed to total porosity and air content in closed pores, respectively. X-ray-computed tomography is complementary to these methods, as it enables one to obtain the full pore network in 3-D. This study takes advantage of this nondestructive technique to discuss the morphological evolution of pores on four different Antarctic sites. The computation of refined geometrical parameters for the very cold polar sites Dome C and Lock In (the two Antarctic plateau sites studied here) provides new information that could be used in further studies. The comparison of these two sites shows a more tortuous pore network at Lock In than at Dome C, which should result in older gas ages in deep firn at Lock In. A comprehensive estimation of the different errors related to X-ray tomography and to the sample variability has been performed. The procedure described here may be used as a guideline for further experimental characterization of firn samples. We show that the closed-to-total porosity ratio, which is classically used for the detection of pore closure, is strongly affected by the sample size, the image reconstruction, and spatial heterogeneities. In this work, we introduce an alternative parameter, the connectivity index, which is practically independent of sample size and image acquisition conditions, and that accurately predicts the close-off depth and density. Its strength also lies in its simple computation, without any assumption of the pore status (open or close). The close-off prediction is obtained for Dome C and Lock In, without any further numerical simulations on images (e.g., by permeability or diffusivity calculations). © 2018 Author(s).
学科领域	atmospheric transport; computer simulation; diffusivity; firn; freezing; hydrocarbon entrapment; melting; parameterization; pore space; porosity; X-ray analysis; Antarctica; Dome Concordia; East Antarctica
语种	英语
scopus关键词	atmospheric transport; computer simulation; diffusivity; firn; freezing; hydrocarbon entrapment; melting; parameterization; pore space; porosity; X-ray analysis; Antarctica; Dome Concordia; East Antarctica
来源期刊	Cryosphere
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/119093
作者单位	Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble INP, CNRS, IRD, IGE, Grenoble, 38000, France
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Burr A.,Ballot C.,Lhuissier P.,et al. Pore morphology of polar firn around closure revealed by X-ray tomography[J],2018,12(7).
APA	Burr A.,Ballot C.,Lhuissier P.,Martinerie P.,Martin C.L.,&Philip A..(2018).Pore morphology of polar firn around closure revealed by X-ray tomography.Cryosphere,12(7).
MLA	Burr A.,et al."Pore morphology of polar firn around closure revealed by X-ray tomography".Cryosphere 12.7(2018).