Downscaled surface mass balance in Antarctica: impacts of subsurface processes and large-scale atmospheric circulation

<p>Antarctic surface mass balance (SMB) is largely determined by precipitation over the continent and subject to regional climate variability related to the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) and other climatic drivers at the large scale. Locally however, firn and snowpack processes are important in...

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Main Authors: N. Hansen, P. L. Langen, F. Boberg, R. Forsberg, S. B. Simonsen, P. Thejll, B. Vandecrux, R. Mottram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2021-09-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/4315/2021/tc-15-4315-2021.pdf