Summer valley-floor snowfall in Taylor Valley, Antarctica from 1995–2017

• Main Authors: Myers, Madeline E., Doran, Peter T., Myers, Krista F.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Bonney; Hoare; Lake Bonney; Lake Hoare; Taylor Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2020-203; https://tc.copernicus.org/preprints/tc-2020-203/

In polar, coastal areas like Taylor Valley, snowfall is predicted to increase under warming conditions as reduced sea ice increases open water area and evaporation potential, thereby creating conditions that would facilitate precipitation. Taylor Valley is a mosaic of glaciers, valley-bottom ice-cov...