Antarctic Geophysics
Sir, In a recent paper Dr WEXLER (1958) states that ice loss by melting or evaporation is nil in Antarctica. The idea that melting and evaporation are negligible factors in the Antarctic ice budget is widely held, even though the evidence on which it is based is rather scanty.
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Stockholm University Press
1958
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v10i4.9255 https://account.a.tellusjournals.se/index.php/su-j-tadmo/article/download/3623/6753 |
| Summary: | Sir, In a recent paper Dr WEXLER (1958) states that ice loss by melting or evaporation is nil in Antarctica. The idea that melting and evaporation are negligible factors in the Antarctic ice budget is widely held, even though the evidence on which it is based is rather scanty. |
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