Snow dune growth increases polar heat fluxes

• Main Authors: Kochanski, Kelly, Tucker, Gregory, Anderson, Robert
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Sturm; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2021-205; https://tc.copernicus.org/preprints/tc-2021-205/

Falling snow often accumulates in dunes. These bedforms are found on up to 14 % of the surface of Earth, and appear occasionally on other planets. They have been associated with increased heat fluxes and rapid sea ice melting (Petrich et al., 2012; Popović et al., 2018). Their formation, however, is...