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Cool ice with hot properties

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While it may feel cold to the touch, Sheng Fan and David Prior explain that ice on Earth is relatively hot. Understanding ‘hot’ ice physics during deformation is critical in determining future sea-level rise.

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Fig. 1: The microstructure of an ice sample deformed strongly under shear deformation at –30 °C.

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  1. Department of Geology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

    Sheng Fan & David J. Prior

  2. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

    Sheng Fan

  3. RSC, Wellington, New Zealand

    Sheng Fan

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