Climate variables along a traverse line in Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: van den Broeke, Michiel R., Winther, Jan-Gunnar, Isaksson, Elisabeth, Pinglot, Jean Francis, Karlöf, Lars, Eiken, Trond, Conrads, Louk
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1999
• Subjects: Dronning Maud Land; East Antarctica; Polar Plateau; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000001799; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000001799

Abstract Temperature, density and accumulation data were obtained from shallow firn cores, drilled during an overland traverse through a previously unknown part of Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica. The traverse area is characterised by high mountains that obstruct the ice flow, resulting in a sud...