Contribution to the Knowledge of the Antarctic Ice Sheet: A Synthesis of Glaciological Measurements in Terre Adélie
Abstract This paper is a synthesis of glaciological investigations conducted in Terre Adélie, mainly during the LG.Y. The surface and bedrock profiles have been obtained along a 500 km. line roughly perpendicular to the coast; the mean annual temperature has been studied as a finnction of altitude,...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022143000018220 2024-03-03T08:38:47+00:00 Contribution to the Knowledge of the Antarctic Ice Sheet: A Synthesis of Glaciological Measurements in Terre Adélie Lorius, C. 1962 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000018220 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000018220 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 4, issue 31, page 79-92 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 Earth-Surface Processes journal-article 1962 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000018220 2024-02-08T08:47:47Z Abstract This paper is a synthesis of glaciological investigations conducted in Terre Adélie, mainly during the LG.Y. The surface and bedrock profiles have been obtained along a 500 km. line roughly perpendicular to the coast; the mean annual temperature has been studied as a finnction of altitude, and mean accumulation has been related to distance from the coast and surface slope. Stratigraphic studies made at Station Charcot again raise the problem of the determination of mean accumulation in certain parts of the Antarctic plateau; they provide a quadratic relationship between density and depth. The snow-drift studies lead to the Mowing conclusions: wind velocity and density of drifting snow are functions of height above the surface, and the total transport depends on wind velocity. Lastly, measurements have been made of glacier flow near the coast. The paper ends with a schematic study of the mass balance in Terre Adélie; accumulation seems to be slightly larger than ablation, a result that is to be contrasted with the obtervrd coastal retreat near Dumont d’Urille base. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Ice Sheet Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Antarctic The Antarctic Terre Adélie ENVELOPE(139.000,139.000,-67.000,-67.000) Terre-Adélie ENVELOPE(138.991,138.991,-59.999,-59.999) Charcot ENVELOPE(139.017,139.017,-69.367,-69.367) Station Charcot ENVELOPE(139.017,139.017,-69.367,-69.367) Journal of Glaciology 4 31 79 92 |
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Abstract This paper is a synthesis of glaciological investigations conducted in Terre Adélie, mainly during the LG.Y. The surface and bedrock profiles have been obtained along a 500 km. line roughly perpendicular to the coast; the mean annual temperature has been studied as a finnction of altitude, and mean accumulation has been related to distance from the coast and surface slope. Stratigraphic studies made at Station Charcot again raise the problem of the determination of mean accumulation in certain parts of the Antarctic plateau; they provide a quadratic relationship between density and depth. The snow-drift studies lead to the Mowing conclusions: wind velocity and density of drifting snow are functions of height above the surface, and the total transport depends on wind velocity. Lastly, measurements have been made of glacier flow near the coast. The paper ends with a schematic study of the mass balance in Terre Adélie; accumulation seems to be slightly larger than ablation, a result that is to be contrasted with the obtervrd coastal retreat near Dumont d’Urille base. |
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Contribution to the Knowledge of the Antarctic Ice Sheet: A Synthesis of Glaciological Measurements in Terre Adélie |
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Contribution to the Knowledge of the Antarctic Ice Sheet: A Synthesis of Glaciological Measurements in Terre Adélie |
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Contribution to the Knowledge of the Antarctic Ice Sheet: A Synthesis of Glaciological Measurements in Terre Adélie |
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Contribution to the Knowledge of the Antarctic Ice Sheet: A Synthesis of Glaciological Measurements in Terre Adélie |
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Contribution to the Knowledge of the Antarctic Ice Sheet: A Synthesis of Glaciological Measurements in Terre Adélie |
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contribution to the knowledge of the antarctic ice sheet: a synthesis of glaciological measurements in terre adélie |
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Antarctic The Antarctic Terre Adélie Terre-Adélie Charcot Station Charcot |
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Antarctic The Antarctic Terre Adélie Terre-Adélie Charcot Station Charcot |
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Antarc* Antarctic Ice Sheet Journal of Glaciology |
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Antarc* Antarctic Ice Sheet Journal of Glaciology |
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