Evaluation of CloudSat snowfall rate profiles by a comparison with in situ micro-rain radar observations in East Antarctica

<p>The Antarctic continent is a vast desert and is the coldest and the most unknown area on Earth. It contains the Antarctic ice sheet, the largest continental water reservoir on Earth that could be affected by the current global warming, leading to sea level rise. The only significant supply...

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Main Authors: F. Lemonnier, J.-B. Madeleine, C. Claud, C. Genthon, C. Durán-Alarcón, C. Palerme, A. Berne, N. Souverijns, N. van Lipzig, I. V. Gorodetskaya, T. L'Ecuyer, N. Wood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-03-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:https://www.the-cryosphere.net/13/943/2019/tc-13-943-2019.pdf