Characterization of snowfall estimated by in situ and ground-based remote-sensing observations at Terra Nova Bay, Victoria Land, Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Scarchilli, Claudio, Ciardini, Virginia, Grigioni, Paolo, Iaccarino, Antonio, De Silvestri, Lorenzo, Proposito, Marco, Dolci, Stefano, Camporeale, Giuseppe, Schioppo, Riccardo, Antonelli, Adriano, Baldini, Luca, Roberto, Nicoletta, Argentini, Stefania, Bracci, Alessandro, Frezzotti, Massimo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2020
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Victoria Land; Terra Nova Bay; Mario Zucchelli; Mario Zucchelli Station; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jog.2020.70; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143020000702

Abstract Knowledge of the precipitation contribution to the Antarctic surface mass balance is essential for defining the ice-sheet contribution to sea-level rise. Observations of precipitation are sparse over Antarctica, due to harsh environmental conditions. Precipitation during the summer months (...