Surface and snowdrift sublimation at Princess Elisabeth station, East Antarctica

In the near-coastal regions of Antarctica, a significant fraction of the snow precipitating onto the surface is removed again through sublimation – either directly from the surface or from drifting snow particles. Meteorological observations from an Automatic Weather Station (AWS) near the Belgian r...

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Main Authors: W. Thiery, I. V. Gorodetskaya, R. Bintanja, N. P. M. Van Lipzig, M. R. Van den Broeke, C. H. Reijmer, P. Kuipers Munneke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-08-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/6/841/2012/tc-6-841-2012.pdf