Effects of meteorology and soil moisture on the spatio-temporal evolution of the depth hoar layer in the polar desert snowpack

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Davesne, Gautier, Domine, Florent, Fortier, Daniel
• Other Authors: Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2021
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; Arctic; Resolute Bay; Ward Hunt Island; Hunt Island; Journal of Glaciology; polar desert; Tundra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jog.2021.105; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143021001052

Abstract In polar deserts, depth hoar (hereinafter: DH) growth is not systematic unlike on tundra and this is critical for snowpack properties. Here, we address the spatio-temporal variability of the DH layer in the polar desert at two sites in the Canadian High Arctic: Ward Hunt Island (83° N) and...