Bare ice fields developed in the inland part of the Antarctic ice sheet

Observations of a bare ice field were carried out at Seal Rock in the Sor Rondane area, East Antarctica. A large sublimation rate, 200 to 280mm/a, was observed on the bare ice field. Air temperature on the bare ice was about 1℃ higher than that on the snow surface. The large sublimation rate was exp...

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Main Author: Shuhei Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1997-03-01
Series:Antarctic Record
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.15094/00008987