Investigation of a wind-packing event in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: C. G. Sommer, N. Wever, C. Fierz, M. Lehning
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Queen Maud Land; Antarc*; Antarctica; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2923-2018; https://doaj.org/article/cd79cdfa37da439f80129f718f48484c

Surface snow in polar and mountainous regions is often mobile and this mobility influences surface mass balance and isotopic composition before final deposition, which is poorly understood thus far. In December 2016 and January 2017, during a field campaign in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica, a snowfall...