Ice Dynamics Features and Climatic Surface Parameters in East Antarctica from Terra Nova Bay to Talos Dome and Dome C: ITASE Italian Traverses

• Main Authors: Terra Antartica, M. Frezzotti, O. Flora
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: East Antarctica; Ross Ice Shelf; Scott Coast; Talos Dome; Terra Nova Bay; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.476.9732; http://www.taldice.org/pub/talos/Geophysic/Frezzotti_TA_2002.pdf

divide location along the traverse and correlated this with bottom topography and geophysical characteristics of the bedrock. The modern western ice divide position of the Scott Coast is part of the encroachment on the Ross Ice Shelf system that could be under way since the mid-Holocene era. By examining the relationships between the snow temperature and climatic-controlling factors such as elevation and latitude, this report attempts to elucidate the climatological features in the Dome C drainage area. The analysis of snow accumulation by stakes measurements, surface morphology and surface elevation suggests that surface accumulation is strongly influenced by the local slope and katabatic wind intensity. *Corresponding author