Near-surface climate and surface energy budget of Larsen C ice shelf, Antarctic Peninsula

Data collected by two automatic weather stations (AWS) on the Larsen C ice shelf, Antarctica, between 22 January 2009 and 1 February 2011 are analyzed and used as input for a model that computes the surface energy budget (SEB), which includes melt energy. The two AWSs are separated by about 70 km in...

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Main Authors: P. Kuipers Munneke, M. R. van den Broeke, J. C. King, T. Gray, C. H. Reijmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-03-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/6/353/2012/tc-6-353-2012.pdf