Re-assessment of recent (2008–2013) surface mass balance over Dome Argus, Antarctica

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Minghu Ding, Cunde Xiao, Yuande Yang, Yetang Wang, Chuanjin Li, Naiming Yuan, Guitao Shi, Weijun Sun, Jing Ming
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2016
• Subjects: Snow accumulation; Kunlun Station; CHINARE; digital elevation model; deep ice core sites; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Dome Argus; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice core; Ice Sheet; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v35.26133; https://doaj.org/article/16926262ef684d91b3c1e3c5467c5da3

At Dome Argus, East Antarctica, the surface mass balance (SMB) from 2008 to 2013 was evaluated using 49 stakes installed across a 30×30 km area. Spatial analysis showed that at least 12 and 20 stakes are needed to obtain reliable estimates of SMB at local scales (a few hundred square metres) and reg...